Posts Tagged ‘HP’
E-commerce Firm Starts Fresh with ITaaS Strategy
A change in business strategy often necessitates a change in IT strategy. For a 50-employee Midwestern company shifting from an advocacy platform to an e-commerce model, a forthcoming office move created an opportunity to start fresh and build an IT as a service (ITaaS) strategy that made sense for the new business model. Reaching out…Read More
Embrace the Advantages of Workspace Mobility
In 2018, the work-from-home scenario is no longer an anomaly throughout corporate America. Rather, it’s become almost a required necessity. Whereas remote network hookups and database access was once considered an added perk, it has fast become a prerequisite for businesses of a competitive mix. After all, vying with industry giants sometimes requires 24-hour workability.…Read More
Motorsports Company Races Toward PCI-Compliant POS Solution
Any company with a brick-and-mortar store for merchandise sales knows the importance of having point-of-sale (POS) terminals that process payments quickly and easily — for both customers and employees. For a large motorsports company that owns multiple NASCAR teams, gearing up for a special event last year also meant the need for PCI-compliant POS stations.…Read More
Building an Always-Up Tech Infrastructure for Arctic Circle Hospital
In some ways, it’s a problem you’d love to have: a large budget and the ability to start from scratch on your IT for a brand-new building. Design your own data center, buy new equipment, don’t skimp. For some IT directors, it’s a dream project, but the thought of dealing with all those vendors is…Read More
MicroAge Rescues EMS Company with IT Managed Services
Business growth is exciting—after all, it indicates success. But there’s a downside, too: the IT challenges that come from trying keep pace. Read on to see how MicroAge recently helped a company get a handle on things with IT managed services. For a growing private ambulance company on the West Coast, the business strategy of…Read More
HP SAN Upgrade Sidesteps Costly Forklift Upgrade
In the data intensive insurance industry, having enough network capacity to securely store your information is critical to your operations. For one MicroAge client, a New Jersey-based insurance provider with 150 users, expanding its 30-terabyte storage area network (SAN) to meet its growing data needs was not the only challenge. The SAN upgrade needed to…Read More
Data Center Refresh and Server Virtualization Provides Big Benefits
Today’s small businesses with moderately sized data centers are under immense pressure. It is essential they keep pace with escalating network demands, support new application architectures and sustain virtualized environments. Moreover, they are expected to operate more efficiently and more cost-effectively than ever before. For these reasons and more, a Southwest-area health care service provider…Read More
MicroAge Does Heavy Lifting on HP PC Refresh
Technology can become outdated quickly. And as an IT leader, you know the importance of regularly updating your company’s equipment. For the IT director for North America of a large global heavy equipment manufacturer, a PC refresh meant it was time to call MicroAge’s Dave Haller. “He contacted me because their lease was coming due.…Read More
IT Infrastructure Overhaul Strengthens Manufacturer for Future Growth
Exponential growth is something many executives dream of when starting a company, but few are prepared for the challenges that arise when it happens, as one nutrition product manufacturer experienced after growing from 20 employees to 300, resulting in the need for an immediate IT infrastructure overhaul. Unable to accommodate so many users, the company’s…Read More
VMware and HP Desktop Virtualization Offers BYOD, Security Benefits
Desktop virtualization: 'Precisely' what instrumentation manufacturer needed. Is there a better way to manage my organization’s desktops? That was the question the IT director of a large precision instrumentation company asked MicroAge’s Hunter Boyd. The answer: Absolutely yes. After working with MicroAge two years ago on virtualizing their server infrastructure, the client was ready to…Read More