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Check out Intellinet Experts at SQLSaturday Atlanta

May 14, 2013 by intellinetblog

SQLSaturday Atlanta just a few days away and we are very excited to have experts Melissa Coates, Leo Furlong, and Geoff Hiten presenting.

Melissa Coates, Architect at Intellinet and Microsoft MVP, will present an intermediate level session entitled So You Want To Be A Rockstar Report Developer.  During this session she will discuss various development, standardization, deployment, and documentation practices to make SSRS development easier, produce higher quality output, increase maintainability, and ultimately save time.

Expanding Self-Service BI with Excel 2013 is a beginner level session presented by Leo Furlong and will explore new features of Excel 2013 such as PowerPivot, Power View, Quick Explore, Quick Analysis, Timeline Slicers, and Flash Fill that enable users to rapidly mash-up, explore, analyze, and visualize any data ranging from a few rows to hundreds of millions of rows.  Leo Furlong is the Practice Director of Business Intelligence at Intellinet. He specializes in Microsoft BI and front-end tools.

Geoff Hiten, Principal SQL Server Consultant for Intellinet and Microsoft MVP, will lead the beginner level session entitled Smart Rats Leave First.  During this session, he will discuss how to use job transitions as opportunities for career development.

In addition, a special lunch session on Insights to Better Team Management will be presented by Intellinet’s Senior Practice Director of Management Consulting, Ed Wyatt.

We are honored to sponsor SQLSaturday Atlanta at the Gold level.

SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will be held May 18, 2013 at Georgia State University in Alpharetta. Admittance to this event is free, however, a lunch fee of 10.00 is charged.  Seating is limited.  Visit http://www.sqlsaturday.com/220/eventhome.aspx for more information.

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Microsoft Features Intellinet Client in Office 365 Case Study

April 19, 2013 by intellinetblog

We are incredibly excited to share that Microsoft recently released an Office 365 Customer Solution Case Study on our client, FHI 360.

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization working to improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Following an acquisition, half of its employees used Google Apps and the other half used on-premises Microsoft messaging and collaboration solutions. FHI 360 wanted a single, cloud-based suite of business productivity services. It chose Microsoft Office 365 and used Microsoft Cloud Vantage Services and Microsoft services consulting from Intellinet to help the organization transition to the cloud.

As a result of migrating to Office 365, employees can easily communicate and collaborate with colleagues, boosting productivity in the field and in the office. IT staff at headquarters gain better tools to manage the cloud environment. Multinational project group members collaborate to share best practices, increasing the impact FHI 360 can bring to its projects around the world.

To read the full case study, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=710000002313

To learn more about Intellinet’s Office 365 and Cloud Solutions, visit: http://www.intellinet.com/technology/office-365–cloud-services.aspx

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Which Device/PC Management Solution is Right For Your Organization?

April 11, 2013 by intellinetblog

Managing enterprise devices is getting more complex as diverse workstyles increase and consumerization blurs the boundaries of hardware used for personal and business use.  As you prepare to manage this influx of devices while still maintaining the compliance and data protection needs of the enterprise, below are key differences to keep in mind when evaluating a Microsoft cloud versus on-premises solution for systems management.

Windows Intune (Cloud)

  • Lightweight solution that does not require any on-premises infrastructure
  • Ideal solution for businesses with unmanaged or lightly managed PCs that needs the essentials of management and protection – this means updates, the latest malware protection, asset inventory, and software distribution
  • Recommended for organizations with large field or remote workforces that are off-network or contract employees, highlight distributed offices, or have limited IT resources

Click here to view the Intellinet webcast “Simplify Device & PC Management with Windows Intune”

Systems Center (On-Premises)

  • Fully featured management capabilities around application delivery, desktop virtualization, device management, OS deployment, and security
  • Recommended for larger organizations managing over 5,000 PCs with more sophisticated management needs and available resources and bandwidth to deploy and maintain an on premises solution

Click here to learn more about Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

Hybrid

  • A combination of SCCM for machines connected to your network, combined with Intune to manage mobile devices and laptops that are primarily off the network.
  • Reduces the need for complex network configuration to manage disconnected systems, while providing full      management capabilities of SCCM for the majority of your systems.
  • SCCM 2012 SP1 allows you to integrate management of Intune controlled mobile devices through your SCCM console

Contact Intellinet today to discuss your systems management strategy and how Intellinet can help.

