Keller Schroeder was recently informed that Microsoft is planning to increase the cost of their Client Access Licenses (CAL). On-premise user CAL pricing will increase by approximately 13% effective on August 1st, 2015. The list price for Device CALs will not change. Which CALs are affected? The following User CALs will be affected: Core CAL...
Employee Owners: Paul Miller Paul’s professional experience spans over 20 years across the IT departments of industries as diverse as Healthcare, Banking, Manufacturing and Distribution, Energy, and Broadcasting. Most recently Paul was a Senior Solutions Architect/Team Lead for Baptist Health Kentucky, where he supported over 3000 servers and 25000 clients. His roles included Project Management,...
If I were your company’s next CEO looking to hire your company’s next CIO (Chief Information Officer), here’s the kind of person I would be looking for: 1. Someone who cares more about our business than our data center. With the speed of change in technology, and the emerging opportunities to use it for strategic advantage,...
Tim Deem, Sr. Network Consultant Cisco Systems recently made two significant announcements at Cisco Live! Milan. The first included new models of the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), and the second included changes in the AnyConnect Client with respect to new names and ordering methods. New ASA Models The new models of the ASA provide substantially improved throughput...
Carissa Montgomery, Marketing & Communications Coordinator The kickoff to our 2015 TechSpot series of lunch-and-learn events took place on Thursday, February 26th. The event was also the first held at our new TechSpot location, ITT Technical Institute in Newburgh, IN. The informative session featured presentations from our vendor partners Cisco and Peak 10. Cisco Systems Engineer...
Rob Wilson, Business Unit Director – Application Solutions We all know it is important to measure return on investment (ROI) when implementing a new solution. Solution ‘x’ saved ‘y’ dollars by requiring ‘z’ fewer hours from employees ‘a’ and ‘b.’ But what about those projects where the cost savings are less quantifiable? How do you measure...
Dan Ehrhart, Vice President – Applications Solutions Group Whether you are an executive or a frontline manager, regularly assessing and investing in your “leadership pipeline” in an intentional way is important for the health of your organization. You often cannot move up, move on, or retire in good conscience without a successor. If there is no...
While taking a walk on the trails behind USI over the holidays, I noticed an elderly couple ahead of me cutting a pretty healthy pace and seeming to enjoy every minute of their time together. There was an engaging conversation, lots of animated gestures, and little regard for anyone or anything around them. The outcome...
Carissa Montgomery [Marketing & Communications Coordinator] “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” –Bill Gates, Microsoft While Keller Schroeder is blessed to have fantastic relationships with our clients, we value any opportunity to acquire insight into our strengths, as well as opportunities to improve. As a Microsoft Gold Competency Partner,...
Chris Haynes [Sr. Systems Consultant] Are your storage costs getting out of control? Do you need more storage performance, but think you can’t afford it? Are you contemplating that support renewal vs. a storage refresh decision? Well, then you need to consider Nimble Storage. So how is Nimble Storage different from all the other...
