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Windows Server Core has a stripped down interface unlike the other versions which have a GUI. Server Core loads only roles and features needed to run your critical Microsoft services such as Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Hyper-V and File Services. Other applications like internet explorer, start Menu, and Windows Defender are not installed in this version of the OS. Server Core installation requires less RAM, gets fewer updates and is easier to manage. There is a lot of benefits especially if you are running it in a virtualized environment, this can help out greatly and has increased stability. Since Server Read more

System Architects’ Managed IT Service is part of a comprehensive outsourced IT support model that provide clients with remote and onsite support at a low cost, hourly rate. Clients benefit from the flexibility of the service with the ability to access resources for projects and moves when they arise. Clients also benefit from SA’s key partnerships with all major IT vendors and distributors. Finding the right products and services help clients save time and money and allows them to focus on their business goals. Proactive & Preventative IT Maintenance Even though managed IT service comprises of reactive, proactive and strategic Read more

System Architects’ Outsourced IT Support provides a blended support structure that provide businesses with a better, cost effective approach for managing their IT environment. System Architects’ clients benefit from this support structure and the associated services that are customized to fit any small or midsize business needs. Outsourced IT Support has many facets, from providing your staff with help desk support and monitoring and managing your company’s IT infrastructure to assisting, recommending and procuring hardware and software products and services that best suits your company’s requirements. Every client has its own individual IT environment, which should be based on their Read more

There are many reasons why Cloud Hosting has become so very popular. With increased capabilities in hardware performance, higher data transmission speeds, cheaper storage, smaller devices and environmental ramifications are just some of the reasons cloud solutions are trending. For everyday personal and some business use public cloud storage is a great option for users. It is typically cheap, accessible from anywhere and compatible with more and more devices. There are downsides to using a public cloud solution: Lower Security and Privacy Sarbanes Oxley, PCI and HIPAA compliance is not possible with a shared public infrastructure. Security and privacy are Read more

System Architects, your Outsourced IT Services partner, has recently become a Silver member of the Motorola Solutions PartnerEmpower Program. System Architects a Motorola partner is a Toronto based outsourced IT firm that has worked with manufacturing and logistics companies providing them with managed IT, Private Cloud Hosting and Custom Software Development. Becoming a Motorola Solutions partner adds another dimension to System Architects goal of being a full-fledged End-to-end Managed Service Provider (MSP). Motorola Solutions’ innovations, products, and services make supply chains visible to manufacturing and logistics companies. They accomplish this by connecting companies to seamless communication networks, applications and services, Read more

Privacy in the Age of Big Data It seems counterintuitive that the more we interact on the web on a global scale the more we are fighting for our individual privacy. Privacy is almost a thing of the past; public interactions have become a way of life, from employers looking at potential employee’s online profiles to someone googling a blind date. On a daily basis, many of us are publicly announcing every detail of our lives from what we had for lunch to the biggest craze, the posting of ‘selfies’. Privacy in the age of big data has become a Read more

Press Release: March 27, 2014 System Architects Inc. Achieves Microsoft Silver Hosting Competency System Architects earns distinction through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment. Toronto, Ontario, Canada March, 27, 2014 System Architects , Canadian firm providing Managed and Outsourced IT Services, today announced it has achieved a Silver Hosting competency, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft silver competency, partners must successfully demonstrate expertise through rigorous exams, culminating in Microsoft certifications. And to ensure the highest quality of services, Microsoft requires customer references for successful implementation and customer Read more