Blog Archive

GeekSpeak: What are Switches?

Switches are key components to a well-functioning business network. They connect your computers, servers, printers and other hardware, and control how information is sent and resources are allocated. Switches are like the traffic cops of your network, keeping your business processes running smoothly and making sure there are no hiccups in data flow. To determine the […]

You’ve had a data breach. Now what?

You’ve worried about it for a long time, and now it’s happened: your data (e.g. client contact info, credit card numbers, employee social security numbers) has somehow jumped the firewall. Your first instinct is to panic, but then you remember that you’ve got a plan in place to deal with this. (You do have a […]

Business Continuity Planning — It’s the Law!

Many businesses are required by law to have Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans. Is yours one of them? For some businesses, disaster planning is low on their list of priorities. But for many others, establishing a contingency plan is anything but optional. Critical organizations (especially those in health care, financial, and government sectors) are often required by law to […]

GeekSpeak: Servers

If you think you need a new server, you’re probably right. The main symptom of a declining server is a drop in speed. Files are slow to save and slow to load. This can be marked by your employees’ lamenting cries of, “LAG!” echoing through your office like a curse. It can also be marked by the […]

[Dell Webinar] What Works (And What Doesn’t) When It Comes To Data Protection?

Learn how to proactively protect your data and hear real-world success stories from the IT pros who lived through them. Webinar: End The Data Protection Firefighting: An IT Panel Discusses Proactive Strategies Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015 Time: 1 p.m. Eastern Time Register Now! Data security is one of the biggest topics in business IT today. […]

See you at the NCLGISA Spring Symposium!

We’d never pass up an opportunity to talk about what makes up great IT strategy. So get ready: Dynamic Quest will be at the NC Local Government Information Systems Association (NCLGISA) Symposium! Cool! What is the NCLGISA Symposium? Only the coolest biannual government symposium in North Carolina. Here, IT professionals will meet, speak, and share […]

Why Your Managed Service Provider Should Have a Data Center.

Your Managed Service Provider (MSP) is your trusted partner, keeping your information technology at peak performance, and—most important—helping your business grow. But if your managed service provider doesn’t have its own data center, your company is missing out on a competitive edge. What is a data center? Most people know the basics: a data center […]