In many organizations, the servers and especially the storage area network (SAN) are critical. The thought of installing firmware on these systems or performing a major operating system upgrade is incredibly scary to the IT staff. I was working at a company recently which was having trouble with their backup system. Their backup system did … Read more
How to stop lateral movement through your networks Kieri Solutions implements deny-by-default firewalls and network segmentation for government, small, and medium businesses. This is a specialized skill which requires very strong knowledge of a broad range of platforms as well as network security. If you would like to chat about your network hardening and compliance … Read more
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
“ “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
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 … 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 … Read more
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 … 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 … Read more
