By Russ Levanway Rhetoric vs. Reality The standoff between Apple and the FBI over access to the iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook in the San Bernardino mass shooting last December is a polarizing case. In the media, the rhetoric has primarily hinged on a question of safety vs. privacy: Should the government have backdoor… Read more »
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By Jeremy Koellish, COO Today I’m going to talk workflows. Did the mere mention of the word ‘workflow’ just then make you nervous? Trust me, you’re not alone. That said, this article is going to address the most common barriers to developing workflows, reasons why you ought to move past those barriers and tricks to… Read more »
By Russ Levanway Keeping the Love Alive With Valentine’s Day coming up, relationships are on everyone’s mind. I’ve been thinking about relationships, too – not so much the romantic variety but, more appropriately for this column, the relationship between IT providers and their clients. What makes a good IT partnership work? I believe that for… Read more »
By Jeremy Koellish, COO I get asked a lot about how we conduct our famous daily tech huddles, so I thought I’d lay it out for you with these seemingly intuitive but maybe not so obvious tips so you’re not forced to muddle through your huddle. (Yeah, I went there.) Camaraderie is the name of… Read more »
By Josh Erdman Microsoft sunk a 38,000-pound container off the Cal Poly Marine Science Research Pier in Avila Beach yesterday. The 3-month research project is dubbed Project Natick and contains within its 10’x7′ vessel a data center with the processing power of 300 desktops. Why? Because as anyone with a server room knows, storing data is hot business. Really… Read more »
By Russ Levanway Obstacles Ahead In this new year, we will all experience obstacles; some that are meant to be overcome, and others that are not. El Niño is a good example of an immovable obstacle that is currently upon us. Here in California, we’ve eagerly anticipated these storms for a long time, but a… Read more »
By April Cole Worley Legacy John Lim’s mother is no stranger to hard work. She has been working in factories since the age of 12, sometimes up to 16 hours a day, 6 days a week. But, that was the life when you were one of 11 children and your rural family could only afford… Read more »
By Russ Levanway, CEO Before takeoff on a commercial flight, the flight attendants routinely ask that “in the unlikely event that the cabin experiences a loss of pressure, please put on your own oxygen mask first before assisting others.” This concept is a popular one among life coaches and inspirational speakers because it emphasizes the importance… Read more »
By Russ Levanway, CEO Industry Allies TekTegrity seeks out and continually works with fantastic partners and vendors who understand the unique challenges of the technology industry. We do this because we know that being in it together forges relationships, loyalty, and direct lines of communication, enabling us to better respond to the changing dynamics of… Read more »
By April Cole Worley “I have always been into technology,” says TekTegrity Senior MST Norman Bard. And he has. In fact, to talk to Norm about his life with technology is to take a crash course in the advent of technology as we have come to know it today. It was 1981 when Norm first… Read more »