Better Together

This partnership means you will be able to take advantage of SureWest’s line packages along with our Managed IT Services.

• We can conduct a free line speed test and bill review for your business.
• We can also provide services to see what traffic or protocols are travelling on your Internet and Wide Area Network connections.
• Plus determine how much bandwidth is being used by each computer user.

Our Tools Include

• Internet Speed Test to verify your T1 speed and help you determine how much shared Broadband/DSL network you really need.
• Utilization Reports to get a clear picture of what traffic is being used on your internet connection. Is it email, file transfers or Internet surfing that is slowing down your employees? Determine what to change by evaluating it with the right information.
• Visibility Report to see where your employees are surfing and how much bandwidth they are using. We can give you the tools to restrict your employees to approved websites. You’ll be able to make the right decisions with real data.

As your trusted advisor we will keep you up to speed on current specials that SureWest may be running. You can even check our website link under SureWest Specials. This month they are offering a business package for $399.00 which includes High Speed Internet, and up to 15 phone lines with local calls included.

If you have any questions at all or would like us to schedule an appointment with you please contact Capital Network Solutions, Inc. (916) 366-6566.

Click here for  Class Courseware.

This class is designed for the engineer who already has access to the systems being discussed.The  XenDesktop class covers the Desktop Delivery Controller, the Provisioning Server, User Profile Manager, and the process of setting up vDisks for distribution to the virtualization infrastructure. Our separate VMware class covers the basics of setting up and managing a VMware vSphere implementation, and our Citrix XenServer class covers the powerful and free alternative hypervisor solution from Citrix. Each of these is done with custom courseware with a focus on real world obstacles and strategies, specifically for the small to medium business.

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Title:		Understanding & Implementing Citrix XenDesktop
Date:		Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Time:		9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

       Other Upcoming classes:Register  June 23rd -Virtualization Boot Camp –Understanding & Implementing vSphere 4  Register  June 30th – Citrix XenApp Administrator Training     If you have any questions please call Steve Schulte at 916-366-6566 or email at Steve@cns-service.com ]]> http://www.cns-service.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/cns-adding-a-new-xendesktop-online-class/feed/ 0 http://www.cns-service.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/is-the-ipad-a-good-fit-for-your-business/ http://www.cns-service.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/is-the-ipad-a-good-fit-for-your-business/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:35:56 +0000 Michelle Egan http://www.cns-service.com/blog/?p=454 The iPad is sexy, fun, and portable. Apple cannot produce enough of the devices to meet demand. The arrival of iPads in an office definitely is noticed and draws interest. But can the iPad meet your needs?

Perhaps you need devices that are capable of multitasking. The word on the street is that the iPad applications do not have multitasking capabilities. But that is simply a red herring that iPad critics have latched onto to divert user interest to other solutions. The truth is that Apple has included multitasking in their applications on iPhones and iPads from the very beginning; however, multitasking isn’t available for all of their applications.  Multitasking was not made available to all developers over concerns of running down the battery and impacting the user performance.  Under the new version 4, Apple has addressed these issues.

Printing availability is also an issue that business owners question. Last month Steve Jobs replied to an email asking why the iPad doesn’t print documents. His reply, “It will come.”  And it did, there are now over a dozen applications available that support wireless printing, including Remote Desktop iPad applications such as Desktop Connect and PrintCentral.  

Data security is another concern to business owners. The iPad is a very secure device because the vast majority of the information viewed on the iPad can exist on a remote server or from the Internet.  There are few (if any) actual files that stay with the iPad.  If an iPad is lost or stolen, no data is lost or has the potential to be compromised.  The iPad will only work within the office area, restricted by use of passwords.  Also, the iPad is a very low risk for viruses and malware; its operating system is more secure than Windows.

The iPad runs a very large and increasing number of applications specifically designed for it, capable of running the 200,00+ iPhones apps and over 5,000 iPad specific apps. There are inexpensive applications for displaying movies and photos located on your servers, for viewing and editing in Word, Excel, PDF documents for your servers or the Internet, and for showing co-workers, clients or patients information. There are even inexpensive applications to access Windows Application servers (Terminal Services and Citrix). But the applications that the iPad must run are the ones that are most important for the business.  Testing the applications on an iPad before fully investing in multiple devices is a good rule of thumb. 

