Managed Services

Can Computers Speak Human? A Look at ARP Conversations

Posted by on March 2, 2011 at 5:26 pm

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scene when you send an email, connect to a website or simply plug a new computer into your local network? I took a look recently, and I must say, machine language, basically, is no different from ours at some levels. When we hear the term machine [...]

How to Reset A Windows Server 2008 Domain Password

Posted by on February 19, 2011 at 6:26 pm

I recently got a desperate call from a friend I helped to set up a domain running Windows server 2008. Apparently, something happened and nobody could log on to the server. My first thought was password expiration so I told them to just log on as domain admin and reset the passwords of the affected [...]

How To Recover From A Hard Drive Crash

Posted by on January 4, 2011 at 8:05 am

So, what if you came into the office one morning and heard some clicking sound coming from your server? That clicking sound could be a near heart-stopper for some or another minor irritation to others depending on how well they have planned for such a situation. It is the tell-tale sign that a hard drive [...]

Your Business and the CIA Triad: What’s your Status?

Posted by on September 1, 2010 at 7:21 am

The core goal of information security is to assure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all the sensitive data kept by an organization. That’s critical for the continuity of business operations, as well as legally and ethically required.

SMBs and Business Continuity Plans

Posted by on August 21, 2010 at 9:33 am

Question: What is the cost of a hardware failure to your business? If you are like most business owners, you are already calculating the cost of the server, hard drive, installation cost etc. But is that really the cost to your business? To put it another way, what would it cost you to replace the [...]