Winston Churchill once famously said, “Those who never change their minds, never change anything.” When it comes to business decisions, the status quo is often the easiest and safest path forward, but is it always the best decision? After Conagra Brands acquired Pinnacle Foods Inc. in late 2018, it faced many difficult decisions in integrating the two companies.

For years now, 11:11 Lab Engine has helped IT administrators navigate the pressures of our fast-paced, global business environment. With IT departments around the world facing increasing workloads and an array of new technical challenges, Lab Engine has allowed organizations to rapidly deploy and scale virtual environments for everything from testing, quality assurance, and training to marketing events and sales experiences. Indeed, an invaluable tool.

To accommodate the open-fire-hydrant-like stream of data creation across today’s modern IT landscape, our systems have, naturally, been forced to grow in complexity. While a source of great innovation, this increasingly complex reality has also left many IT teams feeling overworked and overwhelmed, and their businesses vulnerable to evolving threats, malicious or otherwise. But amidst all the chaos and complexity, there is good news: You don’t have to do it all.

In the early morning hours of Friday, July 19, a single software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike sparked an unprecedented global IT outage. The incident continues to impact organizations, governments, and end users around the world, disrupting everything from mission-critical infrastructure and airlines to hospitals, retailers, and more. We at 11:11 Systems understand the gravity of this unfortunate situation and want to wish all of those affected a quick and complete recovery.

Since 2020, working from home has become commonplace. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost every company had to switch their traditionally in-office employees to some version of hybrid or remote work. Indeed, working from home became the new “normal” almost overnight. We all have a variety of collective experiences and observations during this time of no longer commuting to work, sitting in a cubicle, or chatting with coworkers at the water cooler.

When 11:11 Systems appointed Kaushik Ray as its first Chief Experience Officer (CXO) nearly a year ago, it marked a pivotal moment in the company’s history. The decision reflected a deep commitment to putting customer experience (CX) at the center of its strategy and operations. The goal was clear: delivering exceptional value and customer support at every touchpoint.

Storage Born in the Cloud Current estimates show that humans are generating more than 325 million terabytes of data – every single day. That’s an enormous amount of information, and organizations are struggling to manage it. As organizations grow, the data they are managing across business solutions, applications, and end users will continue to increase radically. This data is usually unstructured, often containing multiple different formats and media.

Summer 2024 is about to heat up, and you know what that means. Sun, sand, and surf? Don’t forget to pack your swimsuit and sunscreen! Snow cones, strawberries, and s’mores? Mmmm, yes, please! Sightseeing, stargazing, and … scams? Oh my! Oops. Sorry for ending on such a bummer. But summer isn’t all fun and games and, unfortunately, scamming is on the rise. In 2023 alone, scams cost people more than $10 billion.

When former University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt retired in 2012, she had more wins than anyone in college basketball history. And yet, when asked about winning, the Vols legend is famously quoted as saying: “Winning is fun … Sure. But winning is not the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point.”

For businesses operating along the Southern and Eastern Atlantic coast, each hurricane season ushers in a storm front of anxiety and trepidation — in addition to all that wind and rain. And for good reason. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), hurricanes are the deadliest and most costly type of weather disaster, responsible for nearly $2.6 trillion in damage since 1980.