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 […]
Online Backup Shift
Where is that tape? Is it melting in a car or readily accessible at an employee’s house for the neighborhood bad kid to copy or swipe? Oh, you’re smarter than that […]
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 […]
Love Cloud Computing
Probably 4 of the last 5 years, you’ve been stranded at home during severe winter weather in Oklahoma for 2 or more days. No matter what customers (especially those not […]
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 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 […]
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 […]