4th  Quarter 2011
In this issue:

Bigger than ever!
Microsoft’s Big Easy Offer 7
 

Microsoft’s Big Easy Offer is back for a limited time – until December 31, 2011. This popular offer enables US customers to earn subsidy dollars on qualifying purchases. The subsidy funds can be used towards additional purchases of hardware, software, services from DCS Netlink – a welcome injection to your IT budget.

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Let me ask you a very important question. Do you make it a goal to invest in yourself?

Now, I am not talking about sports or hobbies or even how to improve you technically. What I am really asking is whether or not you are making it a goal and priority to grow yourself in regards to soft “people” skills like leadership, relationships, attitude, communications, character education, etc. Recently, it has become clear to me that one of the reasons people may not lead well, may be a result of not leading themselves or investing time and energy in growing themselves as leaders.

Without investing in ourselves as individuals, we probably won’t be able to invest in others. Without having received anything from investing in ourselves, it stands to reason that we most likely won’t have anything to give or invest in others either. I love what John Maxwell says, “Leadership develops daily, not in a day.” That means we really need to make it our goal to invest in ourselves and grow with soft “people” skills on a daily basis so that we become stronger and better leaders who in turn are able to invest in their team, family, or organization.

So, why not start today? Find a person who can mentor you, or go to a seminar where you learn more about yourself in leadership or management, or even read a book that focuses on an interest of yours where you can invest in yourself and add value to your own life. When you do that, you will be ready and able to invest in others and add value to their lives as well.

I guarantee you that no matter what occupation you are in, your quality of life will improve and your feeling that you are leading a balanced life will improve as well. Bob Burg said it best in his successful book titled, “The Go-Giver”, when he focused on the Law of Authenticity and said, “The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.” Are you ready to “gift” yourself to others? Start today to invest in yourself and you will find that not only will you be more successful and feel better about yourself, but you will add value and significance to others and serve to make them more successful as well. Invest in yourself! For more info and resources on how to get started growing and investing in your leadership training, visit my John Maxwell website.

Businesses today wrestle and grapple with the thought of hiring their own technology support staff to support their daily need for IT support without fully understanding the risks and the costs associated with having their own team of technology professionals.

Business owners, C level execs and Managers are attracted to the idea of having a team or a consultant readily available within shouting distance down the hall, basically having an IT resource committed to them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, many of today's business owners across the country are not aware of the total risks their business is exposed to by electing to bring their technology support in-house.

More often than not it is purely a cost based decision, on the surface it may appear to be more cost effective to hire a consultant or employee who is committed as a full time employee. CFOs and Accounting Managers often look only at the cost of having their IT outsourced and or attracted to hiring someone for a few thousand dollars a month as part of their staff will save their company in the long run.

So what are the advantages of having an IT Partner who focuses on delivering a complete managed technology solution? There are a number of immediate benefits over having a full time employee. These benefits include:

• The average technology professional with five years experience may be worth $60,000 a year. This is great when you looking at the bills from your IT provider and see that you have probably spent paid the same in their consulting bills for only a fraction of the time.

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Business Continuity Tip
 

DCS Guantlet Business Continuity includes:

• Fast Recovery for files and email
• Virtualization of failed servers decreasing downtime from days to hours

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Dane just finished certification with John C. Maxwell and is now a Founding Partner with his new John Maxwell Training Company. Fresh, bold and exciting leadership training is waiting for you!

Based on John Maxwell's books by the same titles: Ethics, Relationships, Equipping, Attitude, and Leadership, Dane created a series of five each four hour seminars that coach and mentor you to new levels of leadership in your personal life as well as your business life.

"Leadership is the difference maker and the deal breaker. It's how we grow organizations. It's how we impact lives. But, as you also know, leadership cannot be an idea we simply talk about. Leadership is the action we must live out." Come and learn with Dane just how you too can learn to invest in yourself and in turn invest in your team and others for a better life balance and quality of life.

Register now for our Character Building Blocks - E-Real Seminar!

With over 29 years of experience in email systems and calendaring, Dane Deutsch says, "I have never seen a technology that after it was sold and implemented did not actually cost more in administrative and maintenance costs. Google Apps is the first technology that I have experienced that not only adds no cost for administration and maintenance after the sale, but they just keep adding more value in terms of features and benefits every month. Amazing!"

Google Apps is Business-Class applications for your small business. "if you ask a million small businesses what business they're in, you'll get a million different answers. But, not many would say they're in the business of managing their email system, or improving their server's availability. That's why there's Google Apps. With Google Apps, you can focus on your core business instead of spending your valuable time managing servers or complex systems." Google Apps Team

We are your Google Apps Reseller, leave the technology to us so you can focus on what you do best! "Simply serving IT up to you." Click here for more info and to become a Google Apps team member.

The Lenovo G560 laptop is a great laptop! Priced at $485.00 it is also a great value. This desktop has many of the very best features around: Intel Pentium 2.3 processor - RAM: 4 GB - Serial ATA - 320 GB - DVD burner - 15.6 Inch - TFT Active Matrix - Microsoft Windows 7 Home. It also has the 10 key built into the keyboard. Fast, simple and priced perfectly for any user.

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M90Z - Desktop - All-in-one - Core i3 - 550 - 3.2 GHz - RAM: 3 GB - DDR3 SDRAM - 320 GB - Ethernet; Fast Ethernet; Gigabit Ethernet – 23” Monitor - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - Mouse; Keyboard - 3-year warranty. The monitor and CPU offer a well-organized and clutter-free workspace. Priced at $999.00 this desktop computer is amazingly fast and ready to work for you!