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		<title>IT Nation 2011 Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Azcuy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Some of the highlights of this three day event were]]></description>
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		<title>I Can’t Predict the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my visit to Connectwise for the Advisory Council Meeting they asked me to put together a presentation of the top priorities for our organization over the next 1, 3, and 5 years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Things To Do Before a Hurricane Hits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer is here and even though that means the kids are out of school and vacations are frequent it also means it’s hurricane season.]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Customer Always Right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I attended the Connectwise Advisory Council Meeting, with a group of 10 other technology solution providers including my buddy Tim Brewer from Anittel that participated via Skype from Australia.  (That really impressed me since it’s 12 hours ahead over there so he had to stay up all night).]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Questions to Ask When Considering an All-in-One Data Protection Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many administrators who oversee their organization’s backup and recovery are considering an all-in-one data protection (DP) solution because it can greatly simplify the procurement process, expedite deployment]]></description>
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		<title>EVault CCSP Program Named 5 Star Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Channel Partners Varay Systems, Network Medics, Compuquip Technologies, NOEVA and Avantage Join Growing Program to Offer Cloud-Based Data Protection Services]]></description>
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		<title>Patch Management: Third Party Application Patching</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 18:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Arcelo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, how about third-party applications such as Adobe and Java (just to name a few), what patching methods are in place for these applications? These products come with vulnerabilities of their own and unfortunately there is no easy way to keep these products updated as there is no industry standard which forces a vendor to have an enterprise...]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud Computing and the Need for a Sound Computing Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 18:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Azcuy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, I came across this great write up about some of the challenges organizations are facing as more and more data is being pushed to Cloud-based companies. Again, the point here is not that the Cloud is bad, but that it is certainly not the end-all-be-all for a sound computing strategy. For more on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patch Management: Our Experience with Patching</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Arcelo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II of III On my last blog post we discussed how important it is to patch in today’s technology driven world. I also emphasized how we, as a technology company, have a big focus on making sure our clients are kept up to date with Microsoft’s security updates. What were some of the challenges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Ways to Deal with Data Growth from a Cost Standpoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II of II How One Company Met the Challenge of Data Growth using EVault One e-commerce management company recently faced several data storage challenges that were driving up costs. With new clients coming on board, leading to immediate increases in data storage, as well as multiple databases that needed daily backup, the company’s old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Ways to deal with Data Growth from a Cost Standpoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part I of II Susan, an employee of a major insurance company, clicked on her email at work to open a cute home video her friend Debbie sent. That 20mb video file was then stored in her email and, at the end of the day, was diligently backed up by her company’s data storage solution. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patch Management 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 17:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Arcelo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patch management is a critical issue in today’s world. The main objective of a patch management program is to create a consistently configured environment that is secure against known vulnerabilities in operating system and application software. Managing updates for all the applications and operating system versions even in a small company is fairly complicated, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Documentation is Critical for an IT Audit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Jimenez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of an audit is typically to determine whether or not the areas under review are following prudent business and administrative practices consistent with the mission of the organization and the laws or requirements of external authorities. For most people being audited, the audit process is one of uncertainty, unpredictability, and uneasiness. The job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Business Tips from Hillstone Restaurant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever notice how Houston’s (or Hillstone now) is always packed? Even when the economy is supposedly ‘struggling’ and people are ‘cutting back’, the line at Houston’s is out the door. Most of my experience comes from the location in Coral Gables, but I’ve also visited at least 5 or 6 of them across the country. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Public Cloud isn&#8217;t the Panacea it&#8217;s being Marketed As</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Azcuy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess the Public Cloud isn&#8217;t the Panacea that it&#8217;s being marketed as. Learning from Amazon&#8217;s Cloud Collapse Nothing against Amazon, everyone has tech issues sooner or later. This is just another in a long list of many reminders that there is no magic bullet for data availability, only a sound strategy&#8230; DeBunking 5 9&#8242;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Improves Performance and Efficiency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRTG Gives Compuquip a Distinct Advantage in the Competitive MSP Marketplace In the highly competitive IT services marketplace, long-term success demands that managed service providers deliver the right mix of technology and products, backed by reliability and service to satisfy their customers&#8217; needs for dependable connectivity and agile performance. Celebrating 30 years of providing unparalleled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Service Recovery: The Onsite Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part III of III After speaking with our “Angry Sales Rep”, Alex knew the end user was not satisfied and he wanted to be proactive and cut this off before the issue escalated to management. He scheduled a meeting onsite with the COO &#38; CFO to discuss the recent incident. Alex brought bagels to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Service Recovery: The Initial Response</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II of III The first thing that happens when a poor survey comes in is you get a phone call from our Client Services Manager within 2 hours. Before he calls, he researches the issue and gathers all the details to follow up. Going back to our Angry Sales Rep example, Alex began looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LVRTG Round Trip Email Monitoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louis Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business depends on Internet e-mail and as the importance of electronic mail has grown, so has the need to ensure that your email servers are working properly. Interruptions cause immediate financial impact, so performance and stability monitoring is mission critical. Without fully functioning email servers, your ability to communicate internally with co-workers, as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Service Recovery: The Angry Sales Rep</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part I of III Recently we had an incident with a client that was a classic example of why Service Recovery is just as important as Service Delivery. We’re in the service business which means we’re constantly working with our clients to resolve problems. They rarely call to thank you for keeping the network up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Share in Peer Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have never liked to share, and certainly not with potential competitors… After years of resistance, Compuquip recently joined a peer group of technology services providers called HTG. I have to be honest, I was one of the main people voting against it for quite some time. Technology as an industry is always undercutting each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Sauce to Compuquip&#8217;s IT Services Technical Roadmap</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Baron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you want to find out how to get somewhere, one typically pulls out a road map from the glove compartment &#8211; or nowadays the iPhone Map app. Regardless of the means, the objective is getting to your destination as efficiently and inexpensively as possible. You wouldn’t embark on a long journey without a map [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips &amp; Tricks: Google AdWords &#8211; Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first post in this series, Google AdWords &#8211; Terms to Know, defined 10 terms that are essential to understanding Google AdWords. Today&#8217;s post will take that knowledge a little bit further and run through the basics of what Google AdWords is and how it functions. For more information on Google AdWords and the topics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hire Well, Manage Little</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Dosal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote a post about Warren Buffett’s Letter to the Shareholders and there was a particular quote that really hit home with me because it’s such a core belief of mine. The quote reads: “Our trust is in people rather than process. A ‘hire well, manage little’ code suits both them and me.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Thoughts on VMware&#8217;s Partner Exchange 2011 &#8211; Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Azcuy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello again. Last week I shared my thoughts on the ‘State of the Cloud Computing’ industry on the heels of VMware’s Partner Exchange 2011 conference. You’ve undoubtedly been anxiously awaiting Part 2 of this blog, so here goes! Zimbra will be a force in the Enterprise Email market, eventually. Zimbra Collaboration Suite 7.0 definitely has [...]]]></description>
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