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Joe Hertvik

Joe Hertvik owns Hertvik & Associates, an IT infrastructure and marketing management consultancy. Joe provides contract services for IT environments including project management, data center, network, infrastructure and IBM i management. His company also provides marketing, content strategy and content production services for B2B IT industry companies. Joe has produced over 1,000 articles and IT-related content for various publications and tech companies over the last 15 years. Joe can be reached via email at joe@joehertvik.com and on LinkedIn.

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IT Strategic Planning: A How-To Guide

An IT strategy is a specific plan for how digital technology and assets should be used to meet organizational goals. Read on for how to create your own IT strategy.
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What Is Five 9s in Availability Metrics?

Five 9s predicts that a measured IT component will be available at least 99.999% of the time during a specific period. Get the full story here.
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What Are Data Centers?

A data center (DC) is a physical location that stores & deploys organizational computing power, critical data, network hardware, and more.
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The OSI Model in 7 Layers: How It’s Used Today

The OSI Model is not old news...In fact, it's still in use across the entire internet today! Read on to see exactly how these 7 layers work.
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NOC vs SOC: Comparing Network & Security Operations Centers

NOCs and SOCs are functions no business can ignore. Understand the different goals and responsibilities so you can succeed at network & security operations.