Radio Show Recording: Tech Czar Michael DeAloia interview with UCG CEO Jim Kandrac

Cleveland Confidential Radio on AM1420: Listen to show! 

Tech Czar Michael DeAloia hosted Jim Kandrac on Sunday, December 14. Listen to the recording of this entertaining and informative show broadcast on Cleveland Confidential Radio, Cleveland’s AM1420 Radio 

Cleveland Confidential Radio is all about exploring the big personalities, great entrepreneurs and the exciting creative class that are making a difference in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Jim shared some knowledge on his entrepreneurial experiences and the challenges of leading a tech company in Cleveland since 1987, as well as a few very entertaining stories about his life!

Be sure to check out the article published a few months ago in the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tech Czar Talk: Reinvention is key for tech companies featuring United Computer Group, Inc.

Happy Holidays from United Computer Group!

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Tech Czar Michael DeAloia hosts UCG President Jim Kandrac on Cleveland Confidential Radio!

Tech Czar Michael DeAloia hosts Jim Kandrac, United Computer Group President & Founder  

Cleveland Confidential Radio

Sunday, December 14, 2014

6:00 pm EST

Tune in to Cleveland’s AM1420 Radio

Don’t miss Tech Czar Michael DeAloia’s interview with UCG’s President & Founder Jim Kandrac on Cleveland Confidential Radio! 

Cleveland Confidential Radio is all about exploring the big personalities, great entrepreneurs and the exciting creative class that are making a difference in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Jim will be sharing some knowledge on his entrepreneurial experiences and the challenges of leading a tech company in Cleveland since 1987.

In the meantime, check out the article published a few months ago in the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tech Czar Talk: Reinvention is key for tech companies featuring United Computer Group, Inc.

IBM i Shops Climb Into the VAULT

Alex Woodie

By Alex Woodie, Editor IT Jungle

United Computer Group has landed two new customers for VAULT400, its hosted offering for IBM i backups and disaster recovery as a service. The new customers include R.W. Sidley of Ohio and Mid-America Door of Oklahoma.

R.W. Sidley has been a UCG customer for more than 20 years and recently included backup as a service (BaaS) using VAULT400. The company, which supplies ready-mix concrete among other construction materials, decided to bolster the security of its IBM i-resident data by utilizing the VAULT400 service to house backups.

Instead of handling the backups manually, the company uses VAULT400 to automatically process the nightly backups. After compressing and encrypting the data, VAULT400 sends the backups offsite to two UCG data centers, located in Cleveland, Ohio, and Atlanta, Georgia.

"VAULT400 is working great," says Brad Buescher, the HR director for the Painesville, Ohio, company. The fact that R.W. Sidley worked with UCG for 20 years played heavily in the decision to use VAULT400, he added. The company elected not to buy the DR option, which is available in 12- and 24-hour recovery time objective (RTO) options.

Meanwhile, Mid-America Door seems to be happy with its VAULT400 implementation. The Ponca City, Oklahoma, company uses an IBM i ERP system from Friedman and was shopping for online backup solutions.

After initially selecting a different online backup solution, Mid-America Door decided to cancel the implementation and seek a second opinion. Carl Christensen, vice president and COO of the company, consulted with Friedman, which recommended UCG and its VAULT400 solution.

The implementation went smoothly, and now Mid-America Door's IBM i data is protected by VAULT400. "I have peace of mind now that I know our data is securely backed up every day, and that I picked the right team with the knowledge to make it happen," Christensen says.

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Happy Thanksgiving from United Computer Group, Inc.

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”- Melody Beattie

For nearly three decades, United Computer Group has placed its highest value on the relationships we have built with our clients, business partners, and vendors. At Thanksgiving time, we pause to think about all we are grateful for and give thanks.

Thank you for your business, your trust, and your friendship. From everyone at UCG, we wish you and yours a happy, healthy, wonderful Thanksgiving.

Sincerely,

Jim Kandrac, Mike Powall, and the UCG team

UCG’s VAULT400 BaaS a Natural Choice for R.W. Sidley, Inc.

United Computer Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that R.W. Sidley of Painesville, Ohio has selected VAULT400 BaaS as its backup solution. R.W. Sidley has been a valued client of United Computer Group for over 20 years.

Brad Buescher, Human Resource Director, had taken on more responsibility in

R.W. Sidley’s IT department. He immediately recognized the need to improve their primary system up time and security, and contacted UCG. R.W. Sidley runs on the IBM Power 5+system also provided by UCG.

UCG updated their Uninterruptable Power Supply in addition to adding VAULT400 BaaS. R.W. Sidley’s data is now encrypted, compressed, and sent offsite nightly to two secure HIPAA compliant data centers located in Cleveland, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia.

“VAULT400 is working great,” stated Buescher. “United Computer Group worked with our IT staff to setup the system and make sure we understand how it operates. R.W. Sidley chose UCG’s VAULT400 BaaS because the company has provided dependable IT support to our organization for over two decades. We trust UCG to support and secure our business critical data.”

In addition, R. W. Sidley will enjoy Hardware Disaster Recovery at no charge for 30 days. In the event of a disaster, UCG will provide a like system loaded with their data within 48 hours. (12 and 24 Hour RTO options are also available.) R.W. Sidley then has the option to purchase the like system or order a new one from UCG.

A key success factor for this 81 year old business is their core belief in continuous improvement and investment in state of the art technology, art batching, manufacturing and recycling equipment.

About R. W. Sidley, Inc.

rwsidley.com

R.W. Sidley, Inc. was established in 1933 as a mining and manufacturing company. Since then they have continued to build their company through the development of high quality products derived from our original core products of silica sand and bank gravel. As a full service supplier R.W. Sidley, Inc. provides a broad range of construction solutions for today's building industry. They manufacture and supply bulk aggregates, industrial minerals, ready-mix concrete, masonry block products, structural and architectural precast components, and building supplies.

The historic Casement House, built in 1870 in Painesville, Ohio, serves as R. W. Sidley’s Corporate Office. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Mid-America Door Chooses Industry Expert United Computer Group, Inc. for BaaS

"I have peace of mind now that I know our data is securely backed up every day, and that I picked the right team with the knowledge to make it happen.”

United Computer Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mid-America Door has chosen UCG’s VAULT400 BaaS as its data backup solution. 

After initially proceeding with another BaaS managed service provider, Carl Christensen, Vice President & COO of Mid-America Door, had concerns during installation and was left with doubt about the provider’s ability to install and support the solution. Carl cancelled the install, turned to his ERP vendor, Friedman Group, and was referred to industry experts United Computer Group. After an online meeting, disk analysis, receiving their proposal, and due diligence, Carl felt confident that UCG’s VAULT400 BaaS was the answer to their data backup issues. He made the final decision, and days later VAULT400 was installed and configured in an online meeting in less than 90 minutes.

The IT team and business partners of Mid-America Door worked with closely with UCG’s lead engineer, Vladimir Capitanov, on the installation and technology refresh. Pleased with his decision, Christensen stated, “I have peace of mind now that I know our data is securely backed up every day, and that I picked the right team with the knowledge to make it happen.

About Mid-America Door
midamericadoor.com

Mid-America Door, located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, was founded in 1991 by a group of door dealers and others to manufacture steel sectional overhead-type doors. The company was based on a culture of inspired vision, thoughtful planning, and a combination of many years of overhead door experience. Since the early 1990's, Mid-America Door has experienced continuous growth, expanding its product lines, production capacity, and market coverage. Their belief and commitment to quality and customer service will ensure their continued growth.

"Doors built the old fashioned way - with quality."