HP P2000 SAN bundle

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IBackUp, do You?

How often do you back up your personal data at home? In the world of professional IT this is a fundamental which causes tremendous grief when overlooked. It always seems that disaster strikes when we miss performing this critical function. What's even more troubling is that as IT professionals, as soon as we walk through the doors at home, we do not apply the same principles in our personal life, which left me wondering what is going on in the lives of ordinary citizens the world over who are entrusting more of their data to the digital age.

Many years ago, when I went to the PC builder to buy a whitebox solution, he had asked me how much memory I thought I would need, to which my answer was the most available, roughly twenty gigabytes. This reminds me of the old Bill Gates quote, "640K ought to be enough for anybody," because the system builder mentioned, "20 gigabytes? That's too big a hard drive!" That was 1998 when 20 gigabytes seemed like overkill. We no longer speak of gigabytes with the same awe, now it is terabytes and petabytes.
Now we are on the cusp of a revolution in digital technology! Where we once had hard copy CD's, DVD's, photos, books and documents, we are now moving to delivery and storage of these same items digitally. The time is fast approaching where if a brick and mortar record store exists, it will exist for one of two reasons: A) to sell antiques; or more likely B) to download content. What is even more likely, is that we will simply download the content from the comfort of our homes.
This brings up a few issues. Old media such as CD's, VHS tapes, and DVD's will eventually either need to be converted to digital or be reacquired in a digital format. The other issue is that digital productions are not absolute. At some point backing up and storing our digital content securely from our homes will be a driving concern for us ordinary folks.
With old media, we rarely ever made copies because we never expected the house to burn down, if it did, it hurt to lose a collection lovingly established and enjoyed over the years, but that was just bad luck. Now, we have hard drive failures which is a lot more common than a burning house.
When it comes to the new age of digital content, we have our main source of storage, and some smart people keep a secondary source such as an external hard drive to mitigate against a drive failure. We may not have a completely up to date backup on the external equipment but at least we do not lose everything.
This still leaves the problem of disaster. In the case of a disaster, your digital data is at a high risk. Your now terabytes of data which you may have spent thousands of dollars on can be lost in the blink of an eye. My suggested solution is to look towards a cloud (online) backup solution for anything critical. This solves two issues, backup and disaster recovery. It does so, by backing up to a location not anywhere near your immediate vicinity. If you have a disaster at home, once you are able to log into a computer anywhere, you can retrieve your information, which means your music, movie, photos, and literature libraries are safe.
There are a few companies leading the way in online backup platforms, such as iBackUp. Do yourself the favor and make sure you backup. If you do backup, start to consider a disaster recovery solution appropriate to your means and your budget. If you can afford to, make your backup solution your disaster recovery solution.

PC Mall SBN - Small Business Network

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Buying Group vs web pricing

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HP

LaserJet Enterprise P3015dn Printer

Get fast, high-performance printing with advanced security features. Expand as your business needs change, using an open EIO slot, open memory slot, two internal accessory ports for connecting HP and partner solutions. USB cable not included.

PC Mall Part #: 7870948       Mfr. Part #: CE528A#ABA

Web Pricing:   $376.99
Buying Group:  $359.99 


or let's look at something beefier

Buying Group:  $2222.99 

Web Pricing:   $2279.99

HP

Smart Buy ProLiant DL380 G6 - 1x Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5520 2.26GHz Rack Server - 4GB RAM, no HDD, SATA DVD-RW, Gigabit Ethernet, Integrated ATI ES1000, Smart Array P410i

1x Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5520 2.26GHz, 8MB L3, 4GB PC3-10600E-9 DDR3 SDRAM, no HDD, SATA DVD-RW, Integrated ATI ES1000, 2x NC382i Multifunction Gigabit NIC, Smart Array P410i/256MB Controller, 460W CS HE PS, iLO2, no OS Installed

PC Mall Part #: 7868407       Mfr. Part #: 470065-153

Mall Announcements

IronPort  

We are now authorized to sell IronPort. 

http://www.ironport.com/

WebEx

We are authorized to sell WebEx services.

http://www.webex.com/

IT Info Guy Buying Group

Join the buying group.  I have negotiated pricing that is better than what you see on the PC Mall web site for my members...I'll post a few examples in future posts.

