The following is an interview of Heath Stover, one of two founders of Umbrella Managed Systems. It’s the Umbrella Origin Story. 1. How did you and Trent Meet? We met through my wife Mikala’s at the time boyfriend at a party in college originally. From there we became friends and both moved to the plaza …
Author: Roxanne Rabich Kyle joined Umbrella on March 13, 2017. Kyle is a local boy through and through. He grew up in Kirksville, MO. He studied Business Management at Northwest Missouri State and spent 7 years in the Air Force. While supporting Umbrella’s mission full time and taking care of Team Gotham clients, he has …
Employee spotlight: Kyle Nelson, Service Delivery Engineer Read More »
Author: John King The only thing I know for sure in life is death, taxes and that the New York Yankees are evil. I grew up in a “crazy for baseball” home. My mom and dad raised my three brothers and myself to love the game. We love the game so much we watch the …
Our very own John King talks about his love for the Royals and baseball. Read More »
On Sept 6th, 2011, I started working at Umbrella. At the time, there were 8 other people supporting 30 clients. The office was in a really old building at 505 Walnut Street. I was there a few months previously to visit with Heath and remember thinking, what a cool place to work. The space feels …
Things have changed a lot at Umbrella since 2011! Read More »
Five Star Tax and Business Solutions has been an Umbrella client for many years. They offer a full spectrum of tax, business consulting, payroll, financial planning, and accounting services for a wide range of individuals, small businesses, corporations, and other organizations. And we enjoy working with them! On Monday morning, February 13th, Five Star Tax’s …
This year is the Centennial for our building in the River Market. We’ve been here for 1/12th of its history, and we hope to have quite a few more. Our office is in the heart of the heart of Kansas City. We’re right next door to the wonderful City Market entrance at 5th and Walnut. …
Umbrella is proud to call the River Market home. Read More »
Gardidien was having a bad day. Just over a week ago, the system administrator who goes by the handle Gardidien on Reddit got a phone call. One of the critical company systems was down. He quickly determined that it wasn’t just one system–it was nearly half of the systems in the company, at three different …
We’ve been using the same tools to monitor, manage, document and support our client networks since the company started. At the time these tools were selected, they were identified as the best of the best, and they’ve served us well. But technology evolves, new tools become available and we’re making an important change. One of …
One Monday morning, these scooters (see pic) were parked across the aisle from my desk. At first, I really didn’t give it much thought. We have scooters all over the office. In fact, in the early years – you were gifted a scooter on your first anniversary. The guys ride scooters around the office all …
People are the lifeblood of any organization. Businesses and corporations are just communities of individuals with (hopefully) a common goal. This is a basic thought about the composure of a business. My name is John King, and I’ve been working at Umbrella for just over 30 days. That’s it; 30 days. For most, that might …
A Letter to Umbrella After Working Here For 30 Days Read More »