PSS ENTERPRISES

July 13, 2010 is the date to mark down on your calendar for the following changes:

* Extended Support for Windows 2000 Server will end and thus will no longer be publicly supported by Microsoft. Windows 2000 Server will continue to have Self-Help Online Support, which includes Knowledge Base articles, FAQs, troubleshooting tools, and other resources, for a minimum of 12 months after the product reaches the end of its support.

* Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 (at a supported service pack level) will move from the Mainstream Support phase to the Extended Support phase, which will end July 14, 2015. Extended Support means that:
o Microsoft will continue to provide security updates and paid support
o Customers will continue to have access to all security updates and Self-Help Online Support options
o Non-security hotfixes developed during the Extended Support phase are only provided to customers who enroll in Extended Hotfix Support (EHS), though program and per fix fees may still apply. Customers must already have a Premier Support contract to get EHS and must enroll within the first 90 days of the Extended Support phase. Customers with Software Assurance can enroll in EHS at any time.

This upcoming date affects the only version of Windows 2000 Server as well as all the many versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 (including 32-bit, 64-bit, and Itanium flavors): Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, and Web Edition.

PSS Enterprises is committed to making sure all Microsoft users are taken care of. If you have Windows Server 2000 or 2003, and are not sure what this means or how it will effect you, call 1-800-285-2448 to speak with a solutions specialist. Questions? Email us at mail@pssenterprises.com and we will get back with you in less that 12 hours.

It’s the beginning of the middle of the year. Time to evaluate budgets, check on goals, and revamp management strategies. Now that it is halfway through the year, how is your IT budget looking? Over, under, or on par?

Now is a great time to not only look at the present, but look to the future. There are great money saving technologies taking a stronghold in the business front that really should be considered for the 2011 budget. Now is the best time to evaluate if your technology management strategies have worked to their potential or even lived up to expectations. Often management has undershot technology goals to create a safety net, when now is the time to push the limits.

PSS Enterprises offers Specialized Budget Analysis and Development teams to work with a current budget, future budgets, or even non-existent budgets. Call 1-800-285-2448 or send an email to mail@pssenterprises.com for an appointment. Your Solution Specialist is waiting to take your business to the next level.

A recent study of SMB’s in America showed that 70 percent of IT budgets are typically spent on maintaining current IT infrastructures, and only 30 percent are typically spent on new capabilities.

What does that mean?

It means that most businesses do not or have not developed a business model that allows for the adaptation or adoption of new technologies to assist in business growth.  It has been argued (rightfully so) that all businesses need to consider the power of Cloud Computing, and apply more resources to the many benefits of The Cloud.

What is Cloud Computing?

It is the next big paradigm shift in technology.  Simply put, Cloud Computing is a new consumption and delivery model for information technology and business services characterized by:

• Ubiquitous network access
• On-demand self service
• Location independent resource pooling
• Pay-per-use
• Rapid Elasticity and Provisioning

Evolved from grid computing, and building significance in virtualization, networking, and provisioning multi-tenant architectures, Cloud offers a new way of doing business. Utilizing The Cloud, businesses can help provide access to new markets, enable new business models, while creating value within the business by lowering costs.

How can this affect my business?

These value drivers have the potential to transform businesses in the following ways:

• Providing an open and elastic IT environment
• Driving business innovation with large numbers of new applications
• Increasing business responsiveness
• Lowering cost of ownership and improving asset utilization
• Enabling real-time data streams and information sharing
• Providing global resources
• Optimizing IT investments

Show me what that means….

PSS Enterprises has helped businesses:

• Reduced hardware costs, resulting in a 65% savings via reduced infrastructure and improved hardware utlitization
• Saved 27% on licensing costs simply by improved practices
• System administration savings of 45% by eliminating administration and operating costs
• 76% savings in labor by reducing service request management.

Proof that using The Cloud will lower capital and operating costs of IT by providing dynamic infrastructure implementation and management automation.

For Example:

The data that the user works with is normally stored on their machine. Using The Cloud, the data is saved in the cloud, not on the machine, so when the laptop is broken, lost, or stolen, all is not lost.

Your employee has suddenly come down with an infection that would wipe out the whole office if they came to work.  With Cloud virtualization, they can login to work from their home PC and work from the comfort of their infectious home.  For that matter, with cloud, all employees could work from home, thus elimiating the need for office overhead.

You are on a business trip. You forgot the CD, thumbdrive, or laptop that had the killer presentation on it.  With Cloud, the data is stored online, you simply access it online from anywhere and forgo the drama.

Cloud Computing is the future of best business practices everywhere. To have a Solutions Specialist consult with you and see how your company can benefit from The Cloud, call us at 1-800-285-2448 or send us an email to mail@pssenteprises.com.  Need a question answered right away?  Go to www.dentonit.com, and click on the icon in the top left corner of your screen that says “Get online help now!”

Over time, businesses are expected to grow or shrink, shift focus, adapt new technologies, meet new challenges and improve performance through automation.  A system that adapts with the business will save time, frustration, and money.  When trying to determine technologies will adapt with a companies ever changing needs, these factors should be considered:

Over time, your business will grow or shrink, shift focus, adapt new technologies, meet new challenges, and discover new opportunities to reduce costs and improve performance through automation. A system that adapts as you do will save your organization money, time, and frustration.
New challenges can surface almost overnight. You need a reasonably-priced system, that you control, that will quickly adapt. What factors should you consider?