 Other iPad strengths have to do with the physicality of the iPad. Weighing only 1½ lb., the iPad wants to be carried around. As a tablet, the iPad can be taken into meetings, carried by nurses and doctors, and used virtually anywhere. The bright 1024 x 768 screen is the iPad’s most striking feature. The display technology uses liquid crystal to present a vivid image.  The wide viewing angle provides a more immersive experience, giving the user more of a TV experience than a laptop experience. 

Probably the iPads most thrilling strength is its price tag. For $500 you can purchase the 16 GB WiFi iPad model and be on your way to a whole new way of computing. But before you fork over the dollars, make sure the iPad makes sense for your business.

The iPad is not perfect; let’s look at the weaknesses of Apple iPads. First of all, the iPad is not a replacement for a notebook or desktop computer and was never designed to be one.  It is not intended for large amounts of data input.  It is a small format tablet, not a PC.  If a user needs to type or enter more than a few lines of text, use a PC.  While the iPad will work with any Bluetooth keyboard, it starts to bog down the key feature of the iPad, its portability.

Some businesses that need to run full version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) will be very disappointed in the iPad. Although there are iPad apps that allow for the viewing and editing of these documents, Office does not run on the iPad.

Going online and exploring the Internet just seems more exciting when using an iPad, as long as you don’t need to see Flash. This situation is not unique to the iPad however, just about all mobile devices have issues displaying Flash. Adobe is planning to release a mobile Flash product in a couple of months. Until then, if the web sites you need to access have Flash (and there is no other alternative to using these sites) do not use any mobile device for viewing – use a PC or notebook that is plugged in for power and a wired Ethernet connection. In addition, if your business depends on ActiveX enabled web-based applications, requiring Internet Explorer, the iPad is not going to work.

What about competitors of the iPad? Is there another tablet product worth integrating into your business network?  Not really. Windows tablets are not new, but over the past 5 years they have failed to draw general acceptance within businesses. Currently the iPad stands alone in its form factor and application support.(Which would explain why there have been over 2 million iPads sold since its release, about 60 days ago). 

The HP Slate is not going to happen, at least not as originally announced back in January.  HP scrapped it about 30 days after the iPad was released. They are going back to the beginning to design a product that will more closely match the features/capabilities of the iPad.

The Dell Latitude XT2 is a small notebook PC that can be used as a tablet, but it does not compete with the iPad.  The XT2 costs $2,000, runs Windows 7 (a desktop user interface rather than a touchscreen interface), weighs almost 4lbs. and has a battery life of 3-4 hours. The iPad, remember, costs $500, weighs 1½ lb. and has a battery life of 10-12 hours. XT2 is a good notebook (not great) and a good PC tablet (there really are no great PC tablets available right now).  If you need a PC that requires the use of a stylus on the screen, then it is worth considering.

Since the introduction of the iPad, a number of manufacturers have announced that they will be releasing their own tablet devices, typically running the Google Android operating system and setting a release date of “by the end of the year”. The question now is: will the competing devices be worth the wait?

There is no question that the iPad does several things very well.  If its features and capabilities are a good fit for your business, then go ahead and give the iPad a shot in the office.  But before determining if the iPad will work well for your business, I strongly suggest buying one or two iPads and test applications, websites, and any user authorization information. Just don’t make the mistake of trying to fit the iPad into a solution that is better intended for a notebook or full desktop PC.

If you need/want a highly mobile display that can access photos, videos, documents and websites for your staff , clients, doctors or patients, the iPad is the best solution available today.  However, this may change by the end of 2010.

Windows 7 made easier with Citrix XenDesktop

Windows 7 presents both an opportunity and a challenge for enterprises and their IT organizations. After years of delayed investments and aging user desktop environments, the implementation of the latest Microsoft operating system will bring dramatic improvements in security, data protection, management, and end user experience. At the same time, the actual rollout of Windows 7, as the largest and most broad-based end-user initiative in many years, will illustrate the outdated models for provisioning and management—especially given the need to accomplish the migration with limited investment in a short time frame.

Unless IT can simplify the adoption process, the enterprise faces potential long term disruptions to IT and end users alike. Desktop virtualization with Citrix XenDesktop™ offers a better way forward. By using XenDesktop to virtualize both applications and desktops, and deliver them to users on demand, IT can enable a rapid, smooth Windows 7 rollout while leveraging existing investments in desktop infrastructure and ensuring that all user data, settings, and critical information is managed and backed up in real-time. In the end, migration costs will be reduced by up to 40 percent.

