5 practical steps to avoid a cyber attack
For a long time, a cyber attack seemed to be a problem that only affected the largest multi-billion dollar corporations. But as these organizations have ...
Understanding the E-Rate process [download primer]
The E-Rate process has begun, so we’ve created a quick guide to show you who can claim funds and what you can claim for. Who’s ...
Applications, Cloud computing, Email, Office 365
How To Get Your Office 365 Migration Right First Time!
Office 365 provides great features, capabilities, and functionality to empower your business to keep pace with the demands of doing business today. In this overview ...
Is this IT project management, or a hamster wheel of work?
Life in information technology can feel like one big project that never ends. It can also feel like the types of assignments are non-stop, with ...
Cloud computing, Hardware, Servers, Windows
Windows Server Data Migration Tools and Best Practices [2008 up to 2019]
In a previous post, we talked about Windows Server 2008 end of life upgrade strategies and considerations that need to be made when choosing an ...
Cloud computing, Imaging, Servers, Windows
Windows Server 2008 End of Life upgrade strategies [GUIDE]
In case you haven’t heard, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are reaching the end of all support on January 14, 2020. This means ...
The IT Director’s guide to starting a new job
There are no IT Director manuals on how to start a new job. You just do it because no two situations are the same. On ...
Backups and recovery, Cloud computing, IT strategy, Servers, Virtualization, Windows
Storage Spaces Direct deployment best practices
Introduced in Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) is Microsoft’s new software-defined storage solution that allows enterprises to create logically defined storage volumes ...
Applications, Imaging, IT strategy, Virtualization, Windows
The complete Windows 10 migration checklist!
In this article, Microsoft Windows IT Pro MVP, Rory Monaghan details his Windows 10 migration checklist. He details the steps you need to consider and ...
Technical debt and how to leverage quality to beat it
Data, data, data. I love data. Way too much. More than is normal. I’ve written about it. Given workshop and conference sessions on it. I’ve ...
Firewalls, Office 365, Security
How to protect your Office 365 tenant – essential implementation steps
With many organizations choosing to move services to the cloud, the difficulty for most is related to the overall Security within the Cloud. If you ...
Digital Transformation in schools – it’s not all about the technology
Over the last year, I’ve done a great deal of reading on Digital Transformation in schools, businesses and other organizations, and nowhere in what I’ve ...
Achieving zero % network downtime [a practical case study]
In the 2017-2018 school year, the Technology Services team I was part of at Hartford Union High School (HUHS) delivered zero % network downtime! It ...
Applications, Cloud computing, Windows
How to Run Windows Applications on Chromebook
Running Linux and Windows applications on Chromebook isn’t an issue for most organizations – why would it be? The whole point of Chromebooks is that ...
Fixing business IT problems – a simple guide for business owners
Fixing business IT problems can be a regular source of pain for many small business owners. Technology is great when it’s working, but can soon ...
