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10 Reasons to Upgrade your Windows 2003 Right Now!

Posted by Cathie Briggette on Tue, Jun 23, 2015

Is your company still working on Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Windows 2003)? If so you should be discussing with your IT provider or your IT Services group or they should definitely be talking to you about the approaching end of support (July 2015). If you aren’t already getting ready for the switch, your business is cutting it really really close.

Here are 10 reasons you should upgrade your 2003 Server today…. Or as soon as possible.

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Topics: Data Security, IT Services, Windows Server

What happened to Windows 9? How the Upgrade to Windows 10 May Transform IT Services

Posted by Dillon MacInnis on Thu, Jun 04, 2015

As the release date (July 29) of Windows 10 approaches, both consumers and businesses are certainly wondering what happened to Windows 9. Some may even ask themselves if they missed its release. Of course, this is not the case. There is a myriad of theories surrounding Microsoft's decision regarding what to name their upcoming operating system from nine being an unlucky number in Japanese culture (Japan is a popular consumer of Microsoft products) to avoiding confusion with versions of Windows 8 that have been modified by third parties. Nonetheless, there does not appear to be one identifiable reason for the choice of name, and more likely, there are a collection of valid explanations. It is, however, probable that one of these reasons was to allow Microsoft to distance itself from the user interface concerns of Windows 8. Windows 10 will likely be a fresh reimagining of the resilient operating system that utilizes classic components while remaining both innovative and contemporary.

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Topics: Microsoft, IT Services

Spiceworks Surveys IT Experts, Outputs 2015 Budget Report

Posted by Philip Tang on Fri, May 01, 2015

Spiceworks_2015_IT_Budget_Report Spiceworks, a professional network linking together over 6 million IT experts and 3,000 tech vendors, recently released their 2015 IT Budget Report. The report is comprised of survey results obtained from over 600 IT experts in Spiceworks community. Heeding the collected data could serve as excellent background knowledge for future IT project management going forward.

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Topics: IT Project Management, IT Services

Tech Fixes: Seven Steps to Creating Layers of IT Security For Your Data

Posted by Cathie Briggette on Mon, Feb 23, 2015

Is_my_data_safe Protecting your data is like any other IT security challenge, it is about creating layers of protection. The idea of layering security is very simple: You CANNOT and SHOULD NOT rely on just one security mechanism, such as a password to protect something that is very sensitive to your business. If that security mechanism fails, you have nothing left to protect your information.