Blog Archive

Zooming in on Big Data

“Big Data” has completely changed the landscape of doing business. It’s really a story of a few leaders adopting data as a tool and the industry falling into line thereafter.  Google, eBay and LinkedIn were some of the first to orient their organizational strategy around driving business intelligence through increased data quantity, quality and variety.  This drove […]

Fitting Managed Services to Your Business: QuestCare MSP, Remote, and PPM

Find the support you need to fill the gaps in your IT department. Having a competent and reliable IT staff has never been more important. In the past, the efficiency and effectiveness of your technology infrastructure (and how you leverage your IT department’s collective skills) were areas in which market leaders or the more savvy market entrants would […]

Microsoft Edge Review

Goodbye, Internet Explorer. After scrapping their much maligned browser, Microsoft will rollout a completely rebuilt browser named Microsoft Edge which Microsoft hopes will bring with it an equally rebuilt reputation and perception. Edge promises to be faster, cleaner and more intuitive than IE, and will become the default browser for Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 10. Users can still use […]

Server 2003 End of Service is TODAY.

We’ve been saying it for months. (Shouting it, in fact!) But for those of you who missed the message, please listen up now: Today, July 14th, 2015, Windows will end all support for Server 2003. If you’re still running Server 2003 and you haven’t done anything about it, it’s beyond time to get moving. You need […]

Triad Linux Users Group – July Meeting

Date: Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 Time: 6pm Location: Dynamic Quest HQ, 4821 Koger Blvd, Greensboro, North Carolina Learn More & Register Guilford County Linux Users Group is a LUG for the residents of Guilford County and surrounding areas. Among PC users, there is a growing interest in Linux, both in the area, across the nation, and around the […]

Triad SQL Servers Users Group (TSSUG) – July Meeting

Date: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 Time: 6pm – 8pm (Eastern Daylight Time) Location: Dynamic Quest HQ, 4821 Koger Blvd, Greensboro, North Carolina Register Now! Scott Fallen Presents Getting Started With Execution Plans Speaker: Scott Fallen, Sales Engineer SQL Sentry, LLC Summary: Are you just breaking into the query tuning side of managing your SQL Servers? In this session, […]

Analytics, Business Intelligence & Reporting

Now that we have figured out how to get machines to monitor business processes and then gush data like a geyser, the next question is: What do we do with all this stuff? Many companies invest a lot of time and resources gathering and consolidating data, only to stumble when it comes to transmuting that […]

New Ransomware Attack Called Bad Rabbit

NotPetya Malware Refuses to Let Up – Latest Malware Variant Bad Rabbit Targets Business Owners and is Spreading Fast Since Tuesday, reports of the Bad Rabbit ransomware virus have been flashing across news screens everywhere. The virus started its rampage in Europe, bubbling up in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Germany. However, the full extent of the virus’ […]

Low On Data? Save Articles To Read Offline With Google Chrome

Running low on data or headed to an area with no internet connection?  Learn how to quickly and easily download articles for offline reading.   While much of the country has fast and easy internet access, there are still pockets where connectivity is a challenge.  If you’re headed into one of those spots with low […]

Hmmmmm… What is Yam Jam?

Yam Jam – The Virtual Town Hall Experience That Brings Your Organization Together If you are an avid user of Office 365 or have in some way expressed interest in Microsoft’s online environment, then you’re probably familiar with Yammer – the freemium enterprise social networking service that is used for private communication within organizations. Also, […]