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Cloud Computing for a Hybrid or Remote Workforce

Cloud computing has come a long way over the years. In terms of performance and reliability, the concept has amply proven itself. With regard to cost-effectiveness, the annual savings on business operating costs are indisputable.

With the movement toward remote and hybrid workforces, driven by the COVID pandemic, cloud computing is playing a pivotal role in helping businesses not just survive, but thrive. Continue reading

Security Mitigation Support for Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft’s security team has announced widespread vulnerabilities and the critical need to take action.  If your organization needs mitigation support, DataLink can help.

Exchange is still widely deployed globally, so when Microsoft disclosed that hackers were gaining access to organizations’ email accounts through vulnerabilities in its Exchange Server email software it instantly qualified as one of the top cyber security events in recent memory.

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Cabling Upgrade at UM’s Saint Joseph Medical Center

UM St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC), founded in 1864, is a 218-bed Catholic, not-for-profit regional medical center in Towson, Maryland. The center offers a wide range of clinical programs and centers of excellence, including the Cancer, Heart and Orthopaedic Institutes, Women and Children’s services, and Emergency Medicine.

To continue fulfilling its mission of providing compassionate, leading-edge healthcare to all, SJMC engaged MacKenzie Contracting Company to upgrade and expand its data network. In turn, MacKenzie brought in its trusted partner, DataLink, to handle cable distribution for the project. Continue reading

Texas Power Outages Remind Businesses to Prepare

Recently we watched a polar vortex hit our neighbors to the south, particularly Texas, which brought unprecedented amounts of ice and snow into the region.

The bitter cold spawned widespread power outages and water shortages that impacted millions of households and crippled thousands of businesses. Unfortunately, extreme weather is a fact of life in our area too. Continue reading