Corporate Technologies Celebrates
30 Years in Business

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“Embracing the evolution of technology has been crucial to our success,” states Jim Griffith, CEO. “For the last 30 years Corporate Technologies has stayed on the leading edge of technology by constantly investing in our employees through training and certifications to keep up with the ever changing trends. We look forward to supporting the evolving technology needs of our customers for another 30 years.”

Corporate Technologies has received recognition from industry leaders including: Inc 5000, VAR 500, MSP Mentor, CRN Tech Elite 250, and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. In 2010 Level Platforms named Corporate Technologies their Partner of the Year, recognizing the growth in the managed services market.  Most recently, Corporate Technologies was recognized as a top MSP in cloud computing on the Talkin’ Cloud 50 list.

Should your business consider a cloud based backup solution?
If you have not heard the buzz around cloud based services, one might question if your head is in the clouds or perhaps under a rock. In all seriousness, we want to cut through the buzz and provide some information on one particularly beneficial cloud service - cloud based backup.

Traditionally tape backup has been used by companies as a disaster recovery method. While still relevant and commonly used today there are benefits of cloud delivered solutions that are hard to ignore. There is no longer a need to physically store tape, no need to remove tape to a “secure” offsite location and most importantly, no need to administer and manage the backup process.

Cloud based storage is agile and reduces capital expenditure, benefits that are well received by organizations that need a backup solution that is easily deployable and affordable. The elasticity and scalability of cloud based backup appeals to organizations that need a solution that can adapt as they grow.

There are a variety of different cloud deployment models including: public cloud, community cloud, hybrid cloud, combined cloud and private cloud. Companies that are not entirely comfortable with a 100% cloud based backup may consider a hybrid cloud storage solution. When evaluating different cloud based backup solutions consider the following attributes:

WAN Optimization with FatPipe
FatPipe Networks is an industry leading company that manufactures, sells and maintains patented WAN Utilization, Optimization and Acceleration technologies. FatPipe WAN technologies provide an efficient, effective and economical alternative to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for Business Continuity, Contingency Planning and Extreme Availability applications. FatPipe products and services allow for a seamless, self-healing, fault tolerant, network management platform for the management, maintenance and monitoring of multiple and diverse WAN technologies for increased reliability, redundancy and accessibility.

Special Training Offers

Receive the new generation Kindle Wi-Fi when you purchase a Microsoft Digital Training Kit from CPR a Microsoft Learning Partner. This offer is available for some of the most popular Microsoft courses. When you attend classroom training, you will receive your Kindle pre-installed with the digital version of Microsoft Official Courseware plus a certification voucher to drive immediate exam delivery. The course will help prepare you to earn your next certification. With digital Microsoft Official Courses, you have the flexibility to consume course materials wherever you are, on most any device. It’s a cost-effective alternative to costly books and no CD installation is required.

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This offer is good while supplies last. For more information, contact Karen Forester at 616.464.9757.

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