Consolidate IT Vendors
Between contract negotiations, budget management, record-keeping, and contract renewals, there is always something to do (and improve). You’re under constant pressure to do more with less; to achieve not only baseline productivity, but to far exceed it—all with an ever-shrinking operating margin for the teams you oversee. Once you [...]
Turnkey Deployments: Wi-Fi that Scales
Rolling out a new location? Whether it’s another branch for a retail store, a new hotel, or an additional hospital wing, one of the first things you need to install and optimize—after the physical space itself is complete, of course— is a robust Wi-Fi infrastructure. And planning for wi-fi [...]
#CommonSenseIT: From a Litany of Vendors to the Right Vendor
Design, procurement, installation, integration, maintenance, and disposition—IT lifecycle management is difficult already. However, between your hardware OEM, the monitoring and servicing provider, your downstream recycling partners, and outsourcing and billing vendors (among many others you have on your payroll) you face a new logistical challenge altogether: managing and paying a [...]
We’re Down with OCP
Third-Party Support Models for OCP Architecture Deployments A heavily vetted, credibly-sourced infrastructure can be a corporate game changer for some companies. Still, there are caveats to consider when utilizing an open source technology like the Open Compute Project (OCP). On the front end of OCP: you get a free [...]
#CommonSenseIT: Top 3 Secondary Market Misconceptions
Misconception 1: The Secondary Market Is Just About Hardware. We don’t just stop at hardware. Our secondary market involvement has created a space for increasingly adaptable IT solutions. As a third-party vendor, CentricsIT (and other similar companies) had to build an extensive global network of strategic partners to facilitate [...]
Moving Your Infrastructure to the Cloud Securely
This post was contributed by CentricsIT Account Executive Michael Sulka. Michael is a data center solutions expert who specializes in third-party maintenance and cost optimization throughout the IT lifecycle. He works from the CentricsIT office in Charlotte, NC (USA). When moving your infrastructure to the cloud, what’s the best [...]