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March 15, 2010: Microsoft announces end of support for some versions of XP and Vista

Microsoft has announced it’s ending support of Windows 2000, Server 2000, XP w/ Service Pack 2, and Vista with no service packs installed. Vista support will cease April 13th and the rest on July 13th. This means that after those dates these operating systems won’t receive updates nor the more important security patches from Microsoft.

March 11, 2010: Backup Considerations - Tapes

We’ve covered before the importance and the ways to backup your data, but one option that seems to have been forgotten in a lot of businesses is backing up to tape for offsite storage. I wasn’t giving it much thought either. Here’s my take on tapes now.

October 26, 2009: Domain Name Transfers part 2: transfer codes

So you’re transferring a domain name from one registrar to another. You know about the possibility of costs that goes along with that but you’re unsure of what the technical details are. Well here’s a rundown.

October 23, 2009: Domain Name Transfers

OK so you have a domain name like company.com - but you want to transfer ownership of that domain to another person/company. How is this done? Well it all depends on how the person wants to receive/manage the domain name and if they want to pay to renew it now or later.

September 02, 2009: DNS Hosting

When I mention the word hosting, most people think of the places where websites live. This is correct of course but hosting is a broader term in the world of the Internet. Application, database, image, storage, and email hosting are all typical examples of what people think of upon hearing the term. However I wanted to explain one that’s often overlooked but essential in making a website work - Domain Name System hosting, or DNS hosting.

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May 20, 2009: Backup Considerations – Step 3

You’ve already Identified Your Data and Determined Your Storage Options. What’s next on your road to a solid disaster recovery plan for your company’s data?

Well that would be Step 3: Software options
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May 15, 2009: Backup Considerations - step 2

Still looking to plan a disaster recovery plan and have already read though step one of Identifying your data?

Well welcome to step 2: Determining your storage options

Based on the data you collected, you can now determine what’s the best way to backup it up.The determining factors are based on what step 1’s research showed you:

Do you have a large or small amount of data?
If you determined that you only need to backup a relatively small amount of data (anywhere from 500GB to less than 5TB), the number of options for hardware are greater than if you have a large amount of data. For instance..

April 17, 2009: Data Backup Considerations - the first step

We all know that loosing data can be devastating. The need for having consistent and reliable backups is pretty obvious. But getting to that stage can be more confusing.
Since we here at Sundog are in the process of creating a backup plan, I figured I’d share with you our steps along the way in hopes that it might provide some insight to you and your business.

February 13, 2009: Google Contacts get tweaked

For those of you out there who are using Google Apps in your business (or personal Gmail accounts for that matter), you’ve probably run into a few limitations when it comes to managing contacts. This week, Google has made a few changes that will make you a little happier.

January 14, 2009: Google Apps Groups, Contact groups, Email lists …??

December 30, 2008: Are you ready for a Google Apps pilot?

If you’re seriously thinking about trying Google Apps for your domain, here are some first-steps for starting a Pilot group…

December 02, 2008: Considering Google Apps

For the past few months, we here at Sundog have been evaluating the migration of our messaging platform from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps Premier. Having recently won approval to make the move official, I have come across a few ideas that small businesses and, in particular, IT professionals might want to keep in mind while considering a move from an on-premises Microsoft Exchange environment to cloud-based Google Apps