You’ve likely seen media coverage of the recent “Heartbleed” security issue. We have received a lot of questions about it, so I figured a brief FAQ might be helpful.

Virtualization? Isn’t that only for data centers? Not by a long shot…read on.

While virtualization has clear benefits for companies with large server farms and data centers, this is far from the only application of virtualization. Small businesses have a lot to gain from this trend, and the inclusion of Hyper-V and its features as a “built-in” technology in Windows Server makes a compelling case that smaller companies should not ignore the “virtual” revolution in computing. In addition to Microsoft’s Hyper-V, other virtualization products include the market leader, vSphere from VMware, as well as Citrix XenServer, and Oracle’s VirtualBox.

Windows XP was released October 25, 2001. That’s over 12 years ago, several lifetimes in PC operating system time.

The holiday season is upon us, and we will all be busy spending time with friends and family, celebrating the year. We know we will be! From all of us at Castema, we would like to wish you a Happy Holidays and all the best in the New Year.

Hard drives and data loss are on my mind after a couple of online articles in the last few weeks caught my eye. You don’t read geek news, so you missed these? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. The stories themselves are interesting, but read on for what it means to businesses.

If you’re the type of person that usually skims or skips over our newsletters and blog posts, pay attention to this one. I know, I know…malware…encryption…blah blah blah…security…threat…eyes glaze over…I’m with you. But listen up!

Earlier this year, a nasty new type of ransomware burst onto the scene. Unlike others, however, this new one’s bite was every bit as bad as its bark. The Cryptolocker hijacker sniffs out your personal files and wraps them in strong encryption before it demands money.

In last month’s article, I wrote about what the cloud is and why it matters to small and mid-sized businesses. Today I’ll dive a little deeper into that topic and mention a few cloud services and applications that businesses may find useful.

It’s getting pretty hard to have a conversation about business these days, or to read a business article, without someone mentioning “the Cloud”. So Cloud is the new buzzword, and technology vendors, required by law to be 100% buzzword-compliant, are lining up to tell you about their cloud services.

Our new address:

Castema Technology Services, Inc.
3501 Algonquin Road
Suite 330
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008