tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9598660035265078402023-11-16T09:33:36.364-08:00The Internet & Technology World Revealed"A Place to Live in the Future"peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-86088290163620847472016-08-24T10:48:00.001-07:002016-08-24T10:51:03.717-07:00Choosing IT Services Washington DC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Is your business thinking about transitioning to the cloud?</i> There are some huge benefits to moving your company to to a cloud-based platform using <b>managed it service providers</b> – it offers businesses greater flexibility, reduced IT costs, and room for rapid growth.<br />
Managed service providers, or MSPs, are often a big part of <i>cloud transitions</i>.
Their expertise and industry experience enables them to help businesses
decide if moving to the cloud is the right choice as well as when the
best time to make the transition is.<br />
That’s not all—managed IT service providers are experts
at helping your business be its best through proper IT functioning and
growth. How else do managed <a href="https://www.solvereone.com/managed-it-services-washington-dc.html">IT services Washington DC</a> providers help businesses
transition to the cloud?<br />
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If your business is relatively new at exploring the cloud and
understanding all your options, managed IT service providers can be a
great help to you. <i>These IT professionals are experts</i> at managing IT needs and helping businesses like yours transition to the cloud.
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Understanding your options when it comes to cloud migration can seem
overwhelming. Do you need a public or private cloud? What about hybrid
cloud services? What advantages of the cloud is your business hoping to
see? Is your current software setup compatible with cloud technology?
What problems will your business incur if it doesn’t <b>move to the cloud?</b><br />
Managed IT service providers can answer all these questions and more.
They take the time to understand your business, its future goals, and
its current IT infrastructure. Then they help you discover if a cloud
transition is the right choice—and what your options are for moving to
the cloud when the time comes!<br />
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Of all the factors to consider when it comes to migrating to the cloud, <a href="http://mspalliance.com/">MSP’s</a> can help you decide if a migration is right for your business at this time.
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Although there are many <b>benefits to transitioning to the cloud</b>,
not every business is ready for this change. As security is often the
biggest issue for cloud networks, businesses that don’t have the means
or budget to address the security concerns that come with a cloud-based
network may want to reconsider their intent to migrate.<br />
Managed IT service providers look at the services your business
already uses in the cloud such as web hosting and help you discover if
totally <i>migrating to the cloud would be advantageous</i> for you at
this time. Many businesses opt for a hybrid solution in which managed
IT service providers can help maintain some services on site and others
remotely.<br />
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If your business already uses a <i>hybrid cloud model</i> and has
decided it’s time to make the full transition to a public or private
cloud, managed IT service providers can help customize your transition
to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re looking to get out of your
cloud hosted services.
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Managed IT service providers can help to create a <b>custom migration strategy</b>
for your unique business based on your needs. These IT experts have
experience in helping all types of businesses make this transition, and
are professionals at ensuring your unique needs are met during this
migration time.<br />
Having a personalized migration program can help to ensure your
business’ transition is smooth and successful without unanticipated
problems!<br />
Take advantage of managed IT service providers when your business is
considering transitioning to the cloud. The cloud offers many benefits
to businesses of all sizes—is it time for you to transfer? Find out with
the help of managed IT service providers in your area!<br />
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<br />peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-66540377305444394052016-05-19T13:58:00.002-07:002016-05-19T13:58:42.468-07:00Outsourcing IT Services to a Washington DC area Tech Company<h2>
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<em>Outsourcing your IT services is a great option</em> for your business. Large and small, businesses are discovering <strong>the benefits of outsourced IT services Washington DC</strong>.
