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NOW is the Future of Automation in IT

January 6, 2023

By Mickey Hackett, Senior Account Executive, CPP Associates What is the future of automation in information systems? Simply put, it is the future. The proof is in the rapid adoption of automation across all sectors of business and the mind-numbing ROI figures that are being reported as a result. A […]

Rethink Your Definition of the Cloud

December 6, 2022

Rows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere, I’ve looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun; they rain and snow on everyone So many things I would’ve done; but clouds got in my way I’ve looked […]

New CPP Podcast Series Premieres

April 27, 2021

Be “a fly on the wall” as CPP Partner, Paul O’Dell, discusses some of the most important issues and trends in the technology world with senior CPP team members and special guests. In each episode, Paul guides the discussion, delving into the finer points of each subject with industry experts […]

The Essence of Partnership

April 27, 2021

By Dan Libonati, CPP Senior Solution Architect Value Added Reseller (VAR), Solution Provider, Consulting Practice or Channel Partner.  These are the nouns that are used to describe the business that CPP is in.  But in our company, the word “Partner” has a dual meaning.  There is a relationship that a […]

What on Your BOD’s Mind? First, Security. Then, Security.

April 27, 2021

by Paul O’Dell, CPP Partner In my role at CPP, I am very fortunate to speak with many IT leaders within our customer base about their priorities.   Almost 100% of the time it’s security.   They are being challenged by their businesses, their customers and their board of directors. The majority […]

Simplified IT Infrastructure– A Little Detour into Application Development

April 27, 2021

By John Duffy, CPP Chief Technologist In my previous blog, I discussed IT infrastructure and how today, companies want all their infrastructure to have the same architecture, be managed from anywhere using the same tools, have the same security (both protection from bad actors and acts of nature, and user […]

Let’s Revisit Microsoft Azure

March 16, 2021

By Mike Maher, Director of Professional Services CPP has received a lot of client calls and questions about the recent SolarWinds events, most of them revolving around what customers should do to secure their own infrastructure. While there is little sense in re-litigating how egregious a supply chain breach it […]

How to Handle MS Exchange HAFNIUM Zero-Day

March 16, 2021

By Steve Scarola, Security Practice Lead As we have all heard, Microsoft recently disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in their Exchange 2010-2019 products. Understanding whether you are (or were) compromised is your first priority, along with mitigating those open vulnerabilities as quickly as possible. To mitigate any current issues, take the time […]

Is Your Computer Wearing Old Software?

March 16, 2021

By Dan Libonati, Senior Solutions Architect Spring is on its way. So why is your computer wearing (or running) outdated firmware or software?  This month, CPP saw a few customers that had issues with the solutions they have deployed in their datacenters.  As a 30-year veteran of the IT industry, […]

Simplicity in Both Infrastructure and Applications: Part 1

March 16, 2021

By John Duffy, CPP Chief Technologist For those of us in the IT space, whether we are in infrastructure or applications, we desire “simple solutions that work.”  In this blog, I will focus today on the infrastructure perspective of that story. We used to have on prem infrastructure solutions that […]