Windows 7: A Time To Rethink Desktop Delivery

Pent-up demand for Windows 7 is strong. Across the industry, delayed investments in desktop and laptop refresh have been the norm for a year or more due to reduced IT budgets. At the same time, requirements for security and data protection have only increased, and the challenge of delivering and managing a high-quality user experience has grown ever more complex. The introduction of Windows 7 presents the perfect opportunity to update PCs and leverage a new generation of capabilities across the enterprise. As a result, companies now are expected to move quickly to both replace aging hardware and deploy Windows 7.

These enterprises have good reason to look forward to Windows 7.  To ensure that the operating system addresses IT’s most pressing concerns, Microsoft brought nearly 4,000 customers from developing and emerging markets into its planning process. This extensive research helped identify several key areas of focus:

•  Over half of the organizations (56 percent) said they needed help protecting corporate data on laptops.
• Even more (61 percent) wanted assurance that employees could only install and use authorized applications for fear of security breaches from unauthorized applications.

Nearly half (49 percent) were eager to make it easier for remote workers to access corporate resources. Designed with these priorities in mind, Windows 7 will deliver considerable benefits, including:

•  Improvements in application and hardware compatibility which make it easier to prepare for Windows 7.
• Improvements in data protection, security, desktop and application management, and maintainability which help IT Professionals get more done with less.
• Improved data protection and data management to resolve traditional challenges involving remote and mobile workers.
• Improved support of desktop virtualization to help organizations move quickly toward a dynamic IT environment.

For these benefits to be realized, of course, IT must first complete the migration—a project more broad-based and complex than many such organizations have undertaken in years.

Today’s Challenges Upgrading To Windows 7

As enthusiastic as IT managers are about adopting Windows 7, they have real concerns about the path forward—and for good reason. A recent survey estimated that Window 7 upgrades could take 18 months to 2 years—a longtime to wait for the anticipated benefits. High migration costs will contend with limited budget resources that allow little room for the unexpected (and in typical migrations, you can always count on the unexpected). The project is likely to be disruptive to both IT and end users, making it all the more important to move as quickly as possible.

“For nearly two decades, Microsoft and Citrix have delivered significant value to customers, and we’re excited to expand our work around desktop and server virtualization. Together we are working on technologies product integration so that customers have access to comprehensive and flexible virtualization solutions, all controlled by an integrated management platform.”

Bob Muglia
President
Server and Cloud Business

These challenges are hardly unique to Windows 7 adoption; they reflect common themes that every IT organization struggles with as they seek to modernize their practices for a new generation of business challenges and technologies. To combat these challenges, IT organizations are focusing on three key areas:

•  Increasing business flexibility: Helping the enterprise respond in a fast and agile manner to new situations, from deploying resources to address new market conditions to integrating employees from a merger.
•  Improving desktop security and manageability: Ensuring that an increasingly distributed and mobile workforce doesn’t compromise security, and that the drive for more agile systems doesn’t complicate life for IT personnel.
•  Reducing IT costs: The mantra of “do more with less” is likely to remainconstant regardless of changes in the economic outlook—and the desktop is a key cost vector for every organization.             

In this light, even the smooth and successful deployment of Windows 7 in atraditional desktop architecture leaves key problems unresolved:

•  Refreshing endpoints with the OEM version of Windows incurs a large expense without creating significant improvements in either user productivity or TCO. 
• Installing and supporting operating systems and applications on a desktop ydesktop basis is time-consuming and labor-intensive. 
• Resources that are only available on a specific PC tie users to their computers and make it difficult, if not impossible, for them to work productively on another device. Meanwhile, IT is unable to effectively support contractors, home workers, and other remote personnel.

Rather than adopting a next-generation operating system using provisioning ractices left over from the last century, IT should take the opportunity to embrace a truly transformational model—one that simplifies and accelerates deployment while reducing cost, and results in a more useful and easily manageable endpoint architecture moving forward.

Desktop Virtualization: A Better Way Forward

The essence behind desktop virtualization is simple: it enables the decoupling of the endpoint operating system, applications, and data from the underlying hardware. Desktops are assembled dynamically on-demand and delivered in one of several ways, including streamed desktops, shared server-hosted desktops (i.e. remote desktop services), and client-side virtualization, according to each user’s needs.

To users, the virtual desktop looks, feels, and acts like their own, locally managed PC, complete with the same familiar data and personalizations—but with several key advantages:

•  The same consistent desktop environment can be accessed through any device, from any location, eliminating lost productivity from a PC which has failed, been lost, or simply been left in the wrong location.
• Similarly, users no longer need to carry a laptop from place to place or fumble with thumb drives; instead, they become truly hardware-independent and able to start work in moments using any computer. 

