The reality is that many business owners don't keep a watchful eye on their network's health.
They are not performing routine or preventative maintenance. A nasty virus, a malicious hacker, or unexpected software corruption, hardware failure, or DOZENS of other problems catch them off guard and result in extensive downtime, data loss, and expensive disaster recovery fees.
Learn about Storage Spaces, a new technology in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 that enables you to virtualize storage by grouping industry-standard disks into storage pools, and then create virtual disks called storage spaces from the available capacity in the storage pools.
If you are like many managed services providers (MSPs), you use your professional services automation PSA software primarily as a ticketing system. You might use your customer relationship management (CRM) program and a little bit of project management, but that is probably all.
Lost your backup, can't happen to you? Watch this video, then go to the mirror and repeat three times, my backup is good. If it can happen to a giant of Silicon Valley then it could happen to you. Here is the amazing story of how Toy Story 2 was totally lost and then recovered again.
Keeping your data safe isn't a matter of luck or pixie dust. Watch this video as Tom explains backup and disaster recovery to Cousin Darby.
Have you ever felt like your email was managing you? Did you ever go on vacation and come back to a totally over stuffed inbox?
Email is an effective business tool, but one that consumes far too much of our time and can really knock a hole in our day. In this video there are 8 practical tips on mastering your email and making you more productive.
This is just plain funny. This little girl sleeps soundly until her dad plays her favorite song. Watch her reaction.
We reported earlier this month, that the end is near for Windows XP, as Microsoft ends support for the massively popular - but 12-year-old - windows operating system on April 8, 2014. Our last piece covered the announcement offered and a list of questions you should be addressing now to prepare.
Each month Anchor Network Solutions will spotlight one of their many unique clients that look to us to manage their IT needs.
We will highlight best business practices, the challenges they face and why their relationship with Anchor is crucial in the running of their day-to-day business.
Managing any type of service department poses various challenges throughout each day and Anchor’s Help Desk is no exception. At the top are two key principles fighting for first - consistency and communication. When I think back at past failures or frustrated customers, those two factors are typically to blame.
