We are happy to announce the addition of Keith Rice, Ana Moreno, Mike Heffron and Phil Murray to the ever-expanding Vista IT Group team! Keith and Ana join us as our newest Warehouse Specialists, Mike is the newest addition to our technical team, and Phil will be helping customers with their infrastructure and technology needs as an Account Manager.

vi·sion·ar·y· noun · (from Latin “one who see”) someone who is able to imagine how a thing should be and strives to make it so.

The Visionary is appointed by Vista each month as recognition for seeing a need in the organization and taking initiative to satisfy it without being prompted.  This team member goes above and beyond their daily responsibilities and does so with an outstanding attitude. This month, Ashley DeBoer our Marketing Specialist was nominated by our Marketing Director, Staci Bryant.

Hyperconvergence is the result of re-thinking IT infrastructure to eliminate unnecessary complexity and costs. HC3 from Scale Computing is the most advanced hyperconverged infrastructure solution because it has redefined how storage is designed for virtualization and focuses on ease of use.

Are you concerned that your current security infrastructure may not accurately detect today’s sophisticated attacks? Do you have the operational visibility to understand how applications (traditional and web-based) are truly being utilized on your network? Is your current security solution able to sustain present-day throughput demands despite increased traffic volume (perhaps due to cloud based storage, big data analytics or increased web usage)? If you are asking any of these questions, the Cyber Threat Assessment Program is for you!

We are happy to announce the addition of Mike Ruis, Ken Aud, Alec Vredenburg, Liam Bryant, and Neil Cunningham to the ever-expanding Vista IT Group team! Liam joins us as our newest part-time Warehouse Specialist while Mike, Ken, Alec and Neil will be helping customers with their infrastructure and technology needs as Account Managers.

Cisco Systems has announced the “End of New Service Attachment Date” for the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series Blade Servers which includes the B200 M4, B420 M4, B260 M4 and B460 M4. February 14, 2020 will be the last day to attach support to a new or existing SMARTnet contract on the affected products from Cisco.

In a matter of just three short weeks, the Vista family was able to collect more than 100 toys for the U.S Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Drive. Our goal was to collect 50 toys.  It’s safe to say we’ll have to set our sights a bit higher in 2020!  Thank you everyone who helped make an impact in the lives of those in need.

Vista IT is now offering Dell’s laptop and desktop product lines: Latitude, Precision, OptiPlex, and XPS. Each offering comes with the latest generation Intel Core or Xeon series processors, three years next business day warranty, and customizability. You can choose to purchase from pre-configured models or send us a quote request for more personalized configurations. For everyday office workloads we recommend the OptiPlex and Latitude series systems, and for heavier and more critical workloads we recommend the Precision series systems. When design or graphics computing is necessary, we recommend the XPS series as an addition to your work environment. All of our desktops and laptops are sourced are directly from the Dell Certified Refurbished Program.

Vista’s newest Account Manager, Jake Dessinger has successfully graduated from our new and improved training Boot Camp. We have always been proud of our training programs, but we recently updated our content and milestones to be consistent with our ISO certifications.

vi·sion·ar·y· noun · (from Latin “one who see”) someone who is able to imagine how a thing should be and strives to make it so.

The Visionary is appointed by Vista each month as recognition for seeing a need in the organization and taking initiative to satisfy it without being prompted.  This team member goes above and beyond their daily responsibilities and does so with an outstanding attitude. This month, Jolene Paauwe our Executive Office Administrator was nominated Jeff Stevens, our President.