From saving your business money to having flexible, monthly
arrangements that fully support your IT needs, an outsourced IT
department for all your outsourced <a href="https://www.solvereone.com/managed-it-services-washington-dc.html">IT services Washington DC</a> just makes sense.<br />
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However, when it comes to choosing a provider for your outsourced IT
services Washington DC, the choice isn’t so simple. How can you know
which companies will deliver on your needs? The following guidelines can
help you decide on the best outsourced IT service provider!<br />
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Spend some time determining exactly what your business will require when it comes to IT support. The need for <em>outsourced IT services Washington DC will vary from business to business</em>. Begin by looking for a company that offers what you need. Not only should <strong>your IT provider</strong> meet your needs, but they should work with you to anticipate and exceed them.<br />
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Choose a company that can grow with you and work with you to meet
your goals by delivering on your business’ IT services. Anticipating
your IT needs is the mark of an efficient, experienced IT provider—your
outsourced IT services Washington DC company should work to correct IT
issues before they become problems and disrupt your business.<br />
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Solvere One Makes CRN’s 2016 Tech Elite Solution Providers List</h1>
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Along with 250 other premiere companies in North America, <em>Solvere One who provides <a href="https://www.solvereone.com/it-support-washington-dc.html">IT Support Washington DC</a> area takes its place on CRN’s annual Tech Elite Solution Providers list!</em> The places on this list only go to <a href="http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/virtualization/300080133/sharpening-their-skills-the-2016-crn-tech-elite-250.htm">IT solution providers</a> that have the most impressive number of advanced technical certifications from leading technology vendors. <strong>Solvere One is proud to be one of the top 250 IT solutions providers</strong> in North America!<br />
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About The Channel Company and CRN’s Tech Elite List</h2>
CRN is a brand of The Channel Company, an organization that works to
provide unparalleled IT performance along with consulting, education,
and marketing services. They work with technology suppliers as well as<strong> IT solution providers</strong> and end users to empower and connect them.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>CRN is one of the best news sources for IT solution providers. Their
list of the 2016 Tech Elite Solution Providers includes companies who
have received the most advanced certifications from companies like
Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard. This includes Solvere One!<br />
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<em>Technology is always changing</em>, and keeping up with these changes to provide successful IT solution services takes a company that utilizes such <strong>certification programs</strong>
from some of the best IT technology providers in the industry. Creating
a relationship with these vendors in addition to having advanced
benefits in training allow providers like Solvere One to deliver
advanced solutions for businesses when it comes to their IT needs.<br />
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This exclusive group of IT solution providers in North America is
recognized for their ability to create lasting partnerships with IT
providers that strengthen the IT world and enable providers like Solvere
One to offer an outstanding customer service experience.<br />
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Industry Credibility and Excellence</h2>
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When trying to choose the <strong>tech elite companies</strong> from
North America, The Channel Company and CRN work to identify IT solution
providers that have outstanding credibility and excellence throughout
their success in the IT world. <em>Providing the best products on the market along with exceptional services</em> and customer satisfaction is what makes Solvere One such an integral part of this list.<br />
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Through partnerships with leading IT vendors, high-level
certifications, and industry expertise, Solvere One makes CRN’s list of
the top 250 IT solution providers in North America. You can find The
2016 Tech Elite Solution Providers complete list in the April issue of
CRN as well as on CRN’s website, www.crn.com.<br />
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About Solvere One</h3>
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<em>Solvere One is one of the leading IT solution providers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC</em>.
Our mission is to give companies the ability to grow while decreasing
cost of IT ownership. Our proactive approach to all your IT solutions
gives you reliable service every month and peace of mind, as we often
fix any issues before a problem arises.<br />
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We specialize in <strong>outsourced IT support</strong> that offers
you time to focus on your business, save money, and gain a competitive
advantage over your competition. Our team of professionals are experts
in the IT field and <em>provide 24/7/365 IT services all for a flat fee every month</em>. Our flexible, dependable services enable you to do what you do best—grow your business.<br />
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Our partnerships and certifications with some of leading IT providers
in the industry allow us to have deep insight into the IT industry to
give you the best products, services, and IT support for your business.
