By Jason Volk, Service Delivery Engineer for Umbrella Managed Systems, talking about the recent transition to ConnectWise Manage What is ConnectWise? ConnectWise, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Tampa, Florida. ConnectWise is the industry standard in IT managed business solutions. They provide a complete business management and process automation platform called ConnectWise …
By Roxanne Rabich, Service Coordinator at Umbrella Managed Systems talking about Umbrella’s unofficial security ambassador… James Butcher. One of our Service Delivery Engineers, James Butcher, has declared himself Umbrella’s Security Ambassador. When asked how this happened, James said, “One day I found safety goggles in the basement, so I took them to my desk. Then …
Security First, Safety with a Smile. Introducing Safety Ambassador James Butcher. Read More »
By John King, Business Development Manager at Umbrella Managed Systems, talking about working with Grin Eye Care. The livelihood of any business is the clients they serve. I think we have some of the best clients anyone could dream about. One of the first clients that I worked with when I joined the Umbrella Family …
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems talks about Two Factor Authentication. A Lazy Saturday Gone Wrong I want to tell you about an event that happened to me on a sunny lazy Saturday morning about 6 years ago. I’d just finished my weekend morning ritual of cooking up and eating some B&Gs …
A Lazy Saturday Gone Wrong. (Two Factor Authentication Anyone?) Read More »
By John King, Business Development Manager at Umbrella Managed Systems Last month, I wrote about why we blog. The more I thought about why we blog, the more I realized we do more than write a bunch of words that someone will hopefully read. We do this entire exercise to make an inherently complex or …
Blog ideas we’ve left on the cutting room floor. Read More »
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer for Umbrella Managed Systems With the increase of Ransomware attacks this past year, it’s more important than ever to protect the data on your network. Somebody in your office can accidentally click a questionable link on a website or in an email. Suddenly, all the information that you rely on …
Your Network Isn’t As Protected As It Should Be. Read More »
By John King, Business Development Manager for Umbrella Managed Systems Umbrella has been blogging for one year now, and we have four pages of blogs on our website. When I first read Umbrella’s stories, we were doing the “should-I-work-for-them-should-they-hire-me?” dance. I really enjoyed the blogs. It gave the company a personality. It showed they were …
Looking Back at a Year of Blogging. And Why it Matters. Read More »
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer for Umbrella Managed Systems Hello all! Recently, we’ve had some great new hires. And I’ve had the privilege of getting to know a pretty cool guy named Zach Lakin. I would like to introduce him to you by sharing our interview! Curtis: Hey Zach, if you’re free, I’d like to ask …
How do you “play” Crochet? An interview with Zach Lakin Read More »
By Roxanne Rabich, Service Coordinator for Umbrella Managed Systems I’m pretty sure our 2nd quarter company meeting was the shortest quarterly meeting in company history! On July 13th, we were scheduled to have our Q2 wrap-up. We’ve been on a roll and have kept to our meeting schedule for about a year. The streak was …
Our Q2 Company Meeting was a Productive Heat Wave! Read More »
Hello friends! This is Jenny, Umbrella’s four-legged furry staff member. I’m very cute and a bit of a fashionista. I wear holiday and sports themed bandanas, and I have some awesome red boots for slushy winter days. My human is Roxanne. I’ve been coming to work with her since I was adopted at 5 months …
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with IT Solutions Consulting, a managed services provider headquartered in Fort Washington, PA. IT Solutions has a robust reputation in the IT industry and is backed by 25+ years of experience. Together, we’ll continue to deliver top-tier service with our combined team of technology professionals under the IT Solutions name. Click here for more details.