Archive for 'Managed IT Services' Category

How To Choose a FileMaker Developer

By Mark Kennedy - Email - Last updated: Monday, March 28, 2011

There’s been some buzz on the internet lately about the criteria for choosing a FileMaker developer. There was a whitepaper published by Support Group and then more debate about the topic on Technet. Some of the proposed questions to ask a potential FileMaker development team were… Are You a FileMaker Certified Developer? Are you a [...]

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Not All Clouds are Created Equal

By Mark Kennedy - Email - Last updated: Sunday, March 27, 2011

There are many types of cloud computing available now that “cloud hosting” is becoming the next big thing in technology. However, Most of what you see or hear about are called Far Clouds. A Far cloud system is actually stored on a server that can be anywhere in the country or even in the world. [...]

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Cloud Computing Explained Simply [VIDEO]

By clarisnetworks.com - Email - Last updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2011

This post originally appeared on Cloud 9, the information technology blog of Claris Networks. Many of our readers on Cloud 9 are pretty tech and business-savvy, so the term “cloud computing” or “the Cloud” doesn’t throw them for a loop. To most people though, “the Cloud” is a term you just nod your head and [...]

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A Tax Break for IT Equipment

By Mark Kennedy - Email - Last updated: Monday, March 21, 2011

According to the The Tax Relief Act of 2010 and the extension of Section 179, the purchase of IT equipment (or any business equipment for that matter)  can be deducted in full as a business expense in 2011. Prior to this tax law, companies had to deduct the costs of the equipment over a number [...]

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The Great IT Debate: Cloud Computing or On Premise Computing?

By clarisnetworks.com - Email - Last updated: Thursday, March 17, 2011

Cloud Computing. At this point, many small and medium-sized businesses are beginning to see the value of it, if not already implementing cloud computing. Some however, may not really see its value for the small or medium-sized businesses. If you know people that describes, have them take a look at this infographic. It illustrates the [...]

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DanRants: Cloud Computing Security Concerns

By clarisnetworks.com - Email - Last updated: Friday, February 4, 2011

If you’re like the average person, you don’t sit and day dream about computing security in a shared environment. Certain people do, like Dan Thompson, manager of product development at Claris Networks. In this post, Dan brings up some commonly held objectives to the cloud and addresses them. As the Chattanooga market grows, and businesses [...]

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Evaluating your IT provider

By Mary Ann Denton - Email - Last updated: Friday, January 28, 2011

As we begin a new year, it may be time to start evaluating your current Atlanta IT Support provider. Have they met the goals set forth from the past year? How have they improved your efficiency or saved you money? Your managed service Atlanta provider should be a partner and should strive to promote your [...]

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Remove the Pinned programs Server manager and PowerShell for 2008 R2 RDS

By Emanuel Pirvulescu (IT Solutions) - Email - Last updated: Thursday, January 27, 2011

If using 2008 R2 RDS, you might have seen that all new users get the icons to Server Manager, PowerShell, and Windows Explorer at the pinned programs taskbar. We could of course disable the entire Pinned taskbar, but some users might want to have this. When setting up a terminal server environment, the best way to [...]

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Scalability in the Cloud

By Mary Ann Denton - Email - Last updated: Thursday, January 27, 2011

One of the most interesting benefits to cloud hosting is the ability to scale your business up or down. With cloud computing, you only pay for what you use. Most models are based on a per user per month basis and allow you to add and remove users as often as you need. What this [...]

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Guaranteed Uptime in the Cloud

By Mary Ann Denton - Email - Last updated: Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Using cloud services, providers are now able to offer uptime guarantees. No longer do you have to worry about your network going down without warning. In the past, providers had to rely on the customer equipment, which may or may not be up to date. However, since  your computer support Atlanta company now controls the [...]

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