We work with both large and small companies to help them attain complete
IT efficiency in their field.<br />
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peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-44912437070804546082016-04-05T06:51:00.001-07:002016-04-05T06:51:53.817-07:00The Internet Is Now Officially Too Big as IP Addresses Run Out The Internet as we know it is now officially too big for its
britches. The organization that assigns IP addresses in North America —
the numbers that identify every computer, smartphone and device
connected to the Internet — ran out of numbers overnight Wednesday. It’s
not the end of the world, because there’s a newer, more robust system
rolling out, but it’s a milestone in our shared online history,
nonetheless. <em>(Source of article NBC News)</em><br />
IP addresses are the four-number strings like 74.125.224.72 that
you’ll sometimes see in your browser’s address bar, in the guts of your
smartphone’s system settings, or that you might be asked topeter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-34734232108378952622013-05-01T10:02:00.003-07:002013-05-01T10:06:21.389-07:00Basement Remodeling Northern Virginia – Professional Advice<h2>
Basement Remodeling Northern Virginia Tips and Advice</h2>
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When you need more living space in your <b>Northern Virginia</b> area home, by-pass the attic, just forget the backyard, and turn to <a href="http://www.hanneganremodeling.com/">basement remodeling Northern Virginia</a>. That space that you are most likely using primarily for storage in your Arlington VA, Alexandria VA or Fairfax VA home is prime remodeling territory. For many Northern Virginia homeowners, it’s the best-kept secret in space expansion. Before you say “no way”, consider these facts:<br />
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Basement Remodeling Arlington VA</h3>
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<i>Basement Finishing Arlington VA</i>, <b>Alexandria VA</b> or <b>Fairfax VA</b> home is a simple and cost-effective alternative to adding square footage to a house. In fact, the cost of a new finished basement, with all or most of the same features [the skylights are the only exception] you would get with an all-new ‘built-up’ or ‘built-out’ addition, is around 10-15%! The key is to stop thinking of the remodeling space as a ‘basement’ and reconsider it as additional living space. That is exactly what you’ll get if you apply the following tips.<br />
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To be sure, <i>basement remodeling</i> can present challenges — small windows, low ceilings, structural columns. But with the right budget, all can be overcome or even transformed into assets. And unlike other existing spaces, basements flaws are obvious, so you won’t have to budget for unpleasant <br />
<a name='more'></a>surprises.<br />
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Basement Remodeling Northern Virginia Planning </h3>
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Before calling any contractors for <a href="http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/home-design-resources/">basement remodeling Northern VA</a> ask yourself: What exactly do we want to do with the unfinished basement? How long are we going to be in our Northern VA area home? What is important to us? The answers to these questions are fundamental in planning the addition of the new space. Most likely you are only going to do this project once so is should be done to answer the above questions and meet your expectations. There may be times where putting the project off for an additional year maybe two is the best first step to save resources to finish the basement to meet the objectives. With that out of the way here are some additional tips.<br />
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Basement Finishing Northern VA – Windows</h3>
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<b>Hannegan Construction</b> recommends maximizing window areas within the finished space for maximum daylight and fresh air. Also do not forget emergency egress in the basement. Most building codes require every room to have two ways to exit keep the floor plan “open”; this will make the place brighter, and lower your overall project costs. Funnel in as much daylight as possible. The existing windows wells can be dug deeper or wider, so that larger windows and or wells can be installed. This remains true even if cutting through solid, poured concrete foundation walls is necessary. There’s a company ['Bilco'] that offers a product called ‘Scapewel’. It’s a large window well system made of structural rigid foam. Terraced steps scoop in natural light and provide easy escape. The steps can be enhanced with potted plants. Or job built window wells can be constructed of <i>concrete retaining wall </i>stones terraced back from the existing window well location.<br />
