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GURU Customer Profile – Flextech Foam – St. Louis Park, MN
Willie Monteiro is the CEO of Flextech Foam, a manufacturing company in the St. Louis Park area of the Twin Cities. Flextech builds tooling for and manufactures various foam products used in a variety of industries from medical packaging to foam for ski goggles to industrial applications. As a manufacturing ...
When To Call It Quits
So you're sitting there, in front of that old XP workstation that is used by someone rather important, and the machine just won't boot. Or it takes 20 minutes to boot. Or it boots but it's been infected by a virus that has taken out Microsoft Word. You're 3 hours ...
CloudSync – A Virtual File Server
We recently began working with a new client, and they needed a new file server. Naturally, as a new client, we took the time to get to know their current systems, and how they support their core business processes. We realized that a new file server wasn’t what they needed ...
Three Holes in Your Cloud Computing Strategy
As more companies begin investing in cloud computing infrastructure for their businesses, including many of our clients, one of the questions that I always get is “Aren’t there quite a few security risks with cloud computing?” The short answer is, yes and no. Are there security risks in cloud computing? ...
Are you using Office 365 for Business effectively?
Most of the small business owners I meet with that are using Office 365 are typically only using it as a cloud-based Exchange solution, and have no idea the power and flexibility they have in the software they are already paying for. From conversations I’ve had with other business owners, ...
Shellshock: It Has Nothing to Do with Ninja Turtles
I’m probably starting to show my age, but when I hear the word “Shellshock,” the first thing I think of is the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons. But unfortunately, the Shellshock we are talking about has nothing to do with pizza-loving reptiles, and everything to do with a gaping security hole ...
Does Your Cloud Have a Backup?
Most businesses are talking about the cloud these days. There are pros and cons to the cloud just as with all things and you need to consider them in comparison to other solutions. Today I specifically want to address the concern of backups. The general rule of thumb that we ...
How To Remember 295 Passwords
Mastering the Art of Remembering 295 Passwords: A Guide on Password Management The Password Conundrum of the Cyber Age Imagine juggling 295 balls in the air. Sounds impossible, right? Now, replace those balls with passwords - each one unique, complex, and tied to a different online account. This might sound ...