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You Don’t Run 24/7 —So Why Should Your IT Support?
Not every business needs 24/7/4hr IT coverage. In fact, for many organizations, 8x5xNBD is the perfect balance between cost and reliability.
Alucid Team
Oct 272 min read
Time for Divorce?
Hollywood relationships don't last forever - and neither should your relationship with the manufacturer!
Brittany Perry
Oct 21 min read
Put Your IT Budget on a Diet!
Do you need to trim the tech fat?
Alucid Team
Sep 301 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 291 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 251 min read
$52K Wasted Per Person
Let’s address the bigger issue: How valuable is your time?
Brittany Perry
Sep 242 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 242 min read
Top Banking Tech Trends of 2025
Here’s how the top 4 banking technology trends for 2025 impact maintenance strategies.
Brittany Perry
Sep 232 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 171 min read
Data Has Weight
Did you know digital data actually has physical weight?
Alucid Team
Sep 101 min read
Tech History: The 1st Computer Password Was Created in 1961
Today, we rely on passwords for nearly everything — from logging into email to protecting financial data. But did you know the very first computer password dates back to 1961?
Alucid Team
Sep 41 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 283 min read
Tech History: The Baby Pic that Changed Phones Forever!
It all started with a proud dad, a baby, and some creative engineering in a hospital room.
Alucid Team
Aug 281 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 272 min read
Tech History: Netflix Almost Got Called… Kibble?!
This quirky fact is a good reminder that success isn’t just about the name—it’s about building something people genuinely want.
Alucid Team
Aug 261 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 211 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 202 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 191 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 182 min read
Tech History: The Android Green Robot Almost Looked Very Different
Early concepts of the Android mascot looked a lot more like futuristic aliens or sci-fi space creatures, which didn’t quite match Google’s vision of an accessible, everyday tech brand.
Alucid Team
Aug 181 min read
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