How Google’s Panda Update Changed SEO Best Practices Forever

SEO is not just a moving target, it’s a whole new ball game.  If you manage a website, this 11 minutes may be the best investment you make today. On the upside, our Google searches may begin to improve again.  It seems like the content farms have been winning lately.  If their theories are correct,…

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IPv6 Transition

IPv4 to IPv6 It’s not likely to be critical for your installation today, but sooner or later it WILL be a factor in your IT plan. Here is one of the best overview’s I’ve seen on the topic so far: Ask Ars:  How should my organization approach the IPv6 transition? And if you think you…

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How Far Into the Cloud?

More and more technical services and applications are becoming available in the cloud.  But which ones are prudent to use for a small or medium size business? Every technical solution has it’s drawbacks.  Servers in the closet have to be maintained, backed up and refreshed, but they are physically and logically secure and usually the…

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5 Signs Your Marketing is Outdated

Each business is different, but EVERY business should at the very least have a web page – it’s like being in the Yellow Pages 20 years ago. And if you have a web page, can you remember what it looks like?  Here’s a link to a great review of web marketing practices by Robyn Freye:5…

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Sierra Computer Group Aquires TELXAR Clients

For Immediate Release: Sierra Computer Group Acquires Key TELXAR® Clients Reno NV – December 10, 2010 Darren McBride Sierra Computer Group, Reno’s largest IT (Information Technology) service provider, announced today the acquisition of a portion of TELXAR® business clientele.  The firm also announced they would be changing the company name from Sierra Computers to “Sierra…

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How to Make Two Plus Two Equal Five

By Rod Coleman, General Manager – Sierra Computer GroupThere’s an old saying about business mergers, “Two plus two often equals three, and sometimes only one”.Sadly it’s true, especially with large organizations or businesses with dissimilar cultures.  The technology sector is no different.  Just like banks, movie studios and oil companies, mergers are one way to grow a…

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One VERY Impressive Piece of Malware – Stuxnet

You may have heard about Stuxnet, but like me didn’t get into the details until now.   If so, you’ll be impressed.   It’s hard to believe its development will stay secret forever, so someone will eventually take credit and maybe even write a book.  Whatever the case, and whom ever created and managed it,…

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IT Design

By Rod Coleman – General Manager, Sierra Computer GroupThis is a post from Slashdot this morning :DiniZuli writes“I’ve been employed by a small NGO to remake their entire IT-infrastructure from scratch. It’s a small company with 20 employees. I would like to ask the /.-crowd what worked out best for you and why? I came…

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