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Employee
Spotlight
Sean Williams
Sean Williams
joined the NMGI team in November as the Senior
Engineering and Security Manager.
Sean
graduated Caprock High School in Amarillo, TX in 1987.
While attending Amarillo College, Sean started one of
the first Internet Service Provider in the Texas
Panhandle. After selling the ISP in 1995, Sean started a
computer business called Unique Solutions in 1995 and
grew the company to 5 million in gross revenue by 1999.
After Unique Solutions Sean took over as IT Manager for
Excell Services a global call center in June of 2003.
While at Excell Services Sean implemented many
enterprise technical projects including adding
redundancy to meeting very tight SLA's.
Sean has been
involved in computer technology for over 16 years and
has obtained many technical certifications. He is
certified as an (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems
Security Professional, Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineer +Security, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Network+,
CompTIA Security+, HP APS for Proliant Servers, Panduit
CAT5e Installer, 3M Fiber Installer, 3COM NBX Phone
System Specialist, and many other vendor specific
product certifications.
In his spare
time, Sean enjoys spending time with his wife and kids,
watching the Tennessee Titan's play football, scuba
diving, and working with electronics.
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Employee
Birthdays:
Ron Williams -
1/31
Employee
Anniversaries
Steve Harper - 1/1/84
Dan Blevins -
1/1/04
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P.O. Box
1343
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone 620.664.6000
Fax 620.669.8302
http://www.nmgi.com/
info@nmgi.com
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Budgeting for 2008
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“IT budgeting can’t be that
difficult, right? You just add up the cost of
your computers. Simple! Oh wait, we have to
factor in the cost of software. So it’s still a
piece of cake. Oh yea, what about staff
training? And repairs? And tech support? And
consulting fees? What happens if my server
crashes?? AAAHHHHH!!!!! Will this nightmare ever
end?” |
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To tell
you the truth, when I personally think of creating
a budget, a trail of cold fear trickles down my
spine. However the reality is simple- Budgeting is
a part of your business that is vital for its
survival and growth. The whole truth is this – If
you have a good budget built on sound thoughts and
principals then your next year of business will
run much more smoothly than if you just throw some
numbers on a piece of paper and call it a budget.
Now on that note, creating a budget does not have
to be reminiscent of going in for a root canal
either. Here are a few tips from NMGI that
might be able to help you as you create a budget
that will help, rather than harm your company.
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Lunch
and Learn
 Business Continuity
is the number one topic discussed among IT
personnel for a reason: it is vital to your
company’s survival. Until recently only Enterprise
Class companies had the resources to implement
true redundancy (backup software, data and
hardware). Network Management Group, Inc. is
pleased to announce that we are now able to
provide full system redundancy through our new NetRescue service, as a part of our NetCare
offerings.
NMGI places an appliance at
each NetRescue client’s site. The NetRescue server
is able to support up to 12 servers in a single
enclosure. NetRescue backups occur every 15
minutes and they offer speedy disk-to-disk
restoration of lost files. Most importantly, if
you have a NetRescue server at your location you
will not lose access to your equipment or data
even if you have a complete systems failure. If
you should lose a server NMGI will bring a virtual
copy of it online in less than two hours from the
time of failure, this virtual copy will function
as your server with the same machine name, IP
address, applications and data until you are able
to repair or replace your lost
machine.
Please join NMGI February
20, 2008 from 11:00AM - 12:30PM for our next Lunch
and Learn when we discuss the benefits of machine
virtualization and perform a live demonstration of
the NetRescue server’s
capabilities.
For more information or to
register contact Tom Hammersmith at 620-664-6000
ext. 132 or
register
online.
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The
E-Mail You Save Can Be Held Against
You
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By Kim
Komando
Reprinted with permission from the
Microsoft Small Business Center
When
it comes to e-mail, I'm a packrat. No, it is not
true that I still have the first e-mail I ever
received. But I probably have my first e-mail
from the year 2000. In fact, I probably have all
my e-mails from the year 2000. So of course, I
have everything since then, too.
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Why do
I have all this stuff? I'm not sure, frankly.
Maybe I was concerned that I would be sued over
some imaginary transgression and would need an
e-trail to prove my innocence. Or maybe I was
vaguely concerned about some legal requirement to
save this stuff.
I'm not
the only one doing this. Some of you have
thousands of e-mails, too. And you probably don't
know why you're saving them, either. Maybe you're
worried about going to jail over some stupid
e-mail you can't find.
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Good, Bad, Indifferent: Microsoft Outlook
Anywhere
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While most of us can receive and send
email from any computer that has an Internet
connection via Outlook Web Access (OWA) or
through a mobile device (Windows Mobile, Palm,
or Blackberry), what I miss is the full
functionality and speed of Outlook. With
Exchange 2007 and Outlook, you can now have that
functionality wherever you have an Internet
connection. Outlook Anywhere and Exchange 2007
provide your network administrator easier
configuration of the ability to use Outlook
anywhere. Yes, if your system has Outlook, and
it is configured to run RPC over http (use of
your local Outlook to securely connect to MS
Exchange), then you are connected to you email
system and have full Outlook functionality
whenever you have an Internet connection.
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Microsoft Office
 Groove 2007 Top Ten
Benefits
Microsoft Office
Groove 2007 is a collaboration software program
for working on a broad range of project
activities, from simple document collaboration
to custom solutions integrated with business
processes. Here are the top 10 ways Office
Groove 2007 can help you and your team work
together dynamically and effectively regardless
of location or network connection.
1. Bring the
team, tools, and information together in one
place.
2. Customize each workspace for the
team's unique needs.
3. Collaborate with
colleagues, partners, and customers — with one
product.
4. Stay productive anywhere, online
or offline.
5. Stay in sync, automatically
and efficiently.
6. See who's working on
what, when.
7. Synchronize SharePoint
document libraries with Office Groove
2007.
8. Create a form with Microsoft Office
InfoPath 2007; share it with Office Groove
2007.
9. Make the most of impromptu
encounters with Microsoft Office Communicator
integration.
10. Work with international
teams in their own languages.
Click Here for
Details
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Budgeting for 2008