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Sourcing your IT needs can help boost your company

– June 19, 2013Posted in: IT Consulting

There are many places that can offer good Los Angeles IT consulting but even less will give you affordable prices. Shopping around for a good place to source some of your work, or all of it, so that your company can focus on what it does best. Computer networking orange county is only one of the many things you can look into to help expand your company to new heights, giving you the stress-free time of not having to worry about sick days, vacations, or scheduling and overtime.

Focus on taking your company to the next level, and finding more one on one time with exceptional employees with bright ideas offering better pay incentives without pulling copious amounts of cash out of your pocket to throw blindly at tech guys who babble on about needing tons of unnecessary fees and hidden charges. When you find a good company to source too, you’ll be able to see the changes within your own building within weeks. Finding you have more money to spend on fixes, or solving solutions that otherwise cost too much before to fix up. Or now be able to afford a company trip to help boost the moral of your employees. This can ease the burden drastically, and do your important research on your sourced company, and feel free to ask several questions until you are satisfied they are the right fit for your business.

Article Submitted by Calnet Technology Group. Offering a place for IT consulting orange county to become a breeze, rather than struggling with people coming into your business and trying to retrain your employees on a whole new job.

How an IT service can help your business

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– June 19, 2013Posted in: IT Services

IT Consulting orange county can be a pain for your local business, especially if no one in the company has any idea what to do. If certain IT based ventures confuse your company then instead of trying to hire expensive people to come in and teach someone, then pay that person a lot of money who may not be reliable and have to repeat the process if he leaves can sometimes be not worth it, and if only a handful or one person knows what they are doing, if they take a sick day or a vacation you are left high and dry with no options and no answers. Computer services Irvine can now become someone news problem while still giving you the amazing reputation you’ve wanted in your company.

Hiring an outside source to do your IT support or technological work can be a blessing when you find the right company to do it. They will take the burden off your hands and you will not have to worry about sick days, vacations, or what times you need scheduled. You’ll simply hand over what you need to the third party company who will then fill in the requirements for you, all without draining your pockets to the bone, assuming you find the right place of course.

Article Submitted by Calnet Technology Group. Providing computer services Los Angeles CA and helping local business catch up on their bills by having affordable prices for great IT services.

How to save on IT services in Los Angeles

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– June 19, 2013Posted in: IT Services

Technology is often related to as being one of the most expensive things in our day to day life, if its services, to the actual electronics, to the things used on the electronics such as movies or games. For a business IT services can take a devastating toll on business, and for even the most established corporations this can be a hefty price to pay, causing terrible cut backs on necessary items. Los Angeles Computer Consulting for your company doesn’t really have to cost this much. The IT services long beach can be easily sourced to another company with valuable workers who are apt and excited to help do the work to ease some of the stress on your company.

Saving money by switching to Los Angeles IT sourcing will give you the ability to pay certain employees in your company more that you feel need it, or to hire staff for other purposes. Fix problems, invest money in other side projects, or generally just ease stress on the financial billing blows that the company will take on a regular basis. Anything from small start up companies to firms or large booming businesses can always find room and reason to be able to save money, and if the quality is still good then there’s no real reason to not take the time to invest in saving money.

Article Submitted by Calnet Technology Group. Understanding the importance of creating financial stability, savings, and quality IT outsourcing Los Angeles.

How IT Outsourcing can help your business

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– June 19, 2013Posted in: I.T. Outsourcing

Businesses continue to grow and expand beyond what we can even imagine sometimes, spiraling out of control until we are lost, so sometimes we need to find a second hand to help us out. Though there are many computer services orange county that are perfect to help your growing and expanding business, especially when looking for IT support Los Angeles.

In this economy many business are struggling, so it only makes sense to find some place to source your work too that will provide you with professional and well done services without compromising quality of service, and still provide the bank roll a bit of a break when the bills come around. Even hiring your own employees you still struggle with sick days or vacations, sourcing it to someone else you will eliminate having to deal with this problems, and find someone who can work both day and night without spending ungodly amounts of overtime wages.

Every business needs a boost at some point, and you can focus your money on more important aspects of the work life, such as finally replacing the broken bathroom stall or getting higher quality air conditioning. There are hundreds of things in the work place we can improve on but IT Support doesn’t have to be the most expensive part of your bills.

Article Submitted by Calnet Technology Group. Providing services to many satisfied companies with quality workers, affordable rates, and constant availability for your Los Angeles IT outsourcing.

May the Laptop Live on…

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– February 11, 2013Posted in: Cal Net, Microsoft, Technology

I’ve had an iPad since the day they came out with the first one. I was one of the lucky ones who showed up to Best Buy just at the right time, and got one of the last ones left. I’ve been a tablet user ever since. Many nights, you’ll find me on the couch, watching the news, and answering email on my tablet. I love the fact that it powers on immediately, and everything is right at my fingertips.

