http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs.html Blog Entry RSS Feed at Opus Interactive, Inc. en-us ©2014 Opus Interactive, Inc. 1414082016 Opus Interactive, Inc. RSS Generator 15 Gartner predicted that 2013 would be a year of growth and they were spot on.   Since all 5 of our predictions came to pass as well, we've decided to give it another go for 2014. And this year, we've upped the anit and added 3 mor.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/8-Cloud-Computing-Predictions-That-Will-Be-Big-in-2014/1165.html Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:03:00 -0800 You’ve probably read the stats, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) will achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.3% and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) will achieve 27.7%, through 2016. But what does that mean for your company, and h.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/IaaS-vs.-PaaS%3A-Understanding-the-Differences/1162.html Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:42:00 -0700 The public cloud services market is booming with innovation and demand. Gartner predicts that from 2013 through 2016, $677 billion will be spent on cloud services worldwide.   "The continued growth of the cloud services market will .. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Comparing-Amazon-Web-Services%2C-Microsoft-Windows-Azure-and-VMware-Cloud-Services/1161.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:39:00 -0800 Gone are the days when IT was a small office down the hall filled with introverts surrounded by empty soda cans and cables. Today, more and more companies are looking to their IT departments to help streamline business efficiencies and discover s.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/5-Cloud-Computing-Predictions-That-Will-Be-Big-in-2013/1160.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:58:00 -0800 Cloud computing offers organizations a cost-effective approach to agile, flexible and dynamic IT management.   The cloud computing industry has achieved phenomenal growth as more and more companies are taking steps to move operations to.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/3-Cloud-Migration-Resources-to-Make-Your-Life-Easy/1156.html Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:52:00 -0800 More and more companies are moving network and server operations offsite to free up space and budget.   Companies that choose colocation generally have the staffing, skills and IT strategy to design and maintain their own environments. C.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/9-Reasons-Companies-Choose-Colocation/1155.html Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:17:00 -0700 The results are in, and…this year’s VMworld was bigger and better than ever.    Imagine 20,000 network professionals with great food, new tech solutions, human fuss ball and Jon Bon Jovi. It was a great time with s.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/VMworld-2012%3A-Opus-Interactives-Top-5-Highlights/1152.html Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:08:00 -0700 6 Advantages of Colocation for Your Business   Colocation is a hosting option utilized for businesses of all sizes for a variety of reasons.  Small businesses can obtain needed features of a large IT department without the capital i.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/6-Advantages-of-Colocation-for-Your-Business/1150.html Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:28:00 -0700 Top 5 Products and Services at Interop 2012 from a Hosting Provider's Perspective   As an industry-leading cloud hosting provider, Opus Interactive is always on the lookout for new and better ways to deliver its service offering.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Top-5-Products-and-Services-at-Interop-2012/1142.html Thu, 24 May 2012 14:41:00 -0700 A recent study by cleantech research firm Clean Edge, co-sponsored by the Portland Develoment Commission and Business Oregon, ranks Oregon second in the nation in clean energy leadership.  The Opus Interactive data center is located in Portl.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Oregon-Ranked-High-in-Clean-Energy/1136.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:21:00 -0800 Have you ever experienced issues connecting to SharePoint via UNC to browse for files? Is your computer slow resolving the folder structure for you? Are you having issues opening office files from SharePoint on Windows 7 or Windows Vista (i.e. 20.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Speed-Issues-Browsing-Sharepoint-via-UNC/1135.html Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:34:00 -0700 Server virtualization is a method by which software is used to partition a single physical server into what appear to be multiple virtual machines. To the user, the virtual environment appears as if it it's own standalone piece of hardware. .. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Benefits-of-Server-Virtualization/1120.html Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:46:00 -0700 Business large and small are faced with a wide range of options for hosting their website,  web application, or mail server. The most common option option is shared hosting, where a single server's resources are shared by a number of dif.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Five-Advantages-of-Choosing-a-Dedicated-Hosting-Provider/1119.html Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:49:00 -0700 In an era of tight budgets many businesses, from enterprise level to small and medium sized business, are looking for efficient new ways to manage their web hosting needs. The hosting environment is changing, and some are now looking beyond tradi.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Cloud-Hosting-vs.-Traditional-Hosting/1118.html Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:31:00 -0700   Problem: It often occurs that a server is running out of space and you need a way to free space up on a windows server without having to zip each file individually. This happens most often with IIS servers that have months or years of lo.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Running-out-of-space-Zip-files-individually-how-to./1117.html Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:08:00 -0800 I heard on a podcast I subscribe to ( How Stuff Works) about how you can increase car's gas mileage with no special add-ons, no chips, no voiding warranties, and best of all, no cost.  Hypermiling is the answer. With gas prices on the ri.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Increase-Cars-MPG-for-Free/1116.html Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:58:00 -0800 Nvidia builds first new CPU... With CES 2011 there came a lot of interesting announcements.  One that struck a chord with me is the announcement from Nvidia and there first release of an ARM based CPU.   Nvidia didn’t provide .. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Nvidia-builds-first-new-CPU.../1115.html Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:56:00 -0800 Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new level of service for customers running critical business applications on virtualized, x86-based hardware, the company announced Tuesday.   Called: Critical Advantage.   I heard about this ann.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/HP-Adds-New-Service-Level-for-Virtual-Data-Centers/1108.html Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:15:00 -0800     In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot to read on the Internet.  You can find a lot of content that is a waste of time or is at a minimum a distraction.  At the same time there is a lot of worthwh.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Read-it-Later/1106.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:50:00 -0800                         Happy Halloween from Opus Interactive.  Today we had a handful turn up to work in costumes. Where work and personal hobbies and inter.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Happy-Halloween-Work-Costumes/1105.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:45:00 -0700 As a computer geek, it is easy to lead a sedentary life and I have been a computer geek for 18 years.  I found over the years, I gained more and more weight and did nothing about it.  I was a typical Texan; my favorite foods were Rudy&r.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/The-Engine-2-Diet--My-Journey/1099.html Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:48:00 -0700 Zombies. Can't live with 'em, they smell bad and they try to eat your brains.   Sure, they might be just in movies right now... but with the rate of secret government experiments and medical breakthroughs "for the good of hu.. http://www.opusinteractive.com/blogs/Zombies%2C-your-cyber-and-real-life-survival-guide/1098.html Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:30:13 -0700