“37% of IT decision makers have identified client virtualization as a critical or top priority over the next 12 months”

Forrester Research:
“Client Virtualization Adoption Trends, October 2009”

The elimination of locally installed software also removes local software conflicts, so entire categories of productivity-killing applications problems vanish. New applications can be deployed much more quickly, even through a selfservice interface, making it easier for users to get their hands on the tools they need, when they need them. But the real value of desktop virtualization lies in its impact on the IT organization.  As the foundation of a new desktop architecture, desktop virtualization frees IT from many of the costs and constraints of traditional approaches while making it possible to implement new technologies far more quickly and cost-effectively. Benefits of desktop virtualization include:

•  Security and Centralized Data Management: Rather than having users store data wherever they like—a frightening thought from a security perspective-—real-time data management instantly captures user data and corporate assets, stores them centrally, and delivers them wherever needed.  In the event of endpoint loss, theft, or failure, these resources remain safe  in the datacenter.
•  Easy, Low Cost Migration: Even a broad-based initiative like Windows 7 adoption becomes a much simpler proposition, as all the work takes place in the datacenter and a single operating system image can serve as a golden master for every user—rather than having a separate instance installed oneach endpoint.
• Centralized Identity and Profile Management: Anytime,  anywhere, any device access is provided through centralized profile and identity management. When a user logs into a machine, their information, applications, and settings are delivered to the device. Employee transfers and departures can be managed in minutes, rather than days, as the appropriate resources are simply redirected to the employees who now need them.
• Centralized Application and Patch Management: Desktop virtualization greatly reduces the high costs of maintaining and managing  applications. An operating system or application can be patched once to serve users throughout the enterprise. If an application fails, instant serverside failover and live migration work to deliver a new application—with no disruption or even awareness on the part of the end user.
• Centralized Backup and Recovery: Backup and recovery of all user data, settings, and applications becomes far faster, simpler, and more efficient, as all company assets remain in the datacenter.
• Streamlined Support: A failed device can be replaced easily with no need to transfer user data, applications, or personalizations. Endpoint software conflicts are eliminated, as well as most routine end user problems.

Citrix XenDesktop: The Right Choice for Desktop Virtualization

Citrix XenDesktop is a desktop virtualization solution which delivers a complete Windows desktop experience as an on-demand service to any user, anywhere. To help organizations realize the full benefits of this transformational architecture, Citrix XenDesktop uses a model called single-image management: instead of creating, managing, and either hosting or streaming a complete desktop image for each user within the datacenter, IT maintains a single image of each operating system and application. Only user-specific data—which include favorites, templates, and documents—is maintained on a per-user basis. When a user logs on, the full virtual desktop—operating system, applications, and user-specific data—is assembled on-demand and delivered to them in one of three ways:

•  Desktop streaming in which a centralized virtual desktop is installed in the datacenter, then delivered remotely for execution on the endpoint; Virtual machine-based desktops, or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), in which the virtualized desktop image is hosted as virtual machines running on a hypervisor located and assembled in the datacenter; Server-hosted desktops, in which the desktop is hosted on a Windows
• Server (Remote Desktop Services) and shared among multiple remote users.

As a leader in virtualization for more than 20 years, Citrix has developed several key technologies which maximize the value of desktop virtualization for organizations and employees of all types.

On-demand apps by XenApp™ and tight integration with  Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V): To reduce desktop management cost and complexity, XenDesktop offers application delivery – with Citrix XenApp™ and integrates with the leading industry solution for application streaming, Microsoft’s App-V. This enables IT to control data  access, manage fewer desktop images, eliminate system conflicts, and reduce                application regression testing, where application delivery is a requirement for successful desktop virtualization. For users, XenApp, in combination with App-V, makes it much simpler to add, update, and remove applications by leveraging a self-service app store where they can access applications  instantly from any location.

