used with permission from Microsoft for Workby Chris Chute As an IT industry analyst, I report on how cloud IT adoption has grown with US small and medium businesses. Historically, the smaller business space has been more conservative when approaching new IT services...
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New server or move to the cloud?
used with permission from HTS Many organizations we talk to are starting to think about their next server upgrade. Here are some common questions we get. Do I need a server? What about the cloud? Is there a less expensive way? These are all good questions. The answers...
SpireTech Launches Enterprise File Sync & Sharing solution
SpireTech has launched an Enterprise File Sync and Sharing (EFSS) service using private portal and server technology from CTERA networks. The new features include VPN-free office-to-office server synchronization, and fine-grained control over synchronization of data...
Disaster Recovery Solutions—More Accessible, and More Necessary, Than Ever Before
used with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Site Very few of us would hide our life savings under our mattress with confidence that those funds would remain safe and sound. Financial institutions provide us with a plethora of options for the...
Private Cloud Drive & Server Promotion
Free server promotion on our Private Cloud Drive and Servers starts Monday 12/16/2013. Offer good through Jan 31, 2014. Quantities are limited, so act now. See flyer or call our office for details.
Unique “Local” Cloud Storage Service for Business Launched by Spire Technologies, Inc.
Local file server replacement, collaboration capabilities among benefits of PortlandCloud.com Portland, OR - August 14, 2013 SpireTech, a 20-year old Portland-based IT company, has launched a unique “local” cloud storage service using technology from CTERA Networks,...
Do you have an old file server?
During the economic downturn, many of our clients deferred server upgrades for longer than is wise or recommended. Now that the worst of the recession seems over, many companies are replacing aged file servers. In addition to the usual Windows Server...
Secure Cloud collaboration and backup
SpireTech had been searching for a cost-effective solution for Cloud server connectivity for our clients for several years. Everything we looked at was either too expensive, did not provide security and control over where the data resides, or did not work as...
Business Cloud File Storage Revisited
A few months ago, we reviewed the open-source package OwnCloud. Since then, we've been through a few version updates and bugfixes, and are unhappy to report that Owncloud is not ready for prime-time yet. Our main beef at this point involves file...
SpireTech Labs: OwnCloud
OwnCloud is an open-source software package that allows companies to setup a dropbox-like environment for employee use. It comes with clients for windows, mac, linux, android, and very soon, iOS – as well as a server component that works on either Linux or Windows. ...