Network Velocity

The cure for software upgrades?

A software upgrade can be a major disruption to a business. We've listed the revisions to Microsoft's core businesss products going back to 1995. Windows Servers Office Exchange (email) SQL (database) Windows 95 Windows NT (1993) Office 95 Exchange 5.5 SQL 7.0 Windows 98 Windows Server 2000 Office 98 Exchange 2000 SQL 2000 Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Office 2000 Exchange 2003 SQL 2005 Windows XP Windows Server 2008 Office XP Exchange 2007 SQL 2...

Virtual Assistants: Adventures in Delegation

We all have limited time in each day. Looking to increase my productivity and free myself from mundane tasks I decided to try a Virtual Assistant service called AskSunday. With AskSunday you can delegate tasks like ordering food, flower delivery, purchasing event tickets, booking travel plans and many others. My experience with AskSunday was not good. Here's a breakdown. Inputting Service Requests. To start a new request you can send an email, login via the AskSunday website or call. Since...

Valeo chooses Google Apps for their 30,000 users

Google announced today that they have inked a deal to provide Google Apps to Valeo. With 30,000 users the Valeo implementation becomes one of the largest Google Apps installs to date. This deal signals the capabilities and cost savings large organizations are finding with Google Apps. Those same types of savings are available to businesses of all sizes. More about our view on Google Apps for business is available here. The full Google story is available here. Congrats to all invol...

What is Twitter? (and why you should care)

If you’ve never heard of Twitter, bear with us. Twitter is a funny name, but one you should know. In its most basic form, Twitter is a website that asks the simple question: “What are you doing right now?” You are free to answer that question as often as you like, as long as the answer is under 140 characters. Why 140 characters? The main interface for using Twitter is via text message, which has a 140 character limit. While the above definition of Twitter is true, it only scratches the...

Network Velocity obtains ConnectWise Network certification

Network Velocity is proud to announce that we have been certified to operate on the ConnectWise Network of Service Providers. ConnectWise is a Business Software Automation company providing services and guidance to the nation's top IT Consulting firms. Proven ConnectWise partners are eligible to join the ConnectWise Network. Once certified, the ConnectWise partner can tap into the prequalified talent pool from other partners across the United States. Managing client branch offices or suppo...