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Alpharetta has a thriving tech community
Alpharetta has a thriving tech community by Karen Cashion, CEO of Tech Alpharetta (Guest Blog Contributor) The City of Alpharetta now has more than 640 tech companies within its 22-square mile radius. The city’s predominant industry is technology, and to...
Technology Transformation What to Know
by Anthony Maiello, President Southwest Region (USA) - Tier4 Advisors About a year ago, I made a presentation at a CIO conference in Dallas, Texas to a group of technology and business executives on technology or “digital” transformation. The group was...
Office 365 Widespread Adoption
Office 365 Widespread Adoption by Chris Arrigali, CTO at Tier4 Advisors The race to the cloud continues... Office 365 has now become a household name in the technology industry. Companies have already adopted the cloud-based Microsoft suite at such a rapid rate, that...
The Why Behind Tier4: Servant Leadership
The Why Behind Tier4: Servant Leadership As we approach Tier4’s 5th Anniversary on March 1st, we thought a blog post by our founder and chairman would be fitting. Here’s a story behind, Why Jake Sherrill founded Tier4 Advisors. by Jake Sherrill, Founder and Chairmen -...
Do You Have An AI Strategy?
Do You Have An AI Strategy? by Eric McVey, CIO - Tier4 Advisors A recent Gartner whitepaper I read written by Whit Andrews entitled “Craft an Artificial Intelligence Strategy” made me ask myself the question. Do I have an AI Strategy? Do I need one? The article...
IT Savings Opportunities often Overlooked
IT Savings Opportunities often Overlooked by Kelly Higgins, VP Solutions Architecture - Tier4 Advisors IT departments are always under pressure to reduce expenses, cut budgets, and improve operational efficiency. Two areas of expense that usually fall into the IT...
5 Website Security Tips
5 Website Security Tips Keep Software Up to Date Passwords File Uploads HTTPS Website Security Tools Typically, Small Business owners and start-up companies on the rise don’t have a dedicated web developer or designer to maintain their website. If you’ve been in...
IoT and What Data Centers Need to Know
by Anthony Maiello, President Southwest Region (USA) - Tier4 Advisors I was just spending a couple of minutes reflecting on how technology has evolved over my 30+ year career. All the innovative systems I worked on in so many different and fantastic industries came to...
Storage Spend Out of Control?
Create and Implement an Effective Electronic Data Storage Retention Policy! Blog contributor, Eric McVey, CIO Tier4 Advisors Almost daily we hear clients tell us their storage costs are annually going through the roof. The business keeps asking why and what IT can do...
IT Procurement Expertise: Insights from QTS and Tier4 Advisors
Darryl Cox, QTS Strategic Cloud Advisor and Jake Sherrill, Tier4 Founder January 17, 2018 Today’s IT leaders are making decisions about strategy and operations at a breakneck pace. This pace, which often feels more like a blitz, is driven by two core goals. First,...
Businesses Will Pay for Good Managed Cloud, But Most Vendors Can’t Offer One
Companies are embracing the cloud. And we don’t mean that they are taking the technology seriously or getting going on adoption. PricewaterhouseCoopers found that today’s businesses are using the cloud to drive agility and digital transformation. Very simply,...
Cloud, IoT, IIoT…Real Time Solutions?
by Anthony Maiello, President Southwest Region (USA) - Tier4 Advisors Ok, I’m guilty … I agree … I am passionate about the “Smart Grid” and Energy; let's face it, I spent a good part of my career trying to figure all that out. But I believe the passion comes from...