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Letter from the
President
Even though Halloween is right around the corner, there is nothing
spooky going on at Universal Data. We have a lot of exciting
upcoming events for this fall. First, we are excited to announce
that starting Monday and for the first time in a very long time
Universal Data will be airing radio advertisements on 99.5 FM. If
your storage requirements have grown at inexplainable rates you will
benefit from our data assessment. During the months of October and
November UDI is offering a FREE data assessment which can provide a
blueprint for planning the life cycle of your data. If you believe
an assessment can help you please go to our website
www.udi.com and
look for the link to access the form. Keep your ears open for our
commercials and feel free to let us know that you heard us!
On October 22 we are
hosting a Microsoft Windows 7 launch party from 4-7 at our office in
Elmwood. It will be a fun and relaxed way to be introduced to
Microsoft Windows 7. Greg Lirette, a former 10 year employee of Microsoft
assigned to the Windows group, will be hosting this event. Greg is
certified in Windows 7 and has been working with Microsoft operating
systems since 1993. We will have snack and drinks, as well. Please
RSVP with Greg Lirette at
http://www.houseparty.com/party/216149. We really hope that you
can join us.
The week end of October
23 through 25 bring your family to the first annual Park-A-Boo being
held at Lafreniere Park in East Jefferson. Park-a-Boo , which is
being sponsored by Kenner North Kiwanis and Jefferson Chamber
Foundation, as a 3-day Halloween Celebration that will provide
parents a safe secure environment primarily for children under 13
years old to costume and participate in activities such as trick or
treating, Boo house, face-painting, games, etc. For more
information, please go to
www.park-a-boo.com.
Last but not least, we
would like to congratulate Adams and Reese, Walton Construction Co.,
First NBC Bank/Dryades Savings Bank, Slidell Memorial Hospital, St.
Tammany Parish Hospital, Touro Infirmary, and Perez on being named
2009 Best Places to Work by CityBusiness. Universal Data feels very
privileged to work with these businesses, as we are with all of our
businesses.
Jim Perrier |
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Go
Virtual? 9 Questions To Ask
by Christopher Elliott
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business
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Randi Smith-Todorowski's business was in the wrong place at
the right time.
Atlas Martial
Arts, the business she co-founded in Scottsdale, Ariz., was
thriving. But the local economy wasn't. "The enthusiasm was
there," she says. "But people were cutting back on luxury
items, taking second jobs and traveling for work."
So with the
end of their five-year lease imminent, Smith-Todorowski and
her partner did what an increasing number of businesses are
doing: they took their business virtual.
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The Secret to Successful
Virtualization
used with permission from
the HP Midsize Business Center
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Server
virtualization is a great way for your IT organization to
battle today’s economic challenges. You can reduce costs
through server consolidation—which in turn increases ROI as
you run multiple workloads on a single server. Plus, the
ability to deploy new applications—and scale them up or
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But be mindful of
pitfalls that can undermine these advantages. As companies
large and small have learned the hard way, you can negate
the cost-saving benefits of server virtualization by
choosing an inefficient SAN storage solution that does not
properly support the advanced requirements of virtualized
environments.
What to watch out for
While you ride out this recession, you need to make the most
of your virtualization investments. It literally pays to be
aware of the right storage choices.
Here are some things to
keep in mind:
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When Times are Tough, There’s
No Room for Risk
used with permission from
the HP Midsize Business Center
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Don't Stop fortifying against risk
Four
ways to mitigate risk in a tough economy
Every business
deals with risk. But medium-sized businesses, with smaller
IT staff and tighter operating budgets are often more
exposed to risk than larger companies.
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This reality is never
more evident than in a down economy: When the repercussions
of a business disruption are as grave as they are, how do
you insulate your business from risk?
"For mid-sized
businesses, the financial impact of business disruptions is
tremendous," said Anil Miglani, senior vice president,
AMI-Partners. "We estimate that through security breaches
and data loss alone, medium-sized businesses worldwide lost
approximately US$4.7 billion in 2008."
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Quote of the Month
A grandmother
pretends she doesn't
know who you are on Halloween.
- Erma Bombeck
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