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Technology Feature of the Month - Onsite Managed Services |
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| CPR
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| What Customers are saying about Technology Advantage™ | |
| CPR Learning Center News | |
| Upcoming Events: | |
| • | ITMA
March Meeting - IT Business Plans & Budgets |
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Windows Server 2008 Launch Event |
Phone Numbers: Grand
Rapids: Kalamazoo: |
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Technology
Feature of the Month — Onsite Managed Services |
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Does
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| • | There are too many “chore” tasks, and not enough time for “core” strategies | |
| • | You don’t have the skill set on you current staff for your specialized needs | |
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are too may high capital or “surprise” expenses for
projects and support |
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| • | The “best efforts” of your internal personnel are just not good enough | |
| • | You are experiencing difficulty filling positions with the right skill set. | |
| • | Employee replacement costs are high, and they need ongoing training and certifications | |
| • | Wage pressure never stops – everybody wants more | |
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2008 promises to be a challenging year. In addition to normal business support requirements, IT budgets are tighter and personnel cost pressures will expand. |
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Wringing
the expense out of your business may require some new thinking –
and a different approach. Managed Services can be an option to help
organizations with cost-reduction and cost-containment strategies
by paying a fixed monthly fee for services with a contracted Service
Level Agreement. CPR’s Onsite Managed Services is an ideal choice for customers who have decided to outsource either a complete IT support function or a horizontal / vertical segment of their existing IT business. For the complete article, click here. |
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CPR announces recent growth with the addition of six new teammates
CPR recently hired three new engineers to our staff, Caleb Oosterhouse, Mike Mesnak and John Hall. Caleb joined CPR as a Network Engineer, specializing in Microsoft and Cisco Infrastructure. He has over 6 years of experience in the technology industry and is a Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), a Cisco Certified Network Associate, and Certified Novell Administrator and is certified in A+, Network+, and Security+. Mike Mesnak and John Hall both joined CPR as Outbound Technicians specializing in PC hardware and infrastructure. Mike has 10 years of experience in I.T. and is A+ and Network+ certified. John has over 23 years of experience in the technology industry and is A+ certified.
Two new Technology Advantage Account Managers also joined our team. These teammates are Shaun Harding and John Schaal. In addition, Wes VanDenburg also joined CPR’s team as an Account Manager and will focus on business development in the West Michigan Market specifically in areas of voice and data infrastructure, as well as storage and security.
Each individual brings a variety of skills and experience, and first and foremost a strong commitment to customer service.
What Customers are saying about Technology Advantage™
CPR’s Technology Advantage program is a unique service that includes the full functionality of a Fortune 500 IT Department at a fraction of the cost, including:
• Remote Support & Monitoring
• Help Desk Services
• Onsite Services
Listen to what customers are saying about Technology Advantage:
To learn more about Technology Advantage and if it is a good fit for your organization contact CPR’s Technology Advantage team today.
Special Training Offers
ITMA
March Meeting - IT Business Plans & Budgets
CPR
hosts The Information Technology Management Association meetings
at our facility every month. The topic for March is I.S. Best
Practices and IT Business Plans and Budgets.
The meeting will review:
• Alignment with the Business
• Planning Horizons
• Structure of the Actual Plan
• Process/Approach to Building the Plan
• Incorporating IT Trends into the Plan
The monthly meeting is offered both in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
The Kalamazoo meeting is at BlueGranite on Tuesday, March 11 and
the Grand Rapids meeting is at CPR on Thursday, March 13. Both
meetings are from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
For
more information on ITMA or becoming a member, visit their website
at www.itma.net. |
To
join the March meeting as a guest, click
here. |
Windows Server 2008 Launch Event
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
8:00am – 4:00pm
Location: DeVos
Place
Visit
CPR's booth with HP & Microsoft.
More details to come.
CPR Contact Information