A nightmare most business owners and companies would avoid at all costs is the threat of a system wide IT crash or theft of all of the company’s servers and computers. In the March 2010 issue of Management magazine Arian Soheili, CMA shares the IT disaster recovery plan he followed as he helped a client, a $15 million electronics distributor, rebuild their systems. [...]
Mention cloud computing and you’ll often get a puzzled look. Cloud computing? What is that? How would I use it? And more, importantly, why should I consider cloud computing for my business? In the winter 2010 issue of Update magazine, Arian Soheili, CMA gives an overview of what cloud computing is and shares how your company can Float your bottom line. [...]
1. You should never turn off your computer. False! The average computer is designed to handle 40,000 on/off cycles. If an average user powers on and off six times a day, it would take 18 years before failure, far beyond the expected useful life of three to five years. By turning off your computer or putting it into sleep mode, [...]