Posted by Steven Bond on April 2, 2013
Until now if you wanted to implement High Availability in Virtual Machines (VM), you would have to invest in cluster technology and some shared storage. Now the arrival of Windows Server 2012 brings with it a perfectly acceptable disaster recovery solution for Virtual Machines that is free, built into the product and easy to implement.
A [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on June 14, 2012
Managed services let you offload specific IT operations to a service provider, known in tech parlance
as a Managed Services Provider. The managed service provider assumes ongoing responsibility for monitoring, managing and/or problem resolution for selected IT systems and functions on your behalf.
Managed services providers can offer services such as alerts, security, patch management, data backup [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on April 20, 2012
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HBR Solutions Inc Receives 2012 Best of Matawan Award
U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement
NEW YORK, NY, April 13, 2012 — For the fourth consecutive year, HBR Solutions Inc has been selected for the 2012 Best of Matawan Award in the Online Services Technology Consultants category by the U.S. Commerce [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on April 4, 2012
We’ve made it to the final post of our 5-part series on helping small businesses avoid common and costly tech mistakes. Thanks to those who have stuck with it to the end. If you’ve missed any, check out the previous parts:
Part 1: Weak Tech Support and Old, Cheap or Inconsistent Hardware
Part 2: Inadequate Power Protection [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on February 23, 2012
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how small business can avoid the issues and expenses caused by having Weak Tech Support and Old, Cheap, or Inconsistent Hardware.  This time we’re tackling Mistakes #3 and 4: Inadequate Power Protection and Illegal Software.
Mistake #3: Inadequate Power Protection
Power protection is an issue that receives little attention but can [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 13, 2010
There are many anti-spam solutions in the market. Â They tend to fall into a handful of types. Â However, all of them must do the same thing: Â somehow determine which emails are legitimate and which ones are not. Â There are many ways to do this, and most of them use differing combinations of the same techniques. [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 13, 2010
The SaaS/cloud computing market is perfectly positioned to capitalize on today’s economic uncertainty. SaaS and cloud computing permit organizations of all sizes to quickly deploy web-based services on a pay-as-you-go basis without the hassles, uncertainties, added costs or risks associated with traditional, on-premise hardware and software.
These web-based services are also perfectly [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 13, 2010
I have worked in the information technology industry for a long period and have come across some very interesting technical support issues. Here are some funny stories related to remote access onto a clients computer. I thought I would share some of my stories (yes these are true) and hopefully provide a [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 13, 2010
One of the first tools I used for remote support was PC Anywhere, VNC and Remote Desktop. Before the introduction of remote support, helpdesk and support staff had to walk people through fairly complex actions like restoring pst files in Outlook, reinstalling Windows and booting into safe mode to remove spyware so you [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 13, 2010
The managed services provider specializing in the financial services sector is a big Cisco partner and proponent of its channel programs. It’s also a big advocate of the managed services model and vertical alignment. And its management, under the leadership of Dan Holt, is focused on growing the business as [...]