By Todd Braunschweig, Infrastructure Solutions Architect, Paragon Micro Virtualization is foundational, not optional. For many organizations, however, it gradually faded into the background. This is not because it failed, but because it worked. Stable virtualization became assumed infrastructure, reliably supporting daily operations without calling attention to itself. Recent pricing changes pulled the curtain back on...
Power and cooling were once treated as background considerations in data center design. That approach no longer works. The rapid rise of high-density, AI-driven workloads has overturned long-standing assumptions. Legacy data center designs were never built to accommodate sustained increases in power density, pushing traditional power and cooling infrastructure beyond safe operations. The result is...
The Department of War’s Data Problem: Why Decision Dominance Must Move to the Edge By Daniel Hilarski, Federal Web Contractor Imagine a battlefield where the network goes dark. Satellite links are jammed.Fiber lines are cut.RF silence is mandatory. There is no cloud. No reachback. No second chances. This is the tactical edge—the place where warfighters...
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By Pat Engle, Director of Cloud, Infrastructure, Modern Workplace, Paragon Micro VMware has long dominated the North American virtualization and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) markets, with over 40% market share. Its technologies underpin a vast number of enterprise environments, making it a central player in virtualization strategies. Since the Broadcom acquisition, many customers have been re-evaluating their long-term...
By Joe Yamour, VP, Public Sector Sales, Paragon Micro At the Dell Technologies Partner Advisory Board meeting, I moderated a candid discussion with leaders who have steered federal technology through shutdowns, COVID-era pivots, and the current wave of acquisition reform. A theme emerged quickly: success isn’t about a single contract or headline; it’s about resilient people, the right partners, and credible execution...
By Joe Yamour, VP, Public Sector Sales, Paragon Micro At Paragon Micro, we often talk about mission success, accountability, and teamwork, but they are most vividly embodied by those who live them out under extraordinary circumstances. Capt. (Ret.) Flo Groberg, Master Sgt. (Ret.) Earl Plumlee, and 1st Lt. (Ret.) Brian Thacker—Medal of Honor recipients—recently shared reflections in response to questions from LTG (Ret.) Guy C. Swan...
Your IT team is already operating at maximum capacity when you catch wind of a major rollout headed your way. You’d rather put their expertise to work on high-value initiatives such as modernizing the data center, adhering to security audits and requirements, or driving cloud adoption. Instead, they’re still bogged down in repetitive end-user tickets, fallout from the last device deployment. That in-house...
Secure, resilient, and mission-ready Federal IT leaders trust Paragon Micro because we combine deep expertise in government technology requirements with the ability to deliver HPE’s most advanced storage solutions. Our team understands the mission-driven urgency behind every workload, whether it’s intelligence data, telehealth systems, or cyber defense operations, and we tailor each solution to meet...
DIY configuration is killing your IT rollout timelines, burdening your top IT talent, and competing with your responsibility to scale operations. Discover how IT leaders are using more effective strategies to enhance control, speed, and consistency.
Zero Trust, Simplified: A Practical Roadmap for Modern IT Leaders High-impact breaches have shattered the illusion that being inside the network equals being secure. As threats from BYOD, SaaS sprawl, and credential-based attacks become more advanced and relentless, one question rises to the top for IT leaders: What is Zero Trust, and how do we...