ROYAL OAK - IT budgets look promising and are expected to grow in 2018 especially with cloud-based services continuing to be on the rise. IT departments are hopping on the bandwagon of exciting new technology. Those include artificial intelligence, virtual reality, hyper-converged, BaaS to name a few. Red Level’s Pat Dooley, a senior consultant, joins
ROCHESTER HILLS - Whether it's the result of using obsolete technology like legacy systems, or evolving threats of new technology, today's customer doesn't want to hear things like: “The system is down, please try again later. Sorry for the inconvenience.” “I don't have access to that data, can I call you back later?” Customer satisfaction
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has released SprawlGuard protection services, created to track and optimize public cloud spending, the No. 1 concern among mature cloud users, according to RightScale. Clients who use Microsoft Azure can define precise cost centers and then see advanced usage analysis on a daily basis to get alerts and predictions on their total
ROYAL OAK – If you have a business that wants to migrate to the cloud, how do you take the first steps? Microsoft has selected a group of partners, including Red Level, and has provided the funding for the assessment to the tune of from $3,000 to $7,000 to pay Red Level’s consulting fees. That’s
ROCHESTER HILLS - According to RightScale, a Cloud Management Trends blog, cloud adoption has grown by 18 percent every year since 2012. Now, more than 77 percent of private users, and more than 40 percent of small to medium sized business owners are moving to the cloud. Truth is, the cloud has the potential to
NOVI - For all of its entrepreneurial spirit and historical legacy of innovation, Southeast Michigan isn’t Silicon Valley. This region built its business foundation on hardware, in the truest sense of the word – big factories, big machines, big cars – and lots of it. Given our mindset, a transition from a self-run, in-house IT
ROCHESTER HILLS - Budget isn't an excuse when it comes to security. Here are three security enhancements that don't require big investments: 1. Take Inventory: Many businesses have overcomplicated computer systems that are outdated, poorly secured, and not even business critical. Identify these. 2. Talk Security: Employees are your greatest security threat. Talk to them
FARMINGTON HILLS - Does your business demand greater performance, rapid scalability and higher availability from your line of business and productivity applications to remain competitive? Are you seeking scalable, resilient, cost effective solutions to meet your business needs? Does your staff utilize office suite, CRM or service delivery applications? Would your business benefit from highly
GRAND LEDGE - As the 2017 RSA Security Conference kicked off in San Francisco, Intel Security released the results of its second annual survey on cloud security practices. The report outlines the current state of cloud adoption, the primary concerns with private and public cloud services, security implications, and the evolving impact of shadow IT
ROYAL OAK - Quade Finnigan a senior consultant at Red Level Networks tells business folks they don’t need to be afraid of cloud computing. Although he was an early skeptic, he’s now a convert to the advantages including the safety and security levels. Finnigan last month published a blog post at Red Level entitled, Don’t
