Welcome

Great news, 2009 is finally behind us and nothing but bright skies for 2010. Unfortunately, this is probably just wishful thinking on my part. To succeed in 2010, small businesses are going to have to continue to plan, invest and execute wisely. As a part of the North Bay small  business community, we at PlanIT are going to have to do the same. We believe we must be able to contribute to all layers of the IT Value Stack (see below). While using tactical expertise to provide our clients with effective and secure network foundations (as shown below the red line), we will continue to contribute above the red line with relevant fortune 500 IT products and services, and top of mind seminars and lunch & learns.

We will begin the year with a Lunch & Learn on the business value of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and IP Unified Communications on January 27th and 28th (register), followed by seminars and events on timely topics such as Social Networking and Cloud Computing. Perhaps even a Tweetup for a good local Charity is in order.

Please stay tuned for a calendar of stimulating events and best wishes to everyone for a prosperous New Year.

    Steven Kellam
Executive Vice President

At Infineon Raceway, high performance is an everyday occurrence on and off the track because they demand the same kind of high performance from their business systems that their racers do from their cars and bikes. According to Sara Grafals, Infineon’s CFO, “ShoreTel has made a tremendous difference in how we communicate and perform, the features like “Find Me Anywhere” provide the flexibility we need to run a fast paced business”.

“We looked at all the competitors” added Sara, “however with PlanIT Solution’s help we quickly realized that ShoreTel had the performance we were looking for today and the scalability we needed for the future”.

“I would recommend ShoreTel to any business that relies on their phone systems to support their business internally and want it to represent the quality of their organization to their customers” stated Mrs. Grafals emphatically.

Mrs. Grafals will be attending our January Lunch & Learn (register), so please join us and learn firsthand why Infineon Raceway is thrilled about their decision to go with ShoreTel and PlanIT Solutions.

PlanIT Solutions is the “Official IT Provider” for Infineon Raceway.

We are proud to announce that Joel Asaro is the 2009 PlanIT Solutions Employee of the year! As a leader in attitude and actions throughout 2009, Joel consistently exceeded expectations and continuously demonstrated commitment to PlanIT’s core values. Joel has tremendous respect and appreciation for our company, our clients and their IT needs.

An integral part of PlanIT’s team since 2008, Joel has recently been promoted to Senior Network Engineer. In this key role, Joel has embraced the opportunity to be an escalation point for all of our technicians, often troubleshooting our most challenging issues. Joel has a bright future at PlanIT Solutions and we look forward to his leadership and contributions in 2010.