Over the years I’ve upgraded to my iPad, first to the iPad 2, then the iPad 3. Then Microsoft announced that they were taking another stab at the tablet, with the Surface. I had to have a Surface RT, so I bought one. After using the Surface RT, I was hooked. I sold one iPad, gave 2 others to the kids, and I was a Surface convert. I could get a little more “work” done on the Surface RT because of integrated Word, Excel, OneNote, etc.

Whenever I traveled for business, I would always bring both my laptop, and my tablet. When my laptop was powered on in my hotel room, and during a conference, I would rarely reach for my tablet, as the laptop could do anything the tablet could.

Well, I took a trip last week to Scottsdale Arizona. I had two days of meetings, and had serious amounts of email to deal with in the evening. I made the decision that I was only going to bring my Surface RT, as I thought it should suffice. Bad move.

As much as I love my Surface RT, when you have to get through 100 emails that have to be responded to, with calendar appointments set as a result of the email, and massive amounts of email filing, the Surface RT falls on its face. The mail application is great for answering a few emails sitting on the couch watching TV, but if you are trying to get “real” work done, forget about it. Scheduling appointments is cumbersome as well.

The Surface Pro comes out today, and it is a full functioning PC. Because it is actually a PC, full blown Outlook will be available, so getting real work done on that should be better. The fold down full keyboard should be better than the touch keyboard that I’ve got on the Surface RT. The sad news is though, I had such a rough experience on my Surface RT, I think I’m holding off on the Pro. I still think it will be a tablet first, and laptop second.

I’ve ordered the Lenovo Twist. This seems to be a laptop first, and a tablet second. I’m hoping that this will be the perfect device to meet all of my needs. I will tell you this much- I will never be without a true laptop on a business trip again.

Cal Net’s January Security Event – Now With A Space Shuttle

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– December 13, 2012Posted in: Cal Net, Event

As a company based in sunny Southern California, it’s rare that we have to face scenes like what we saw with Hurricane Sandy. However, regardless of where you’re located, Sandy provided a strong reminder that data security is critical – you’ll never know when something puts it at risk, whether that’s hardware failure, a hurricane, or an earthquake.

At Cal Net, we focus on the CIA approach to information security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, all as they relate to your data.

What does that all mean?

Confidentiality: Preventing proprietary and private data from being seen by the wrong people.
Integrity: Maintaining file integrity so there are no flaws or problems loading files.
Availability: Ensuring that data uptime is maximized.

Downtime is the enemy of any business, regardless of whether it’s internal or external. The CIA approach is essential to minimizing downtime; in fact, the more your data is CIA focused, the more likely you’ll emerge from a disaster – even a Sandy-level one – with data intact.

To hammer that point home, Cal Net is making security the central theme of our first 2013 event.

On January 24, Cal Net will be hosting the Security & Recoverability Event at the California Science Center (Muses Room) in Los Angeles. We’ll go into further detail regarding why the CIA key concepts are so critical in today’s business world, as well as strategies for implementation and compliance.

Oh, and did we mention that there will be a space shuttle there too? The California Science Center is home to the Endeavor, NASA’s retired space shuttle. Not only will you learn core concepts of data security, you’ll also have the opportunity to view a space shuttle – and the event includes a free lunch.

That’s a combination that can’t really be beat.

Space for Cal Net’s Security & Recoverability Event is limited, so register today at the official event page.

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A Firsthand Account of The Microsoft Surface Experience

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– November 29, 2012Posted in: Cal Net, Microsoft, Microsoft

The iPad started a gradual changing of the guard when it comes to using computers in business situations. As tablets are becoming an increasingly sensible option to laptops, Microsoft has unleashed its new big gun into the battle with Microsoft Surface. More than just another tablet running Windows Mobile, the Windows 8 RT-based Surface. Surface differentiates itself from the iPad by offering more storage, USB connectivity, and peripherals than the iPad — including a clip-on keyboard that essentially turns the Surface into a very thin laptop.

However, the true test lies beyond just the hardware’s specs; for that, Cal Net COO Luca Jacobellis offered a take on his experience.

The last few days I have been traveling and I committed to making the Surface the only computer I took on my business trip.

First, the Surface’s hardware is high-quality, and from a tactile perspective, it feels great in your hands. The kickstand feels solid, not at all flimsy, and the touch cover — Surface’s touch-sensitive keyboard — is most definitely a killer feature. From a hardware perspective, my only real complaint is the power connector, as it’s a bit of a pain to get connected.

The true difference between the iPad and the Surface lies in its audience. The combination of Windows 8 and the Surface will have legs with business users. The iPad is a great device for consuming content: movies, books, websites, and light email. The Windows 8 RT-powered Surface provides a tool to help you really get something done. When you’re on the go and just need to send a quick note, touchscreen keyboard works fine. However, for more-involved work, the physical touch keyboard allows for full-speed text entry — and you can use a mouse! When you combine that with the standard Office applications, the Surface becomes an extremely powerful business tool.

Business users will also appreciate how Windows 8 Snap View allows for easy multitasking. Personally, it’s a blessing to have my calendar in view while I’m writing an email; it avoids the constant back-and-forth switching you get on iOS.