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For more information from the leading Northern Virginia Remodeling company Hannegan Construction, please contact:<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Shane Hannegan | <i>President</i> | Hannegan Construction | 703.899.5629 </b></span>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-10817618996245564472013-03-02T15:30:00.002-08:002013-03-02T15:31:09.412-08:00Google Publishes Zopfli As Open-Source Compression Algorithm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zopfli Compression Algorithm, which got its name from a Swiss bread recipe, is an implementation of the Deflate compression algorithm that creates a smaller output size compared to previous techniques, wrote Lode Vandevenne, a software engineer with Google's Compression Team, on the Google Open Source Blog on Thursday.<br />
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"The smaller compressed size allows for better space utilization, faster data transmission, and lower Web page load latencies. Furthermore, the smaller compressed size has additional benefits in mobile use, such as lower data transfer fees and reduced battery use," Vandevenne wrote.<br />
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The more exhaustive compression techniques used achieve higher data density but also make the compression a lot slower. This does not affect the decompression speed though, Vandenne wrote. <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/030113-google-publishes-zopfli-as-open-source-267274.html">READ MORE</a>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-69518985524405092782012-12-08T19:42:00.002-08:002013-03-02T20:40:39.086-08:00Why Blackhat SEO is Worse Than No SEO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I would take a moment to discuss what is in my opinion a certain path to ruin for any business that relies on the World Wide Web as a means of generating revenue. This disastrous path is known as "Blackhat" SEO. I have intimate experience in dealing with the debacle that these sort of tactics can cause a business. As Principal Consultant of <a href="http://www.ovatekweb.com/">OvaTek Web Solutions</a> , a Northern Virginia Web Design and Search Engine Marketing firm, I meet and bring on new clients all the time, that are in a complete state of crisis due to the unethical practices of the former SEO company they had been using.<br />
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Many of these new clients tell me horror stories of how they went from being very visible in the search engines and business was booming, then one day the phones stopped ringing, the leads stopped coming in, the Live Chat requests have virtually completely ceased. In an attempt to figure out what was going on, they checked to see if maybe they fell back to the second page on Google perhaps. To their shock and horror, as they go page to page to page, their site seems to have virtually disappeared from the internet???? What happened?? Well, what happened is that the unethical SEO tactics that their previous provider had been using, finally caught up with them.<br />
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Unfortunately, this scenario plays out more often that you might think. Many times when I present a proposal for SEO services to a client, they respond with, "That's a bit more than I was expecting" "Jimbob's SEO Super Powerpack SEO Services are half the price" "Giant Mega Explosive SEO Gold Package is only $199 and they guarantee I'll be on the first page of Google" The sad thing is, many businesses fall prey to this snake oil sales tactic. Yes, good, effective SEO and search engine marketing done by a competent, ethical professional is not "Cheap", but what is much more expensive than implementing an effective online marketing strategy, is <b><i>fixing</i></b> a Blackhat SEO disaster. Many times as the result of a shady snake oil SEO scheme a business simply cannot recover.<br />
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The truth is, a good, effective SEO or Search Engine Marketer is grossly underpaid. An effective online marketing strategy has one of the highest ROI's a business can make! My best clients are the ones that have done their due diligence and research prior to contacting me. They understand the real value.<br />
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So, going back to the title of my blog post, "Why Blackhat SEO is Worse Than No SEO"<br />
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With no SEO a company still has a shot, they can do traditional marketing, hire a bunch of sales people, get referals, ect....<br />
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With Blackhat SEO, a company runs the risk of going out of business, and if they are able to fix the Blackhat issues, they will be paying about four times what they would have paid to go with someone reputable and highly effective from the start.<br />
