Expert: | Judy Nerone
Posted: January 2, 2013
“Let’s build a data center.” That’s music to MicroAge solutions expert Judy Nerone’s ears. When the IT director of an education client asked to bid on a project to help him do just that, she welcomed the opportunity — and -
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Expert: | Daniel Archer | Martha Banister
Posted: October 22, 2012
Acquisitions, mergers, different IT leaders over the years…take these factors over time and a company’s information technology environment can start to run amok with multiple platforms. For a West Coast environmental engineering firm with three different operating systems in its -
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Expert: | Brad Kostner
Posted: June 11, 2012
Time is money. An often-used phrase, but one that is especially true for an investment firm. So, when the IT director of a 300-user firm was recently faced with a move, he called MicroAge’s Brad Kostner to help ensure a -
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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 has consistently supported its 1,000-man operations at scattered sites across the -
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Expert: | Christopher Reinhard
Posted: March 2, 2012
MicroAge’s reach extends into diverse industry sectors and addresses specific future technology objectives. This is well demonstrated by MicroAge’s Chris Reinhard and his strategic sourcing initiatives for a well-known avionics company. Engineering the next generation of aviation technology, the client’s -
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Expert: | Vicki Barkley
Posted: February 21, 2012
A missed phone call is no big deal, right? Wrong! For this aviation-related company, a missed phone call is akin to a missed sale. And when the sale in question is for jet engine components, it adds up to a -
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Expert: | Chris Robinette | David Knowles
Posted: January 11, 2012
Natural disasters have profoundly negative consequences—most obvious are immediate human effects. Less obvious, but highly significant, is the impact on industry. Thailand, home to the manufacturing plants of many leading technology brands, is also home to annual monsoons. In late -
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Expert: | Barrett Lamothe
Posted: December 28, 2011
Growth in a company is both exciting and challenging. MicroAge’s Barrett Lamothe knows this—and strives to make the IT details of growth as easy as possible for his clients. When his client, an aerospace company, started expanding, it wasn’t long -
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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, it is mission-critical that the client’s -
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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 MicroAge’s Sam Sarsam. “They also wanted to begin with -
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Expert: | Stephen Bocknick
Posted: December 14, 2011
Combining High-Quality Notebooks with Stellar Customer Service With plans to order 250 PC laptops over the course of a year, a Midwestern law firm began with just 20. But when those notebooks proved to be defective, the manufacturer refused to -
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Expert: | Dave Siebler
Posted: November 23, 2011
The Right Partnerships are Key MicroAge’s extensive portfolio of resource partners offers value-added opportunities for any client. Specifically, by working with key partners to deliver a custom solution, MicroAge can not only deliver the necessary leading technology, but include IT -
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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 uncompromising project quality is integral to -
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Expert: | Stephen Bocknick
Posted: November 3, 2011
When a large video equipment rental company needs specialty IT equipment for a unique job, who do they call? Steve Bocknick, a MicroAge solutions expert (and miracle worker, to his clients). Whether the company needs 200 notebook computers overnighted -
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Expert: | Ken Katz
Posted: October 26, 2011
Managing Information Technology Logistics The first Tuesday in November every four years can get a little chaotic. Only slightly less chaotic are the midterm, city, county and other elections throughout the political cycle. To keep elections running smoothly, some states -
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Expert: | Nick Jackson
Posted: October 20, 2011
Pre-Configuration Makes for Quick Deployment From presidential to congressional races, elections are far more than one-day affairs; they are the result of months of effort by political organizations to promote particular platforms. These promotional efforts are run from offices located -
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Expert: | Joseph Baca
Posted: October 7, 2011
At any given time, hundreds of private aircraft are in the air. From takeoff to landing, pilots and planes rely on fixed-base operations, or FBOs, to ensure aircraft is properly stored and maintained. Serving non-airline owners/operators, FBOs offer maintenance and -
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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 provide an array of server and -
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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 the bus or carpooled. More than -
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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 is not an exaggeration to say -
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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 States proved to be a significant -
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Expert: | Adam Rankin
Posted: September 16, 2011
Ensuring Optimal Data Center Health In any health care setting, the retrieval, storage and security of patient records is mission-critical. When that is multiplied in terms of a governmental agency serving an entire population, reliable and secure data storage is -
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Expert: | Eric Dolson
Posted: September 8, 2011
Energizing the Enterprise with True Business Continuity Located in the Midwestern United States, this electric utility and member-owned power cooperative serves more than 125,000 member-consumers across dozens of counties. Given this unique profile, as the cooperative continues to grow and -
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Expert: | Barrett Lamothe
Posted: September 1, 2011
Tradition and Innovation in Education For this Midwestern university, founded in the early 1900s, the challenge posed by its 21st century technological needs was significant. Even as traditional post-secondary education is offered at its main campus, university leaders recognized the emerging -
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Expert: | Vicki Barkley
Posted: August 19, 2011
Reaching the Right Verdict Clients choose MicroAge for solutions that vary as much as the scope of industries we serve. For this consulting firm specializing in providing e-discovery, a professional and proven solution partner was essential to successfully relocate its office, -
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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, data center operations were outsourced to -
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Expert: | Chris Pirwitz
Posted: June 13, 2011
The Customer’s Always Right! Effective customer relationship management (CRM) is integral to business success. If you don’t cultivate and maintain positive interactions with customers, you don’t stand much of a chance. This is especially true in virtual business models, where your customer -
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Expert: | Barrett Lamothe
Posted: May 4, 2011
One of the most vulnerable times for a company to suffer loss to theft or vandalism is during the construction of a new facility. Our soon-to-be client, the IT manager for a large, multi-state entertainment organization, knew that all too -
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Expert: | Josh Heller | Ken Katz
Posted: April 27, 2011
What could a national educational organization do when it found itself in the midst of failing technology? Imagine being in charge of a hybrid family of schools and colleges, comprising more than 300 physical and virtual classrooms across the U.S.—each -
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Expert: | Joseph Baca
Posted: April 26, 2011
A young entrepreneur who had begun his business in his mid-teens contacted me with an urgent need: Help him find a load balancing management system that would keep his e-commerce hosting business from crashing on high-traffic days. The e-commerce hosting -
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