In business, the key to survival is not a secret. Your customers have to be able to find you. Most of us spend a great deal of time and money looking for the perfect way to attract prospects. I have spent the bulk of my career looking for the perfect marketing mix. We try direct mail, networking, pretty flyers, telemarketing, web site search engine optimization (SEO), and a million other things.

We talk about the importance of creating a comprehensive and actionable recovery plan. It will come as no surprise, that most plans are built with the worst-case-scenario in mind. But the reality is that most business interruptions are not major "smoking hole" events. Employee illness, transit strikes, religious holidays or even scheduled events like the recent G20 in Toronto are just a few examples of the many things that can keep people out of work throughout the year.
 

Many of us have heard the fable about the blind men and the elephant. When the men were asked to describe what an elephant looked like the descriptions ranged from a snake to a tree to a fan depending on whether the blind man had touched the trunk, the leg or the ear. What does an ancient fable like this have to do with technology? It's the same problem we have when we try to explain to you how useful a tool Microsoft SharePoint can be to your business. SharePoint is so flexible and has so many uses; we often have trouble describing it in a way you can get the whole picture.

 On Thursday December 16, 2010 AgniTEK Technology Solutions was honored alongside two other prominent Bryan businesses for their work and dedication in downtown Bryan. This award was received with great esteem by AgniTEK owners David Ohendalski and Antonio Ortiz, who made the move to historic downtown Bryan in 2009.

The 11th Annual Mayor’s Downtown Impact Award honors businesses that put forth an “extraordinary effort” toward revitalizing historic downtown Bryan. Antonio and David look forward to both a forthcoming prosperous and revitalized downtown Bryan and a successful 2011 with continued growth.
 

Recently an email came through that looked to be from UPS Customer Service. At first glance it looked legit. It had the brown and teal color scheme, corporate footer, and all. Here's a screenshot of the email...

We wanted to make sure all Windows users are aware of this critical update. All ManageIT client machines have either already been updated or are currently being updated. For clients that are not on our ManageIT proactive support, please manually update your computers accordingly. Please contact us at http://www.myagnitek.com or toll free 888-4-AGNITEK if we can assist with anything. 

A copier may seem like old school paper-based technology, but there is a lot more to it, and the way your office uses it could cause a serious security leak in the future. According to a report from CBS News, many office copiers...

If you're running one of these versions after support ends, you won't get security updates for Windows...

Recently I was working with some CPAs and I was amazed at how freely their office would simply attach a regular PDF of a tax return and fire it off in an email. Wow. Without going into all of the specifics, all internet technologies are not the same. Simple yet effective ways to safeguard data include encryption and passwords...

OK, so it doesn't rhyme as well as "chicken dinner" but it's true none the less. What a great game last night! Duke was up by two at the half and at last check there were around ten ties with lead changes in the teens. The buzzer beater winning shot...