Not sure which way to go? I have the answers…
The Cloud Adoption Movement: It’s already here – Is your business part of it? First post in a new series about the advantages, risks and trends about moving your technology to the Cloud By SingerLewak’s Business Risk and Technology Services team member, Rick Mark _________________________________________________________________________________ First of all, yes...
Windows 8 sure came in with a bang! Hype for miles and miles, excitement that made any ADHD sufferer seem calm and collected! What was accomplished? Is it good? Should we switch? Why doesn’t anyone seem to be using it? All I hear are complaints; so is it that hard to use? For the first time in computing history, an operating system company came up with an...
We’re just a few days away before the Consumer Electronics Show rolls around yet again. For the unfamiliar, this is the technology industry’s biggest event. (It’s also the largest trade show in the U.S.) Each year, we get to wager (it’s Vegas, after all) on what tech’s biggest tale will be. In 2009, it was Palm’s entry into the...
We all do our best to avoid advertisements in general, but with the evolution in online advertising, so comes the various ways hackers can use them to exploit our computers and the networks the reside on. With a recent rise in ‘malvertisements’ we’re forced once again to maintain vigilance in yet another area of possible compromise. What are malvertisements...
It nearly sounds as if it’s out of a movie. Picture it: You boot up your computer, only to discover that all your files have disappeared — and a stranger is holding them hostage until you fork over some dough. It’s one of the latest threats to your network and unlike many cyber threats, the culprits are literally taunting you over what’s been done....
Debating on what HDTV technology to buy? Debate no longer. OK, not too much longer. For me, personally, I have always liked the Plasma TV better – for me, the deeper blacks and image consistency win over everything else. For you though, there may be other thing that could sway you to choose another technology. In this television technology trifecta,...
There are some very compelling smartphone choices as we reach the end of 2012. It’s easy to pick five great phones, but a bit tougher to put them in order. Heading into the holiday season, there are once again some excellent smartphone choices and you really can’t go wrong with any of them. Here are my top five smartphones to end 2012. Number 1:...
I wasn’t expecting much, to be honest, but the iPad mini is a great device. Along with many other gadget fans, I watched as it was unveiled and compared to the iPad 2, instead of the latest generation iPad. I was surprised to hear that there would not be a retina display, so I figured I’d buy it just so I could play and write about it. Well, I got...
TECHNOLOGIES CHANGED THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS – WHICH WE NOW CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT By Rick Mark Service Area Manager Remember when you first saw the iPhone? The first release was originally dismissed as a small player in the enterprise, especially compared to the BlackBerry, at that time. Now, just about every corporate executive, not to mention...
WHY IT’S OK IF AN ELEPHANT SITS ON MY LAPTOP By Rick Mark | Service Area Manager Are you ‘Clouded’ by today’s virtual technology? If you are, then dropping your laptop in a pool of water, out of a moving car, or even if it was stolen, wouldn’t really matter would it? Of course not! If you have embraced cloud computing, then your...
THE BENEFITS OF MOVING OUR LIVES INTO THE CLOUD: IT’S BUSINESS AND PERSONAL By Rick Mark Service Area Manager ...
CAN I CONVERT MY BILLS, TRANSACTIONS AND RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS TO THE CLOUD? Why the Cloud is secure and preferred to save important accounting and bill information from our daily lives into a “virtual safety deposit box” By Rick Mark | Service Area Manager The cloud takes on many forms today: from Dropbox to QuickBooks to Flixster to OpenTable...
Join us for what will be a very informative educational webcast on March 14, 2012, where our own I.T. strategist Rick Mark will share insights on understanding why the benefits of adopting Cloud technologies goes beyond portability and straight to the bottom line. We’ll show you a few case studies so your know what to expect and plan for. Is there true ROI? Is...
Join us for what will be a very informative educational webcast on January 17, where our own I.T. strategist Rick Mark and our friend, intellectual property attorney Glenn Dickinson, will share insights on how to protect your valuable business information when doing business in the Cloud. If you are seeking ways to better prepare your business and reduce its...
Continuing from Part 1 on September 7, 2011 at 10:00AM – Please join SingerLewak’s Cloud Computing and Network Security professionals, led by Rick Mark, Practice Area Manager, and Bob Green, Partner, as they will illustrate in live, real time, how a cloud-based network can provide business efficiencies and help contain IT spend. You’ll learn how businesses can...
Looking inside and out CPA firms tap internal, external resources to build IT strategies 08/01/2011 By Seth Fineberg – Accounting Today Click HERE for the article Copied excerpt below: More firm spending continues to roll into IT, and recent Accounting Today research showed that as of late last year, most accountants were spending anywhere from 5 percent...
Blueprint for the future SingerLewak is integrating IT and traditional services 03/01/2011 By Seth Fineberg – Accounting Today Click HERE for the article Copied excerpt below: The ERMS practice under which SingerLewak Systems resides is not all about cloud consulting, although, as Green indicated, it’s an area that is receiving a lot of firmwide and...
Continuing from Part 1 on September 7, 2011 at 10:00AM – Please join SingerLewak’s Cloud Computing and Network Security professionals, led by Rick Mark, Practice Area Manager, and Bob Green, Partner, as they will illustrate in live, real-time, how a cloud-based network can provide business efficiencies and help contain IT spend. You’ll learn how businesses can...
On August 2, 2011 at 10:00AM, please join SingerLewak’s Cloud Computing and Network Security professionals, led by me, Rick Mark, Practice Area Manager, and Bob Green, Partner, for a 1 hour educational webinar (CPE PROVIDED). We will share how businesses can comfortably migrate from running expensive Cap-Ex environments for IT to more reliable,...
FREE WEBINAR – Fundamentals of Cloud Computing: What CFOs Need to Know for Long-Term IT Planning Join us for a Webinar on June 15 REGISTER NOW This 1-hour webinar taught by Rick Mark, BTMS Practice Area Manager, will provide an overview and brief history of cloud computing options, where we are today and where we are going. Rick will provide case study...
Where can you get strategic technology advice, I mean TRUSTED IT ADVISORY SERVICES, from a seasoned CIO/CTO and technology manager? FOR FREE?
HERE! So why not register? If you are still on the fence, read more below. I thank you in advance for registering to get the full advantage of this FREE site!
My mission is to help business owners, IT Executives and Executive Management make informed technology decisions. That's it - simple!
If you've ever needed more information, clarification of a specific solution or technology, or maybe just an independent 3rd party take on a solution that you IT team is proposing for your business, then this is the place for you! I can give you very technical information, or very non-technical versions of the same information, in many ways. Remember, the goal is for YOU to be able to make informed technology decisions!
If you don't understand a proposal or the technology behind it, then how can you make a decision that you are comfortable with, without a doubt? Information is power, and the power to run and manage your company hinges on the knowledge you have to make strategic business operations decisions. Without all of the information, each decision, whether technical or not, can and will have dramatic effects on the future of your business.
If there is a technology or topic you want discussed, please register and send me a message from the 'Contact' area so I can address them here for all to benefit from, or if you wish, we can keep the discussion 1-on-1.
The ball is in your court...after all, it's your ball we're talking about!