Technology is the engine that drives nearly every business out there today. But with the exception of technology companies themselves, the technical side of things is not the core competency of most businesses. But someone has to manage the technology and critical data for these companies. The need for dedicated IT staff is undeniable. The […]
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Increase Your Network Security with “Whitelisting”
The internet is a marvelous place. With millions upon millions of sites to choose from, what you can find, what you can see, what you can learn, where you can go and what you can buy and have delivered to your door in under 24 hours is nearly limitless. Truly remarkable. But make no mistake, […]
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How To Fire Your IT Professional While Protecting Your Data
Firing an employee is never easy and never pleasant. Firing your IT pro or Systems Administrator comes with a whole other set of issues. Often referred to as “the keeper of the keys”, this individual has the access and ability to seriously compromise, even sabotage, your data and systems on their way out the door, […]
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Second Career for Retired Military Personnel
Looking for a Few Good Nerds, Click Here Excellent Second Career Opportunity for Retired Military Personnel As an established and trusted IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) with an expanding footprint across the United States, Nerds On Site is always looking to add top talent to our growing team. We want the best and brightest and […]
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Tips To Keep You and Your Office Cyber-Safe While Traveling
If you own your own business, travel can often be an important part of keeping that business growing. And on top of the business trips that take you away from the office are, hopefully, the well-deserved vacations you need to relax, unwind, recharge and refocus. However, stepping away from the business that you put everything […]
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Getting Your High School Grad Tech-Ready for the Next Step
Time flies! It seems like just yesterday she was all pigtails and puddle jumping, and mere weeks ago that you were teaching him how to knot a tie for his first school dance. (Does anyone wear ties to school dances anymore?) And now, Poof!, they’re off to pursue higher education – away from you. It’s […]
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How To Hire The Right IT Professional For Your Business
As your company grows, there is no doubt you will need a dedicated IT professional to oversee and manage your technology – the lifeblood of any modern enterprise. In today’s ever-changing landscape, your data remains your most valued commodity, so hiring the right IT personnel to safeguard this data, avoid crippling downtime, and keep your […]
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Mail Service Outage Round-Up
With our mail server issues now resolved, we wanted to post a quick summary of the outage and the resolution that we implemented to get all services running at optimal speeds. Once again, we apologize to our clients that use this free-tier email service for the inconvienence that they experienced during the day outage and […]
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Mail Server Outage
Early on May 30, our mail server briefly went down, and our team quickly ascertained that the issue was a storage problem. We were able to get the system running again in about 5 minutes, but new that a proper investigation and fix was necessary once the business day was over for most of our […]
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End of the Line for HTTP
The online world is becoming increasingly unfriendly for non-HTTPS websites, and today Nerds Hosting is announcing that as of July 9, 2018, our hosting services will no longer serve non-https content. What is HTTPS The ‘S’ in HTTPS stands for secure, and this indicates that your website is being served to your end-client via an […]
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