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April 2016
In This Issue
NPS Update
Trivia
Ask the Expert
SQL 2005 End of Support
Avaya Breeze
Mitel-MiTeam
ESI Blog
Fortinet Webinar
Ransomeware Case Study
Top Tech Conferences
Quick Links to CCC...
Solutions
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NPS® Update
NPS
 NPS Score: 76.08%
Surveys Completed:3630

Click here to learn more about Net Promoter Score. 
Trivia
Trivia
 
TRIVIA ANSWER:
 
He promised Alice the moon, but he was rarely able to provide any luxuries for her. Ralph Kramden was a bus driver and earned $60 a week, but in 1955 it never seemed enough, and he ventured into many money making schemes that all failed. He tried to market the Handy Housewife Helper on TV (as "The Chef of the Future") and he attempted low-cal pizza and glow-in-the-dark wallpaper (to cut down on electric bills). But he was most famous for investing in something.

What was it?

ANSWER:
A Uranium mine in Asbury Park

WINNERS:
Kim stumped them again!!!!
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NEW TRIVIA

The Cleavers - Ward and June and young sons Wally and Beaver - lived at 211 Pine Street in the town of Mayfield. Ward, who grew up on Shaker Avenue and was an engineer with the Seabees during World War II, enjoyed fishing and reading the daily newspaper.

What was the paper's name?
Ask the Expert:
Backing up Announcements for your Avaya Communication Manager
Fabian Morales, Sr. Convergence Engineer
Fabian MoralesIt is always good to have a backup of your system's configuration as well as announcements in case of a system or hardware failure. Makes for a quicker back to normal in case of an emergency. Here is a quick tutorial on how to backup your Communication Manager's announcements.

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Extended Support for SQL Server 2005 Ended YESTERDAY (April 12) - Now what?
If you are still running SQL Server 2005 after April 12, 2016, you will no longer receive security updates. Now is the time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014 and Azure SQL Database to achieve breakthrough performance, maintain security and compliance, and optimize your data platform infrastructure.

If you aren't currently engaged with your CCC Technologies' Representative about  your options please contact the Care Center at 847.427.2365

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Introducing Avaya Breeze™

Learn More about Mitel-MiTeam

ESI Blog:
Catering to the Millenial Workforce with VoIP
Kimberly Drobny, ESI
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The millennial generation, which consists of those born between 1980 and 2000, are beginning to enter the workforce in great numbers. There's no question that those belonging to the millennial generation are poised to shape the business world into the far-seen future, just as the generations that came before them have.
 
With such a vast number of millennials entering and subsequently influencing the workforce, many organizations understand that attracting the best talent is an important step in preparing for its future. However, the millennial generation isn't concerned with the same things as the generations that preceded them, and businesses are beginning to realize that in order to recruit the very best, some changes are going to need to be made.

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Fortinet Webinar:
Exceeding Boundaries and Stereotypes for Small Business Security
Wednesday, April 27th at 1-2pm CST
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Traditionally a multi-function security appliance, today's Connected Unified Threat Management appliance (or UTM) delivers much more in response to a changing threat landscape and evolving business network.
 
Join Fortinet as we discuss:
  • The top technology trends driving a change in your small business network
  • How these technologies are critical to your business success, yet add complexity
  • The evolving threat landscape and risks to small business
  • What to look for in today's UTM and why
  • Insights from your peers in regard to priorities, preferences and perspective

MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION 

Axcient Case Studies
What's More Costly Than Ransomeware?
I.T. Downtime.

Ransomware Attacks Are Increasing More Than Ever

The actual threat behind ransomware isn't the fee, it's downtime. Here's how you can start protecting your business today.

Download these two case studies and see real companies fall victim to ransomware and how they were easily and quickly able to recover using Axcient.

Ransomware is a virus that encrypts all data on drives connected to the same network and can only be released or "unlocked" when you pay a ransom fee. A simple backup or copy of your data is not enough to protect your business. You need a data protection and recovery solution that will give you the IT resiliency needed to avoid the cost of IT downtime and to keep your operations up and running. See why companies are turning to DRaaS for better protection.

Download Case Studies
CIO's Guide to the Top Tech Conferences
Ed Murray -  from CIO.com| March 14, 2016
Maybe you're looking to stay on top of emerging trends in your industry, or get a read on what your customers are excited about. Perhaps you're actively networking for customers, vendors or even a new job. Or you might simply be looking to mingle with your peers in more informal surroundings.

Regardless of your intent, there's never a bad reason to maintain a solid network of professionals and experts in your vertical or other fields.

We also know it's hard to keep track of all the great technology conferences you might want to attend in any given month, quarter or year.

That's why we developed this sortable (and searchable) list, which we'll update regularly to include the most relevant tech events. While we've naturally focused on shows in the U.S., we've paid attention to some of the more notable international events as well.

If you can't make it, or if you've already blown through your travel budget, many of these conferences offer virtual and live-streaming options as well.