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 […]
Why Managed Services?
Google started with the idea of indexing everything on the Internet and no concept of how to make money. After stumbling upon advertising, the giant success we know today continues to […]
Lucky Green Computing
In the midst of all the basketball, we have the luck of the Irish celebrated on St. Patrick’s day. The problem is far too many companies are gambling with their […]
2011 Technology Predictions
2010 was a great year for technology with an explosion of smartphones, tablets, and controller-less gaming. The following are some intriguing possibilities for 2011:
2010 Technology Savings
We would like to sincerely thank our clients for the trust and faith they put in Matrixforce. These organizations saved an average of $38,256 in support costs, escaped planned obsolescence […]
Top 25 Reasons for Windows Phone 7
First there was Blackberry, then Windows Mobile (RIM had to start giving away the Blackberry Enterprise Server), nearly 5 years later iPhone, and 2 years after that Android. Now Microsoft […]
Top 25 Managed Services Myths
Despite being around for nearly 10 years, misconceptions about Managed Services continue to rage with customers and many in the IT industry. The following points help clear the confusion and dispel common myths:
Software Mismatch
For the past 30 years, we’ve been taught to buy multi-vendor solutions. The premise was the best tool for the job or security or whatever was the latest marketing buzz. While there […]