World Backup Day March 31st
On the eve of April Fools’ Day, World Backup Day reminds us to back up our valuable data so we’re not caught as fools ourselves. Of course, if On-site Tech Support provided your outsourced managed...
View ArticleOffice365 Email Limitations
1,500 Recipients per day: Users can send only 30 messages per minute. If a user submits messages at a faster rate, Exchange Online will deliver the messages but will queue the messages at the server...
View ArticleLimitations of Office 365
Office 365 is new. The list below may not actually be accurate. The Internet isn’t always correct. Microsoft isn’t always correct. Software changes and receives updates. Below are the limitations I...
View ArticleTech support the way it should be!
Yesterday I had a problem with an Intel Hybrid Cloud Server that we had deployed to a customer. If you are not familiar with the Intel Hybrid Cloud Server you can check it out here. The Problem The...
View ArticleGoogle Down! Why you shouldn’t use the “Public Cloud”
Those of you that know me know I am not a big fan of Google. In fact, my usual statement is “Google is Skynet“. That being said, there is still some hope for humanity in that the machines still have...
View ArticleIt’s 10 O’Clock, Do you know Where your Data Is?
If your data is in the cloud, do you know where it really is? When businesses use a public cloud provider to store their data offsite, they’re basically sending the data off into a service provider’s...
View ArticleIn the Cloud – Price Performance and Security
Google Apps or Microsoft Office 365, the battle rages on. Google has the upper hand today, with millions of businesses, government agencies and educational institutions as clients. But Microsoft,...
View ArticleShould You Go To The Cloud?
Cloud Computing: To do, or not to do. Cloud computing is more than a passing trend. Cloud computing is a way for small businesses to have enterprise class applications and infrastructure that once only...
View ArticleHow iCloud Could Have Saved Me
Last week, my wife had her iPhone stolen. Now, I know what you are thinking, “he is a big techie, he’s got it covered”. Unfortunately, the reality is the cobblers children have no shoes. Let me start...
View ArticleOffice365, A real option now.
In the past, I have written several articles about Office 365, Google Apps, etc. and why you shouldn’t use them. Office 365 is a real option now, being used by real companies. I still don’t like or...
View ArticleLessons About Disaster Recovery
Disasters Happen On Oct. 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy tore through the eastern coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to the New Jersey coastline and New York City. On Oct. 30, the superstorm...
View ArticleGoogle Drive and Dropbox for Business?
Google recently entered into the consumer cloud storage battlegrounds with the launch of Google Drive, a service that allows users to automatically sync files between devices, via the cloud. Consumers...
View Article4 More Reasons Not to Use Google Apps or Gmail for Business
As if there weren’t enough reasons NOT to use Google Apps and Gmail, here are four more reasons, just in the past 2 weeks. 1. Gmail And Google+ Go Down Across The World – TechCrunch Jan 24, 2014 –...
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