Newsletters The Sunset of Windows XP and Office 2003 Mar 28, 2013 jiml 0 Comment The sun is setting on our old friends Windows XP and Office 2003. Alas, life does go on and sunrise brings new opportunities with a new day. Microsoft will no longer provide extended support past April 8, 2014. That means … More
Newsletters Are Your Backups Working? Feb 27, 2013 jiml 0 Comment In the simplest terms, a successful data recovery from a backup system requires two conditions. Is the data you need on the backup? Is it restorable? At Colden Company Inc. we are Certified Business Continuity Specialists and we have assisted … More
Newsletters Your Voice in the Cloud Jan 30, 2013 jiml 0 Comment There has been much talk about the migration to the cloud and how cloud technology will reshape the technology sector. In fact, our very own blog posting last month spoke to the benefits of the cloud. Like anything else, no … More
Newsletters The Year of the Cloud Dec 30, 2012 jiml 0 Comment We have a saying at Colden Company Inc. which is “If you are running your business the same way you were two or three years ago, you are not staying the same – you are falling behind.”. Your competition is … More
Newsletters Business Continuity Planning Nov 28, 2012 jiml 0 Comment Business Continuity Planning is unfortunately brought to the forefront of our minds when tragedies like Hurricane Sandy strike. Most importantly, our best wishes go out to all of the people affected by the storm. Once the immediate urgency of the … More
Newsletters Should Your Business Have Cybersecurity Insurance? Oct 31, 2012 billp 0 Comment You run best-of-breed security software in your business. Your firewall is from a top-tier vendor and hardened. You run regular penetration tests on your network to make sure your exposure is in check. You even encrypt your data and enforce … More
Newsletters Mobile Safety and Security Sep 27, 2012 billp 0 Comment Think back ten years ago and try to remember what kind of mobile device you were carrying. Calling it a “device” may even be a stretch because, more than likely, your device was a phone that made calls and did … More
Newsletters Back to School and Back to Work Aug 31, 2012 jiml 0 Comment As summer vacations come to an end, focus returns to work and school. For some parents, it is sending a child off to college, while for others with younger children, it may be starting their youngster in school for the … More
Newsletters Is Your Safe Safe? Jul 31, 2012 jiml 0 Comment I can remember a recent visit to a customer location, where the business owner proudly showed me his brand new, (and expensive I might add) fireproof safe he bought to store his company’s critical data. A quick look at it … More
Newsletters A Look Below the Surface Jun 29, 2012 jiml 0 Comment As you have probably heard by now, Microsoft announced their new tablet technology, called Surface. By most accounts the hardware appears to be high quality. The 10.6” screen has a very nice display, touch screen technology and the device has … More