VNET COO, Brad Wiertel, featured in the latest podcast, TechTips, New Trivia Question, PDF Guide Download, and more!

 
VNET – 30 Years
 
April Newsletter
 
Brad Wiertel - COO
 
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VNET chief operations officer, Brad Wiertel, is our featured guest this month on the VNET Radio podcast. Brad discusses everything from the early days when Mr. Deuterman started the business, to the late 90's when dial-up internet access was blowing minds all around the world. Brad was a fresh-faced graduate of Penn State when he came to work in the service department of VNET (SOFTEK) back in 1998, yet even then, he had the instincts and hunger for technology that made him a stand out. Brad has literally done it all in the service of our company and the businesses we have supported over these past 23 years. In this podcast, find out how Brad and his team have transformed the services of VNET in order to protect our clients in an ever changing threat landscape.
 
 
 

Congratulations to VNET Newsletter subscriber John S. who was selected at random after responding to our trivia question from our March newsletter. He will receive a $25.00 gift card to Jimmy John's. Thanks to everyone who emailed an answer, and be sure to read through this month's newsletter for our latest trivia question! (The correct answer for March was the Melissa virus.

 
 
Datto Blue Diamond Partner
 
VNET Achieves Blue Diamond Partner Status with Datto
 
We are pleased to announce that we have achieved exclusive Blue Diamond partner status with Datto, the leading global provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions purpose-built for delivery by managed service providers (MSPs). Datto Blue Diamond status represents the top 2 percent of the company’s partners, worldwide!
 
 
Encryption
 

VNET TechTip: Encrypt Your Devices

 

Millions of smart phones are lost each year. Did you know that for every 100 devices your business buys, up to 5 of them will be lost or stolen? And that potentially means criminals accessing your data. Here’s the simple method we recommend to protect all your devices.

 
 
 
 

New Tech for Your TV

 

Streaming devices have become ubiquitous in almost every household. Smart TVs are the norm, and inexpensive streaming appliances can be bought easily for under $30 from the likes of Google, Roku, and Amazon.

 

But as consumers have become accustomed to consuming more and more films and TV in their homes in 2020, many people have been upgrading their home entertainment systems to improve their experience. Larger, sharper 4K screens have replaced aging 1080p TVs. Many of these new TVs offer HDR (High Dynamic Range Color), faster screen refresh rates, and add-on sound systems cable of Dolby Atmos audio...

 
 
 

Did you know Windows 10 can protect you from distractions?

 

It’s easy to get distracted when you’re working, isn’t it?


Notifications pinging up, emails popping in, files being updated. It can be endless.


Fortunately, Windows 10 has a feature called Focus Assist that has your back.


Go to Settings > System > Focus Assist and it’ll block all notifications and alerts when you need it to.

 

It can even be set to turn on automatically during certain hours. Better still, you can select certain contacts to be priorities, so that their notifications always get through even in Focus mode - so you’ll never miss a message from your other half.

 
 
 
 
The Top 5 Questions...
 

We love answering your questions. We aim to be as transparent as possible when telling you how we work and how we can work with you.

In our ebook, we tackle five of these top questions!

 

So if you’re looking for a new IT support partner - one who works as part of your business and not as just another supplier - give us a call.

We’d like to discuss how we can help your business reach its goals this year.

 
 
 

Jokes of the Month

 
Q. Why did Wi-Fi and the laptop get married?
A. Because they had a connection.


Don't use "beef stew" as a computer password. It's not stroganoff.

 
Q. How does a computer get drunk?
A. It takes screenshots.
 
Comedy isn't easy. Have a tech related joke? Share it with us: marketing@velocitynetwork.net

 
 
VNET 30 Years Trivia Question of the Month
 
Back in 1990, our President and CEO, Joel Deuterman, moved to Erie, PA and started what would one day become the leading MSP in the region. In that same year, the first internet search engine was created. What was the name of this search engine? (It's okay if you use a search engine to find out!)
 
Submit your answer to marketing@velocitynetwork.net for a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to the Erie Brewing Company!
 

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