Microsoft Office 365: 7 Plans to Work Smarter

Using Office 365 on the Beach Computer Solutions

In 2011, Microsoft released Office 365 bringing an enhanced cloud service to the market. Combining Microsoft’s Office Suite with cloud services, Office 365 changed the landscape for SMB and enterprise customers. With access to the entire Office Suite on PCs, Macs, tablets, iPad, and Android devices, users could finally work anywhere, anytime. Administration of Office … Read more

DDoS Attacks and How F5 Can Bolster Your Defenses

hacker using malware botnet spyware to break security

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have made headlines in recent weeks as attacks transmitted a record-breaking amount traffic. Targeting the website KrebsOnSecurity, the malware Mirai infected Internet of Things (IoT) devices to launch a debilitating assault of at least 620 gigabits, taking the site offline. With Mirai released to the public on October 2nd, … Read more

An Entry-Level Flash Array with the Nimble AF1000

  Nimble is regarded as a leader in hybrid storage arrays with an architecture able to achieve the speed of a flash array while providing the capacity of disk storage. Earlier this year, Nimble introduced a family of all-flash arrays and their most recent addition, the AF1000, is an entry-level all flash array starting just … Read more

HyperConverged Appliance: All-Flash and Built to Last

HyperGrid HyperConverged Appliance HCA

Hypergrid’s all-flash HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) combines compute, storage area network and storage into a single system. Featuring erasure coding to use 50% less storage and system load than other platforms, the HCA delivers an efficient, high-performance architecture that is 6-10 times faster than a traditional infrastructure. With self-encrypting drives (SEDs) securing your data, the HCA … Read more

Kari’s Law and 911 Service

For a multi-line telephone system that provides outbound dialing, Kari’s Law requires direct access to 9-1-1 service without the user having to first dial an initial number, digit, prefix or other access number or code before dialing 9-1-1. On March 1, 2016 the Commission on State Emergency Communications adopted Rule 251.16 (Direct Access to 9-1-1 … Read more

Barracuda NextGen F-Series Firewall Version 7.0, A New Line of Defense!

Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series

The Cloud Era is here, and companies are utilizing cloud technology to expand their environments. Barracuda’s F-Series Firewall Version 7.0 deploys natively into your cloud based computing to provide security that is compatible with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Version 7.0 provides segmentation, security, and connectivity in cloud and hybrid environments. It also … Read more

The end of Windows XP support and what that means to you

Approximately two years ago on April 8, 2014, Microsoft ended support for one of its longest tenured operating systems, Windows XP. Released in October 2001, the operating system became the most widely adopted operating system for over a decade. Featuring a redesigned user interface, improved stability, and several performance improvements, Windows XP was the first … Read more