http://www.itvizion.com/blog General blog from IT Vizion, talking about our company, managed services, and general IT Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:04:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, we've done it!  This weekend we updated our website, and gave it a corporate look and feel.  I hope you like it.  Let me know what you think... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/06/22/update-website-design/ If you own a 6510b, like I do, you may have noticed that your fan is working overtime.  HP support will try to tell you that this is "normal", but it isn't.  The simple fix that I found for this annoyance, is to update the BIOS to the latest version.  Here ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/05/17/loud-fan-fix-for-hp-6510b/ If you currently have Vista Operating System running on your computer, then you may want to find out if it's worth upgrading to Service Pack 1.   Before you decide either against or for it, the following list of features may prove helpful. http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/05/14/vista-sp1-list-of-features/ The question of "how does IT Vizion fit in?" comes up more often then not.  Therefore, we decided to come up with an image that tries to explain - how IT Vizion - helps small and medium sized businesses with limited or no internal IT staff. It comes down ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/04/22/how-do-we-fit-in/ Everyone talks about recession. Some say we are in a recession already, some say we're headed for a recession, some say that we're just now starting to come out of a recession... IT Vizion, just like any other business, is always looking for ways to do more, with less. ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/04/14/tough-times/ I discuss our managed IT services capabilities every chance I get. The other day a business executive posed a question regarding one of our features - 24/7 Systems Monitoring. Her question was "Why do I need to monitor my IT systems in the first place?". My initial ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/02/24/why-monitor-your-it/ In this day and age, every business, no matter the size, whether public or private, in one way or another leverages software to cut costs, simplify processes and improve business performance. Because the software becomes an integral part of their business, they cannot afford to have the system down, ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/02/12/importance-of-planning-ahead/ For the past two weeks, I've been meeting with IT Managers and Directors for medium to large companies in different industries. I enjoy the opportunity to present our managed services solution to these technical folks whenever I can. They are the men and women in the trenches that deal with ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/01/14/managed-services-for-it-managers/ I'm Pat, Sales Executive for IT Vizion. Those who know me personally will refer to me a blunt, straightforward, and "bottom-line" kind of person. I usually say what I feel and provide various points of view. I try to be as precise as possible. I tend to say things as ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2008/01/14/observations-of-it-vizions-managed-services/ With the end of 2007 fast approaching, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers, partners and especially our handful of employees for making this year a very successful one. Our focus in 2007 was to grow our Managed IT Services business and create awareness. And that ... http://www.itvizion.com/blog/2007/12/21/2007-in-review-it-vizion/