December 2008

2009 Technology Road Map

Are you interested in developing Best IT business practices in your IT environment? Do you want to find out how stabilizing your current IT infrastructure or implementing new technology solutions can increase your daily business profits and ROI? Are the newer IT compliance rules bogging your business down?

If you answered yes to any of the above, then contact PC Professional to help you create your technology road map for 2009. Our experiences and methodology will guide you through the entire experience. From meeting with you to gain an understanding of your business vision, assessing your IT to identify weaknesses and roadblocks, developing a recommended solution path to enhancement and assisting you with implementing the technologies that will fit your budget and help grow your profits, PC Professional’s 2009 Technology Road Map Consulting will be your first step to utilizing IT as profit center rather than a business expense.

We understand that all businesses operate differently. Our Roadmap Report will help you make decisions on IT enhancements such as:

• A current Infrastructure Status and Security Assessment
• The security and availability of your data with an Analysis on Disaster Recovery
• A software review with a Licensing Audit
• A complete hardware assessment of your current Servers and Desktops
• A Password Policy Review
• A Review of your current network setup and analysis of any bottle necks that may be reducing network speed
• The possibility of uplifting your Service Level Agreements

To learn more or set up your initial assessment meeting, contact your PC Professional account manager.

Microsoft Updates

Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 is now available To download, or for more information contact us or visit the Exchange 2007 SP1 webpage for more information.

Microsoft December Security Bulletin To view the bulletin, visit Microsoft TechNet. For more information or help in resolving your current security issues, contact us.

5 ways to get prepared for the Winter Season

With the winter holiday season here, make sure your IT department is prepared for vacations and sick time.

1. Cross train your employees to be sure that critical job functions can be carried out in someone’s absence.
2. Delegate tasks to make staff accountable for getting things done correctly.
3. If someone will be taking over your duties while you are on vacation, explain what needs to be done while you are away and make a clearly-printed list for his or her convenience.
4. Create an emergency contact list for people who can be of assistance in case something goes wrong. You should include personal and mobile phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
5. Complete and test back-ups before you leave.

Holiday Technical Faire

On behalf of everyone at PC Professional and our sponsors, we would like to thank everybody who attended our Annual Holiday Technical Faire on December 5th. We enjoyed having you in attendance and hope you had the opportunity to speak with some of our technology partners over the course of the evening. If you would like to schedule a follow-up meeting with any of our partners, please contact your PC Professional Account Manager. For pictures, visit our Picasa web album. For those that were unable to attend, we’re sorry that we missed you and we hope to see you at future events. Visit www.pcprofessional.com for information on upcoming events.

A special thank you goes out to our Event Sponsors:

Microsoft, Samsung, Oracle, Lenovo, Compellent, Dell, SonicWall, IBM, Barracuda, Overland, McAfee, Eaton, Davis and Hanley, Xerox & Cisco.