UCG Technologies Awarded 2016 ELDY Business Partner of the Year!

UCG is pleased and honored to have been awarded the ELDY award for 2016 Business Partner of the Year.

"Thanks for attending the 10th annual ELDY Awards and congratulations to you and the entire UCG team on winning the Business Partner of the Year award for 2016--the first company to have won a second such award. UCG was chosen from over 60 IT related business partners. 

We appreciate the many years of partnering with you and that your organization continues to look for ways to add value for Austin as evidenced with the KnowBe4 cyber security training. Thanks again for your sponsorship of the ELDYs. I look forward to seeing you again at next years’ event.”   
Larry Domzalski, IT Director, Austin Powder Company

Thank you, Larry Domzalski and Austin Powder Company!

Meet Mary Borkman, Client Success Manager, UCG Technologies

In 2016 UCG Technologies announced our Enterprise Security Training partnership with KnowBe4. It quickly became obvious that this program was key to the safety and security of our clients' data and indeed, their entire organization. Our clients' data is protected by UCG's Enterprise Cloud Backup, DR, and H/A. 

But when it comes to cyber security, human error is the number one cause of security breach. It’s imperative to ensure that all employees are educated and up to speed on how to spot ransomware attacks BEFORE they click on a dangerous link.

As you know, cyber security attacks are an epidemic; the hackers have a plethora of nefarious methods to steal your data. That is why we made the decision to hire a dedicated Client Success Manager to focus solely on Enterprise Security Training. 

Mary Borkman, Client Success Manager
UCG Technologies

We are pleased to introduce Mary Borkman, Client Success Manager for UCG Technologies.

Please join us in welcoming Mary to the UCG Technologies team! Give her a call or drop her an email for details on how to take advantage of this no-charge added value for existing and new UCG clients. She can be reached at 216.520.1333 #145 or mborkman@ucgtechnologies.com.










In the meantime, watch our 90 second video!

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UCG Technologies Seeking a Senior IBM i Series Engineer (Power Systems) - Independence, OH

Founded in 1987, UCG Technologies is experiencing significant growth in our MSP practice for IBM i and UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup, DR and H/A. UCG supports clients in over 31 states.

We are seeking a full-time Senior IBM i Series Engineer (Power Systems) to become an integral part of our team at our Independence, OH headquarters. Candidate must be proficient with the IBM i OS, AIX and Linux LPARS. IBM Certifications are required.   

The ideal candidate will have the ability to step in and make a difference on Day One.

Download complete job description here. 

SECURITY Awareness and the HUMAN Firewall

Five ways to protect your organization from disaster

By Jim Kandrac, President UCG Technologies, for IBM Systems Magazine

A midsize retailer's recent email phishing test revealed how susceptible companies can be to hackers. Employees received an email disguised as a threat of termination from their human resources department for accessing prohibited sites on the job. It included instructions to click a link in the message to see a list of sites they allegedly visited.

Over 48 percent of employees clicked on the link, despite the fact that the sender's email address was from an unknown source and the link clearly led to a destination outside the firewall. This may be an extreme example of how companies can fall prey to phishing, but it's not unusual. 

In my experience, between 20 and 45 percent of employees are deceived by email ploys. A single click to a malicious site can infect a user's computer with malware that compromises the entire corporate network. 


Many experts believe breaches are so common that the issue is no longer whether organizations will be attacked but when.

The average consolidated 

total cost of a data breach, 

according to a Ponemon Institute study.

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Read full article in IBM Systems Magazine online or click the image to the right to download a PDF.

 

Then give us a call at 800.211.8798 to learn more about what UCG can do to protect YOUR organization from disaster.

UCG & OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS USERS CONFERENCE 2016

UCG Technologies will be in attendance and exhibiting at the Optimum Solutions Users Conference being held September 13 through 16 at the Hilton Suites in Downtown Nashville.

UCG's president Jim Kandrac will be presenting on Wednesday, September 14 at 1:15 pm. 

BACKUP, STAY SAFE & AVOID DOWNTIME

Top five ways to protect your organization

Jim Kandrac is the Founder & President of UCG Technologies in Independence, OH. UCG specializes in IBM Power Systems running the i OS IBM i Series, and protects all platforms from 10GB to in excess of 100TB with UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup, DR, H/A, and Enterprise Security Training. UCG has been an IBM Business Partner since its founding in 1987.  

You can download the full conference agenda here.

Be sure to stop by UCG's table and attend Jim's presentation to learn more about how your organization can benefit from UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup, DR, and H/A solutions which now include Enterprise Security Training. In the meantime, check out our video below. Hope to see you in Nashville! #OptimumUC2016

IBM i Solution Edition for UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup & Disaster Recovery

Organizations gain significant IBM i pricing benefits, and an easy-to-manage cloud backup and DR solution that delivers a low total cost of ownership!

Benefits:

• Save $6,000 to $60,000
• 4 to 16 Cores
• Discounted IBM i User Licenses
• No Charge Service Vouchers
• Discounted Rational Users

As an IBM Business Partner, UCG has worked with IBM for three decades to ensure tight integration of our solutions. That collaboration has extended to UCG’s participation in the IBM Advisory Council and includes product design and development to testing and go-to-market strategies.

The IBM i Solution Edition for UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup & DR is available for both the IBM Power System S814 and S824 line of servers. Both Power Systems feature the latest IBM processors, which represent a true leap forward to more intelligent systems that reduce complexity, decrease energy consumption, minimize downtime and drive down operational costs.

IBM features UCG's Enterprise Cloud Backup & DR services on the IBM Global Solutions Directory.

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IBM i Solution Edition for UCG Cloud Backup & DR

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