Why Today’s Hybrid IT Environment Combines Colocation, Edge, and Cloud Resources
Definition: A hybrid IT environment refers to a combination of on-premises IT infrastructure, private cloud services, and public cloud services. (May 15, 2023) Continually expanding demand for data processing power and storage is driving increased investments in data center capacity. As a result, the data center market is expected to grow almost 22 percent annually […]
Enhance Microsoft 365 Security with Authentication and Education
(May 8, 2023) Microsoft 365 is the world’s most popular cloud service with roughly 345 million paid users. As of 2022, M365 commanded a jaw-dropping 47.9 percent of the cloud services market. That’s not surprising given the business world’s reliance upon productivity applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and powerful collaboration tools like Teams […]
What’s Your Security Strategy?
Comprehensive security strategy planning will help organizations hunker down for the coming ‘cyber storm.’ (May 3, 2023) Increasingly sophisticated cyber threats that exploit economic, social, and geopolitical volatility create the perfect conditions for a “gathering cyber storm,” cybersecurity experts warned in January during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Most agree that […]
Automated Cyberattacks Require Intelligent Security Measures
(May 1, 2023) The emergence of automated cyberattacks presents IT security organizations with extraordinary challenges. In one experiment, researchers set up a honeypot — a server for a fake online financial firm — and exposed usernames and passwords in a dark web market. A single automated bot needed only 15 seconds to break in, scan […]
Mainstream Technologies Hires Kandra Young
Mainstream Technologies is pleased to announce the hiring of Kandra Young as a Software Developer. Her responsibilities will include the design, development, and deployment of full-stack software solutions. Kandra worked most recently with George’s, Inc. as Senior Software Developer for three years and Tyson’s, Inc. for six years. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from John […]
How the Right Managed Services Provider Can Optimize Remote User Support
(April 26, 2023) IT staffers are among the unsung heroes of remote and hybrid work models, providing remote user support that enables employees to work from home. IT’s ability to remotely resolve software issues, hardware failures, connectivity problems and more is instrumental in keeping many organizations operational. However, the rapid transition to remote work has […]
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Planning for Disaster Helps Pulaski County Title Get Going After Tornado
“Within about 72 hours of its offices taking a direct hit from Friday’s tornado, Pulaski County Title Co. was back in business.“ “The company’s server, which had been stored in a secure room near an elevator shaft in the Pulaski County Title building at 8114 Cantrell Road, sustained no damage. None of the computers were […]
Mainstream Technologies Hires Shawn Rogoff
Shawn Rogoff Joins Software Development Unit (Little Rock, AR) – (Apr. 20, 2023) – Mainstream Technologies is pleased to announce the hiring of Shawn Rogoff as a Software Developer. His responsibilities will include the design, development, and deployment of full-stack software solutions. Shawn worked most recently with Dillard’s in Store Systems as a programmer analyst […]
Don’t Procrastinate on Business Continuity Plans
(April 18, 2023) There’s an unfortunate misperception that detailed business continuity plans are only necessary for the aftermath of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, and other catastrophic disasters. Because such events are relatively uncommon, it’s easy to procrastinate. One recent survey found that 51 percent of organizations have never created a business continuity plan. Large-scale disasters […]
