 From
the President
Hello
and welcome to summer 2011!
Summer is my favorite season. It’s time to enjoy
family and friends and explore exciting destinations
and enjoy a little relaxation. While summer is an
exciting time, it’s also the time of year when the
weather can be most unpredictable and power outages
and natural disasters are more likely to occur. We
can help you enjoy your summer by providing full
disaster recovery planning, setup a fully redundant
computing environment for your business and provide
a full IT staff that can monitor and manage your
entire IT infrastructure and provide you peace of
mind. Call or email me
tdemarco@corcystems.com to find out how easy it
is to protect your business. I wish you all
continued success and look forward to continuing to
grow our businesses together.
Tony
DeMarco
President
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5 Skills for a
Successful Life
by
Marlene Chism
 From my
experience as a speaker and consultant, it seems that
striving for success creates much unnecessary drama. The
image that comes to mind for me is rowing with all of your
might to get to an island that never appears. When do I get
there? How do I get there faster? What if someone else gets
there first? If there is drama in the boat, getting to the
island isn’t going to be much better.
With that in
mind, here are five skills that will make your success
journey one worth savoring.
1. Define
success
2. Seek and experience joy
3. Take care of
yourself
4. Master your beliefs
5. Own your
choices
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Top 10
Things Your IT Professional Would Like You to Know
Diana
Johnson, Wood Networks
Sometimes it
seems like your IT guy speaks another language. Some of the
words sound like English, but surely the definition differs.
Perhaps there is an alien life form that currently inhabits
his body. Which would make sense, wouldn’t it? I mean how
else does he work his IT magic, if not by using some
extra-terrestrial super power? Well, in an effort to bring
peace to our species and understanding to the human race, I
have compiled a top 10 list to cover some of the more basic
phrases.
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Computer
When a tech is talking about your computer, he is
referring to the CPU tower that generally sits in a
cabinet in your desk or on the floor. The monitor,
keyboard, and mouse are not a part of the computer,
think of them as accessories.
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Stretch Your IT Budget with
These 6 Technology Tips
used with permission from HP Small Business Center
 For
small- and medium-sized companies, the difference between a
successful year and a dismal one often comes down to how
well they can stick to the b-word: BUDGET.
Luckily, the
recipe for budgeting success is simple: spend less, while
making more. But there’s a virulent SMB myth that —
especially in a weak economy — the only way to save money is
to forgo buying the new computers, servers, and printers
that your employees need. Not true.
Below are some
simple reasons why investing in technology can actually save
you money over the long term.
1. Understand
the total cost of ownership (TCO)
Many SMB owners suffer from sticker shock when contemplating
the upfront costs of buying new equipment. Unfortunately,
they don’t see how much higher the overall price tag is for
holding onto old, outdated machines when you factor in
maintenance, resale value, and energy consumption.
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June 2011
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From the President |
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Skills for a Successful Life |
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Your IT Professional |
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Stretch Your IT Budget |
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Business Resiliency |
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Business Continuity |
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Business Resiliency Prevents
Downtime,
Data Loss & Disaster
used with permission from IBM ForwardView
For
years, midsize companies have protected themselves against
downtime and data loss caused by disasters such as
hurricanes and fires. But in today's intelligent and
interconnected world, where information is one of the most
valuable assets a business can have, many midsize companies
are not doing enough to protect themselves from the full
range of risk.
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Business Continuity Tip
Safety is Key
A disaster can strike at any time. You and your coworkers
should know what to grab and where to go if an emergency
happens.
Does your company have an emergency plan in place?
Ask around, and if no plan is in place, help create one.
Employee safety should be THE top priority when disaster
strikes. When an emergency happens it is important for
employees to react quickly and with purpose. Knowledge and
practice are paramount.
Click here for employee safety tips from Ready.gov.
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Today's Quote
"Choose
to focus on not what has happened but what we can
do."
- Ellen Pompeo
Just
for Laughs
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