Firewalls and Cloud Computing
One of the great things about cloud computing is that it lessens the cost and difficulty of protecting the perimeter network security with a firewall. Rules for SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) […]
High Cost Apple Switch
It’s now local legend, but really a sad story for former employees and an important lesson for business. The number one trucking firm in Oklahoma, Arrow Trucking, ran its business on a […]
Transparent Cloud
When you talk about cloud computing, customers want transparency first and far most. Business customers want to know managed service providers focus on the cloud, use the services internally, and have […]
2012 Technology Predictions
2011 was another great year for technology with a continued explosion of smartphones, tablets, cloud computing, online backup, and managed services. The following are some intriguing possibilities for 2012:
2011 Cloudy Recap
It’s time again for Matrixforce to earnestly thank and congratulate our clients for their loyalty and business savvy. We all endured blizzards, severe storms, tornadoes, sweltering heat, and now earthquakes – with […]
Future Phone
Zander goes into Best Buy. One of the 5 phone sales people pounces immediately. Before “I need a phone” was out of his mouth, it was some crap literature shoved in […]
Cloud Computing Security
This is your story for October which is National Security Month. It is based upon real events, but the events are dramatized and the names have been changed to protect […]
Cyberist Data: Winning with Smarter Metrics
It’s past midnight, and the office is quiet except for the click of keys and the hum of the HVAC.Spreadsheets glow across three monitors — numbers, ratios, patterns. To anyone […]
Bungled Unified Messaging
We’ve done more than our share of firefighting over the last 30 days. While there are a lot of acceptable approaches to technology, straying from or outright ignoring best practices […]
Virtualization Blunders
The CFO of one of our managed services customers was captivated with the owner from a new startup competitor. She also fell for the “we’re new and hip” line. The ironic […]