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Cool Work Report for Application Development Team

March 28, 2013 by intellinetblog

Our Application Development team has been busy kicking off an exciting 5 person project here in Atlanta.  We are designing a custom, web-based solution that facilitates an exception and notification submission system.  The online portal provides users with a single location to file, track, respond and collaborate with the regulatory body.  Additionally, the system provides a workflow driven process to enable the regulators to quickly review, process and respond to user requests and submissions.

This project includes members from the Management Consulting practice, the technical Application Development team and Solution Architects.  Its very exciting to see such a great team put together to deliver this project for our client. 

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Intellinet Client Named Top 40 Innovative Technology Company

March 25, 2013 by intellinetblog

We are incredibly excited to announce that our client, The Rainmaker Group, was recognized by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) on its prestigious list of the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia.

The Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker) was recognized at the 2013 Georgia Technology Summit at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. Now in its ninth year, the event  acknowledges companies for their innovation, financial impact, and their efforts at spreading awareness of Georgia’s technology initiatives throughout the U.S. and globally.  Rainmaker was recognized for ReelREV™, automated pricing science software for slot machines designed to generate greater financial yield from existing casino assets.  ReelREV is field-tested and proven to accurately diagnose and reveal opportunities to improve slot performance.

To learn more, read the press release at: http://bit.ly/105Bsni

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Intellinet Experts Selected to Present at SharePoint Saturday Charlotte

March 7, 2013 by intellinetblog

We are excited to announce Intellinet experts Ben Adams, Melissa Coates, and Paul Wood were recently selected to present at SharePoint Saturday Charlotte on March 16, 2013.

Ben Adams, Intellinet Senior Consultant, and Paul Wood, Intellinet Principal Consultant, will co-present the session SharePoint 2013 Installation Tips and Tricks.  During the session they will review SharePoint 2013 installation and configuration steps including hardware and software prerequisites, tips and tricks for configuring servers and service applications, and overall best practices.

Paul Wood will also lead the session What’s New in PowerShell 3.0 for SharePoint 2013.  Attendees will learn about new robust Remote Session capabilities, much-improved PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), simplified syntax improvements, and tips and tricks for better managing and automating SharePoint 2013 environments.

Intellinet Architect, Melissa Coates, will present Managing the “PowerPivot for SharePoint” Environment.  This session will discuss management of data models and reports stored in the PowerPivot Gallery document library. Data Refresh and security considerations will be reviewed in depth. The relational and SSAS databases present in a PowerPivot for SharePoint environment will be introduced, as well as options for reporting on usage and other key metrics.

SharePoint Saturday is a free, community-focused SharePoint event dedicated to educating and engaging members of the local SharePoint community. SharePoint Saturday draws upon the expertise of local SharePoint IT professionals, developers, architects, and users who come together to share real world experiences, lessons learned, best practices and general knowledge with other individuals.  The event will be held March 16, 2013 at Central Piedmont Community College – Levine Campus.  Visit http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/charlotte to register.

Intellinet is honored to sponsor SharePoint Saturday Charlotte at the Gold level.

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Jumpstart the Success of Your IT Strategy & Projects

March 5, 2013 by intellinetblog

You know that planning and implementing enterprise technology solutions comes with many challenges.  Understanding your current environment, creating a solution roadmap, and seeing first-hand how a solution works in your environment is essential to reducing overall project costs and realizing long-term value for your technology investments.

Third-party objective information gathered from Technology Assessments provide invaluable input for strategic decisions.  Understanding your current environment and key business drivers will help your team determine the value and ultimate success of technology projects.

Once your roadmap is complete and you begin to build a business case for specific enterprise solutions, a Proof of Concept (POC) provides a hands-on environment for your stakeholders to explore a solution before committing to a significant investment.  POCs enable you to evaluate core functionality of the solution with your own data and determine how the solution will work in your specific environment.

Intellinet offers several cost-effective, short-term consulting engagements designed to help you better understand and maximize the value of technology solutions.  These Jumpstart Solutions provide Assessments, POCs, Planning Sessions, and Workshops for solution areas including; Strategy & Process, Business Intelligence & Data Management, Portals & Collaboration,  Application Strategy & Development, and Core Infrastructure.  

Contact Intellinet today to schedule a Jumpstart Solution for your organization.

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