Archive for 'Managed IT Services' Category
Evaluating your IT provider
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 [...]
Remove the Pinned programs Server manager and PowerShell for 2008 R2 RDS
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 [...]
Scalability in the Cloud
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 [...]
Guaranteed Uptime in the Cloud
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 [...]
Automatic Updates Using the Cloud
Updating software and hardware are two of the most expensive upgrades for a business computer network. Each year new software versions come out, while hardware needs to be replaced at least every three years to keep up with the latest technology. These updates can cause the business to outlay huge amounts of money up front [...]
Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure
Information technology blogger Brian Madden brings up a great question: “If VDI is so great, then why aren’t you using it?” There is no limit to the excuses: “Is it because you’re a road warrior? Because you need your VMs locally? Because you’re a Mac user? Because you need graphically intense applications? Because you don’t [...]
Mobility in the Cloud
Using the cloud, small and medium sized businesses now have built in mobility. The traditional office computer is a thing of the past now that any computer that can access the Internet can access the company network. Older remote connection options of the past do not offer the simplicity or speed that the cloud can [...]
Backup Security in the Cloud
If you are like most small and medium sized businesses, you probably used a tape based storage system in the past. Someone in your office was then in charge of changing the tape drives each day to ensure the company information was being backed up. Today, cloud services from Atlanta managed service providers allow businesses [...]
What to do about “Windows Port Services”
In my role as a consultant, I have seen more than one server with this service installed. After doing a web search for the service and finding no results I have concluded that there is no such thing as Windows Port Services. This is a service that a virus has installed. One of the dead [...]
Bidding Farewell to the Private Cloud, the Horse and Buggy, and Other Outdated Technology – Part 1
“The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad.” Obviously, the banker advising against investment in Henry Ford’s automobile company was flat wrong. There is an obvious relationship between traditional IT and the horse and buggy. Each had their time in the sun, and each faced widespread replacement. What [...]