Many Small Businesses nowadays require the assistance of an outside consultant. The problem lies in the fact that there are alot of consulting companies looking to take advantage of people that are not technologically savy. We offer reasonable hourly rates and do not sell any products directly. We will consult you on any purchases needed(ie. hardware and software) and refer you to a manufacturer or reseller that will supply you with products at reasonable prices.
Are you backing up your data? It is vital to have a system in place to backup and restore important files in case of a hard drive failure. Let us help you put together a plan that will minimize downtime in the event that a system hard drive fails. Redundancy is another way you can ensure your critical systems are never down. Most servers can be configured to be fully redundant. They can be have multiple power supplies, hard drives and fans. RAID technolgy can also be used on servers. The basic idea of RAID was to combine multiple small, inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to provide speed, reliability, and increased storage capacity. This array of drives appears to the computer as a single logical storage unit or drive. If a drive fails the server will keep running and you can replace the faulty drive.
Security is essential in todays internet enabled world. We can show you how to protect your data by taking the necessary precaution and installing software that will ensure your privacy. We will help ensure that your files and data do not fall prey to internet hackers and thieves. Here are some things that can help in securing your computing environment:
- Install and Use antivirus software
- Keep your systems patched
- Be careful reading email attachments
- Use a firewall program
- Backup important files
- Use strong passwords
- Install and use file encryption software
- Install and use Access Controls
In this internet enabled age your network is vital to your business. We will assist you in setting up a broadband connection and setting up an internal network. When problems arise, you need fast on-site services. In addition to wired networks, we are experts at installing, configuring, and securing wireless networks. Here are some tips to secure your wireless network:
- Change default device passwords
- use mac address filtering to restrict network device access
- encrypt your data by using wep or wpa encryption
- change default SSID
- disable SSID broadcast
Do you need to replace a component on your computer? Are you having trouble with your computers performance? We will come directly to your office to provide on-the-spot help for computer systems. We offer same-day, next-day, after-hours, and weekend service.
Many small and medium-sized businesses are unsure about how to upgrade or replace their current PCs, servers, or other hardware. We can help you take the guesswork out of the purchasing process. We can help you order your equipment from leading manufacturers ensuring you get the right price.
We support the following operating systems Windows 2000 Profesional, 2000 Server, XP, 2003 Server, 2003 Small Business Server, Redhat Linux Enterprise 2-4, Fedora, Suse Linux, Debian, Centos Linux 2-4
