Have you ever been on the Internet at work and run into a message declaring that you cannot access a site due to your firewall? What exactly is that firewall? And how is it ultimately helping you? Firewalls, in a nutshell, are barriers designed to protect your computer from being accessed by other computers or […]
By Phil Robinson, Owner and Founder at i.t.NOW 1. Pay a Flat Monthly Rate One of the best ways to control I.T. costs is to partner with a service provider that charges a flat monthly fee to maintain your I.T. systems. This performance-based approach motivates your I.T. provider to prevent problems and keep your systems […]
In 2008 IndustryPro, an international mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, was looking for ways to streamline its business and cut overall operating costs. When the economy was hitting so many business, CEO Fred Zirkle was looking at ways he could trim back. He decided that if he could get everyone to work from home, he […]
Network solutions for a mobile workforce We’ve all had this beautiful dream at one time or another. You’re sitting on a beach somewhere working on your tan, and simultaneously able to actually be productive like you were in the office with just your trusty laptop. It’s not really a dream anymore, but you will need […]
i.t.Now offers a state of the art data Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) solution that “bullet proofs” your data. Service Highlights: A complete solution that is designed to reduce any server down time with the use of a specialized back up and virtual server appliance. Allows near real-time backups – as frequent as every 15 […]
Some questions that have been prompted by the recent move to Server 2012 concern downgrade rights. Many companies are put in a situation where they need to purchase a new server license(s), but their business applications are not yet fully compatible with Server 2012. Since Server 2008R2 volume licensing is no longer available for purchase, […]
With the recent move to Server 2012 and the change in Microsoft’s traditional licensing model have come a slew of questions. The change in the licensing model has been driven largely by trends in the industry for data centralization and cloud centric computing. There are actually some nice benefits that the new licensing model offers […]
Jail breaking is the process of hacking a device (typically a smartphone or tablet) to bypass the digital rights management software usually installed by the hardware’s designer. This software exists to limit the type and amount of software or apps that can be run on a device. By jail breaking a device, users can have […]
In 2011, C.H. Spencer & Co., a supplier of pumps and related equipment to mining, power, industrial and municipal markets, was looking for a way to cut business operating and hardware costs. Company executives knew they wanted to scale back the number of servers and hardware needed to run the business, but they didn’t have […]
If you are a computer nerd, then you know hard drives are complicated. While one might think things deleted from it are completely gone, they can also be recovered by a data recovery company quite easily. If your computer is running slower lately, it might be time to defragment your hard drive. A computer’s hard […]