Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Fostering Peace Of Mind: Testimonials

Knowing all you can about a company prior to hiring them can give consumers peace of mind and confidence in any company that they're interested in. Typically consumers will spend hours and sometimes days scouring the Internet reading reviews, engaging in social media conversations about a particular company, and even speaking with a company's current and past clientele.

Here at TH2 Technologies we aim to please not only with our services but with our customer service as well. Part of giving good customer service is making sure our clients and prospective clients have easy access to information about our company and to client testimonials. Nothing installs confidence in the consumer like testimonials do and more often than not testimonials move consumers to hire a company. For your convenience we have placed the vast majority of our client testimonials on our website for easy access. Here's one to get you started!


When you have a free moment swing by our website and take a look at the rest! After reviewing our client testimonials should you find yourself with questions please don't hesitate to contact us as we will be happy to assist you in any way we can.

TH2 Technologies specializes in:

Orange County Computer Repair, Orange County Computer Support, and Managed Mobile Services

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Rolling Blackouts in OC

Hello All,

Some of you may be aware that the power situation in southern California is tight this summer. So tight that the ISO (aka CalSO) is letting customers know that rolling blackouts are a possibility. The ISO says that it’s unlikely that it will come to rolling blackouts, but we maintain that most people can’t bet their business on it. Rolling blackouts and hard power cycles are potentially damaging to networking equipment and servers. The issue with rolling blackouts is that when the power is restored to a particular area, everything in that area begins catching up immediately. For example, when all the A/C units have been off in an area for a rolling blackout, it’s likely that they will all kick on almost immediately when they get power again, trying to catch up for the temperature increase during the blackout. The same applies for many servers, switches, UPS, routers, and user’s desktop machines. This sudden increased demand for power can cause power surges. BIG ones. Power surges can toast routers and switches and damage components in servers.

TH2 would like to help. One quick and cheap way of protecting yourself is to buy decent surge protectors for networking equipment in your office. Trip-Light has a great site to help you select appropriate devices, and they are a trusted manufacturer of network protection equipment. The switches, routers, modem, and servers you have should all be protected. Look for surge protectors with a high joule rating. This denotes how much power a surge protector can absorb without failing. Obviously, the higher the better!

All UPS have built in surge protectors and also provide battery power to devices for a short time in the event of a power outage. This can help protect networking equipment and also get your business back up and running in the event of a rolling blackout. The only issue with an UPS is getting the right size and making sure to balance loads across different devices. TH2 can help pick and install the proper UPS for your business.

Finally, sign up for Flex Alerts. Flex Alerts will send out messages when the grid is approaching capacity, allowing the users of that grid to take action before power companies are forced into rolling blackouts. The more people who are signed up for Flex Alerts the better! Get your friends and associates signed up too. When you receive a flex alert, the idea is for people to try hard to cut excess power usage by turning off lights and not running appliances for a while. Here is the Flex Alerts site: http://www.flexalert.org/


Naturally, we are more than willing to come in and do a power audit on your site for you. Ideally, we can replace old power hungry equipment with newer, more efficient hardware. Eventually power savings (along with long term cooling savings, maintenance, up-time, and the higher productivity afforded by newer hardware) can often times make up a portion or all of the upfront costs of new hardware and installation. 

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Should you have any questions regarding the services offered by TH2 Technologies please be sure to contact them for further information.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Mobile Integration And Management

Though businesses began implementing mobile devices into their business strategy and infrastructure a few years back the process is now just beginning to become commonplace and is rapidly increasing in popularity. Despite these things some businesses are still holding out for variety of reasons. Some business owners/managers believe that mobile device implementation has no place in their particular business or will bring nothing beneficial to it while others fear implementing mobile devices because of the perceived high cost of doing so. Other owners and managers shy away from implementation due to security concerns and some erroneously believe that mobile devices used in business don't do anything but cause hassle.

The truth about mobile implementation in utilization in business however is that when handled properly by a reputable computer firm the process is neither overly expensive nor detrimental to any business that adopts it. In sharp contrast mobile device implementation and management begins paying for itself immediately by way of increased productivity and efficiency of work. Whereas management and ownership is concerned the process immediately allows those persons in those positions to begin monitoring the work employees do and monitor or assign new projects and implement new policies without ever leaving their home or hotel room. In effect implementing mobile devices into a business carries with it only benefits. There are no drawbacks to utilizing mobile devices, be them smart phones or tablets, in modern businesses.

