tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44110639969684757762012-02-16T06:51:31.587-06:00Technology solution news and updates from the desks of Consistent Computer Bargains.Jeramie Anders - CCBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08036260794677434430noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-75005586650423019572011-12-12T09:52:00.002-06:002011-12-12T10:26:54.110-06:00

The big picture: virtualization is a strategic advantage Virtualization is a collection of optimization strategies rather than a single, “magic bullet” technology. While not all virtualization strategies are suitable for the nonprofit sector, two solutions can help organizations of all sizes to expand the capacity of their existing resources to meet future needs: ·         Operating system/

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-20598018470533667852011-09-12T12:11:00.000-05:002011-09-12T12:11:54.866-05:00

Is the cloud in the forecast for your nonprofit? Cloud computing may sound like the next big thing, but in actuality it has likely been changing the way you have been communicating, connecting and working for years. If you have used a Smart Phone, Facebook, Gmail, Flickr, Sales Force or countless other web-enabled conveniences, you have used cloud computing. Surprised? You are not alone.

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-33652931745996681872011-07-21T10:18:00.000-05:002011-07-21T10:18:11.366-05:00

Racine, WI — Wednesday, July 20, 2011, Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc. (CCB, Inc.), proudly announced it was recognized by Microsoft for winning the 2011 Central Region General Manager Partner Award.  CCB was selected as the winner from approximately 5,000 Microsoft Partners in 20 states for their continued commitment to over 25,000 organizations nationwide.The Central Region GM award

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-51819105090262262812011-06-30T10:43:00.000-05:002011-06-30T10:43:11.539-05:00

Racine, WI — Wednesday, June 29, 2011 … Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc. (CCB, Inc.), announced today that it is now offering a special pricing program on Office 365 for nonprofit organizations. The new program is an opportunity to give qualifying nonprofits the best productivity, all in a single cloud service at significantly discounted prices. Office 365 is a new way to think about

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-18564774301689066262011-06-22T12:46:00.000-05:002011-06-22T12:46:22.851-05:00

Racine, WI — Wednesday, June 22, 2011 … Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc. (CCB, Inc.), a national leader in representing nonprofit and charitable organizations for affordable technology solutions has been recognized by CRN magazine on the 2011 VAR500 list. The VAR500 is a list of the largest value-added resellers, solution providers and integrators in North America by revenue size. Revenue size

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-66496176954519699992011-05-16T14:23:00.001-05:002011-05-16T14:32:25.149-05:00

by Justin Trump What’s the secret? As strange as it sounds, the more licenses you acquire in a single transaction, the more you save on the entire order. Here’s how it works: The Adobe Transactional Licensing Program (TLP) works off a tiered pricing system.No contract or minimum purchase required. Every product purchased is given a point value (point values do not carry over from other orders).

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-11829187692556607762011-05-10T12:27:00.000-05:002011-05-10T12:27:49.996-05:00

The rumors are true. Microsoft has made their biggest purchase ever, surpassing the $6 billion acquisition of the aQuantive advertising firm in 2007. What’s even more exciting is that Microsoft will be adding Skype's functions to its Xbox game console, Outlook email program and Windows smartphones. Read more at Geek.com

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-41353501105566604662011-03-31T14:18:00.001-05:002011-03-31T14:20:03.181-05:00

With today’s new productivity technologies like Social Media, Web 2.0, Cloud Computing and Mobility, the Next Generation Firewalls have become a crucial part of the network structure for all organizations, not just for security, but for the level of control the Next Generation Firewalls provides IT administrators over their networks. Traditional firewalls simply don't provide adequate protection

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-78995525497959556482011-03-25T15:24:00.000-05:002011-03-25T15:24:38.779-05:00

The Dell EqualLogic PS Series is an intelligent, iSCSI-based storage array that changes storage economics from purchase and set up to operation and upgrades. The newest in the series are the EqualLogic PS6010 and the PS6510 models.  Their increased bandwidth for software applications, virtualization, storage consolidation and high performance data backup and protection make these models a

Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558584613084361540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-4657504974125132922011-01-28T10:38:00.006-06:002011-03-28T14:09:07.146-05:00

This month, Microsoft's SBS 2011 was released. Here is a quick look at some key points to be aware of. Licensing Changes Regarding the licensing of SBS 2011, things are a bit different this time around. While SBS 2008 had a separate license for its Std and Premium editions, SBS 2011 does not. SBS 2011 Std is the foundational license upon which the Premium Add on license is built in order to get

Cameron Gaitherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537284757718416432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-26467924386896356182010-12-13T09:54:00.009-06:002010-12-14T11:00:56.695-06:00

The Microsoft license service center website (http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter) is used to manage your organization’s Microsoft licenses. It provides a portal to obtain product install key codes, media kit (software CD) downloads, license summaries, and to manage license permissions.Registering for MVLSC Website• Prior to making your first purchase of Microsoft licenses, you’ll

Jeramie Anders - CCBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08036260794677434430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-87082340916595135012010-12-08T16:13:00.002-06:002010-12-08T16:18:24.145-06:00

With Windows 7 now past its 1 year anniversary (or well past it depending on what date you reference to) the time is fast approaching for many that thoughts of migration and upgrading are becoming hard to ignore. While Windows XP still has many things going for it, and can still be had by Microsoft depending on your licensing agreement, in the long run Windows 7 is the path that must be followed.

Paul Pettitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-19272903664863203542010-10-11T10:21:00.001-05:002010-10-11T11:12:30.633-05:00

Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc. (CCB, Inc.), a national leader and provider of affordable technology solutions for nonprofits today announced a major expansion of their range of solutions to include nonprofit pricing on Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suites to save on their technology budgets, time, and resources. Microsoft Online Services provides the productivity capabilities of

Paul Pettitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-17694790188983694412010-09-28T11:14:00.008-05:002010-09-29T11:25:19.570-05:00

Virtualization has quickly grown to be the “must have” technology solution to improving disaster recovery flexibility, hardware and software savings, and lowering administrative costs.So what exactly is all the commotion about? In its simplest form, virtualization allows your organization to run and centralize multiple virtual servers (as well as applications and desktops in more advanced

Paul Pettitnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411063996968475776.post-12343320547787169832010-07-23T10:50:00.001-05:002011-09-06T15:56:11.723-05:00

Got some great news early this week: we won the East Coast region award for partner of the year! You can read the offical press release here: CCB Press Release - Microsoft SMB East Coast Partner of the Year Award (PDF). Congrats to all!

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