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OvaTek Web Solutions most recent addition to their ever expanding portfolio of Web Design, SEO and Social Media Marketing clients, is the Northern Virginia Flooring company <a href="http://www.totalflooringva.com/">Total Flooring, LLC</a>. President of Total Flooring, Chad Durbin has spent many years working within the Northern Virginia Flooring market. <a href="http://www.totalflooringva.com/">Total Flooring, LLC</a> which is destined to become the finest Northern Virginia flooring and bathroom remodeling company to emerge from within the state of Virginia.<br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">OvaTek Technologies, formerly NXGN Solutions was founded on the idea that the purchase, implementation and ongoing service of Telecommunications, Colocation, Datacenter and Cloud Services should not be a painful experience. Let our professional consultants with years of frontline industry experience work on your behalf to deliver the truly best, most cost effecient solutions the industry has to offer. OvaTek helps Small, Medium and Enterprise customers transform web landscapes, business technology and telecom infrastructures. <a href="http://www.ovatektek.com/">www.ovatektek.com</a> <a href="http://www.ovatekweb.com/">www.ovatekweb.com</a></span></div>
peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-66732459130061544532012-08-28T11:02:00.004-07:002012-09-17T10:53:36.428-07:00City to launch new website, pay $250,000 to design company<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi8Zab3O87jnh3zVM0egeqOdjD-a1IblEXq8NW8o2Q27Kc4h_z3vDNiuB5Zet2sfjGBmUAn-jZxlkB4AEpZoLlmdcfzregxbwL12qqsga6AxbkrI_p7cGshrQcCYGenUvWP5pgdIPqz2A/s1600/web-development.png" style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi8Zab3O87jnh3zVM0egeqOdjD-a1IblEXq8NW8o2Q27Kc4h_z3vDNiuB5Zet2sfjGBmUAn-jZxlkB4AEpZoLlmdcfzregxbwL12qqsga6AxbkrI_p7cGshrQcCYGenUvWP5pgdIPqz2A/s200/web-development.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781786832399465826" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The city of Santa Fe will launch a new website next year, and planners say it will offer better access to information and services.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Carla Lopez, city marketing manager, said Monday that a $250,000 contract with a Santa Fe company called Desert Elements Designs should also result in cost savings for the city in the long run.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Beginning in the spring, she said, the city will own and maintain the site, rather than continue its contract with Civic Plus that costs $33,200 a.....</span><a href="http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/82812citywebsite" style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">READ MORE</a></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://www.ovatekweb.com/">www.ovatekweb.com</a></div>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-36566192190067795712012-07-09T13:11:00.007-07:002012-07-23T12:35:16.552-07:00VMware opens up to multihypervisor support with acquisition of DynamicOps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSTTVab70ZPnof0lk8dQOlKu4DKCTdtEpklzfrJplMm8lk34jVJI03ANGQfANz69U7uC7AQDUyXTqKe70Chl2d0EZKP8zbetjk1SDDwuNz_Mr1-1mbJkitTuOwpvapGdQcj6pqadVGqGq/s1600/desktop_virtualization.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSTTVab70ZPnof0lk8dQOlKu4DKCTdtEpklzfrJplMm8lk34jVJI03ANGQfANz69U7uC7AQDUyXTqKe70Chl2d0EZKP8zbetjk1SDDwuNz_Mr1-1mbJkitTuOwpvapGdQcj6pqadVGqGq/s200/desktop_virtualization.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5763265903491838914" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Two announcements last week greatly altered the virtualization and cloud management ecosystems. The geek in me wants to describe these events as having caused a "great disturbance in the force." Don't get me wrong: The events were neither good nor evil in nature, but they did cause a shift in the balance of power within the virtualization management community.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The first announcement was Dell's acquisition of Quest Software, which instantly positioned Dell as one of the top virtualization management vendors in the market, capable...<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/vmware-opens-multi-hypervisor-support-acquisition-of-dynamicops-197243">READ MORE</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ova-tek.com/">http://www.ova-tek.com</a></div><div><br /></div>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-57276594662501287022012-07-04T14:19:00.005-07:002012-07-04T14:25:44.442-07:00Ethernet Services Northern Virginia - OvaTek Technologies Embraces XO Ethernet Services<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPOfu9OUQsOSv_cK9JWSin-A3VKXH7WHx2UHvxDNiM-VBduOEIC5jgQ7iGVSOC6gPEx-8BS67NtPXNxXS0BhhUCrqcXNG0kFIpg-XS88joglah6c0W8mzvX8XMDKoh_mujphHn-HrtvUQ/s1600/logo_xo_.png" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPOfu9OUQsOSv_cK9JWSin-A3VKXH7WHx2UHvxDNiM-VBduOEIC5jgQ7iGVSOC6gPEx-8BS67NtPXNxXS0BhhUCrqcXNG0kFIpg-XS88joglah6c0W8mzvX8XMDKoh_mujphHn-HrtvUQ/s200/logo_xo_.