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 [...]
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Beware of Malware-Infected Websites
February 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Managed Services, Security
Tags: Dallas Data Center·Hackers·Malicious Websites·Malware·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Security·Viruses·Vulnerabilities
How to improve Windows 7 performance
December 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Services, Microsoft
As we all spend more time with Windows 7, it’s obvious that Windows 7 is vastly superior to its predecessors but that doesn’t preclude it from needing a tweak here and there. Following are a few minor changes that can make using Windows 7 that much easier.
Tags: Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·Windows·Windows 7
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
Documenting and Assessing Your IT Needs
December 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, Consolidation, Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Security, Servers
Documentation and assessment of your IT needs might expose the fact that your IT environment is not as efficient as you thought it would be. This may explain why you are experiencing problems such as a weak internet signal or a web browser that won’t load.
Today’s businesses rely heavily on computers. That’s why most entrepreneurs [...]
Tags: Backup·Internet·IT Environment·Managed IT Services·Recovery·Web Browser
How To Calibrate Your Monitor
September 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Services
In order to see images the way they were intended to be seen, your monitor might need to be calibrated. If you’re a web designer, digital photographer, or graphic professional, this is especially important. You don’t want to spend hours choosing the perfect subtle color scheme only to see a mis-matched mess on someone else’s [...]
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 4: The Migration
August 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
Microsoft advises that this migration is meant to be a live, during business [...]
Tags: Exchange·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·Migration·SBS·Server·SharePoint·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration·SQL
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 3: Planning and Testing
August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
After you’ve made it through the Discovery Phase and Source Server Cleanup, you [...]
Tags: Developmnet Environment·Discovery Phase·Exchange·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·Migration·Planning and Testing·SBS·Servers·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration·Source Server Cleanup
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 2: Source Server Cleanup
August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
After you’ve made it through your Discovery Phase you should have a very [...]
Tags: Discovery Phase·Exchange·Group Policies·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Microsoft·SBS·Server·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008·Source Server Cleanup
Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration: Part 1: Discovery
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Microsoft, Servers
One of our Systems Engineers has written a four part series that we will be posting over the next two weeks in order to inform you of all you need to know in regards to a Small Business Server 2003 to 2008 Migration.
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Small Business Server [...]
Tags: DC·Discovery·DNS/DHCP·Exchange·Managed IT Services·Microsoft·Migration·RRAS·SBS·Server·SharePoint·Small Business Server·Small Business Server 2003 to 2008·SQL·Terminal Server
Palo Alto Networks Selected as Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year!
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Security
Palo Alto Networks was just awarded the “2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year” in the Firewall Market by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. The following criteria were used as a benchmark for all competitors:
Growth Strategy Excellence
Growth Implementation Excellence
Degree of Innovation with Products and Technologies
Leadership in Customer Value
Speed of Response to Market Needs
Frost & Sullivan [...]
Tags: 2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year·firewall·Frost & Sullivan·Managed IT Services·Palo Alto Networks·Security
Palo Alto Networks: ‘Read-Only’ Facebook
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Security
Palo Alto Networks recently released their ‘read-only’ Facebook functionality that can be implemented with the next-generation firewall and is available now at no cost to their customers. The ‘read-only’ Facebook allows companies to enforce their Facebook policy by having finer-grained controls over their employee’s access to the popular social networking site. This functionality lets companies [...]
Tags: 'Read-Only'·Facebook·Firewalls·Managed IT Services·Palo Alto Networks·Security·Social Networking
Debunking the “If It Ain’t Broke, Why Fix It?” Myth
June 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Backup, Managed Services
Of course we’ve all heard of the saying “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?” And really, to some degree, that saying holds true.
When it comes to technology, though, reality favors the opposite. You might have hardware right now that’s a bit old by industry standards but is still working, so there seems to be [...]
Disaster Recovery — An Increasingly Important Aspect of Your Business
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Managed Hosting, Managed Services
As networks and devices become increasingly complex, more and more things can go wrong. As a result, disaster recovery plans have had to become more intricate.
Is yours good enough?
According to Jon William Toigo, the author of Disaster Recovery Planning, 15 or 20 years ago a disaster recovery plan might have consisted of powering down a [...]
Tags: Backed-up Data·Backup·Business Continuity·Disaster Recovery·Disaster Recovery Plan·Hurricane Katrina·IT Systems·Jon William Toigo·Managed Hosting·Managed IT Services·Manmade Disaster·Natural Disaster·Unforeseen Disaster
Personal IT in the Workplace: Bad for Your Business?
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services
Consider this: according to research by technology analyst group Gartner, beyond 2010 end users, not the IT department, will be responsible for 50 percent of business IT procurement decisions—ultimately bringing and running their own systems on company networks. Meanwhile, according to management consultants Accenture, around one-third of today’s new generation of workers (a group they call [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Consumerization·Consumerization of IT·Gartner·IT Procurement Decisions·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Management Consultants·Millenials·Security Vulnerabilities
Brad Paisley Sings the Blues…
May 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Backup, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Storage
Not even the rich and famous are immune from disasters so don’t think that it can’t happen to you. Just take a look at country singing sensations Brad Paisley and Keith Urban who are two of countless musicians that will most likely lose millions of dollars on performance gear due to the historic floods in [...]
Tags: Ben Jumper·Brad Paisley·Business Continuity·Cumberland River·Disaster Recovery·Flood·Flooding·Keith Urban·Man-made Disaster·Managed Hosting·Managed IT Services·Managed Services·Nashville·Nashville Flooding·Soundcheck Nashville·Tornado·Tweets·Twitter
Five Reasons to Consider Managed Services
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services
Managed IT services are the technology solution of choice for large businesses, but many small and medium businesses remain resistant to considering this approach. Below are five reasons you may want to change your mind.
Reason #1: You need to control costs. In today’s economic environment, IT budgets have been slashed-but a cut in IT spending [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Control Costs·Dependent on IT·Inefficient Existing Solutions·IT Budgets·IT Complexity·Maintain Compliance·Managed IT Services·SMBs