CIO Solutions Takes Bristol Associates, Inc. to the Cloud

June 20, 2011 – Santa Barbara – CIO Solutions has successfully migrated Bristol Associates’ IT infrastructure to a Managed Virtual Office platform. Bristol staff members have been working in their new Managed Virtual Office powered by CIO Solution’s world class datacenter. Managed Virtual Office is a form of cloud computing that has been gaining mass… Read more »

Scanning in a Cloud Environment

Scanning in the Cloud Written by: Bjoern Freiherr If you are replacing your local desktop with a cloud solution like Citrix XenApp, you still want to be able to use your local devices as normal. Here are certain ways to use local Scanners that are not network capable. Citrix provides an option called ‘TWAIN Redirection’…. Read more »

Printing Options for Home use and Small to Medium Sized Businesses

Printing Options for Home use and Small to Medium Sized Businesses By: Ryan Popke and Michael Biancone Purchasing a printer for your home or small business is often one of the more difficult experiences due to the vast array of choices and components. Inkjet vs. laser, type of cartridges, printed pages per minute, it all… Read more »

External Storage Options for Home and Small Businesses

Written by: Michael Biancone, Purchasing Have you ever had to experience a computer crash? I hope not, but if you have I am sure some wise guy probably quipped: “No problem, you have a back up right?” At this point you either breathe a sigh of relief or let out a maniacal scream. Many of… Read more »

Netapp and Exchange (SME)

What value does having SnapManager installed on the Exchange server add? By Hannah Rich on Jan 14, 2011 at 11:09 AM in Engineer Knowledgebase, Customer Education, Did You Know Series First: here’s what SnapManager for Exchange (SME) provides: -It backs up the database through Exchange, meaning your transaction logs are rolled in -It quiesces the… Read more »

VMware Rebranding: An Editorial

VMWare is a company that produces a software suite called vSphere, which is a virtualization platform. It allows us to run multiple software servers on a single piece of hardware, saving energy and hardware costs and creating a more flexible server environment. VMWare recently released vSphere 4.1, which is the last build of vSphere that… Read more »

Meridian Group Partners with CIO Solutions for Campus-Wide WiFi Project

Meridian Group has selected CIO Solutions to be their partner in building and supporting their IT infrastructure which will provide high-speed, wireless internet access to students residing in their Isla Vista properties. Santa Barbara – September 15, 2010 Meridian Group, a local Real Estate Management company, has chosen CIO Solutions to design, implement and support… Read more »

VoIP Phone Santa Barbara – 5 Benefits for Your Business

When it comes to implementing a VoIP phone system, Santa Barbara has many different IT services that will help you get the most out of this new technology. Of course, before you begin the process of changing over, it would be wise to learn some basics about VoIP phones and VoIP phone services. To help… Read more »

Network Design and Management – Top 7 Considerations

When it comes to network design and management, you have a lot of different elements to consider. You have to think about how your business can best benefit from these services, as well as which types of designs will be most effective. It is imperative to figure out exactly what works for each individual client… Read more »

Juniper Network Management – Effective Networking Security

Juniper network management offers high-performance network infrastructures for any company or organization. This company can offer a variety of solutions for expansion, including with complicated legacy networks that you want to keep in-tact as much as possible while still being innovative. Of course, one of the paramount issues with cloud computing and network management solutions… Read more »