I’m always thinking about what Team Infracore can do better and how we can be better. Doing better for most companies is typically associated with higher financial goals and being better is typically associated with growth at the individual level … Read More
Managed service providers (MSPs) are companies that provide IT support and services to businesses on a subscription basis. MSPs can take care of a wide range of IT tasks, including: Network monitoring and maintenance Data backup and recovery Cybersecurity Cloud … Read More
Active Directory was a mainstay of enterprise computing environments for many years. As a scalable system for account, credential, policy and resource management, it was revolutionary when launched alongside Windows Server 2000. But it was designed in a different era: … Read More
How many full-time employees does it take to run a successful company? Throughout history, the answer has changed – and it’s changing again. Up until about 200 years ago, the vast majority of businesses were family-run: a private citizen might … Read More
It’s been a time of great volatility in the job market. In the talent acquisition space, we’ve seen a fascinating evolution over the past few years. Due to the pandemic, we initially experienced the Great Resignation: employees resigned or reshuffled … Read More
In August of 1981, International Business Machines (IBM) released the Personal Computer model 5150 – more than 41 years ago! Believe it or not, this 25-pound behemoth (28-pounds with the optional second disk drive) was the first microcomputer from the manufacturer, … Read More
How do you empower and inspire staff to take more ownership and accountability in their role? Throughout my professional career, I have attempted to answer this question. And until I read David Marquet’s powerful book, Turn the Ship Around!, I … Read More
As one of Infracore’s vCIO resources, I’m often brought into various companies to perform top-down assessments of internal IT departments. In this capacity, I’ve seen a myriad of different ways IT departments exist and function – and not surprisingly, some … Read More
I began my IT career in the early 1990’s – a literal lifetime ago for some. And although my eyesight certainly isn’t what it used to be, I can still see my nascent days in the IT industry very clearly. … Read More
The first email was sent over half a century ago, back in 1971! And then almost 30 years later, Blackberry introduced push-email, allowing workers to take their email on-the-go. Being able to access email outside of the office was revolutionary, … Read More