• Citrix HDX™: XenDesktop delivers a high-definition user experience for every worker with Citrix HDX, a set of network and display optimizations and performance-boosting technologies which deliver high performance over any network, including low bandwidth and high latency WAN connections.              Users enjoy better reliability and higher availability than a traditional PC,  even when using multimedia, real-time collaboration, and 3D graphics, while using 90 percent less bandwidth compared to alternative solutions. Webcam and VoIP support, improved audio, 3D graphics support, and the ability to use USB peripherals freely make desktop virtualization a complete endpoint solution for every user.
• FlexCast™ delivery technology: Different types of workers across the enterprise have varying requirements for performance and personalization; some require simplicity and standardization while others need high performance or a fully personalized desktop. XenDesktop can meet all these requirements in a single solution with Citrix FlexCast™ delivery technology,  which enables IT to deliver every type of virtual desktop, hosted or local,  physical or virtual—each specifically tailored to meet the performance,  security, and flexibility requirements of each individual user.
• Citrix Receiver: Today’s digital workforce demands the flexibility to work from anywhere at any time using any device. Leveraging Citrix Receiver as a lightweight universal client, XenDesktop users can access their desktop and corporate applications from any PC, Mac, thin client, or smartphone. This enables complete workplace flexibility, business continuity, and user mobility.
• Open architecture: While XenDesktop supports all the industry leading hypervisors, XenDesktop ships with Microsoft’s Hyper-V and integrates with App-V. In addition, XenDesktop seamlessly integrates with Microsoft ® System Center Virtual Machine Manager making it simple for IT to manage both virtual and physical virtual desktops through a single solution. 

Windows 7 and XenDesktop: Made for Each Other While the capabilities and benefits described above would be compelling in any scenario, their value becomes all the more compelling in the context of Windows 7. In even the largest-scale Windows 7 deployment, XenDesktop can:

•  Enable a smooth, rapid migration
• Reduce migration costs by up to 40 percent
• Simplify ongoing desktop management and updates, reducing TCO by up to 50 percent XenDesktop enables IT to simplify the deployment of Windows 7 by delivering updated desktops as a service to any endpoint on any network.

 In addition to the benefits discussed above, this approach offers several key advantages:

•  Getting IT out of the three to four year hardware refresh cycle. By reducing client-side complexity and moving the maintenance of standard applications and operating systems to the datacenter, desktop virtualization makes it possible to use the same endpoint twice as long while maintaining the same high level of performance. The portion of the Windows 7 budget originally designated for new endpoint hardware can now be redirected—or  saved.
• Minimizing the impact of Windows 7 on applications. With multiple ways of virtualizing applications (App-V or XenApp), Citrix  essentially isolates them from the endpoint and, more importantly, the  desktop operating system, eliminating the possibility of incompatibility with other applications or Windows 7. The adoption of Windows 7 will be the largest and most important end  user initiative undertaken by many enterprises for the next few years. The proven record of Microsoft and Citrix as individual companies and as partners should give IT ample confidence as they plan and execute their      migration strategy.

 Citrix and Microsoft are known as the industry leaders in all aspects of virtualization.

• Citrix solutions fully integrate with Microsoft’s virtualization strategy across datacenter, cloud, desktop, and management.
• Citrix has built its name and reputation in desktop virtualization since the 1990s, when it first extended Microsoft Remote Desktop Services to provide the same operating environment in a new way. Over the past 20 years, Citrix has architected, aligned, and developed that vision into the solution now called Citrix XenDesktop, the clear choice for virtual desktop management.
• The Citrix family of products and services centralizes, virtualizes, and minimizes the complexity of traditional computing, significantly reducing costs, improving information security, mobilizing people, and delivering enterprise agility.
• Today, Citrix offers solutions to more than 230,000 worldwide customers  including 99 percent of the Fortune Global 500 enterprise, and hundreds of thousands of small businesses worldwide. These customers are realizing the benefits of Citrix solutions on over 100 million desktops and over 1 million  applications.

Conclusion
While Windows 7 adoption may be a daunting proposition for IT organizations, most or all of the potential challenges involved have more to do with outdated IT practices for provisioning and management than with theoperating system itself. By using XenDesktop to deliver Windows 7 as a service to each user as part of a complete, dynamically assembled desktop, IT can ensure a successful migration at a fraction of the cost of a traditional rollout. The resulting next-generation desktop architecture will continue to pay dividends for IT and users alike long into the future.

 Outlook Features I Liked:

• Personal and business email accounts synced in one place vastly improves managing multiple email accounts.
• Conversation View of email also makes managing easier; all emails on the same subject are grouped together makes searching through emails is easier and very fast.
• If you have your contacts and IM information in Outlook you can see if they are online and get client information without having to bring up the contact – it is right on the screen as you write your email.
• Customizing your common tasks can now be setup with a single click.

The Outlook interface is much more intuitive.  I liked the new way it sorts emails by subject and gives you a tab for all the file options that were not easy to find in 2007.  The overall layout between applications is now exactly the same making the learning curve much less.  This can save businesses time and money in training new hires how to use the application as well as getting current users adapted to the changes.

