Dallas Data Center recently completed a round of job interviews to add to our growing team. Our challenge as a team was to learn each other’s interviewing styles and how to communicate as a technical interviewing committee while staying on track and asking pertinent questions. The job-relevant questions in the interview fall into three categories: personality traits, [...]
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My First Two Weeks at Dallas Data Center
May 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Managed Services
When a network engineer joins a new team, the goal is to make them an efficient and productive team member. Regardless of their technical skill level and knowledge, no two data centers are run exactly alike, and every customer is different. The introduction process has two parts: familiarizing the tech with the day-to-day internal operations [...]
Tags: Dallas Data Center·data center·network engineer·technician
Three Ways Managed Services Improve Your Business
March 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services
If you are running a company or a business of your own, you might be asking yourself, “Do I need Managed Services? Is it really worth it considering all the costs?” With the very competitive nature of today’s market, Managing Services may be well worth it.
IT problems may be largely minimized or halted even before [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Dallas Data Center·Managed Services
Beware of Malware-Infected Websites
February 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Managed Services, Security
Security firm Dasient warns users against the rising number of malware-infected websites.
Dasient, a company specializing in combating malware on websites, has released a new report claiming that over 1.2 million websites were found to be infected by malware in the third quarter of 2009, more than double the number during same period last year.
These infected [...]
Tags: Dallas Data Center·Hackers·Malicious Websites·Malware·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Security·Viruses·Vulnerabilities
How to Configure a MPLS Network
February 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Cloud, Cloud Computing, Managed Services, Routers, Servers
Part 1 – Planning and Configuration
Recently I was able to configure all of the edge routers for an entire MPLS network for one of our customers. They have offices in Hong Kong, China, and the United States. The MPLS provider that they are using is providing the MPLS cloud, and we are providing the edge [...]
Tags: Cloud Computing·Dallas Data Center·Managed Services·MPLS·Server
How to Upgrade Exchange 2003 to 2007—Part 1
February 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers, VMware, Virtualization
One of our customers has recently moved their infrastructure into a VMware environment. Along with this move, we have decided to update their Exchange environment from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. Exchange 2007 requires a 64-bit processor, so an in-place upgrade is not possible. A new, 64-bit server must be turned up, and then mailboxes [...]
Tags: Dallas Data Center·Dedicated Servers·Exchange 2007·Microsoft·Server·Virtualization·VMware
Has Your Email Account Been Hacked?
February 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Managed Services, Security
Your email account contains much of your private information. If this vital info gets into the hands of email hackers they can do a lot of harm to you and all your email contacts.
Email hacking is becoming a common problem of web users. As more people have become dependent on the internet for almost everything [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Dallas Data Center·Disaster Recovery·Email·Hackers·Managed Services·Password·Security
Cisco Security Report: Cyber Crime Targets Mobile Platforms
February 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Security
Cisco Systems’ recently released annual security report highlights new trends observed in web and network security, including a shift to new targets. According to the Cisco 2010 Annual Security Report, cybercrime and email spam are focusing less on Windows-based computers and are zeroing in on a new target: tablets, smartphones, and mobile platforms. As aggressive [...]
Tags: Cisco·Dallas Data Center·Hackers·Security·Vulnerabilities
How to track customer information on a budget
January 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Cloud, Cloud Computing, Dallas Data Center, Microsoft, Virtualization
As your business grows and your customer base expands, you will inevitably face challenges in regards to customer and customer data management.
Tags: Cloud Computing·Dallas Data Center·Microsoft·SaaS·TCO·Virtualization
How virtualization can help reduce MPLS costs
January 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, VMware, Virtualization
For those of you who are currently utilizing Citrix and are looking to find a way to scale your business to remote users or remote sites, check out Access Gateway VPX. The Citrix Access Gateway used to be offered only on a physical appliance that you had to purchase, which turned a lot of SMB’s away based on the cost. Now the Access Gateway can be purchased for $995 per instance and is offered as a virtual appliance!