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761427864011788594" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Northern Virginia based Telecommunications, Datacenter, Cloud and Web Services consulting firm OvaTek Technologies embraces XO Communications Ethernet services. With one of the largest Ethernet footprints in the U.S., XO Communications gives you</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-family:Georgia, serif;">.....<a href="http://www.prlog.org/11913982-ethernet-services-northern-virginia-ovatek-technologies-embraces-xo-ethernet-services.html">READ MORE</a></span><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ova-tek.com">http://www.ova-tek.com</a> </div>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-15009593989075319392012-06-01T12:08:00.002-07:002012-06-01T12:10:39.876-07:00Microsoft turns on 'do not track' by default in IE10<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLSJaO_7tzh69WpIHnJVbSLtHPgIficZ56j88u_nx1qjOX0tNXVDYGn7plgKoG11jlVCVe0r42pwUaBcGC9kpVJd80hTa3mCCkB3O6yc5GMypDp8xJ0_BN5D-VSuBxmGokCGbzuKioQYt/s1600/328446-internet-explorer-ie-browser-logo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLSJaO_7tzh69WpIHnJVbSLtHPgIficZ56j88u_nx1qjOX0tNXVDYGn7plgKoG11jlVCVe0r42pwUaBcGC9kpVJd80hTa3mCCkB3O6yc5GMypDp8xJ0_BN5D-VSuBxmGokCGbzuKioQYt/s200/328446-internet-explorer-ie-browser-logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5749147983287353634" /></a><br /><span >NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Technology that prevents advertisers from following your online footprints has been around for a couple years, but Microsoft became the first browser maker to turn that feature on as the default setting. The next version of Internet Explorer, called IE10, will force users to opt-in if they want to be tracked by ads. In the current version.....<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/01/technology/internet-explorer-do-not-track/">READ MORE</a></span>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-49089956819613697452012-05-06T13:49:00.000-07:002012-05-06T13:49:07.802-07:00CenturyLink Wins U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Carrier Excellence Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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MONROE, La., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) was presented today with the 2012 U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Carrier Excellence Award for Brand from telecommunications research consultancy ATLANTIC-ACM. ATLANTIC-ACM surveyed hundreds of domestic long haul wholesale customers in its annual U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Report Card to determine Carrier Excellence award winners. <a href="http://news.centurylink.com/index.php?s=43&item=2921">READ MORE</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ova-tek.com/">www.ova-tek.com</a>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-2712630192363192082012-04-24T19:40:00.002-07:002012-04-24T19:41:47.291-07:00Metro Ethernet - Northern Virginia - OvaTek Technologies Seeing Surge In Metro Ethernet Services<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FfgVH9nwg7nSQhP0vJS9D94OwE9HyR46J7IJWHMOjdtyMinfHhXza8Cz2kFQwlM8VL5oknutzQUS5FNet8OffJ4glJD-l781kCgygkEkipeyEgMK_BFcMtXLNHGerKxXP09SUuysvpoX/s1600/MetroEthernetServices.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FfgVH9nwg7nSQhP0vJS9D94OwE9HyR46J7IJWHMOjdtyMinfHhXza8Cz2kFQwlM8VL5oknutzQUS5FNet8OffJ4glJD-l781kCgygkEkipeyEgMK_BFcMtXLNHGerKxXP09SUuysvpoX/s200/MetroEthernetServices.jpg" width="200" /></a>OvaTek Technologies seeing surge in Metro Ethernet services. "We acknowledge the many benefits of Ethernet. Scalability and cost savings are major drivers according to our clients. For many years TDM and SONET services have been the main technologies when it comes to business class internet services. With the explosion of Ethernet we are seeing it take off in the Metro, Long-Haul and IP Transit markets.", Principal Consultant and Founder of OvaTek Peter S. Gerardi says. <a href="http://www.prlog.org/11858273-metro-ethernet-northern-virginia-ovatek-technologies-seeing-surge-in-metro-ethernet-services.html">READ MORE</a>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-73044365436911094902012-04-24T09:51:00.003-07:002012-04-24T09:55:51.838-07:00MPLS Service - OvaTek Technologies - Embraces Level 3 MPLS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsf6aAMggRnwkNRMKzTrI6rMBgYqMhrD7VRTjoxsdCVTiRzIV_-DrbKWOB0iUZ3ZcgLnhO5xoEMsms20GWvo9FfGsuzAVysUl4Yhkiu8CjMmpP56FzOeYWmasDEblP_ArxlnariZIXyoT/s1600/level3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 63px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsf6aAMggRnwkNRMKzTrI6rMBgYqMhrD7VRTjoxsdCVTiRzIV_-DrbKWOB0iUZ3ZcgLnhO5xoEMsms20GWvo9FfGsuzAVysUl4Yhkiu8CjMmpP56FzOeYWmasDEblP_ArxlnariZIXyoT/s200/level3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735011870951979826" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div>OvaTek Technologies embraces Level 3 MPLS. How effectively you collaborate, run daily operations and get work done keeps you competitive. Level 3 Communications delivers personalized, enterprise-class metro and wide-area network services over a private, dedicated Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) infrastructure to help you keep that competitive advantage. The Level 3 MPLS network is physically separate from their public Internet backbone, which gives them a foundation to run any.....<a href="http://www.prlog.org/11855812-mpls-service-ovatek-technologies-embraces-level-3-mpls.html">READ MORE</a></div></span></span>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-45485916813223892362012-04-22T12:20:00.002-07:002012-04-22T13:22:45.122-07:00Web could vanish for hordes of people in July, FBI warns<br />
