CIO Solutions
June/July 2015 - Issue 53
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What's Happening at CIO: CIO at the Expo 2015
App of the Month: Groupon
Employee Spotlight: Trevor Case

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Message from John 

 

The recent weeks have been characterized by significant astronomical events. June 21st was Summer Solstice the longest day of the year, and June 30th brought us a rare leap second. We at CIO hope that you are making the most of your long days and extra seconds. If you're using this extra time to be more productive, then give us a call and let us make sure that your technology is helping you maximize your day. If you're using these summer days to relax, then we hope you're enjoying the sunshine.

 

What's Happening at CIO: CIO at the Expo 2015

 

June in SLO is such a great time of year. The weather is nice, the days are long and then there is always the EXPO at the Expo to go to. This year CIO decided to have its own booth at the Expo, we jumped at the chance to rub elbows with the other movers and shakers of the SLO business community.

 

With over 150 exhibitors and over 3500 attendees this year's Expo was even bigger than the last. So much so that there were even several outdoor booths, one which had a cow! Walking down the aisles you got a great sense of the tight knit community that SLO is, everywhere you looked was someone you knew. From a business standpoint this Expo was second to none, every type of business was represented and I feel that new connections were being made left and right.

 

This year CIO had a pair of giveaways at our booth. The first was a free business analysis for moving your company to a full CIO Cloud environment. For those of you who already have CIO Private Cloud services you know how great it works and the true freedom it gives to your business. We had a demo of our cloud desktop at the Expo and those who stopped by and tried it said that they thought it was a local machine and not something running in our cloud environment.

 

The second prize was an Intel Compute Stick. This USB sized computer was actually running our Cloud demo unit at the Expo. Similar to other popular HDMI streaming devices the Intel Compute Stick makes upgrading a standard TV into a Wifi enabled smart device easy. The extra feature of this stick is a Windows 8.1 operating system. This alone makes the Intel Compute Stick far and above the other streaming devices out there and it turns your TV into a fully functional computer. A great prize indeed.
 


 

For more information on the Intel Compute Stick or CIO's Private Cloud please call us at 805-692-6700.
 

 

Ryan Popke

 

 

Field Services Engineer

Ryan Popke

805-692-6700 x118

[email protected]

App of the Month: Groupon


 
The Groupon app provides consumers with travel packages, restaurant deals, exercise classes, and so much more at a discounted rate. This app is a global e-commerce marketplace that connects millions of subscribers to services in over 45 countries.
 

Apart from shopping for deals from all over the world, the Groupon app also consists of two buttons: "I'm Hungry" and "I'm Bored". These buttons will locate the closest and best deals for food or entertainment deals using the consumer's geolocation. Sometimes, consumers may even come upon deals from places they didn't know existed in their area! The app allows consumers to experience many things they didn't think they would.
 

Groupon tries to ensure that customers are pleased with their purchase and will work with them to provide discounts or refunds when the customers are dissatisfied. Consumers also have the chance to join the "VIP Membership" program for $30 annually. This program allows VIP members access to deals 12 hours before non-members, as well as access to expired deals and easy returns of deals.
 

The Groupon app is easily accessible straight from users' smart phones. Users can be anywhere and find the best deals closest to them.

 

The Groupon app is available for FREE for iOS and  Android users!

 

Send your favorite free app to [email protected] and it may find its way into next month's newsletter!   

Employee Spotlight: Trevor Case, CHS Help Desk

 

Full name:

Trevor Case


Where did you grow up?

Between Santa Barbara and Carlsbad 
 

What you like best about the Santa Barbara area:

The mountains              


When did you start working at CIO:

May 26th 2015


What you like best about working at CIO:

The people


Dreams/aspirations:

Being able to own my own home in the mountains (don't care which ones)


What would you do if you won the lottery: 

Buy\build a compound in the mountains (still don't care which ones)


Favorite color: 

Green


Favorite food: 

Salmon Sashimi


Favorite book/movie:

(book) The Nights Dawn Trilogy


Motto/quote:

"I've had worse"


Anything else that is interesting about yourself:

I survived one of the world's deadliest neuro-toxins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palytoxin

 

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