Tags: Citrix·Dallas Data Center·VDI·Virtual Desktops·Virtualization
How to establish a MySQL database at minimal cost
January 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Linux, Managed Hosting, Microsoft, Virtualization
The ultimate goal here is to get a working, functional MySQL database at minimal cost. Since most Linux distributions are free, I decided that would be a great place to start. The next step is choosing a distribution. There are literally thousands to choose from, but since my time is valuable, and the process is dead simple, I chose Ubuntu Server. I’m going to use VirtualBox to install the new server virtually on my Windows 7 laptop.
Tags: Dallas Data Center·IBM·Managed Hosting·Microsoft·Virtualization
The 11th Anniversary of the “Ticking Time Bomb” That Was Y2K
January 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Disaster Recovery
So it occurred to me last night that it’s officially 2011. I wasn’t sure if that change had actually set in for you yet, but just remember, anything that you date moving forward (like your mortgage check) needs to be dated with the New Year. I hate the fact that I always forget for the [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Dallas Data Center·Disaster Recovery·Y2K
This server is a virtualization power house!
January 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Cloud Computing, Consolidation, Dallas Data Center, Managed Hosting, Servers, Switches, Virtualization
What does all that add up to? Support for massive virtualization. With minimal fanfare, Dell over the summer unveiled the PowerEdge R815, a 48-core 2U server touting four Opteron processors (with 12 cores each) and another four Gigabit Ethernet adapters to service them.
Tags: Cloud Computing·Dallas Data Center·Dell·Managed Hosting·Server·Virtualization
The Top 5 Boot-CD Tools
December 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Dallas Data Center, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Servers
Over the last year, one tool that I have consistently pulled from my belt is the Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD). Details on how to create one can be found here. Whether it is virus/malware removal or drive recovery, no other tool I have gets the job done like my UBCD. Here are my top 5 UBCD tools.
Tags: Business Continuity·catastrophic·Dallas Data Center·Disaster Recovery·Managed Hosting·Managed IT Services·Server
Track Your Actions with Problem Step Recorder
December 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Services, Microsoft
This tool is incredibly useful if you need to create a tutorial for a computer-challenged user.
Tags: Dallas Data Center·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·Security·Windows 7
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
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
Dallas Data Center Partners With The Planet to Deliver “Colo By The U”
September 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Colocation, Consolidation, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Dedicated Servers, Disaster Recovery, Firewalls, Green IT, Linux, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Routers, Security, Servers, Storage, Switches, Uncategorized, VMware, Virtualization
HOUSTON, September 7, 2010 – The Planet, the global hosting leader, today announced that Dallas Data Center (http://www.DallasDataCenter.com), a provider of Colo By The U, is the company’s newest referral partner, and joins its growing portfolio of referral agents within the Partner Plus program. Through the partnership, The Planet provides colocation services from its wholly [...]
Tags: Cloud Computing·colo by the u·Colocation·Dallas Data Center·Disaster Recovery·Managed Hosting·The Planet·Virtualization
Dallas Data Center has grown by 4 feet
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Cloud Computing, Colocation, Dallas Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Virtualization
What four legged 9 week old requires onsite management and 24×7 monitoring? Dallas Data Center’s newest team member! Meet Melville, a 16.5 lbs male, black lab who is a guide dog puppy in training from Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California. I’m sure you are all wondering why our new team member [...]
Tags: 24x7·Cloud Computing·Colocation·Dallas Data Center·Disaster Recovery·Future Guide Dog·Guide Dog·Guide Dog Puppy in Training·Guide Dogs for the Blind·Lone Star Puppy Raisers·Managed Hosting·Melville·Onsite Management·Puppy in Training·San Rafael California·Virtualization·www.guidedogs.org
DDC Puts Cloud in Motion
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Dedicated Servers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Servers, Switches
Dallas Data Center is proud to announce that Motion HR has put their trust in us by choosing to host their SaaS offering, CloudHCM, at DDC. We are running their SaaS offering using some of Dell’s new R710 servers, firewalls from Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco switches. Their environment is set up in a full [...]
Tags: BPO·Cisco·CloudHCM·Dallas Data Center·Dell·Firewalls·HCM·HRIT Consulting Services·Human Capital Management·Motion HR·Oracle·Oracle Human Resources·Palo Alto Networks·SaaS·SaaS Offering·Server·Switches