When deciding between vSphere version 4 and vSphere version 5 there are many things that you need to think about.  The first question that should come to mind is which version has the best benefits for your network. VMware has really improved in their version 5 edition.  It has many benefits that version 4 didn’t have such as being able to vMotion machines when they have snapshots.  Version 5 allows you to migrate your virtual machines between hosts regardless of ...

Upgrading Cisco IOS Devices

Join us for a 45-minute Hands On Technology training session with Senior Cisco Engineer, Jim McBurnett, as we learn how to upgrade Cisco 3560, 2960, and 3750 series switches in TGA’s live training lab.

Don’t miss out on this H.O.T. opportunity!

Food and beverage will be provided. Space is limited so sign up now.

When: March 13, 2012  |  8:00 AM or 12:00 PM

Where: TGA, 13891 Asheville Hwy, Inman, SC 29349

Call: 864-473-1200

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Cloud Services – Is it right for me?

Lately, so much of the material you find about helping small business is about the cloud. Cloud file sharing, cloud applications, cloud storage – the list goes on and on.  But the first question you need to ask is: Is it right for me?   The next question you should ask is:  Is it truly safe for my company to use? Our purpose in writing this article is to discuss the many items to ...

The End of Sale Notice:  What does it really mean?

As a wrap-up to our series on “When should we upgrade?” we will cover the End of Sale Notice.  Cisco’s End of Sale notice has specific dates for milestones in the life of a product. In the next few paragraphs we will provide details on how these milestones impact you.

The first milestone is the End of Sale Announcement.  This is when the process starts for both the partner and the end ...

When should we upgrade?

During our first blog we covered the software upgrade.  This installment of the three-part series will focus on hardware upgrades and tie those back to software and the software-hardware symbiosis.

Part II — The Hardware Upgrade

Hardware upgrades are often the most physically demanding of all the upgrades.  Consider chassis switch replacements, or blade center replacements.  While these are not always the most common, they are highly labor intensive.  Add to this the internal memory upgrades that require unracking ...

Welcome to the inaugural technical blog series for TGA.

Our first blog will be Part 1 of a 3-part series to cover one of the most hotly debated topics between IT and management:  When should we upgrade?

As we contemplated subjects for our first post, this topic just seemed to jump out at us after we discovered equipment that was still in continuous use since 1999!  Because this is such a broad topic in many respects, we will divide it into three ...