CPR e.news - January 2010

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Simplify through IT Staffing

Introducing the Essential Technology Bundle

Have you outgrown your computer and technology support solution?

CPR Learning Center Specials

Upcoming Events:
•	Protect Online Backup Webinar
•	Technology Advantage Webinar
•	ITMA January Monthly Meeting
•	Tech Talk Series: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Phone Numbers: Grand Rapids: 616.575.8500 Kalamazoo: 269.375.9094 www.cprgr.com

Simplify through IT Staffing
		In today’s competitive employment market your ability to recruit top talent can impact your bottom line. Finding the right candidates with the right skill set is both time consuming and expensive. With budgets tightening, you may not be able to afford a full time resource. CPR offers both permanent and contract positions. We also provide the option to convert a temporary employee to full time status when you are more confident in the need for a new resource. In the current economy, there are many skilled candidates looking for employment. However, higher unemployment means more resumes to sift through when looking to fill a position. This can be a time consuming task and it may be difficult to find the diamonds in the rough. CPR can save you the time and headache by doing the search for you.
What sets us apart? At CPR we are your Fast Track to an IT Staff providing you with qualified candidates in a timely manner.
•	No contract to start your company’s employee search with us. Let us prove our value first.
•	15% fee – only if you hire our candidate (based on gross annual income only)
•	Partner with a nationwide company who understands your business needs.
We also offer a 60 day guarantee period where we will replace the initial candidate with another qualified candidate at no cost to you. If we cannot replace our candidate in the 60 day guarantee period, we will not charge for our services. CPR can help you find the right candidates and fill your open IT positions; contact us today to get started.

Introducing the Essential Technology Bundle Stop! Before you approve of the purchase of a *new server* *or any new technology* please read this. CPR has launched an entirely new and unique way of delivering technology to our customers. Introducing the Essential Technology Bundle – *hardware, software and support* all bundled into *one monthly payment. This solution is ideal for businesses that are ready to upgrade their technology without wanting the expense of an infrastructure upgrade. Geared towards businesses with 50 or fewer users, CPR’s Essential Technology Bundle* allows you to keep your capital investments low, while offering the benefits of cloud computing including a highly flexible, secure and high performing environment. Designed to deliver the technology infrastructure and support you need to excel your small business. CPR is the *first in West Michigan* to offer this solution and we want to share this exciting news with you. To learn more and to see if this plan is right for your organization click here.

Have you outgrown your computer and technology support solution? Ask yourself a few questions:
1.	Does your company wait days for your one man IT cowboy to ride into the office and save the day?
2.	Have you verified your customer data is recoverable should your server(s) fail?
3.	Is your bookkeeper also the point person when a computer dies?
4.	Are you buying white box equipment from the web because your IT person doesn’t sell equipment?
5.	You like your IT company, but don’t understand what you’re paying for.
If you answered yes to any of the above, you’re not doing your business any favors when it comes to managing your technology. Take a few minutes in 2010 to research how companies are saving money and time by outsourcing their IT support to a managed services organization. CPR and Corporate Technologies are hosting a webinar in January to discuss how forward thinking businesses are handling IT support and managing technology costs. Visit www.gocorptech.com/evite/ta/ and learn more about how your company would benefit from a managed services solution.

Special Training Offers

For the most up to date list of upcoming events, seminars and webinars, visit our Events page on our website at http://www.gocorptech.com/IT-consultants-seminars.php

Protect - Online Backup Solutions Webinar
Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:00am – 11:45am Eastern Time

CPR will be hosting an informational webinar to share with you the latest in online backup. Protect is a unique alternative to traditional backup methods, replacing conventional tape based systems with a fully automated online solution. It provides centralized and automated backups of PCs, file servers and application/database servers with secure offsite storage and immediate online restoration.

This webinar will review:
•	Why online backup?
•	An architectural overview of *Pro*tect
•	Tools available for a backup and archiving strategy
•	Implementation process for *Pro*tect

Technology Advantage® - Managed Services Webinar
Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:30am – 12:15pm Eastern Time

What if you could cost effectively devote a whole team of qualified IT specialists to maintaining and monitoring your business's technology? Better yet, what if you were able to identify potential technology issues early and take actions to fix them before they ever became problems? Corporate Technologies will be hosting an informational webinar on our exclusive technology solutions service offering, Technology Advantage. If you are a small to medium business in need of affordable IT support, you won't want to miss this informative webinar.

This webinar will review:
•	What is Technology Advantage?
•	Why Managed IT Services make sense
•	How you can budget for your IT needs
•	The benefits of Technology Advantage

ITMA December Meeting - The Future of Application Delivery Thursday, January 28, 20108:00am – 12:00pm (rescheduled due to Dec. cancellation) Location: CPR's offices, Grand Rapids, MI ITMA’s January meeting will explore the future of Application Deliver – Living the Cloud. Presented by Jennifer Marsman, Developer Evangelist from Microsoft’s Developer and Platform Evangelism group, we will explore the breadth and depth of cloud computing including the different types, the benefits, and concerns and the business case.
This session will discuss:
•	What is cloud computing and what are the different flavors
•	Benefits of cloud computing
•	Concerns about cloud computing
•	Business case for doing (ROI)
•	Examples of what’s been successful
•	Demo

2010 Tech Talk Series: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:00am – 10:15am
Location: CPR's offices, Grand Rapids, MI

To kick off 2010, CPR is hosting the first in a series of Tech Talks. Presented by CPR technical experts and clients that have been there and done that. We will provide a forum of facilitated discussion, demonstrations of the technology, and case studies to help you determine the best solution for your environment.

February Tech Talk Topic: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Who should attend: IT professionals, managers, network and system administrators. IT Professionals evaluating Microsoft Windows 7.

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