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<a href="http://www.ova-tek.com/">OvaTek Technologies</a>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-26054513859665174022012-04-09T08:19:00.002-07:002012-04-09T08:23:35.127-07:00OvaTek Technologies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBeuiAKK2obAKIoYQr71EJUJSTgUvyq8h280Nl_WjdCZxx-SulolGAt36VTHhSh3aOaYgfjoLLRsiqP9ZMwQ9V8__KQZafKo5X3OGMEOEkmwZbtcP42H7YYGYR4kTpraKq7mnl43B_Hm-/s1600/Osplash_930x213.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 46px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBeuiAKK2obAKIoYQr71EJUJSTgUvyq8h280Nl_WjdCZxx-SulolGAt36VTHhSh3aOaYgfjoLLRsiqP9ZMwQ9V8__KQZafKo5X3OGMEOEkmwZbtcP42H7YYGYR4kTpraKq7mnl43B_Hm-/s200/Osplash_930x213.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729421892432634578" /></a><br /><span >OvaTek, formerly NXGN Solutions was founded on the idea that the purchase, implementation and ongoing service of Telecommunications and Cloud services should not be a painful experience. Let our professional consultants with years of frontline industry experience work on your behalf to deliver the truly best, most cost effecient solutions the industry has to offer. OvaTek helps Small, Medium and Enterprise customers transform.....<a href="http://www.ova-tek.com/">READ MORE</a></span><div><br /></div><div>www.ova-tek.com</div>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-24289472717308713272012-04-08T14:14:00.002-07:002012-04-08T14:17:43.792-07:00Windstream: A Compelling Buy At Current Levels<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OBF1BJ5Y0l7ZrjhqcFMT4Bkvcdh4FYHtNiVgi-6JimfsFh3rmSjNhux4-esKnbgIaiMf4q-_2uZAlA1iMnVi05DnSo_YpfEhNdl91MVkyzv9G3nkLnbzCPXLEmo_1ar0K5O6Vz9el0W7/s1600/WindstreamLogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OBF1BJ5Y0l7ZrjhqcFMT4Bkvcdh4FYHtNiVgi-6JimfsFh3rmSjNhux4-esKnbgIaiMf4q-_2uZAlA1iMnVi05DnSo_YpfEhNdl91MVkyzv9G3nkLnbzCPXLEmo_1ar0K5O6Vz9el0W7/s200/WindstreamLogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729142164907731250" /></a><br /><span >The telecommunications industry is a highly competitive industry that has many participants but is comprised of three main players. AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), and Sprint-Nextel (S) account for approximately 30% of the revenue that is generated in that industry. There are many other smaller regional players that are aggressively competing in the telecom space. Some are......<a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/483751-windstream-a-compelling-buy-at-current-levels?source=yahoo">READ MORE</a></span>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-959866003526507840.post-42096687619665871972012-03-18T10:19:00.003-07:002012-03-18T10:26:10.957-07:00Super-Secret Google Builds Servers in the Dark<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OYkc1vnKSPQlBCynyeqEwBBsRZ5lACSEiGwguLKf9FkUHR0Qnu_Cc0j_kJXaaMqS8WnbiM8btt2feafHKqtuNfEale5VQuzGmV8Tq4wDPyjLl4g8BFNpe2UhTn9vY5-HIeUnFJI26BKk/s1600/googlesecret1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OYkc1vnKSPQlBCynyeqEwBBsRZ5lACSEiGwguLKf9FkUHR0Qnu_Cc0j_kJXaaMqS8WnbiM8btt2feafHKqtuNfEale5VQuzGmV8Tq4wDPyjLl4g8BFNpe2UhTn9vY5-HIeUnFJI26BKk/s200/googlesecret1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721288846920307474" /></a><br /><div><span>Just how far will Google go to hide its custom-built data-center hardware from the rest of the world?</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>In one Silicon Valley data center, the company is apparently so paranoid about competitors catching a glimpse of its gear, it’s been known to keep its server cages in complete darkness, outfitting its technical staff like miners and sending them spelunking into the cages with lights on their heads.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>“Many [companies] try to keep things covered up. There’s a lot of valuable intellectual property in here,” says Chris Sharp, general manager of content and cloud at Equinix, as he walks through the company’s data center. “But we were always amazed by Google.......</span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">.</span><a href="http://m.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/google-miner-helmet/" style="font-size: 100%; ">READ MORE</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.nxgnsolutions.com/">NXGN Solutions</a></div>peter.gerardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455483157740880149noreply@blogger.com0