Entries by Garin Livingstone

Bryley Systems selects SOPHOS Reflexion to replace McAfee Endpoint Protection

After careful consideration and a review of competing products from ProofPoint and others, we have selected Reflexion Network’s Total Control Email Security to replace McAfee Endpoint Protection, which will end-of-life in January 2017. Reflexion Networks is a SOPHOS Company. SOPHOS is a growing, IT-security-product Company with a rich history in securing and protecting computer networks, […]

Bryley Basics: Prepare your IT equipment for power-disrupting winter storms

Winter storms can disable IT equipment, particularly with the possibility of power disruptions and sustained outages. The best way to prepare: Deploy UPS (Uninterruptible Power Source) devices for servers, critical network equipment (routers, firewalls, Wireless Access Points, etc.), and, as needed, high-priority PCs or workstations. If you have on-premise servers, configure them to communicate with […]

Technology in 2016 (and beyond)

Microsoft has been bombarding end-users with free-upgrade ads for Windows 10; their goal is to bury older Windows operating systems, which should reduce support requirements while enabling future capabilities. (“Windows 10 Specifications” – microsoft.com/windows.) The free-upgrade process works reasonably well for individual users, particularly those with compatible applications (Microsoft Office 2016) and modern peripherals (printers, […]

IT Roundtable on January 21st

Please join our panel of local IT experts for Examining the Cloud, Mobility, and Data Security, an information-technology roundtable on the evening of January 21st at the Marlboro Country Club. NOTE: Reservations are required. Information technology is a strategic concern of business owners and managers. Our panel will address timely issues, such as the future […]

Winner of our CMBE raffle

Winner of our CMBE raffle We held a raffle at our booth at the Central Mass. Business Expo (CMBE) in Worcester on November 5th. Richard Tienhaara II (pictured below), from Aaron Industries Corp., won the prize; a Runtastic fitness-tracking bracelet.

The cost of unexpected, computer-system downtime

Every day, someone’s computer cannot connect to something that they need to do their job; we call this downtime, usually caused by an outage, and it can impact a group of people within an organization, often at the least convenient of times. CA Technologies surveyed 200 companies in 2011 and estimated that over $26.5 billion […]

November Coffee Connections at Bryley Systems

Please join Bryley Systems as we host the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce (AVCC) November Coffee Connections, an early-riser networking opportunity. The November Coffee Connections is on Friday, November 20th, from 7:30am to 9:00am in our office at 12 Main Street, Hudson, MA.  There will be refreshments and door prizes while you network with over […]