Erratic by nature, disasters (natural or man-made) can happen anywhere at any time, and often with little or no warning at all. Planning ahead is imperative to ensure that your business can get back to normal operation as quickly as possible, with minimal loss and damage.
Small to medium-sized businesses usually think that disaster plans are [...]
Entries from November 29th, 2010
Three Business Plan Essentials: Backup, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity
November 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Colocation, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Storage, Virtualization
Tags: Backup·Business Continuity·catastrophic·Colocation·Dallas Data Center·disaster·Disaster Recovery·Disaster Recovery Plan·IT Infrastructure·IT Management·IT Services·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·ROI·Storage
Internal Social Networks: Ethics, Policies, and Use
November 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Uncategorized
Internal social networks help when you need to cascade and disseminate information within the company, but you also need the right policies and management to use these networks right.
One of these purposes is the creation of internal social networks which, in a nutshell, improve communication and information sharing within the organization. While some may worry [...]
Tags: Ethics·Firewalls·Malware·Palo Alto Networks·Policies and Use·Social Networking
Microsoft Has Phased Out Windows XP
November 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft
Microsoft sales for Windows XP ceased on October 22, 2010, and support for the old OS will continue only until 2014.
If you’ve been using Microsoft XP for a long time – with good reason, XP being one of the most stable operating systems in the Windows line – it might be time to finally migrate [...]
Tags: Managed Services·Microsoft·Network Solutions·Windows 7·Windows XP
Beware of Documents Containing Viruses!
November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security
Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are probably the most used document editing / viewing applications out there, and documents and PDF files can be used to introduce viruses and malware into your system.
It might be common knowledge that Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are probably the most used document editing /viewing applications out there, but [...]
Tags: Adobe·Foxit Reader·Gmail·Google·Managed Services·Microsoft Word·PDF Studio·Security
The Importance of Managed Services
November 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Managed Hosting, Managed Services
More entrepreneurs these days are using Managed Services for their businesses. Why? Because it’s a good investment that’s sure to help increase a company’s revenue.
These days businesses are increasingly dependent on IT, making it essential to have experts to handle the regular maintenance of your IT infrastructure. However, most small and medium businesses cannot afford [...]
Tags: IT Infrastructure·Managed Hosting·Managed Services·Network Solutions
Microsoft Office 2011 for OSX
November 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Managed Services, Microsoft
In October, Microsoft released the much anticipated Office 2011 Suite for the Mac. Though the update to Word, PowerPoint, and Excel bring the new (and sometimes dreaded) “ribbon” to the Mac Office Suite, the most significant update to Microsoft’s bestselling Mac software is the brand new version of Outlook. For years, Mac owners have had [...]
Tags: Apple·Cocoa·Excel·Exchange 2007·Leopard·Mac·Managed Services·Microsoft·Outlook·PowerPoint·Word
Storage At Its Finest
November 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Dedicated Servers, Managed Services, Servers, Storage, Virtualization
For those who haven’t heard or aren’t familiar with the EqualLogic line of SANs from Dell, they recently announced some quite impressive changes for the PS6500 series of products. These new options include a PS6500E with 96 Terabytes of disk space in a 5U package, a PS6510E with the same capacity, the PS6500X and PS6510X [...]
Tags: Dell·EqualLogic·Fiber Channel·Managed Services·SAN·Servers·Storage·Virtualization
Dallas Sports Fans get BSoD…
November 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Uncategorized
Recently I was talking sports with some friends of mine and the topic of professional sports in Dallas came up. One of my buddies had posted a comment on Facebook after the Rangers World Series loss, ‘Is there any other city that is less “clutch” in terms of sports than Dallas?’. Considering the Ultimate Fail [...]
MS Outlook Now Integrated With Social Networks
November 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Uncategorized
As the social networking phenomenon continues to grow, not only for personal use but for business purposes as well, business email staple MS Outlook now allows for integration with popular social networking websites.
Outlook has long been the staple in many business communications – it is truly one of Microsoft’s feats of genius given how prevalent [...]
Tags: Facebook·LinkedIn·Microsoft·MS Outlook·MySpace·Outlook·Outlook Social Connector·Social Networks·Windows Live
Mac vs The PC…The War Rages On…Somewhere
November 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Linux, Managed Services, Microsoft
I’ve been working with computers for over 20 years. I’ve seen everything from Apple IIGSs, to IBM AS400s, to Commodore 64s. My first computer was actually a Commodore VIC20 that had a whopping 1024 kilobytes of RAM and a magnetic tape drive for storage. When I was in college, I spent a great deal of [...]
Cloud Integration Technology
November 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Cloud, Cloud Computing, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Managed Hosting, Managed Services
Dell announced this week that it is going to acquire Boomi. The acquisition represents another step as Dell builds a technology portfolio that solves the challenges of adopting and managing cloud based applications. Once the acquisition is closed, Dell will provide the most innovative cloud based integration capability available. This capability will allow customers to [...]
Tags: Boomi·Dell·Dell Certified Partners·Integration Technology·Managed Services·Network Solutions·SaaS
Attitude and Diversity in SMBs
November 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Uncategorized
As a hiring manager or team leader, you’re often faced with challenging decisions in regards to who is the right person to hire for a job. There is no cut in stone rule to follow either. You’ve got to look at the whole picture and make the best objective decision that you can for your [...]
National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge a Huge Success
November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Services, Security, Uncategorized
The United States Homeland Security Department’s National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge was a huge success, with more than 80 security proposals submitted with the goal of increasing awareness regarding threats to cyber security.
Out of the over 80 submitted entries, seven were chosen to receive awards at a ceremony at the White House recently. One [...]
Tags: Cyber Security·IT
CRM Service Providers Expanding To Include Social Networking Features
November 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Managed Services, Uncategorized
CRM service providers are beginning to realize the value of social networking and are beginning to integrate similar features into their services.
With the popularity of social networking mechanisms and websites continuing to grow, more and more businesses are adapting their service offerings to include features that are linked into common social networking websites / platforms [...]
Tags: CRM·Customer Relationship Management·Security·Social Networking