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Alucid Team
Nov 10, 20231 min read
APC UPS Install in 48 hours
Sometimes you just need to keep it simple. Getting 4 new #APC #UPS systems installed for a client over the weekend. It wasn't about what...
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Mackenzie Perry
Apr 1, 20233 min read
First 4 Investments - Data Center
With limited investment capital available, how do you decide and prioritize the investments that you make into your data center? This has...
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Alucid Team
Mar 23, 20232 min read
Employees leaving with their computers!
Many employees are leaving with their business laptops never getting returned. Money and a HUGE security threat.
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Alucid Team
Mar 22, 20232 min read
6 Benefits of Managed Deployment Partners
6 Benefits of Managed Deployment Cost savings: "Kitting" office seat technology reduces shipping costs by up to 60%. Eliminate your own...
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Alucid Team
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Say Goodbye to PCs at the Office!?
How managed deployment might be exactly what you were looking for.
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Alucid Team
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Complimentary Managed Deployment with Alucid
Now offered complimentary for clients purchasing their equipment through Alucid, we can warehouse, image, kit, pack, and ship out end...
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Alucid Team
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Setting up a Small Office Data Center Quickly
Are you working to set up a small office data center of 5 Cabinets or less? Oh, and you need to do it quickly? Then here is a great...
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Alucid Team
Feb 28, 20231 min read
New TAA Compliant - Vertiv UPS
Vertiv Liebert PSI5 Lithium-Ion UPS systems are now TAA Compliant and are a great replacement option for any existing VRLA units you may...
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Mackenzie Perry
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Colocation takes on ESG
Colocation data centers, which provide customers with space to host their own IT equipment, are affected by ESG considerations. The same...
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Alucid Team
Jan 24, 20231 min read
Tool of the Week: Data Center vs. Colo Calculator
Tool of the Week: Data Center vs. Colo Calculator Here is a great way to quickly do a Total Cost of Ownership analysis between a...
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Alucid Team
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Cisco Nexus vs Catalyst - Comparison
Is Cisco's catalyst line of switches making a comeback?! If you're deciding on one or the other, the short and sweet answer is this: Go...
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Mackenzie Perry
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Tool of the Week: Documents and Manuals Finder
Tool of the Week: Documents and Manuals Finder Bookmark this one right now. This weeks spotlight is a tool I LOVE and works way better...
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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 13, 20231 min read
Pittsburgh - Office & Data Center Move
Pittsburgh continues to grow and invest in the downtown and Strip District areas. Exciting to work up in the city again with this Office...
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Mackenzie Perry
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Your Firewall at Home?
Here is a list and comparison of Fortinet's Branch firewalls. One of the massive benefits with these smaller units is the cost by which...
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Mackenzie Perry
Jan 2, 20232 min read
Tips - New Office #2
Check out our last Tips page for setting up a new office, here - https://www.alucidsolutions.com/post/tips-of-the-week-setting-up-a-new-o...
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Alucid Team
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Technology Spotlight: Vertiv's Micro Data Center
This week's technology spotlight is Vertiv's VCR -S Edge ready Micro Data Center system. Vertiv's VCR all-in-one unit is a great solution...
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Alucid Team
Dec 27, 20221 min read
Tool of the Week: PDU finder
Tool: https://www.vertiv.com/en-us/support/tools-applications/rpdu-finder/ Use: This tool allows you to find the right PDUs to deploy...
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Mackenzie Perry
Dec 24, 20221 min read
Tips of the Week: Setting up a New Office Quickly
The past 3 years we have seen more client businesses moving offices. Some consolidations in favor of a work from home policy. Some...
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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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