 New Word Features I Liked:

• You can now co-author a document, meaning more than one person can work on a document; each can see the changes made and collaborate.
• Same easy-to-edit changes to your work environment.
• Many new visual effects for text that are easy to use.

 Above the additional features and easier to use interface, the biggest advantages are going to be the web versions that are available.  You will be able to login from any browser and get a web version of your office applications and data.  You don’t have to have Office loaded to make a change when you’re on the road.  The other big advantage is being able, seamlessly, to copy data to the cloud for others to see and edit.  You can have a shared folder that anyone with a browser can use.  You have total control of what they can do with documents and they also can run a browser version of the application to make changes.  This has already been very helpful when working on a project where you are updating documentation.  Clients can get the latest versions of all project documents without having to ask for them or email them over and over.

 I believe Microsoft has listened to the wishes and complaints of consumers and has finally come out with Office products worth upgrading to. I look forward to diving into other Office applications soon, such as Visio and InfoPath. Let me know how your review of the applications have gone.

Protecting your data is vital to the survival of your business. Here are six methods that all business owners need to carry out in order to secure data.

1.      Implement “Business-Class” Firewall Protection

Linksys, Buffalo, or other residential routers work great for home computer systems but do not offer enough security to protect a business network. You need a business-class firewall, such as Cisco or Sonicwall to keep hackers out and data secure.

If your business needs a more secure firewall, CNS can set-up, install, and configure an integrated perimeter defense.  We’ll ensure your network’s availability and the security of your company’s resources by protecting the network infrastructure against attacks.

2.      Get Enterprise Size Virus Protection

How important is anti-virus protection? Your company’s reputation is at stake! If an employee unknowingly spreads a virus to a customer, or if a virus hijacks a PC, a lot of people are going to be angry. You need an enterprise size solution to protect your business, employees, and customers.

Don’t be fooled by free and low-cost anti-virus software. They are made for personal computer systems, not for businesses.

At CNS we monitor, respond, and protect against a broad range of threats from the Internet, so you don’t have to. Our surveillance, protection, and support continues 24/7.

The appropriate software should guard your network at every entry point, from the Internet to servers and desktops. Outbreaks are rapidly contained before threats can spread, and automated cleanup removes malware and remnants.

3.      Update Your Operating System Patches

Keep your servers, workstations and remote computers up-to-date with the latest security patches and updates.

With today’s constant stream of patches coming from so many sources, the needs for security and stability are increasing every day. Businesses can no longer afford to not keep systems updated. With CNS, you have a powerful and reliable source on your side:

CNS provides fast, easy and reliable Patch Management to keep your servers, workstations and remote computers up-to-date with the latest security patches and updates.  Patch Management can be implemented in minutes. Start getting you computers up-to-date and secure today!

4.      Secure and Automate Your Backups.

Over the twenty years we have been servicing businesses, the most costly mistake we’ve seen companies make is the failure to test, automate and secure data. If you lose your data, you lose your company, period.

Our DataSafe solution is your comprehensive, end to end disaster recovery plan. By leveraging our technology, we secure a local copy of your data that provides an efficient way to recover your information.

 5.     Keep a Copy of Your Backups Offsite!!!!

Many businesses store their backups onsite, either on a hard drive or a set of tapes.

It’s handy to have them around in case you need a quick restore of a file, but what happens if some event, big or small, destroys the file or your whole physical office?   If you only keep a set of backups onsite, you’re one faulty sprinkler system away from disaster.

Our Managed Solution includes an electronic transfer of your data to an offsite datacenter if the worst should happen.

 6.      Develop a Disaster Recovery Plan:

Despite all the safeguards you can put in place, sometimes there’s no stopping power outages or natural disasters. That’s why it’s important to be prepared with an inventory of all your data, hardware assets, software licenses, and vendor information so that you can quickly recover from a  disaster.

With a plan in place, you’ll know exactly what to do and in what order. Without a plan, you may waste precious time and money getting back to business.

 Take that Important First Step!!

Move to a Secure, Reliable, and Hassel-FREE Computer Network

All the above issues are covered in our Managed IT support plan. We can also offer 24×7 help desk support along with the onsite support when needed. 

Contact us to schedule your FREE Network Audit.  Simply give us a call at (800) 781-2755 or email us at contact@cns-service.com. 

P.S. When you sign up for your Free Network Audit, you will be under no obligation to hire us for anything – so call us right now while you’re thinking about it.

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