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Kerio Connect
April 19, 2011 by Charles Gardner
Kerio Connect is an excellent Exchange server alternative, particularly in the SMB arena. The system’s Exchange compatibility is comprehensive, including Outlook support and ActiveSync support to keep your smartphones and tablets productive.
Connect offers a compelling value for the cost. Not only is the license very reasonably priced, the installation and maintenance of the system will cost a fraction of deploying a similar Exchange 2010 system.
I have already converted my email system to Connect, including Outlook 2010 and multiple Android clients. One of the clients I provide network management for has also already dropped their old email platform and moved to Connect.
Contact me today to find out how to get Efficient IT with Kerio Connect.
Tampa Area VMUG Meeting April 7
April 18, 2011 by Charles Gardner
I recently attended the Tampa Area VMWare User Group 2011 spring meeting held April 7th at TechData in Clearwater. There were valuable user presentations from the Hillsborough County Tax Collector’s office and Tampa Bay Water on their virtualization implementations. Symantec and Wyse presented vendor segments. I found the Wyse live demo of their thin clients in a View environment to be very useful.
You can pick up all the presentations from the VMWare Communities.
Tampa Bay VMUG Meeting May 19
May 7, 2010 by Charles Gardner
The next Tampa area VMWare User Group meeting is scheduled for May 19th at TechData in Clearwater. The agenda looks to be heavy on View so it could be interesting.
Here are the details:
Location: Tech Data Corporation
5350 Tech Data Drive
Clearwater, Fl. 33760
Raymund Center Building, Seminar Room #3
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010.
Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Snacks will be available to all attendees and Door prizes will be awarded at the close of this meeting.
For the full agenda go to the VMWare Communities:
Tampa Bay VMUG Agenda 2010-05-19
vSphere Hardening Guide
January 26, 2010 by Charles Gardner
VMWare released a first public draft of their vSphere 4.0 Hardening Guide. They are soliciting feedback on this draft for the next month. Assumably we will see a final version in the spring.
The guide is broken into several PDFs covering different topics:
Take a look and give VMWare some feedback.
Online Backup Service
January 23, 2010 by Charles Gardner
Photo credit dkassner
I am proud to announce that I now offer a custom online backup solution to my clients.
This service utilizes the proven technology of the CrashPlan Pro system and secure, encrypted storage on my equipment within a secure data center.
The real differentiator from other larger services is the personal service you will receive directly from me. I will work with you to setup an appropriate solution, install it, and monitor it. If you have any questions or problems, you contact me directly, and it will be resolved. No 1-800 calls to who knows where with wait queues and frustrating communications problems. Your data will be safe, and you will have confidence in the solution.
Contact me today to get a quote and get started.