The 1Velocity Blog

We just got a great testimonial from one of our healthcare customers:

We are very satisfied with 1Velocity’s service and their customer support. They are always on the ball, willing to help with any request, big or small.

Ron McGill, IT Specialist, Women’s Specialty Care

There is a network security seminar tonight at Paris Las Vegas. It’s free to Las Vegas IT and security professionals:

http://www.sans.org/pentesting09_summit/special.php

Vertical Systems Group released the latest news on the fiber gap for businesses this week. Eighty-percent of commercial buildings still do not have access to fiber:

Fiber penetration now extends to 19.1% of U.S. commercial buildings with twenty or more employees, up from 10.9% in 2004.  All remaining locations comprise the “Fiber Gap”, or business locations with no fiber access facilities.  Optical fiber is a key enabler for the delivery of broadband network services at speeds up to Gigabit rates, including Business Ethernet, IP VPNs, VoIP and IP video.

One of the things that makes 1Velocity unique is that we can deliver up to 1 Gbps Ethernet to the other 80% of buildings without fiber.

Read the press release: Got Business Fiber?

Just a reminder to everyone that tomorrow is our breakfast seminar on Business Continuity at Cili. Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m.

Business Continuity Breakfast Seminar
Thursday, February 26
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Check-in at 7:45 a.m.
Register Online 

Speakers include:

• Disaster Recovery: Panos Hawandjian from e2e Recovery
• Virtualization: Joe Honan from Janalent
• Redundant Network Design: Brett Lewis from 1Velocity

There will also be an IT Discussion Panel with professionals from Community Bank of Nevada, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Claims Servicing of America.

Today is the last day to pre-register online for $15.

Thursday, February 26
8:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai Golf Club

Speakers and Topics include:

• IT Discussion Panel:
  – Community Bank of Nevada: Chris Jolley, VP & IT Manager
  – Claims Servicing of America: Albert Vasquez, Server and Storage Ops Manager
  – Las Vegas Review-Journal: Andrew Scafidi, Network Engineer
• Virtualization: Joe Honan, Janalent
  Virtualization reduces hardware, power, and maintenance requirements, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Learn how virtualization can also increase availability, speed deployment, and improve disaster recovery.
• Disaster Recovery: Panos Hawandjian
  How do you know what is the ‘right amount’ of protection for your business? Even if you know, you still need to balance the solution against the cost and complexity of implementing it. Learn how to collapse your recovery times and eliminate data loss while learning about simpler, intuitive solutions that fits within your existing infrastructure.
• Redundant Network Design: Brett Lewis, 1Velocity
  Network uptime becomes more critical every year. During an unforeseen service interruption, a redundant network automatically switches to an alternate route, protecting critical elements of the network. Learn the keys to keeping your mission-critical connectivity running as usual during outages with a truly diverse infrastructure.

Register Online on our Website: $15

Breakfast included.
Recommended Continuing Education Credits: 2.
Same-day Registration: $20 cash or check at the door.

Visit the 1Velocity seminar website for speaker bios and more information.