As we talk to more and more small and medium-sized businesses, the question that we are faced with most often is the following: Are Managed IT Services the same as IT Outsourcing? The answer is simply, no.
Here are some short definitions of the terms most commonly used and talked about when researching ways to [...]
A a new security breach reveals 20-most commonly used password, http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/business-brains/weakest-passwords-of-all-revealed-in-recent-hacking-incident/4519/
To change the IP on a Solaris 10 Operating Systems, edit these two files:
/etc/hosts
/etc/inet/ipnodes
To change the hostname, edit these files:
/etc/hosts
/etc/nodename
/etc/hostname.<interface name>
<interface name> is the driver name followed by the instance number of the interface. ie. hme0, bge0, ce0, qfe0
Lastly, before the reboot run: uname -S ‘hostname’
Here is a simple select script to check actual MySQL database size on disk, in bytes. I hope you find it useful.
select SUM(data_length) + SUM(index_length) as size
from information_schema.tables
where table_schema = ‘mydb’;
The primary concern of every business owner is to keep their business up and running even in the event of an emergency such as a fire, flood or theft. Protecting the computer files and databases accumulated since the day you first opened your doors is especially vital.
Save time and money. Protect against data loss today.
How [...]
Professional Accounts Management, Inc. (proaccountsinc.com) took advantage of IT Vizion’s expertise with web site creation and Search Engine Optimization, and launched their new and improved web site.
Professional Accounts Management, Inc. (PAM) has been an IT Vizion customer since 2006. Realizing the need to promote their medical billing company on the Internet, they turned to IT [...]
Here is a quick reference on how to count the number of files (of a particular type) in a specific directory, in Linux.
ls -1R /home | grep .*.pdf | wc -l
If you are looking for the GATHER_STATS_JOB in Oracle 11g, then stop looking. In 11g, this job is part of the daily Oracle Maintenance window, but it is executed as an autotask. Take a look at this Oracle link.
To check if it exists and enabled, use this simple SQL.
select * from dba_autotask_client where client_name = [...]
If you are currently running Outlook XP/2000 (Microsoft Office XP Small Business) and are trying to configure a connection to either Gmail or your Google Apps account, you may run into this problem:
“Send test e-mail message: Unable to send test message. Please verify the e-mail address field”
To resolve, simply patch your Office installation with Office [...]
IT Vizion has been in business since 2004, serving both small and large customers alike with the same level of commitment. Here are five key points that differentiate us from the rest:
Expertise and integrity. All of our customers are 100% referenceable.
20-40% IT cost savings, guaranteed.
One-stop-shop. Rely on a one-vendor relationship to [...]
On a customer’s production environment, we encountered the following when trying to apply SQL Server 2008 x64 SP1.
“SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:
A failure was detected for a previous installation, patch, or repair
during configuration for features [SQL_PowerShell_Engine_CNS,]. In
order to apply this patch package (KB968369), you must resolve any
issues with the previous operation that [...]
To get the SQL Server 2000 Version and Service Pack installed, from Query Analyzer run the following:
SELECT @@VERSION
GO
or alternatively, you can use:
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY(’productversion’), SERVERPROPERTY (’productlevel’), SERVERPROPERTY (’edition’)
GO
The returned value should be similar to this:
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 – 8.00.2039 (Intel X86) May 3 2005 23:18:38
Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation
Standard Edition [...]
IT Vizion is pleased to introduce our new FIXED IT model. Expect to pay a fixed monthly fee for the hardware, choice of Operating System (OS), productivity software, 24/7 US-based helpdesk , and onsite service desk.
Whether you are a 20-user company, or a 600-user enterprise, this innovative approach will allow you to take control of your [...]
As a managed services provider, we are always looking in the best interest of our customers.
Even though our services are fixed cost per year, the computer hardware is not. This is an issue that has been in the back of my mind for sometime - how can IT Vizion provide its customers a true fixed cost IT [...]


