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Retailers: Overwhelmed By A Full Cart?
By consolidating multi-vendor maintenance, retailers cut administrative costs, improve service consistency, and free up IT staff to focus on innovation instead of chasing OEM support desks.
Alucid Team
Sep 17, 20251 min read
Time is Running Out for Windows 10
There's less than a month left before Windows 10 hits EOL!
Brittany Perry
Sep 15, 20252 min read
86,000 Jobs Cut Last Month
How many devices walked out with them?
Alucid Team
Sep 10, 20252 min read
What we've been up to . . .
Alucid delivered a full-scale network migration at a Customer Service Center / Office in Dallas, TX.
Alucid Team
Aug 29, 20251 min read
IT Upgrade Scams
End-of-Life is not a warning—it’s a sales tactic designed to push spending more money every 5 years.
Brittany Perry
Aug 28, 20253 min read
Lies About EOL
End-of-Life is not a warning—it’s a sales tactic designed to push spending more money every 5 years
Alucid Team
Aug 27, 20252 min read
What we've been up to . . .
The Alucid Team completed the full buildout of a new off-site storage location in Greenwich, CT.
Alucid Team
Aug 22, 20251 min read
Changes to Know About: Zendesk, Alucid Rapid Remediation, ServiceNow, SolarWinds, Atlassian
We provide the Alucid Maintenance Hub at no additional cost to our third-party maintenance customers.
Alucid Team
Aug 21, 20251 min read
ALDI Blows $9 BILLION
Aldi knows when to tighten the belt and when to open the wallet. And that balance between saving and investing is exactly what keeps retailers competitive.
Brittany Perry
Aug 20, 20252 min read
Don’t Be The Next Retail Headline
Don’t be the next “remember when?” retailer. Take control of your future and prove agility and smart IT management can keep the doors open.
Brittany Perry
Aug 19, 20251 min read
Ulta & Target Break Up
If you’ve been following retail news, you probably saw the headlines: Ulta and Target are calling it quits.
Brittany Perry
Aug 18, 20252 min read
Offboarding Mistakes Cost Your Company Thousands
What You Can Do to Protect Your Company: Here are top recommendations to avoid problems before they start.
Alucid Team
Jul 25, 20252 min read
My Final Paycheck is being Withheld for Unreturned IT Equipment - What are My Rights?
If your employer is withholding your final paycheck because you didn’t return company property—like a laptop, phone, or keys—you may be wondering: Can they really do that?
Alucid Team
Jul 14, 20252 min read
Third-Party Maintenance & Cloud Integration: A Seamless Transition
Here’s how Third-Party Support is facilitating a seamless move and bridging the gap between legacy systems and Cloud Infrastructure.
Alucid Team
Jul 10, 20252 min read
June 2025 Layoff Roundup: Tech Giants, Amazon + Early July Cuts
Big names are slashing traditional roles and redirecting talent and capital into AI, automation, and next-gen infrastructure.
Alucid Team
Jul 3, 20252 min read
What we've been up to . . .
Our team recently completed a full-scale MPLS network migration for a full service Marketing & Advertising firm, ensuring their operations could scale quickly with onboarding new offices and acquisitions.
Alucid Team
Jul 2, 20251 min read
Do We Need a Written Agreement to Deduct the Cost of Unreturned IT Equipment from an Employee’s Final Pay?
Many states have their own laws that require a signed, written agreement from the employee authorizing the deduction ahead of time.
Alucid Team
Jul 2, 20251 min read
What we've been up to . . .
As part of a retail expansion project in Austin, TX, our team prepared the new areas of the store for RFID scanner deployment.
Alucid Team
Jul 1, 20251 min read
What we've been up to . . .
We recently helped a client in Greenwich take control of a messy network closet with a complete patch panel cable cleanup.
Alucid Team
Jun 30, 20251 min read
What If Company IT Equipment Was Damaged or Lost? Can They Withhold My Final Pay?
If you’re leaving a job and realize that company equipment you were issued—like a laptop, phone, or tools—is lost or damaged, you might be wondering: “Can my employer take that out of my final paycheck?”
Alucid Team
Jun 30, 20251 min read
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