used with permission from Microsoft Your Opportunity for Transformation In July 2010, Microsoft transitioned from providing mainstream support for Windows Server 2003 to releasing critical patches only. July 14, 2015 marks another transition, this time the end of...
Sure, it's enticing. You’ll save money right now if you run out to your local big box store or hop online and purchase that computer or that combo firewall/wireless router that's on sale. But is that money saved really worthwhile for your business in the long...
I'd like some of our clients to give serious consideration to retiring some aging hardware and software that is still out there: Server 2003 and Windows XP. Microsoft is ending support for XP on April 8, 2014. I still see hundreds of XP systems out there on...
After some recent discussions with some clients and family, it occurred to me that many people still have questions about how to tell "fake" emails from real ones - so I thought it might be a good time to point out some sure-fire ways to know when to hit that delete...
One of our main philosophies at SpireTech is to ask "why" - not what. Our motivation is to understand what you want to accomplish so we can find the best way to support your goal, rather than throwing money and equipment at a problem that may be misunderstood....
We continue to note that Java vulnerabilities and patches continue to be discovered and issued at an alarming rate. Note that Java is different from Javascript. Javascript is very common and runs in your browser and is not subject to these...
Update 2/11/2013: A third update should be out in mid-February to patch yet another critical vulnerability. If this bit of news hasn't been on your radar already, we'd like to bring an important security flaw to your attention. Several major security flaws...
SpireTech has been providing Backup solutions with Dell Appassure Replay for over a year now with great success. A server or workstation crash is one of the worst things that can happen - the best thing assurance you can have is a complete image backup of your...
Microsoft is getting ready to finally pull the plug Windows XP permanently. XP came out eleven years ago on October 25th, 2001. After years of success, on April 8th, 2014, support for the operating system will cease. It has been a longer road than it was...
Adobe announced that, along with the release of its new Creative Suite 6 they are offering Adobe Creative Cloud service which offers the use of their product suite on a monthly subscription basis. So, if you only need an adobe product for a temporary project and balk...