WESCO Net recently announced that in early February, it had installed a new centralized IT monitoring, reporting, and asset management network at its Kentwood, MI processing facility that will house the new Deepsite application for clients utilizing WESCO Net for Managed Services. The solution will provide end-to-end monitoring and management of the clients’ data network [...]
Interactive Intelligence, the leader in open platform telephony and integrated contact center systems, is offering weekly live web demonstrations of their technology every Friday at 1:00 PM.
This is not a PowerPoint presentation, but an interactive online web demo of the software feature functionality of the Interaction Center Platform and explores Agent, Supervisor, and Administrator [...]
IBM’s new i5 operating system release further solidifies an already secure and robust OS with native support of encryption for files and backups, enhanced disaster recovery and high availability, support for blades, and virtualization technology including support for VMWare’s ESX server.
i5/OS V6R1 features include:
Virtualization of i5/OS storage
Encryption of backups and data on disk
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“InfoWorld is reporting that on February 12th, Microsoft will roll out Internet Explorer 7 through Windows Server Update Services to all systems - regardless of whether or not the update had been requested previously.
In Part 1 I talked about the candidate having the right attitude to mesh with your corporate culture and I shared my thoughts on certifications. Now let’s look at some specifics you should be looking for in a successful IT candidate. They may not be what you expect.
Look for someone with a minimum five years [...]
I’m often asked by clients who are hiring administrators what they need to look for in IT talent. Often they’re not technically trained and feel unsure of what to look for in a candidate or otherwise figure out if a candidate is trying to pull the wool over their eyes. Here’s a summary of some [...]
Good administrators know their systems require regular maintenance intervals in order to avoid costly or embarrassing downtime. But what’s the worst case scenario if the maintenance doesn’t get done – might people die? In the following case, it almost happened…
On 9/15/04, the Associated Press reported that a critical FAA radio facility providing control services for [...]
Your job just changed, effective immediately. No longer are you just responsible for your organization’s technology needs and policies. That just isn’t good enough anymore because shackled with those blinders on, you cannot exercise effective leadership. You can only respond to requirements and requests, not anticipate them.
Leadership is a generic term embodying a myriad of [...]
Today there are more choices than ever for securely connecting to your office from the road: SSL VPNs, IPSec VPNs, GoToMyPC, Outlook solutions such as Outlook Web Access (OWA) and Outlook Mobile Access (OMA), to name a few. Some are clearly better than others, but which solution is right for you?
WESCO Net has been implementing [...]
We will present “Acing Your Next IS&T Audit” which will cover important areas credit union examiners pay special attention to such as a properly layered network security design, implementation, and auditing function; disaster recovery preparedness; incident response plan; risk assessments; and vendor due diligence.
The meeting will be March 13 in Alpena, MI. Contact info@wesconet.com for [...]
