Tips, tricks, and missing steps for the VMWare upgrade Having done several small / medium business upgrades from vCenter and ESXi 5.5 to 6.0 and 6.5 and 6.7, I wanted to share some best practices and lessons learned with the IT community. Table of Contents Upgrade from 5.5 to 6.7 cannot be performed in one …Read More…
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Disaster Recovery Plan and Business Continuity in DC, Frederick, Baltimore, Rockville, and Columbia MD
“ “Two out of every five companies struck with a major disaster are unable to recover. Of the survivors, one third go out of business within the next two years. ” — Gartner Study – 1996 Availability and Integrity – why you need Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans. Did you know that Information Security …Read More…
VMWare and Netapp consultant in DC, Baltimore, Columbia, Frederick, and Rockville MD
We install and configure Netapp Disk Shelves and VMWare vCenter and ESXi for small and medium businesses in Maryland and DC. (more about VMWare and virtualization later in this article!) Netapp installation, integration, and maintenance Kieri Solutions endorses Netapp products because they are designed to be highly available and have several options for nearly instantaneous …Read More…
SBDC – Intro to GDPR training – Frederick MD
If your business deals with the personal information of EU citizens, or you are not sure if GDPR applies, you should come! On May 25, 2018, new legislation aimed at giving individuals more control and protection over their personal data – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – went into effect. Is your …Read More…
GDPR and Human Resources
With GDPR moving into enforcement this month, many businesses in the United States are scrambling to perform damage control. Human Resources has unique concerns about GDPR – Do I need consent to collect personal information about our employees? – Are there extra steps required before providing employee information to outside benefits companies? – Are things …Read More…
No, your computer isn’t slow.
How many times has this happened to you… You buy a brand new computer and things are great! You can browse the web at speed. Programs open and close when you ask. Life is good. Then time goes by – maybe a year. You’ve accidentally opened some sketchy websites (clicking links on Facebook is more …Read More…
Why you should consider a credit freeze – EquiFax hack
Now that Equifax has disclosed the hack of 143 million American’s personal records, there is no longer any hope of keeping our data private. You are an identity theft victim, you just don’t know it yet. I’ve long said that every big-name company has been hacked; they just haven’t disclosed it yet. This is just …Read More…
Virtual Servers, Storage, and SAN – Why your servers are slow
Alright folks, this is a technical topic, but I’m going to try to explain it simply. Bear with me! If your organization has more than five servers, you are probably using a virtualization system like VMWare or Microsoft’s HyperV. These systems give huge benefits in terms of high-availability, disaster recovery, and management ability. But if …Read More…
How to un-freeze your laptop like a pro
What is the first rule of computer troubleshooting? Unlike a regular desktop computer, when laptops “freeze up”, it is not obvious how to do this! Even if you pull out the cord, the laptop may just fall asleep and wake up exactly the same. Or maybe it will slowly drain the battery for …Read More…
Upgrade your IT Services for the New Year
Upgrade your computer management for the New Year! Businesses in our service area (between Rockville, Frederick, and Baltimore) can reference this advertisement for a free service visit (approx 1.5 hours) to fix small problems and talk about long term goals. Small and medium businesses struggle with their IT departments. They either can’t afford the salary …Read More…