Not too long ago, for most Microsoft centric organizations, file storage was an easy and obvious solution: a fileserver housed on-premises. At that time the largest questions revolved around the nature of redundancy and back-up of this resource. As IT professionals we responded to these challenges with redundant power supplies, network interfaces, and disks. Obviously,...
Category: IT Strategy & Best Practices
Adding a new email address? Here are your options!
When you need to add an email address to your organization and are not looking to pay for a new named account (such as when a new employee starts) you can do so by adding an Alias, a Distribution List, or a Shared Mailbox. Each serves a unique purpose, so how do they differ, and...
Coronavirus and Your Business: Risks and Recommendations
Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified Coronavirus (or COVID-19) as pandemic. The virus is already impacting many day-to-day activities including mass gatherings (conferences, concerts, sport events) which get postponed, cancelled or moved online (web conferencing). On the other hand, the organizations worldwide are facing increased pressure due to COVID-19 which is already disrupting business operations of...
Top 6 Reasons Why Adopting an IT Standard Can Make You Successful
They say, learning from our successes and failures is a great way to navigate the path to our objectives and goals. But there’s a catch: in many cases, there is lots of zigzagging that can slow you down (or even distract you) on your path to reaching your goals and objectives. Obviously, you could take...
