Top 5 Ways to Streamline Your Technology
Established businesses generally have one thing in common: too much technology that is difficult and costly to maintain. That’s why our hallmark since 1993 has been “Streamline Your Technology”. The […]
Social Integration
Social media is here to stay and every business must address security, reputation, and marketing. A management stance and strategy must be defined for each area. The bottom line is that […]
Cloud Computing vs. Hosting
Cloud Computing and Hosting are not the same thing. Hosting is defined as renting rack space and paying monthly for hosting your server as well as the bandwidth used. Hosting is […]
Managed Services Defined
Managed Services is technology maintenance and support provided for flat monthly cost, based upon metrics such as number of computers. While other industries are trying to adapt the term, Managed Services […]
Technology Tax
Whether you have a full-blown audit or simply get profit and loss information for the accountant, it’s time to reflect on last year and seek advice going forward. You’ll look […]
Better Recovery
It’s the typical Nolan Growth Model. You start out with RAID 5 and tape. Then you graduate to encapsulation with applications and data spread across several servers, but often it […]
Essential Virtualization Tips
Server virtualization means converting physical servers into logical ones and running on less hardware. The concept is simple: use less energy, buy less server hardware, AND gain stability and reliability. It’s […]
Technology Vendor Selection
Who’s the greatest? Muhammad Ali of course. So why do most vendors seemingly have the same bluster? In the technology industry, you better believe your own story, but there are […]
Mailbox Upgrade
Microsoft Exchange 2010 was released last month. If you’re still running Exchange 2003, this would be a good time to break that old arbitrary rule about always staying one version […]
Channel Changes
Every so often the whole technology industry changes and 2010 will be one of those years. If you are responsible for purchasing or evaluating technology products or services, much of […]