Update Veeam Global Settings with PowerShell
In this post, I’ll show you how you can update global settings in Veeam with PowerShell. This is a precursor to a follow-up article I’m going to be writing about moving your Veeam notifications to Microsoft Teams. The reason for this post is pretty simple. Veeam makes a number of modules available via PowerShell, but […]
Indianapolis-based ECS merges with Covi
In Indiana, as well as across the U.S., mergers are commonplace. Some last year, like Caesars Entertainment acquiring Centaur Gaming for $1.7 billion may be considered blockbusters. In a perfect world, both sides benefit. This fall, when Indianapolis-based IT company, ECS merged with Covi, an IT consulting and solutions company, it was born out of […]
Integrate IT for Mission Success
Over the past several years, technology has begun to transform the nonprofit sector, and has tremendous opportunity to help deliver on their missions in effective and scalable ways. However, the strategy and planning for technology has not always been integrated. Too often an organization’s map shows the operational functions on one side and IT on […]
Funding technology: Tips for grant writers
According to NetChange’s survey of nonprofits’ use of technology, only 11 percent view their organizations’ approach to digital use as highly effective. But no longer can organizations afford to think of technology as a luxury. Many tools are now available only via the web, and clients need up to date systems with adequate memory, good […]
Managing your technical infrastructure – Hardware Lifecycle and Budget
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. –J.R.R. Tolkien How long ago did you buy your nonprofit’s computers? Most individuals will regularly underestimate the age of a piece of technology, because they only remember the pain of purchasing (or the fun of the […]
Netlink: New Brand and Name Change
Netlink Debuts New Brand and Name Change to COVI, Effective June 1, 2018 June 1. 2018 INDIANAPOLIS, IN.— Netlink Inc, an IT Services’ Partner that guides businesses in realizing their technological potential, recently announced a corporate name change to COVI, alongside a complete brand and website overhaul. Having built a reputation for helping businesses evolve with […]
Leverage Infrastructure Grant Programs
The largest companies in the world are invested in good corporate citizenship. As a nonprofit leader staying up to date on these opportunities could enhance the resources you have available. One area in particular has options you may want to investigate: technology infrastructure. This phrase simply means the common area where your files, database and […]
Technology and Workplace Culture
With our workplaces more technology-driven than ever, the decisions that managers and executives make regarding a nonprofit’s investments on technology are difficult. How much, how new, how efficient? More and more, however, nuanced decisions are needed around technology’s impact on the culture and stress level of staff members. Consider the following questions: Does your staff […]
Avoid the Dread and Shakedown of Ransomware
If you were within an earshot of current events in the last few weeks, you didn’t escape the news coverage of the high stakes ransomware attack known as WannaCry. While it may have felt like a Y2K– “The Sky Is Falling” – sequel for a couple of days, in the U.S., we managed to avoid the […]
Security 2017 Update: Spotting and Stopping Everyday Hacking Attempts
Technology security is an ever-changing landscape, with new risks coming quickly and that are subtler. The three examples are from real situations that Netlink has helped clients with in the last six months. Our intention is that in sharing them, you will note the sophistication and follow our recommended precautions to keep your organization safe. […]