Category: Infrastructure

Expert: | Jimmie Buchanan
Posted: April 26, 2012

Entrepreneurial vision is the key ingredient in driving innovation across all industries. The medical field is no exception; for this start-up marketing company, the very first step was to design a basic, yet robust, data [...] - Read More
Expert: | Topher Spinnato
Posted: April 11, 2012

Managing budgets is an essential function of any IT manager. In today’s economy, it can be an even greater challenge when a company doesn’t have much cash on hand and lenders have pulled back [...] - Read More
Expert: | Kevin Kotecki
Posted: March 22, 2012

For an 85-user metal products manufacturer, when an old server went down, it became clear they needed a disaster recovery plan and a storage system. The company’s network administrator called MicroAge’s Read More
Expert: | Barrett Lamothe
Posted: March 13, 2012

As the Clock Ticked, MicroAge Tracked For this manufacturing client, MicroAge’s Barrett Lamothe has met its technology needs for more than a decade. As its primary IT supplier, MicroAge [...] - Read More
Expert: | JP Patchett
Posted: February 8, 2012

A tried-and-true recipe makes a perfect loaf of bread. For this bakery chain with approximately 30 locations in the western U.S., baking traditions are supported by infrastructure innovation and MicroAge’s Read More
Expert: | Jimmie Buchanan
Posted: December 23, 2011

As an industry leader in online incentive management software tools and services worldwide, this client firm manages hundreds of incentive-based Websites for customers that include members of the Fortune 500. As a technology-driven business, [...] - Read More
Expert: | Sam Sarsam
Posted: December 17, 2011

For a government contractor trying to bring high-speed Internet to rural communities throughout a large state, having the right IT infrastructure in place is essential. “They wanted an efficient data center,” says Read More
Expert: | Daniel Archer | Martha Banister
Posted: November 8, 2011

Over time, civil engineering fully encompasses communities—from constructing roads to homes, public venues to office buildings—its long-term impact reverberates in numerous ways. For this established civil engineering firm in the western United States, maintaining [...] - Read More
Expert: | Hunter Boyd
Posted: November 8, 2011

Staying on the leading edge of technology is an ongoing investment. For most businesses, it’s important to make that investment while still preserving operating capital.  Working with MicroAge, one marketing services company found a [...] - Read More
Expert: | Richard Birberick
Posted: October 31, 2011

Earth-Friendly Tiles are a ‘Snap to Install’ For many years this national communications company has relied on MicroAge’s Rich Birberick to support its diverse technology needs. Working with the client on various infrastructure projects, [...] - Read More
Expert: | Chris Robinette | David Knowles
Posted: October 21, 2011

MicroAge’s Energy and Expertise Helps Fend Off Threats For decades, the security of virtually all providers in the energy industry—from power generators to oil refineries—and their process control systems was considered immune to attack. [...] - Read More
Expert: | Jason Goff
Posted: October 18, 2011

IT directors have plans. They have visions for the future of their departments — the equipment, space and budget they’ll need in five or even 10 years. As a financial software services firm recently [...] - Read More
Expert: | Adam Rankin
Posted: September 30, 2011

Remote Management for Business Growth A well-recognized household name, this retail giant incorporates numerous divisions and business lines with offices located across North America. For one of its divisions, MicroAge has been engaged to [...] - Read More
Expert: | Stephen Bocknick
Posted: September 28, 2011

When a large Midwestern law firm decided to go green, it was about more than installing blue recycling cans. Green meant paperless processes, Energy Star technology and even transportation subsidies for employees who rode [...] - Read More
Expert: | Barrett Lamothe
Posted: September 23, 2011

Beating the Clock in Response Time Reliable data storage is a key component in any IT environment. Without it, an organization is left vulnerable and at enormous risk for a catastrophic business failure. It [...] - Read More
Expert: | Christopher Reinhard
Posted: September 20, 2011

The Right Team Makes All the Difference As businesses grow and expand, moving is often part of the process. For this major multinational corporation, moving one of its operations centers in the southwestern United [...] - Read More
Expert: | Lou Galan
Posted: August 5, 2011

Reversing the Network Aging Process When starting up a business, the goal, of course, is growth. When a company achieves rapid growth there is cause for celebration, but also cause for concern. Can the infrastructure [...] - Read More
Expert: | Nathan Young
Posted: June 24, 2011

Building a Healthy Data Infrastructure One of the largest healthcare associations in the United States with numerous locations and divisions, this client’s operations run and depend on its data center. For a number of years, [...] - Read More
Expert: | Pat Lewis
Posted: June 3, 2011

Making the Grade in Server Design Nationwide, charter schools have been embraced as an educational alternative. For one of MicroAge’s clients, growth has been impressive: as the operator of a couple of dozen schools around [...] - Read More
Expert: | Chris Pirwitz
Posted: May 4, 2011

What happens when the data center for a health care provider with offices in more than a dozen states loses power? It’s one of those recurring nightmares many IT managers have and they usually [...] - Read More