1.      From your Internet Browser, go to the following link:

·        http://cap.pcmall.com/ 

2.      This will bring up the PC Mall Corporate Access Pages Login Page

3.      In the User Name field, please enter gaj and in the Password field, enter employee

4.      Please DO NOT check / click on the Remember Me box at this stage

5.      You should now see a page, which has “Create Your EPP Account for GAJ Ventures”. Below is the form that you need to complete to create your EPP Account.

6.      Complete the form, remembering to give yourself a User Name and Password that you will be able to remember in the future. Note that fields labeled with red characters are required.

7.      Please remember to check the box after the User Name and Password fields to confirm that you have read and understood PC Mall’s Privacy and Return Policy. You won’t be able to move past this page unless the box is checked.

8.      Once you have completed all of the details, press the SUBMIT button.

9.      You have now fully registered into the program.

10.   On your future visits to this site, please remember to use your new Login Name and Password.

AutoCAD training

Just finished...boy that was no fun.

Infocus extra lamp offer

InFocus is giving away free lamps on some eligible DLP projectors 4000 lumens or less

http://www.pcmall.com/n/customPages-1282?source=PCMCPWB19915&store=pcmall

Offer expires October 31st, 2010

Small Business VoIP Phone

Tomorrow will be the hunt for a small business VoIP phone that I can plug into my computer and route calls to anywhere in the world...will advise

HP End of Quarter specials - Printers

HP has lowered the prices even further on their printers.  These need to go!  Prices do not include the $50+ mail in rebates HP offers through their trade in programs for your old inkjet, laserjet or scanner- brand does not matter, they will give you more for the trade in if it is not HP!

HP  $376.99

LaserJet Enterprise P3015dn Printer

Get fast, high-performance printing with advanced security features.
Expand as your business needs change, using an open EIO slot,
open memory slot, two internal accessory ports for connecting
HP and partner solutions. USB cable not included.
PC Mall Part #: 7870948       Mfr. Part #: CE528A#ABA

 

HP

LaserJet P2055dn Printer

Get impressive results from this compact black-and-white laser printer.
The LaserJet P2055dn is designed to boost productivity with fast print speeds,
built-in gigabit networking and security features. USB cable not included.
PC Mall Part #: 7652149       Mfr. Part #: CE459A#ABA

HP  $996.98

LaserJet P4015n Printer

52ppm print speed, 540MHz processor, 128MB RAM, HP Jetdirect
Gigabit Ethernet embedded print server w/ IPSec,
600-sheet input tray, 15,000 pages monthly print volume.
USB cable not included.
PC Mall Part #: 7488177       Mfr. Part #: CB509A#ABA

HP  $373.98

Color LaserJet CP2025dn Printer

Create print shop-quality marketing materials and documents in your office,
fast, with this networked Color LaserJet CP2025dn Laser Printer.
With automatic duplex printing. Cable Not Included.
PC Mall Part #: 7660877       Mfr. Part #: CB495A#ABA

HP  $4619.99

LaserJet M4345xs MFP - Black and White Multifunction Laser Printer

This powerful, scalable, and easy-to-use workgroup
MFP combines print, copy, digital send, and advanced paper handling
into one cost-effective device. USB cable not included.
PC Mall Part #: 7183111       Mfr. Part #: CB427A#BCC

HP  $548.98

Color LaserJet CM2320nf Multifunction Printer

Want copy-shop-quality color printing?
Check out the Color LaserJet CM2320nf, which lets you
color print, copy, & scan, plus fax, w/ one easy-to-use machine.
With print speeds of up to 21pages/minute.
PC Mall Part #: 7534940       Mfr. Part #: CC436A#ABA