Author Archives: Vlad

Business Of Technological Change

ExchangeDefender, IT Business
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For as long as I’ve been in the IT business (which at this point is roughly more than half of it’s existence, since the rise of commercial Internet) our jobs have been those of implementing change. Implementing networks, servers, devices, … Continue reading

I need help with the remote control

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I really could use some help here friends: I need a friendly remote desktop sharing component to integrate with our support solution, a join.me of sorts, that works on Windows and iOS. Not Java based. We are currently using a … Continue reading

The case against RMM

IT Business
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I’ve certainly written my fair share about the RMMpocalypse and you’ve proportionately flooded my mailbox regarding the need for such a tool. I admit, the deadpool of the RMM consolidation is not in a significant way an indication of a … Continue reading

MSP vendors are like a box of chocolates

IT Business, Rant
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Another RMM & PSA business.. poof. Except this time they didn’t even bother putting up an elaborate lie about “becoming more competitive, better resources, nothing will change” – instead a hand written “Please flush twice” sign. But hey, it wouldn’t … Continue reading

ExchangeDefender Beyond IT

ExchangeDefender
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Last week we held a major webinar to cover the developments at Own Web Now since last Thanksgiving. The webinar was oversubscribed but the recording is up and if you have any questions there are people here that would love … Continue reading

Do you really need a tablet?

Apple, Microsoft
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In the last quarter the shipments if iPad cratered. Microsoft lost a billion dollars so far ordering Surface tablets that nobody seems to want and about everyone that needed a cool Netflix interface either already has one or has options … Continue reading

If you spell checked this maybe people would take Vladville more seriously

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From the fanmail: Hi Vlad, I hope you read this in a positive light. I love your blog and you have a lot of insight that isn’t available anywhere else. You’re obviously a smart guy so why not proof read … Continue reading

What is the value of on-premise mail server?

Cloud, IT Business
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I’d honestly like to know. If you’d like to see why and what we’re doing (disclaimer: this is a vendor event skewed towards ExchangeDefender and what we do)  feel free to join us. In particular, when dealing with small business … Continue reading

The Demise Of The American Small Business Employee

Boss, IT Business
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It’s been a busy week at ExchangeDefender so I’ve slacked off on Vladville. Gonna make it up right now: Many of you are new to Vladville (readership keeps on growing or the botnet keeps on spreading, not sure which) so … Continue reading

Windows 8 Tablets: Premature Consumerization

Gadgets, Microsoft
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People love their iPads. So much so that Apple is selling more tablets than the entire PC industry is “shipping” personal computers. While Microsoft’s attempt at Windows 8 both in software (Metro) and hardware (Surface RT, Pro) is aimed at … Continue reading