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Mackenzie Perry
Feb 3, 20232 min read
ESG's hits the Data Center Industry
Data centers, which are the backbone of many modern IT systems, can have a significant impact on the environment and are therefore...
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Alucid Team
Feb 3, 20231 min read
End of Life: Meraki Switches for 2023
Here is an outline of the #MerakiSwitches that are going end of support in 2023. #MS420 Interestingly, the Power supplies went end of...
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Alucid Team
Feb 2, 20231 min read
ESG in IT
ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, and it refers to the three key factors that investors use to assess a company's...
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Alucid Team
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Retailer Operations Costs Soaring!
Just like Banks, large brick & mortar retailers across the country have undergone intense pressures over the last decade to reduce store...
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Alucid Team
Jan 30, 20231 min read
End of Life: Meraki Wireless APs for 2023
Here is an outline of the Meraki Wireless AP devices that are going end of support in 2023. MR34 MR26 MX80 The most notable is the MR34,...
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Mackenzie Perry
Jan 14, 20231 min read
Cisco - The founding Story
@Cisco Systems was founded in 1984 by a couple, Leonard Bosack and Sandra Lerner. The two met while studying at Stanford University and...
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Mackenzie Perry
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Largest Acquisitions of 2022
Here are some of the largest acquisitions of 2022: Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard $68.7 Billion Broadcom acquires VMWare $61...
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Mackenzie Perry
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Gartner Firewalls for 2022
As we head into 2023, here is a quick recap from Gartner on the top Firewall players in the industry - security first technology...
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Alucid Team
Dec 22, 20221 min read
End of Life - Cisco 2900 series routers
The HP BL460c Gen9 blades are finally going end of support - Date: 12/31/2022 Extend support beforehand and tailor to what you...
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Alucid Team
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Forcepoint - Data Loss Prevention
Security is a challenge that constantly weighs on growing organizations. As IT professionals, we always are seeking out ways to confront...
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Alucid Team
Nov 14, 20222 min read
70% of U.S. IT budget is spent supporting legacy infrastructure
70% of U.S. IT budget is spent supporting legacy infrastructure Businesses and the government rely on legacy infrastructure. For all...
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Alucid Team
Nov 11, 20221 min read
End of Life - HP BL460c Gen9
The HP BL460c Gen9 blades are finally going end of support - Date: 04/30/2023 Extend support beforehand and tailor to what you...
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Mackenzie Perry
Nov 11, 20225 min read
Business Continuity in 2023
Every company has its challenges to improving continuity in the business. Mainly because there are a number of ways to do it for your...
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Mackenzie Perry
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Backup & Recovery
While Veeam & Cohesity are two products we support - this isn't a 1 vs. 2 conversation. Here is the quick and dirty on how a business...
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Mackenzie Perry
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Data Center Outage
Common causes of Data center outage in 2021 and where businesses are still falling short.
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Mackenzie Perry
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Banks and Branch Reductions
Since 2008, big banks across the united states have been reducing their branch footprint, but all continue to say that branches are key...
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Mackenzie Perry
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Data Center Evaluation : Bare Necessities
Right size your footprint When looking to colocation space, make sure to size your power needs appropriately. Most businesses oversize...
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Alucid Team
Jun 5, 20201 min read
Windows 10 Upgrade
If you are in Banking or Healthcare, you may be under regulation to maintain Windows support on your systems for compliance. Keep a...
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Alucid Team
May 4, 20191 min read
New Office Open - Kansas City
Opened a new office in KC today! Here's my rooftop view
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Alucid Team
Sep 12, 20181 min read
We Moved to WeWork!
Your Alucid team has just moved to an Austin #WeWork location on Barton Springs. We have been excited about having our own space and are...
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