Author Archives: Michele Darwin
Windward IT Solutions Celebrates 15 Years of IT Strategy and Cloud Consultation Excellence
Pardon us for a bit of bragging, but we’ve hit a nice benchmark. Today, we’re celebrating 15 years as a trusted IT partner for myriad industries including Communication Service Providers, the Federal government, and global Fortune 1000 corporations. We’ve been involved in … Continue reading
Cloud Concerns: Benefits Tipping the Scales Against Fears
Discussion of how cloud benefits IT is constantly shadowed by (often very legitimate) worries about compromised data. These two issues — business benefit vs. security concerns — need to be thoughtfully weighed by any organization considering a cloud-powered IT solution. … Continue reading
Another Five Years With DISA Program Executive Office for Mission Assurance
Windward is pleased to announce our recent award of another five-year program working with the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Program Executive Office for Mission Assurance (PEO-MA). Among other aspects of the initiative, we’ll be helping to provide: The DISA … Continue reading
See You Next Week in Vegas at MMS 2012!
We know that what happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, but we’re actually hoping to bring back a lot of insight and info after we spend Sunday through Thursday at the Microsoft Management Summit. Since we’re all … Continue reading
“Times They Are a’ Changin’” in IT
Let’s face it – for decades, most IT operations have maintained a laser-like focus on building and running IT infrastructures to ensure peak availability and technology performance. But in the immortal words of Bob Dylan, “for the times they are … Continue reading
Avoiding the Traffic Jam: Embracing Cloud with Organizational Change
Cloud computing was everywhere in 2011 as companies continued to seek ways to reduce IT costs while improving productivity. For many, it was seen as the hottest trend of last year, and has been embraced by companies of all shapes … Continue reading
Cloud and Higher Level Education
You hear so much these days about the rising cost of college – but how much does an education really cost the average undergrad (or their parent)? Like many questions, the answer is “it depends” and requires an understanding of … Continue reading
Putting Cloud in Perspective – Cloud Redefined
“Beyond that, cloud IT is about achieving the benefits of mass production and automation, a “factory IT” model that fundamentally and forever changes the way we deliver IT services.” A thought provoking article written by John Treadway in Cloud Expo today explores … Continue reading