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| Does your technology disaster recovery plan meet the 3-2-1 standard? | |
| Windows 7 is here! | |
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| The Employers' Association and CPR Offer Member Benefits | |
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| • | HP/LeftHand and VMware Seminar |
| • | Protect Webinar |
| • | ITMA November Monthly Meeting |
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| Does your technology disaster recovery plan meet the 3-2-1 standard? By Dan Rosedahl, General Manager, Corporate Technologies' Minneapolis office |
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| Ask any business owner what they need to mitigate risk and overcome unforeseen challenges and they usually rattle off their go-to partners: a trusted lawyer, accountant, banker, and probably a good insurance agent as well. What key ingredient are they typically missing in that mix? An IT partner with the expertise to advise the business owner before disaster strikes. We’ve witnessed the disruption and pain for clients when faced with damaged equipment, even an entire office carted off by thieves. We recommend as a starting point for all our clients a technology and cost agnostic “3-2-1” strategy. |
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| • | Have a minimum of 3 copies of your business critical data: The primary data itself, the main restoral backup copy, and a third disaster or archival copy. | |
| • | Keep those copies at 2 locations: Your office counts as the first location. Get the second location as far away and secure as possible or consider an online backup solution. | |
| • | Have 1 written plan in place: Craft a detailed action plan so you know how to respond in a time of panic. | |
| How much you spend up front and what technology you use to accomplish your desired results will vary by risk tolerance and budget, but start here to insure your business won’t be one of the 90% that ultimately closes its doors after a significant data loss. If you'd like more information on preparing a disaster recovery plan, click here or contact your CPR Account Manager. |
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| Windows 7 is here! Microsoft listened to the challenges that small and midsize organizations face every day, and then built the Windows® 7 operating system to help address them. And it’s here now, ready to be put to work for your organization. |
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| Together with Microsoft® Office 2007, Windows 7 can deliver a productivity jolt that your employees will notice the minute they sit down at their computers. |  |
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| Designed to meet the needs of small and midsize businesses, the Windows® 7 Professional operating system delivers a powerful combination of innovation, improved performance, and productivity. At CPR, we’re ready to help focus on what matters most, your business, by providing you with a solution that: | ||
| • | Works the way you want. Fast, reliable, and compatible, Windows 7 Professional delivers a solid foundation for running a business in today’s competitive environment. | |
| • | Helps you get more done. Find what you need quickly, easily connect to your networks, and be more productive—whether you’re at work, at home, or on the road. | |
| • | Safeguards your work. Keep your business up and running with new security and recovery options that help prevent security threats and data loss. | |
| Contact your CPR Account Manager at 616.575.8500 to find out how Windows 7 Professional can benefit your business today, or visit www.gocorptech.com/microsoft.html and click on the Windows 7 banner to learn more. | ||
Special Training Offers  |
| New Course Offering EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional, 5 days Course description: This course teaches you the methods in identifying vulnerabilities and takes appropriate countermeasures to prevent and mitigate failure risks for an organization. It also provides the networking professional with a foundation in disaster recovery principles, including preparation of a disaster recovery plan, assessment of risks in the enterprise, development of policies, and procedures, and understanding of the roles and relationships of various members of an organization, implementation of the plan, and recovering from a disaster. For more information contact Karen Forester. |
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| The Employers' Association and CPR Offer Member Benefits | |
| CPR offers special discounts for TEA Members for Computer Training and Technology Solutions. Visit the TEA website at www.teagr.org and login to the Member only section of the TEA site to learn about your member benefits. |
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| The Employers’ Association hosts its Valued Partnership Open House October 26, 4-6 p.m. to showcase member benefits provided by business partners and the Association. This event is free. Come see what CPR and other TEA partners offer. Click here for more info. | |
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| Rethinking Server Virtualization - A Steak & Storage Event Wednesday, October 21, 2009  10:30am – 1:30pm Location: Watermark Country Club, Grand Rapids, MI Join CPR, HP and VMware to learn about breaking performance and manageability barriers. Attend this event to make sure you’re headed in the right direction without getting derailed. Learn how to simplify management, reduce costs, and optimize before you virtualize with an HP LeftHand P4000 SAN. HP invites you to rethink server virtualization during an informative workshop. |
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| Protect - Online Backup Solutions Webinar Wednesday, November 4, 2009 11:00am – 11:45am Eastern TimeCPR 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. |
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| • | Why online backup? | |
| • | An architectural overview of Protect | |
| • | Tools available for a backup and archiving strategy | |
| • | Implementation process for Protect | |
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