Cloud Economy

By Russ Levanway, CEO To a lot of businesses, migrating from a server to the cloud seems like a no-brainer. It can cost less money, require less support, and use less hardware because space is essentially on loan as part of the shared economy. What’s not to like? At TekTegrity, we see the benefits of… Read more »

Real Consulting // Learn By Doing at Wighton’s

By Josh Erdman, Senior Consultant This morning at Wighton’s Lenny took on the extra role of being my HVAC mentor. I previously arranged to come by and get a ‘dirty jobs’ equivalent training on ductwork and Lenny didn’t disappoint! He showed me how HVAC companies cut those perfectly shaped circular holes for air duct, build… Read more »

Lock Down that Firewall!

By Ruby Nahal, Senior Engineer Firewalls are the guards that hackers have to deal with first when entering your network, so it is critical that they are configured correctly. In fact, it really doesn’t matter how much money you spend on buying highly secure edge systems to secure your network if you fail to configure,… Read more »

HOW TO // How to Get Cryptolocker

By Jeremy Koellish, COO How do you get cryptolocker-that nefarious malware that took down an LA hospital as well as your uncle’s dog walking business? Well, I’ll tell you. And I’ll also tell you how to avoid it, and what we, as an MSP, do to protect our clients from it. So gather around –… Read more »

Your Health IT Alliance

By Nathan Stott, Practice Director Pitch Imperfect Your EMR will streamline your practice… It will allow you to see more patients in a day… It will help you track meaningful patient data to improve care… You’ve heard it all before, the exhausting mantras of EMR sales reps. The truth is, that in most cases none… Read more »

CIO Solutions Expands and Moves Its Headquarters by Jonatha King

CIO Solutions is already one of the Central Coast’s leading computer consulting and network management companies, and they are expanding again, this time moving their headquarters to 5425 Hollister Avenue in Santa Barbara. The official Ribbon Cutting event is scheduled for 4 p.m., Sept. 15, 2016. The community is invited to join in the celebration…. Read more »

Major Versus Minor: A Philosophy of Change Management

By Russ Levanway, CEO Change is Here to Stay If you’re part of a growing organization, you know that change is inevitable. What works at your current size and situation won’t necessarily work in a few years or perhaps even a few months. So how do you implement must needed changes, both small and large?… Read more »

Why Direct RDP for Remote Users is a Bad, Bad Thing

By Ruby Nahal, Systems Engineer Remote desktop access is the easiest way to work remotely. No doubt about that. And mostly everyone with remote users has direct RDP and of those, most are aware how risky it is to open a hole in your firewall for a direct RDP connection with no encryption or any… Read more »

HOW TO // How to Get the Most out of Tech Support

By Jeremy Koellish, COO Writing a post about getting the most out of your tech support may seem silly to you, like providing tips on how to order a pizza or most efficiently open an envelope. But trust me, there are a few rules of engagement that when kept in mind, can help you get… Read more »

A Healthy Attitude Toward Tech

By Russ Levanway, CEO The 3 ‘R’s With the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (aka “Obamacare”) over the last several years, the healthcare industry has experienced massive changes, many of them regulatory-driven. The requirements of ICD-10, HIPAA, “meaningful use” and now the up-and-coming Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) going into effect January 1st,… Read more »