By itself, Windows 8 has some great gestures and shortcuts. There’s a bit of a learning curve before becoming a power user, so be sure to carve out some study time. For me, they’re essentially second nature now, so if you invest some time in both the OS and device, you’ll catch on quickly.

Like all technology launches, Surface isn’t perfect. My primary concern with hardware is the setup of the power connector, and Microsoft could really improve Surface’s with some redesign. For Windows 8 RT, I’d like to see the touch accuracy improved as well as Outlook support. As it stands, the built-in mail app could really benefit from power-user features.

Overall, this is a very solid initial release from Microsoft and I’m excited to see where the platform goes from here — both from a software and hardware perspective.

Sent from my Surface 30,000 feet in the air

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Cal Net Welcomes Scott Reed

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– November 15, 2012Posted in: Cal Net

Cal Net Technology Group is excited to announce the addition of Scott Reed to the Business Development Team. With more than 15 years of experience in sales and business development, Scott will work directly with Director of Business Development Gavin Zimmer on taking Cal Net’s initiatives to the next level.

Scott’s immediate qualifications stand out with his experience at national tech consulting firm Slalom Consulting. As a Business Development Executive at Slalom, Scott focused exclusively in the mid-market/large enterprise sector. In his first year alone, Scott landed two Fortune 500 clients while selling a large SharePoint migration — reportedly one of the largest 0365 licenses on record! Prior to his time at Slalom, Scott also worked as an Account Executive at Vertis Communications and Experian.

Outside of the business arena, Scott comes with a diverse background. A southern California native, Scott was born in Van Nuys and graduated from Cal State Northridge with a BA in Radio, TV, and Film. From working at KROQ to competitively surfing in his teens and in college, Scott has seen pretty much everything, and it’s that extra bit of experience and enthusiasm that makes him such a unique addition to the Cal Net team.

Please join us in welcoming Scott Reed to the team!

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What’s In A (Domain) Name? Our Premium DNS Services

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– October 31, 2012Posted in: Cal Net, Information Technology

It seems like you can get a domain name for practically free these days. While that’s perfectly true, in many instances, you get what you pay for. That is, if you’re buying a domain name for next-to-nothing, chances are you’re getting only that domain name and nothing else – no support, no redundancy, no search-engine friendly configuration.

That may be fine if you’re running a personal site, but businesses depend on their websites to be both their online brochure and their platform for content engagement. It’s not something that can withstand problems or downtime. That’s why Cal Net offers DNS service for $15 a month. It’s much more than just a domain name; for that small monthly amount, you’ll get:

-Redundant backup across five globally distributed nameservers

-All the critical records necessary to support your business options, such as MX (mail server) and CNAME (canonical names)

-SEO-friendly HTTP URL forwarding for domains and sub-domains

-Dynamic and static IP addresses

-Internationalized domain names

-Subdomains, wildcard DNS records, and round-robin DNS entries

-Optional: For an extra fee, Cal Net will prepare DNS failover on mission-critical sites so your standby webserver provides redundant protection against downtime

Most importantly, this package gives you the support necessary to give you the most out of your DNS. Rather than simply being a nameless/faceless tech support email address, Cal Net can be your single point of contact for DNS issues. Got a configuration question? We’ll help you understand it. Not sure of the benefits of setting up a subdomain? We’ll explain it and walk you through the setup process.

All DNS package customers work with Timothy Sheehan, Cal Net’s Director of Technical Services. With a flawless five-year record, Timothy guarantees that you’ll always get the support and answers you seek – we may not have fancy commercial with race car drivers, but at least our support requests won’t give you boilerplate FAQ responses. At Cal Net, our customers aren’t just account numbers; we invest in your business because you invest in ours.

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Cal Net Honored With SMB 500 Ranking

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– October 19, 2012Posted in: Cal Net, Recognition

Ingram Micro is recognized around the world as a critical entity in the IT world. A Fortune 100 company, Ingram Micro is involved with a wide range of industry areas, including logistics, marketing, hardware sales, and supply-chain management. In short, they’re pretty important – and that’s why Cal Net is extremely honored to be recognized by Ingram Micro.

Ingram Micro recently announced the Ingram Micro SMB 500 – a list of the top 500 fastest growing small/medium IT partners in the country as calculated by Ingram Micro’s Business Intelligence Center, their SMB sales team, and The 2012 group. Because Ingram Micro is connected or partnered with just about every corner of the IT industry, a list like this works as an industry benchmark. For industry observers, the list also offers a big-picture look at industry trends and practices as propagated forward by small/medium movers and shakers. If the most successful and fastest-growing companies are adopting new processes or technology, then it’s certainly got to mean something big for the industry.

As for Cal Net, the recognition is both gratifying and motivating. At #330 on the list, it’s proof-positive that we’ve got the right approach to technical processes, business operations, and customer service. However, there are still 329 companies ahead of us — which means we’ll toast the honor for a moment, have a sip of champagne, and get back to work. Next year’s list, after all, isn’t too far off.

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