• Articles and Books,  Small Business

    10 IT Considerations For Your Small Business

    I wrote an article for CBSPulse called “10 IT Resolutions To Consider For Your Small Business”: Every company at some point needs to harness its technology. These days, a good Internet connection and some smart choices will have any company humming along with tools that help the business. But it’s also important to reevaluate your strategy from time to time to ensure that you are making the most from your processes and investments. As 2016 continues to speed along, now is great time to step back to identify what’s working and what can be done better. The following are ten resolutions for small businesses to consider as you look for…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security,  Mass Deployment

    MacTech BootCamps

    MacTech Conference is over, but if you’d like to get your MacTech on a little more, there are still the Boot Camps at each city. The first day of each of these includes the Microsoft Office accreditation which I was luckily to sit in on at the MacTech Conference in Los Angeles. The second day is the full day MacTech BootCamp. Austin: January 22, 2014 – Sessions Chair: Nathan Toups Seattle: February 12, 2014 – Sessions Chair: Shelley Watson Atlanta: March 12, 2014 – Sessions Chair: LeRoy Dennison Denver: April 30, 2014 – Sessions Chair: Mary Norbury Boston: May 21, 2014 – Sessions Chair: Leon Lincoln, Andy Espo Washington DC: June 25, 2014 – Sessions Chair: Will O’Neal, Paul Suh Chicago: July 23, 2014 – Sessions Chair: Pam Lefkowitz,…

  • Business,  sites

    Google Outage

    When a large company loses email and other services the help desk is abuzz with calls.  But who do you call when an outsourced vendor goes down?  I’ve read a number of reports about the Google outage from a few days ago.  Having millions of users without service, or with deprecated service, is a lot of potential calls.  Just like tens of thousands in an enterprise is  lot when those users cannot access email.  In the reports I’ve read people were taking a very strong stance on the outage, not necessarily with Google directly, but identifying cloud support options across the board as having “no one to call.”  Really?  There’s…

  • certifications

    The Economy and IT

    Companies simply cannot live without IT.  If a company is going to cut existing staff then they aren’t going to cut the staff that’s actually keeping their systems up and running, nor are they going to cut employees that are creating value.  But if these be uncertain times then consider beefing up your skills and certifications in a manner that aligns with your job (or a job you want if you’re not happy where you are).  Essentially, if you are internal IT this will help to make you outsource-proof and if you’re a consultant it will help you to broaden your scope.  More than half of the CIO’s are cutting…