The Lighter Side of Change
Whenever I’m working with an organization that is struggling with the changes technology is bringing, or when I’m struggling with change (yes, I’ll admit, it sometimes comes up) I think back to something a very wise man once said to…
Sage ERP X3 achieves Oracle Database Ready Status
Sage ERP X3 has achieved Oracle Database Ready status through Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), which means that Sage has fully tested and supports Sage ERP X3 on Oracle Database 11g Release 2. Additionally, support for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 allows…
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Back to Basics Systems Management
Every IT manager knows effectively deploying, maintaining and securing desktops, laptops and servers is a critical and oftentimes tedious process – one that grows increasingly complex as networks expand and become even more diverse. But how do you address these…
Preparing your IT for a Storm
As you read in our last post: Are You Prepared to Weather an Outage?, business continuity before, during, and after a disaster takes preparation. A hurricane warning, for example, does not provide enough time to adequately prepare for continued business…
Are You Prepared to Weather an Outage?
Have you ever truly considered what would happen to your business if all your data was inaccessible for an extended period of time? With Hurricane Irene threatening this is top of mind and a good time to reevaluate your business…
Bring Your Own (BYO) Device Management
If you have yet to consider an employee-owned or “Bring Your Own” (BYO) Device Management Program – we suggest giving it some thought. With a program in place you’ll be ready for any computer, smartphone, iPad or future device that…
Protecting Against the New Breed of Trojans and Viruses
In today’s sophisticated threat landscape – with the rise of hosted services, interactive sites and cloud services – protecting your organization using the old breed of anti-virus software simply isn’t enough. Many zero day attacks manage to get past typical…
Systems Management Made Simple
While increasingly challenged to provide day-to-day management and support to an ever-growing number of computers and systems, IT professionals are now leveraging an appliance-based approach to systems management. This innovative approach dramatically lowers systems administration total costs, minimizes time spent…
Data Security in the Cloud
Many considering cloud computing raise concerns about the security of data being stored and accessed online. What’s important to consider is that good providers adhere to strict privacy policies and sophisticated security measures, with data encryption being one example. Companies…
Office Relocation – Technology FAQ
In this post we’ll share Frequently Asked Questions we’ve come across when engaging with an office move. Keep in mind that there are tried-and-true solutions available than can make almost any space appropriate for your business from a technology perspective:…
The Challenges of Tape Backup, Disaster Recovery, & Data Archiving
As storage continues to be the #1 problem for most IT departments, many are finding managing tape backup, disaster recovery (DR) and data archiving becoming increasingly complex. Backup was simple when data was measured in Megabytes & Gigabytes, but as…
Virtual Desktops – The Right Medicine for Healthcare IT
More and more healthcare organizations are turning to virtual desktops to address their challenges with the management, security and cost of their organizations end-point devices, namely workstations and laptops. This has long been a complicated subject for healthcare executives due…
Technology Essentials for Small Businesses
Stay on top of the latest technology breakthroughs for business – social media, cloud computing, virtualization, monitoring, recovery and more. Next week’s Technology Essentials for Small Businesses includes a panel discussion on Social Media and three SMB IT related seminars….
There’s Never Been a Smarter Time to Virtualize
Now is not the time to waste money on excess hardware, service contracts or energy bills. Now is the time to improve your bottom line through virtualization. Over 150,000 companies, including all the Fortune 100, already rely on VMware Virtualization…
