Blackberry Service Issues This alert is only for those of our clients who have users with Blackberry devices.  If you do not have any Blackberry devices in use, you may ignore this alert. Over the past several days, we have been monitoring Blackberry service issues that have mainly been isolated to Europe and the Middle East.  Today, we can confirm that users of Blackberry devices in North America are now also impacted.  Specifically, e-mail delivery to and from Blackberry devices may fail, be dramatically delayed or come and go in random batches.  Please understand that these issues are related to the Blackberry service network maintained by Research In Motion.  Your internal e-mail syste... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

Yes, the pun IS intended :)

This weekend, Hurricane Irene roared up the East Coast of the United States and severa lessons were learned, as it relates to secuing your IT infrastructure and data.  I want to share the following two e-mail messages that Jenaly sent to all our valued clients, both before the storm and after.  I hope you will be able to find some value within these messages that may help you survive any future event like this...

The following message was our preparatory e-mail, which we sent out on Thursday:

Preparing for Hurricane Irene

Dear Tim:

It appears likely that Hurricane Irene may make a direct hit on New England over the upcoming weekend.  The latest reports suggest the wee hours of Monday morning and into the day.  We want you to know that Jenaly is actively monitoring the forecasts and taking several steps to assist our clients in the event of any impact.

Please review the following list of 8 recommendations and share it with the appropriate members of your team.  We obviously hope that none of us will suffer any impact, personally or professionally, from this storm.  One of my favorite sayings is "Better to have a plan and not need it than need a plan and not have it", so hopefully the simple step of reading this e-mail and taking these recommendations seriously, will help you weather the storm (yes, the pun is intended) without issue.

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Jenaly Technology's MJ Shoer Elected to CompTIA Board of Directors Portsmouth, N.H.,  January 27, 2011 – MJ Shoer, President and Virtual Chief Technology Officer of Jenaly Technology Group, has been elected to the Computing Technology Industry Association's (CompTIA) Board of Directors for the 2011 term.  This is MJ's second term on the CompTIA Board, having previously served from 2005 to 2008. CompTIA is the voice of the world's information technology (IT) industry.  Its members are the companies at the forefront of innovation; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits organizations receive from their investments in technology. “CompTIA is extremely fortunate to ... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

If you think we harp on IT security too much, I encourage you to read the following.  It's a fascinating account of a very sophisticated cyber attack that really underscores how vulnerable we all may be.  Perhaps most amazing to me is that the article implies that the virus may have made it's entry through a USB key.  Something we all use nearly every day and we talk about all the time in terms of the risk it may pose.Granted, what's described in this article is extremely sophisticated and not what most small businesses are likely to face.  However, it's a good example of the changing nature of the threats that we may face and why IT security is important all the time.  Here's the link to th... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

Please take a moment to watch the video below.  I originally saw this during a recent Lenovo presentation I attended and a member of our team just came across it on YouTube.  It's a great and thought provoking piece of work.  Enjoy.... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading