Author Archives: Mylon Staton

Common Technology Hurdles that Impede Progress

Technology is complex and moving fast, making it hard to keep up. It makes sense to stay focused on your business – what you do best – rather than getting distracted. However, you can never ignore IT. Done right, well-managed technology cuts costs and will help your business get to the next level.

Don’t let these common technology hurdles impede the progress of your business…

Continue reading

Still Keeping All Your Data on In-House Servers?

You’re definitely not alone, but you could be overlooking an affordable way to reduce risk from…

  • Server crashes and unreliable backup processes
  • Network intrusions, viruses and hack attacks
  • Unpredictable outages from utility and bandwidth providers
  • Fire and flood that can knock out your equipment room
  • Natural disasters, terrorist threats and local emergencies that can close your building

Continue reading

Get to Know Our Full-Service IT Support Plan

Designed to keep your organization within a defined budget, ManageIT includes services and support products that enable DataLink to maintain and manage your organization’s IT and networks.

DataLink keeps your IT healthy by proactively addressing problems detected by industry-leading monitoring products and solutions we deploy at your locations.

Continue reading

DoD Contractors Must Comply with NIST 800-171

In its recent June Memo, the DoD took to reminding the Defense Industrial Base that any contractor with a DFARS 7012 clause in its contract must implement NIST 800-171 and have an SPRS score on record.

The memo also notes that failure to comply with these controls or show progress on a plan to implement them, can lead to a contracting officer withholding payments, limiting contract options or terminating the contract altogether.

Continue reading