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Great IT Leaders DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN
The government might survive downtime. Will your business?
Brittany Perry
Oct 1, 20251 min read
Like Mariah Carey, Your IT Equipment Can Keep on Performing
Mariah just dropped her 16th studio album and hit her 50th Billboard Hot 100 entry — proof that with the right support, legends never fade.
Brittany Perry
Oct 1, 20251 min read
Put Your IT Budget on a Diet!
Do you need to trim the tech fat?
Alucid Team
Sep 30, 20251 min read
End of the Dial-Up Era: Farewell to AOL’s Screeching Connection
Who didn’t wait for that slow, screechy dial-tone handshake, hoping it would “connect” the first time?
Brittany Perry
Sep 30, 20252 min read
Proactive = Profits. Reactive = Losses
Third-party maintenance and break-fix services are closely related aspects of IT support, but they differ in their approach and scope.
Alucid Team
Sep 29, 20251 min read
What we've been up to . . .
Our team recently completed a site survey for a client in Newport Beach who was struggling with unreliable connectivity on their iPads and iPhones.
Alucid Team
Sep 26, 20251 min read
From Playing Cards to Consoles: Nintendo’s Wild Origin Story
What if I told you this gaming giant was founded in 1889—decades before televisions, airplanes, or even sliced bread?
Brittany Perry
Sep 26, 20251 min read
The 1st Cell Phone Call was a Total Flex
That’s not just innovation. That’s the original mic drop.
Brittany Perry
Sep 25, 20251 min read
The Hidden Threat in Your DLP Strategy
There’s one overlooked risk hiding in plain sight: employee equipment.
Alucid Team
Sep 25, 20251 min read
$52K Wasted Per Person
Let’s address the bigger issue: How valuable is your time?
Brittany Perry
Sep 24, 20252 min read
How Valuable Is Your Time?
If your IT team is wasting time, you could be burning up to $52K per person – per year!
Brittany Perry
Sep 24, 20252 min read
The First eBay Sale Was… WHAT?!
People will buy just about anything online.
Brittany Perry
Sep 24, 20251 min read
70% of the World's Internet Traffic Flows through Virginia
Known as “Data Center Alley,” Ashburn is home to one of the largest concentrations of data centers on Earth.
Alucid Team
Sep 23, 20251 min read
There are More Bots than Humans Online
Did you know most of the internet isn’t human?
Brittany Perry
Sep 18, 20251 min read
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
They almost called it WHAT?!
Did you know the name of the now ubiquitous search engine was not always Google?
Brittany Perry
Sep 17, 20251 min read
The Longest (and Most Expensive!) Cable Ever
Meta is building something massive — Project Waterworth, a subsea fiber-optic cable stretching 50,000 km across five continents.
Alucid Team
Sep 16, 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
Half the Internet Runs On . . .
Guess this fun fact!
Alucid Team
Sep 15, 20251 min read
86,000 Jobs Cut Last Month
How many devices walked out with them?
Alucid Team
Sep 10, 20252 min read
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