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With Windows XP going end of life as of April 8th, 2014, businesses are most often replacing their 4+ year old computers rather than attempting to load new Windows 7 or  8 on an old computer.                                                   

 

If you are in the market for PC replacements, there is a product that you *absolutely* must know about- Intel NUCs!  These are astounding 4" x 4" x 2" mini PCs.  The small computer comes with i3 or i5 processors, up to 16GB RAM, SDD drives, wireless, and ability to support up to 3 displays natively.  NUCs can be used standalone or clipped onto the back of a flat panel display.  These computers are game changers!!!  NUCs have become incredibly popular and are ideal for many business functions where they often are a better fit than a traditional PC.

Think you know what small can do?   Think again

 

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/nuc-kit-dc53427hye-brief.html

Truly breath taking!.... just insert a SSD (Solid State) drive in any computer that has a traditional SATA drive and watch the computer become blazingly fast!  MSP has found that moreso than memory or processor upgrades, swapping out with replacement SSD drives makes a dramatic impact on boot time and all disk access activities.  No better way to extend the life of your computer!

 

As SSD technology prices lower, they are becoming the standard for PC and notebook storage.  No doubt server storage is not far behind. 

With the advances in virtualization technology over the last several years more and more companies are making the jump to fully virtualized server environments.  With virtualization, businesses are able to reduce the time spent on routine IT administration tasks, reduce costs by reducing the number of physical servers that are required for their environment, reduce energy costs, improve availability and uptime, and improve data backup and protection.  These are just a few of the benefits that a virtualized computing environment can provide.

 

Over 2013 & 2014 Micro Solutions has completed over a dozen large virtualization projects.  Our 3 most recent projects have been have implementing VMware at a Long Island, NY manufacturing company, a large Pennsylvania hospital, and a Bucks County insurance company.  In each case old existing data centers with numerous standalone fileservers were virtualized to replace these companies legacy server installations.  Each project went fabulously and these companies now have a rock solid computing foundation in place for the coming years!

MSP is proud to announce that we have been evaluated through Microsoft's rigorous dealership requirements and recertified as a Gold Certified Partner for 2014!     MSP has been a Microsoft Gold Partner since 2000 

 

 

 

MSP also has been evaluated and renewed as an authorized dealer for HP, IBM, Dell, Citrix, Cisco VMWare and APC for 2014. We have maintained our certifications as Hewlett Packard and IBM Authorized Service Providers and a Citrix Silver Partner.  MSP is in an excellent position to involve these key IT manufacturer's products and resources in your business as projects dictate.

Being a good neighbor and caring about one's community is a trait we'd like to see from all businesses. First Niagra has been a model of this since entering the Pennsylvania market place.  FNFG has donated over 1,000 PCs and Flat panels to area non-profits during their recent upgrade project.  Greateful Recipients have been:

 

 

These churches and schools thank you First Niagra!

MSP recently finished four beautiful websites for our clients.  We incorporate flash, wonderful graphics, and build the sites with a very easy to use Content Management System 'inControl 2008'.  Clients are able to self maintain their websites for convenience and cost savings.  MSP also provides website and e-mail hosting for sites we design, with excellent SmarterMail interface and spam filtering. View these fabulous works of creativity!

 

 

Confused by the many options of licensing Microsoft product for your business? Let MSP explain the diffrent Microsoft options available to you! There are a number of ways to license MS products for a best fit for your organization. Allow MSP to analyze your business software needs and recommend the proper solution. Whether MS Enterprise, Select, Open Value, Open Business, or other licensing plan, MSP can provide great guidance.

Many SMB companies benefit from Microsoft's "Open Value" program. This allows you to enter a 3 yr licenses agreement, with 1/3 payments annually, making software licensing fees more easily budgeted and digestible.