Silver Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions Competency shows expertise in cloud solutions NetData Consulting Services is proud to announce that once again it has been recognized by Microsoft as having achieved the Silver Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions competency. Microsoft’s small and midmarket specialization is awarded to those Microsoft partners that have demonstrated knowledge and…
On October 10, 2018, hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle destroying many of the communities near NetData’s main office. Thankfully, our office and operations were not affected. But many of our friends and family have been, and it will take years for a full recovery. The wife of our regional channel manager for RingCentral, one of…
Quick poll: What is scarier? Halloween or Windows updates? We have all become jaded to Microsoft forcing updates on us over the past 10 years or so. But every once in a while, a major update comes out that not only wreaks havoc on unsuspecting users, but causes down time and business disruption. If Microsoft…
Microsoft Authorized Education Partner We are pleased to announce that Microsoft has once again recognized NetData Consulting Services as a AEP Authorized Education Partner. NetData is proud to be part of providing Microsoft products at low or no cost to educational institutions. From the AEP certificate: Thank you for your commitment as a Microsoft Authorized…
Catching unsuspecting prey The goal of the boat captain is to catch as many fish as possible using all of the tools available to him. Living in a fishing community, I’ve seen the evolution of fishing techniques and tools to help the captains locate and catch fish. In the old days, captains used landmarks and…
The online (fraudulent) giveaway event True story: last weekend I received an email alert from American Express notifying me of a large purchase at Walmart.com. A large purchase I did not make. Called and spoke with a representative at American Express and he canceled the transaction and issued me a new card. Crisis averted. The…
What’s old is new, and what’s new is… I was going through some old press clippings from the early days of NetData and came across a column I did for the Destin Log back in 1999. The piece had to do with chain letters, junk email, email scams, and the like, and how not to…
Best Practices for Staying Safe Online Good day my friends! October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So as Summer reluctantly turns to Fall let’s stop and think about keeping our digital lives safe on the Internet. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has some great information about how to stay safe online and how to…
Backup your digital life In light of Hurricane Havey’s impending landfall along the Texas gulf coast, let’s talk about disaster recovery and prevention. Backups are like life insurance – you never hope to need it but you should buy as much as possible just in case. Most of us don’t think about backing up our…
PowerPoint Phishing From the “Why don’t they leave me alone” file, your computer can now be attacked via a compromised PowerPoint slide deck. Researchers at our good friends and partners Trend Micro (www.trendmicro.com) have found cyber criminals are exploiting a flaw in the Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) interface to deliver the Remcos malware…