Tired of spending more time solving phone issues than using them? Come join us for lunch and learn what ShoreTel’s Unified Comunications can do for you.

You don’t have to be a big-time enteprise to have big-time communication needs, but you probably don’t have the big budget and IT staff you need to set up and run a compicated phone system. Our partnership with ShoreTel gives us the knowledge and know-how to keep you connected. See a phone system demonstration and learn all about the benefits of a hosted VoIP solution while enjoying lunch, on us.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, February 23
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Atomic Data, 615 North 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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Atomic Data is always on the look out for ways to make things simpler for you. The IRS has announced that in 2012 they will lower the expensing and depreciation limits for small business, drastically cutting benefits seen these last two years.

In 2010 and 2011 small businesses could expense up to $500,000 for business hardware and computer software. Starting in 2012 small businesses will only be able to expense up to $125,000. We are not tax professionals, more details about the tax changes for small businesses can be found at IRS.gov.

If your organization has plans to purchase anything from storage equipment to new computers in the future, it’s in your best interest to do it sooner rather than later. We have the resources to get you set up with what you need now, so you can take advantage of the higher expensing and depreciation limits before they are gone.

Contact our sales team to hear more at sales@atomicdata.com or give us a call at 612-466-2000.

It was so popular last month, we are at it again! Join us for lunch from Joe’s Garage and a discussion on SharePoint 2010.

We will be demonstrating key features on Atomic’s Hosted SharePoint including:

· Organizing your documents and assets using Document Management and Version Control
· Using Alerts & Notifications to drive informed, actionable workflow throughout your company
· Creating Sites & Sub-Sites for your organization, projects, customers, and vendors
· Configuring security groups to protect your data and target content to specific audiences
· Utilizing Search to quickly and efficiently find the information you need

Event Details:

Date: Friday, December 16
Time: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
Location: 615 North 3rd Street

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Did you hear the charitable bells ringing yesterday? November 16th was “Give to the Max Day” and many businesses around the state were promoting company wide donations to nonprofits and were even matching those donations. Here at Atomic Data we did the same, matching our employee’s charitable donations and helping Give to the Max. With many of our own clients and nonprofit friends on the sponsored list of charitable agencies, it was a great opportunity to give back.

“Give to the Max Day” in Minnesota is sponsored each year by GiveMN.org which makes the donation process simple, offering a centralized website with a variety of nonprofits to donate to directly. As with everyone one in this economy, nonprofits are having trouble keeping pace financially and operationally. GiveMN not only helps these nonprofits raise money, but helps provide guidance. With over 47,000 donors and 3,978 nonprofits, GiveMN.org helped raise about $13.5 million on November 16th.

Still interested in helping make a difference? www.GiveMN.org is a great resource to discover non-profits and charities around the state of Minnesota.

It’s time to break away from your desks, your offices, and your daily meetings. Join us for a catered lunch from Brasa and an informal discussion on Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

We will be demonstrating key features on Atomic’s Hosted SharePoint including:

· Organizing your documents and assets using Document Management and Version Control
· Using Alerts & Notifications to drive informed, actionable workflow throughout your company
· Creating Sites & Sub-Sites for your organization, projects, customers, and vendors
· Configuring security groups to protect your data and target content to specific audiences
· Utilizing Search to quickly and efficiently find the information you need

Event Details:

Date: Friday, November 18
Time: 11:30AM – 1:00PM
Location: 615 North 3rd Street

All the available spots have been reserved! Thanks to the overwhelmingly positive response we will be planing another event so don’t worry if you can’t make this one, there will be more to come!

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The era of dictatorial IT is slowly coming to an end. With great technologies like smart phones and the iPad, it is impossible to ignore the business implications of these devices. Businesses are becoming more mobile than ever, which can make some IT partners nervous.

November 9th at 7:30am, Matt Woestehoff will be representing Atomic Data for a keynote and discussion on what emerging technologies mean for a business owner. From managed IT to Bring Your Own Device networks, there are different scenarios for each businesses. Come hear ways to thwart your nervousness.