Business owners and managers that do decide to move forward with mobile device implementation do need to spend considerable time reviewing the firms they're considering hiring to help them with this however. A hasty decision or hiring can be disastrous as there are extensive security measures that must be put in place by experienced and savvy computer professionals. Confident and reputable computer professionals that help businesses implement mobile device technology into their infrastructure will properly address protecting data, constructive limitations on mobile devices, and cross network and device communication. Additionally these professionals will ensure that businesses are protected from loss of mobile devices, are able to track mobile devices via GPS, provision mobile devices for fast configuring and communication, and enforce strict security protocols. Additionally many of these computer firms will also offer some sort of warranty to further bolster trust and peace of mind with their clients.

In addition to security and ensuring productivity, computer firms that work with businesses to implement mobile technology will also be watching networks and mobile devices 24/7 so that management and owners don't have to. Anytime problems arise or there are hiccups or security risks present, these professionals can address, identify, and correct the problems immediately. While there is a lot to consider prior to implementing mobile devices into a business or before hiring a company to manage mobile services a business can only benefit from allowing its employees to utilize either their own or assigned to mobile devices. These make work easier to complete and manage and can give people the ability to work even when they're away from the office.

Th2 Tech specializes in managed mobile, Orange County IT support and San Diego IT Support.

Mobile Device Management Questions

After reading about mobile device implementation and considering it for their business, many business owners and managers are often left with more questions than answers. They also sometimes walk away from information with more trepidations and doubt. They do so only because most of the information out there pertaining to mobile device business implementation only talks about what it can do for their business and doesn't necessarily talk about costs, security, and the actual implementation itself.

Here at TH2 Technologies we aim to educate our clientele and answer any questions they may have regarding the implementation of mobile devices into their business. While implementation isn't overly difficult for us nor for business owners it is a complicated process that requires careful planning and a lot of thought before the process is ever started. An initial consultation with a computing firms such as us can give a business owner and/or a manager a really good idea of whether or not mobile implementation will work for them and whether or not it's worth the cost for their business.

There are also a lot of security concerns that need to be addressed during the consultation. Questions like "can employees use their own devices or do we assign them company devices?" and "how much access do we give employees?" all need to be addressed up front. The amount of security needed will vary from company to company and will depend largely on how much data and information employees and even management can access from mobile devices. Moreover the types of access a business owner/manager wants to allow will determine the type and amount of security that are implemented which can affect costs.

Mobile device implementation will carry different security requirements and financial costs for every company. In order to determine what it will cost for your business a consultation is recommended. Please be sure to contact us for a consultation and with any questions you may have about mobile device implementation.

TH2 Technologies specializes in:

Managed Mobile Services, Orange County Cloud Computing, Orange County Data Recovery, and Orange County Computer Services

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Mobile Devices And Business Integration

Mobile devices provide people with a myriad of different ways to handle things in both their personal and professional lives. No longer must we wait until we get home to log onto the Internet through a desktop or a laptop. We can now access recreational, and more importantly, important information very easily and very quickly through mobile devices.

Whereas business is concerned mobile devices have redefined the ways in which people address business whether they be business owners/managers or hourly employees. Mobile technology allows owners and managers to reach their employees when they're away from the office and even assign work to them should they not be able to make it into the office. On the other hand, employees can access import company information and even work from home and on the road very easily through mobile devices. Mobile devices have freed employees from cubicles and offices and allows them to get more done not only during business hours but after business hours as well. Mobile devices have essentially given businesses and their employees a way to be more productive and more efficient with their work.

On the consumer side of things businesses can have apps created so that shopping and purchasing items/services on mobile devices is a cinch for the customer base. Consumers, like business persons, no longer have to wait until they get home to utilize their desktop to make purchases or get information about a particular company as it's now available on all types of mobile devices.

Mobile devices keep consumers, employees, and business owners connected in ways that were not possible just a few years ago. Integrating mobile technology into business isn't difficult but it does require experienced hands and is best left to professionals. Should you have any questions about mobile business implementation or like to have it set up please don't hesitate to contact us!

TH2 Technologies specializes in:

Managed Mobile, Managed Mobile Services, Orange County Computer Consulting, and Orange County Computer Services