Posts Tagged ‘managed service’

Happy Independence Day from StoneHill

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

ar123782741948871We will be closed July 3rd 2009 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Normal business hours will resume on July 6th.
 
Maintenance Plan Clients
Need emergency assistance during this long holiday weekend?  You have access to our premier 24×7 service.  To utilize this service please call our main office number (949) 218-1258 and leave a message for 24×7.  We will return your call and provide assistance within one hour.
 
Managed Service Clients
Rest assured you PC’s and servers are being monitored and maintained day and night, holiday and weekend.  We will resolve any issue we find even during the holiday weekend unless they require us to be onsite.
 
If you would like more information on any of our services please contact our sales team at (949) 218-1258 x202 or Sales@StoneHillTech.com.  Our brochure is also available online click here.
 
 Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
 
Sincerely,
 
DAVID BRYDEN
 
949.218.1258
940 Calle Amanecer, Suite H
San Clemente, Ca 92673
www.StoneHillTech.com
 
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Is IT Service in your budget?

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

budgetSo one of the first things you would learn in any beginning finance class is that you need to have a budget. Budgets are invaluable tools for helping you run your business smoothly and efficiently. Have you budgeted for IT?

Rarely has there been technology available like there is today that can help reduce your total cost of ownership of your technology infrastructure. Options like:

- Remote Support plans
- Managed Service plans
- Server virtualization
- SaaS software applications that never need to be “upgraded”
- IT Automation

Regardless of who is doing your IT right now, these are the things that deserve serious evaluation to ensure your being a good IT buyer. Also choosing an IT provider that is Microsoft Certified at minimum and hopefully is a Microsoft Gold Partner will ensure that their technicians are skilled and efficient which translates to you spending your money wisely.

So many facets of your technology infrastructure can now be supported up to a point with level costs. This makes setting your budgets easier. The age of your infrastructure should also be considered when setting a budget. Plan to spend more money to support older systems.

So take some time to budget for IT spending. Who knows maybe you don’t need to spend as much as you fear you do.

Top 5 Tips to Safeguard Your Computer

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

1. Be very very afraid! – Don’t trust a link because you know the sender, read it. Does it make sense? If not, try and get to the linked article by manually browsing to the domain. If it was a phishing scam you’ll never find what the email promised.

2. Be very very prepared! – Install software or subscribe to a managed service that can handle virus and malware.

3. Be very very up to date! – Verify that you are patching Windows, and updating your virus and malware definitions.

4. Be very very thorough! – Scan, scan, scan, and then scan again. Make sure that you are aware of what’s been found on your computer then clean it off.

5. Be very very aware! – Don’t go to a site you’re unsure of. Don’t blindly enter your information online without being certain of their privacy policy. You should always be aware of how to remove your information before supplying it.