Configurability:

1. Is there an option to customize this system to fit this businesses need?
2. Will an API be provided to allow customization and integration?
3. Are there clearly defined limits?

Adaptibility:

1. How quickly can a modification take place to support a new need?
2. Is it cost effective to manage changes in house?
3. Can support be provided for modified technologies?

Cost:

1. What is the cost ceiling and floor for this technology?
2. Are there additional costs that need to be considered, such as licenses or upgrades?
3. Who will support the product and how much does that cost?

Relevancy:

1. Is the technology purchase in question the most sensible choice for today, tomorrow, and X years down the road?
2. How reliable is the product’s firm?
3. Will there be access to upgraded software, drivers, etc.. to this product once purchased?

At PSS Enterprises, we help businesses everyday determine the best technology to best fit their needs.  While partnered with several vendors, our consultation takes businesses through the process of acquiring new technology carefully and effectively. Information is the most powerful tool throughout the process, and all options and considerations are presented in a professionally written report, complete with analysis.

If your business is struggling with the decision to upgrade, purchase, or overhaul existing systems, please give us a call for a free needs consultation.

1-800-285-2448 or mail@pssenterprises.com

PSS Enterprises offers LAN solutions that enable organizations to scale, adapt, and align their IT infrastructure with changing business demands. Its innovative Application Delivery Networking (ADN) and file virtualization products enhance IT agility and redefine the management of storage, application and networking resources, streamlining application delivery and reducing costs. Global enterprise organizations, service and cloud providers, and Web 2.0 content providers trust PSS Enterprises to keep their business moving forward.

Call 1-800-285-2448 to schedule your free on-site consultation. Solutions Specialists are standing by.

Often businesses assume that with the evolving technologies and softwares that their employees are evoloving with them. One way to update staff and boost productivity is to provide training. Ideally, management already knows what areas their teams are lacking in, or could use assistance in.

PSS Enterprises offers training for a variety of software, hardware, and concepts. Sales team lacks direction, provide a Sales Development Training. Is the front office lacking in productivity or there should “be a better way to do this”? Our consultants take the time to learn your employee process, and develop a training or new software/training package to assist in resolving your needs.

Contact a Solutions Specialist today to set up your free consultation. 1-800-285-2448 or email at mail@pssenterprises.com.

What does a virtual IT department do? How does it help business? Is it really cost effective?

A virtual IT department is a technical support division not in house. All technical issues, consultations, and support is only one click, call, or email away. Before making an expensive software or hardware purchase, a quick consultation with your virtual IT department could save you thousands of dollars.

Many businesses of varying sizes are coming to depend on “Virtual IT Departments” for all their technical needs. Rather than paying a salary or more for on-site technical assistance, companies find that paying for assistance as needed is a much more cost effective way to help their business and their bottom line.

PSS Enterprises offers a truely customized solution for all technical needs. From phone systems to server migrations, their technical team offers the best virtual IT department. Help is only seconds away. Call 1-800-285-2448, go to http://www.dentonit.com and click on the “Online Help” to be connected to a solutions specialist immeadiately, or send and email to mail@pssenterprises.com for assistance.

Your network cabling is THE physical layer that allows each of the different devices (phones, fax, routers, hubs, computers, etc.) to exchange data. Proper design, planning, and installation can contribute to improved system performance and security for all network cabling systems.

PSS Enterprises Network Infrastructure Services and Equipment Installation

• Structured Cabling
• WiFi, Wireless, WiMesh
• Inside / Outside Plant Cabling
• Telecommunications Installation
• Wireless Cellular Boost / Signal Enhancement / Repeating Coax Cabling
• Business Phone/PBX & Voip
• Low Voltage Systems
• Fiber Optics Cabling
• Point of Sales Systems (POS)
• Network Engineering & Deployment
• Copper Cabling
• Digital Signage
•  Installation & Deployment Kiosks 
• ATMs Roll-out
• Installation Services
• WAN/ LAN/ WLAN Design
• Intercom, Music & Paging
• Systems Moves
• Adds and Changes
•  Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat6e, Cat 7 Cabling
• Surveillance Cameras
• CCTV Staging
• Pre-configuration & Asset Management
•  Specialty Cabling Solutions
• Security / Physical Access Control / Fire Alarm Systems Installation
• Telepresence / Video Conference System Installation
• Vendor Management – Single Point of Contact
• Commercial Audio Visual (AV) Systems
• Datacenter Design

The competitive marketplace has companies stumbling over each other for business. This is certainly true in the Information Technology field. New IT firms appear overnight and many are gone just as quickly. What should a company look for when determining if they need Technical Outsourcing or who should do it?

Look for the company that “Adds Value.”

What separates the masses of IT Firms? Certifications, years of experience, staff, hours of operations, price, and namely, reputation. What if you had a company that offered everything mentioned above but added one main component that competitors often overlook, VALUE.

When it comes to determining value, it is best to look at age-old business practices. Getting the most for the money. Whether it is services, products, project management, or accountability, is your provider giving you the most they can at a price that is beyond your expectations? If not, the company has fallen to another age-old business practice, being fleeced.

Evaluate current needs. Money spent on technology service and what is being offered at that price. Contracts, Service Level Agreements, or other inflexible documents that do not evolve with the technology needs of tomorrow. Then call Denton IT. Their solutions specialists will arrange for a Business Expert to come to your place of business, understand your needs and expectations, design a solution, and execute.

One call can shift the paradigm. 1-800-285-2448. Check us out on the web, http://www.dentonit.com for more information. Find out what adding VALUE can do to a company.