Managed Services

How does your website represent you?

What does your online business card look like? As the owner of an IT Services firm, you can image I get a lot of web related questions from our customers. The one most commonly asked is if I know anyone that could design a good looking website. The short answer would be, sure…there are plenty of people out there that could create a good looking site, however, looks aren’t everything… I personally enjoy web design, and actually I have a lot of experience in the field. It’s not a full-time business because I know what goes into making great websites,

Managed Wise™ Smart Cloud for Small Business

2003 Server Migration in Today’s Times From the desk of David Craig, Managing Partner At this point, I have no doubt that you have heard all of the horror stories about what will happen if you don’t upgrade your Windows 2003 Servers. Does anybody really know what could happen if you remain on 2003? The question you should be asking is: Do you really want to take that chance with your business? For most companies still running on 2003, it boils down to three main reasons: budget, time, or lack of concern. At Intelinet Systems, we have several upgrade options

Security Alert: Rombertik Could Compromise Your Entire Computer

No matter how hard IT researchers try to catch attacks on consumers, there are always criminals out there one step ahead, trying to get through and invade our computers. The latest threat is malware that goes by the name of Rombertik – a program which hooks itself into your browser, tracks what you type in, and eventually compromises your security. When it is detected and attempts are made to destroy it, Rombertik has a few tricks up its sleeve to protect itself and compromise your computer. IntelinetSystems.com is here to answer any concerns you may have about securing your data.

The Reboot of Intelinet Systems, A New Focus and a New Energy

On July 7th, Intelinet Systems will be starting a new era in its 33 year history. John Jeffrey is retiring as President of Intelinet Systems. When Intelinet started in 1982, repairing typewriters and calculators was the name of the game. Intelinet Systems has evolved into a leading IT consulting firm with expertise in VMWare, Microsoft, and Cisco technologies. A team of seasoned professionals will lead Intelinet into this new era with a focus on providing best practice solutions to businesses of all sizes. On July 7th, 2015, Jeff Wheeler will be joining the firm as a Managing Partner, vCIO. Jeff

IT Lessons From Grandma

A Stitch In Time Saves Nine O.k., maybe Grandma doesn’t have a lot of knowledge when it comes to today’s information technology, but that sage advice, a stitch in time saves nine could be the opening line for an IT manifesto. Bad guys are getting better at disguising phishing scams and malware, and your email account is a vulnerable (and favorite) place for hackers to break in. Threats come in many forms—messages can be intercepted as they bounce from server to server, a simple advertisement can link to dangerous malware, sensitive information can be accessed through your saved or backed

Security Alert: Windows 2003 Reaches The End of Support!

Windows Server 2003 Reaches End of Support —Start Planning Now! After July 14, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for any version of Windows Server 2003. If you are still running Windows Server 2003 your operating system will no longer be protected from outside intruders. This means: Compromised Security Non-Compliance Increased Maintenance Increased Costs Even the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning regarding this expiration and advised that businesses should migrate off of Server 2003. Avoiding or postponing migration to a new operating system will be putting your business at serious risk! Don’t delay, call Intelinet at 972-331-3300

IT Highlight: No More Support for Windows Server 2003

After July 14, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for any version of Windows Server 2003. If you are still running Windows Server 2003 in your data center, you need to understand what this means. Big news and big moves. If you fail (or postpone) migrating to a new system, you are putting your business at risk! Could your company use something like Windows Server 2012 R2? This new system brings Microsoft’s reliable experience—delivering global scale cloud services into your infrastructure with new features and enhancements in virtualization, management, storage, networking, virtual desktop infrastructure, access and information protection, the

What’s Really Behind Your Network Walls?

Don’t Take a Gamble on Your Bottom Line In today’s fast paced, competitive market it’s imperative that your business is running at peak performance 24/7. Thanks to today’s technology and your computing infrastructure, you can sleep at night knowing it is achievable without having to micromanage your behind-the-scene operations every second of the day…or do you? If you haven’t had a Comprehensive Network Assessment performed you may be playing Russian roulette! Too many companies are unaware (or bury their head in the sand) when it comes to the IT side of the business. But just like the wise man building

Microsoft Server 2003 Support Ending Soon!

In July 2010, Microsoft transitioned from providing mainstream support for Windows Server 2003 to releasing critical patches only. July 14, 2015 marks another transition, this time the end of Microsoft support for Windows Server 2003/R2. While this date may seem distant, now is the time to understand that the end of support and the end of life of Windows Server 2003 means that your business needs to ensure that it has a plan to migrate the applications and workloads currently relying on Windows Server 2003 onto Windows Server 2012 R2 or Microsoft Azure. Just to be clear, End of Support

Backup Services Comparison

One of the primary business challenges to a successful data backup and disaster recovery solution is becoming fully automated, flexible, and comprehensive enough. With the speed at which things change, it’s harder than ever to adapt. The cloud is making things a lot easier. We’ll be taking a look at some of the traditional backup methods. SAN to SAN Replication Intelinet Systems can provide a full replication and offsite failover of your virtual environment. Using built in functionality of the Dell EqualLogic SAN, also available in many other top SAN manufacturers; we can replicate your local environment to our SSAE 16 SOC-1 Type