Atomic Data specializes in moving businesses to the cloud, hosting network data, providing security and help desk support, and assisting in iPad deployments; all while keeping it simple, safe and smart.

Matt Woestehoff has been in the technology business for over eight years, and spending nearly seven with Apple, Inc. He continues to help his clients get back to work, by providing solutions for efficiency and ease.

Please RSVP at http://tbrseminarnov.eventbrite.com to claim your seat.

Like it or not, hard drives fail. Rivers will flood, tornadoes will touch down, fires will rage, thieves will steal, electrical substations will break down, and the earth will continue to quake. The question isn’t if, but when. And so the next question you must ask yourself is, what do you have in place to prevent a catastrophic loss of time, money, productivity, intellectual property, and irreplaceable data? With the vast array of varying backup methods (and costs) available today, there is no acceptable excuse for not having a procedure in place to safeguard your often confidential and always valuable corporate and personal data.

The ever falling price per gigabyte of online storage space along with the increasing availability of bandwidth nationwide has made off site backup into the ‘cloud’ readily available to the masses. Users once backing up to DVDs, external hard drives, or another computer now have the option to automatically send to and store their data in secure, encrypted redundant, enterprise class off site data centers designed specifically to keep your data safe. CrashPlan, one of Atomic Data’s backup services, offers exactly that.

The CrashPlan client application is a multi platform one, compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux workstations and servers. The client, which runs in the background, can be configured for timed backups, custom network and CPU usage, specific file ex/inclusions, and versioning. Once your backup is complete, the client will continually update your data when files are added, removed or revised. Atomic’s technicians on the 24/7 Helpdesk monitor server status at all times to ensure your backup is always up to date.

The peace of mind and simplicity of the CrashPlan client application and the safety of Atomic’s servers and monitoring equal a smart decision when choosing a data backup solution; a decision that will pay dividends when the next disaster or hard disk failure strikes.

To learn more about Atomic Data’s backup solutions visit our website.

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Scott Evangelist
Atomic Helpdesk Support Specialist

Nowadays there is a plethora of software that can monitor everything including services running on your PC or server, your disk space, and even ISP circuits and networking equipment. In fact, nearly anything that has a network connection and software running can theoretically be monitored. All you need is a client installed on a machine that reports back to a central website, server, personal device or even an email sent to the owner to inform of an outage and what steps to take.

We make good use of this technology here at Atomic Data. Our helpdesk can use this software to determine when and why a customer’s device is having problems. We can then remote access the server and fix it before the issue affects end users. In severe cases where a server has become completely un-usable, a backup copy can be reloaded and reconfigured to a virtual machine and is back online within hours of the server failure. In the past similar issues would have a company down for the better part of a week. With the help of this software our customers and their businesses stay online instead of losing money daily with a downed server and, in the long run, a small monthly fee for remote management saves our customers thousands of dollars a month rather than having to pay per blocked hour of work when an issue does arise.

Remote management of your servers is the future of server monitoring and it is here now.

Benjamin Carlson
Atomic Helpdesk Support Specialist

As the cold threatens to close out the summer early we are throwing our last summer BBQ of the season! On September 30, Atomic continues our tradition of great food and better company. The best part? You’re invited!

You can’t miss our monthly gathering… We just like being around the best clients and friends in town. We promise that we won’t sell you anything. Not even the food, beer or sodas. And don’t fret. There will be vegetarian dishes as well. Come taste some of the best southern style cooking, you can’t find it anywhere else. We’re IT professionals, but food is our secret passion.

Event Details:

Date: September 30, 2011

Time: 12:00AM – 5:00PM

Location: 311 7th AVE N

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Wednesday, August 31

Our engineers have been spending numerous hours in the Hands-on Labs portion of VMworld, getting hands-on experience with all the newly released products including vSphere 5.0.  With approximately 500 seats, it is fairly easy to get into the labs, especially during the early morning and later evening hours.  The entire set up mimics a real world situation to experience first hand the products capabilities. Atomic will continue to leverage VMware products as our Cloud continues to grow.

See below images from both the Hands-on Labs as well as the VMworld floor: