We are very pleased to welcome Ameridia, the American division of Eurodia Industries, into our growing list of clients. Ameridia is a dynamic and innovative French company with over twenty years of experience in the design, construction, and operation of plants which have a unique need for separation process technologies.
Uncle Ben’s powerful words of wisdom to Peter Parker (aka, Spiderman) may sound cliché but ring true—“with great power comes great responsibility.” When placed in a position of authority and power, we are reminded that our actions have a powerful impact and ripple effect on others.
In the 80's, Bonnie Tyler’s hit song said, “I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night.” While we may not be super heroes at IT Radix, over the years we’ve had the honor of helping out our clients when disaster strikes.
Case in point: September 17, 2012. It started out as a regular Monday morning until we received the call that a potential client had a server down.
What would happen to your business if the lawn or leaves weren't picked up wasn’t cut this week? Would business continue? Would employees be able to access key applications, files and documents? Most would answer YES.
What would happen to your organization if the office area was not cleaned and vacuumed according to the usual schedule? Would business continue? Would customers be able to reach you and order products and services? Most would answer YES.
What would have happened to your business last winter if the parking lot was not plowed after that four inch snowstorm? Would your business continue? Would your employees be able to conduct sales activities that bring your new customers? Most would answer YES.
What would happen to your firm if the kitchen area was suddenly out of coffee, tea or water? Would your business continue? Would your employees be able to produce the products and services to meet the demands of your customers? Most would answer YES.
What would happen to your office if the business periodicals and other magazines that regularly arrive in the mail did not appear for a period of time? Would your business continue? Would your team be able to formulate business plans or schedule new appointments? Most would answer YES.
What would happen to your organization if you lost all your key business data, files and applications? What would happen to your firm if a virus caused your network to crash? What would happen if your computers were down for an extended period of time? What would happen if your Server was suddenly flooded with water or ruined in a fire? Would the business of your business continue? Most would answer NO.
There are many business leaders, owners and managers who would answer YES to the first five questions and NO the sixth question.
The IT Radix team is very happy to welcome Market Analytics International to our list of clients. Market Analytics, based in Rochelle Park New Jersey, is an international research company specializing in market research, customer satisfaction and competitive intelligence.
Recently we met with a middle age business owner and conducted our proprietary and highly valuable free assessments of his computer network. Candidly, this business owner was on top of his technology to a fair extent. He was knowledgeable, kept things up to date, and was aware that he would need to upgrade his server within a year as it reaches its "End of Life.
Kevin Cordell, CEO and Owner of Madison Management Services, LLC is an adept and skilled business manager with a track record of success and a host of experience in a variety of industries and roles. However, Kevin will tell you that networking technology is not one of them and when he needs guidance, he seeks the highest level of outside expertise.
Would you let your son or daughter get into a car and drive away without fastening their seat belts? Would you let your husband or wife buy a new car that did not have air bags? Would you think nothing of going off on a long trip knowing that your front tires are bald or your brakes are in dire need of replacement? The answers to all those questions are obvious: Of course you would not! A reasonable man or woman would certainly not.
Last week was the end of the month and it meant we had four clients moving office locations over the span of 3-4 days.
At one of the clients, Will mentioned that he was moving entire cubicles so he could get to the wiring to disconnect computers.
Many business leaders look at IT Support as a cost. They can easily look at their P&L statement at the end of a month or a year and see the dollars spent in that area. Unfortunately, the biggest cost of a computer network is not seen on any such business document and that is the cost of downtime.
