March 2012 - Best Managed Cloud, IT and Cyber-security in Florida

Meet Scott Brown our Director of Technical Operations

Our Fearless Editor has an opportunity to sit down, one-on-one and have an informal chat/interview with Director of Technical Operations Scott Brown, 10-year Appliedi veteran, MCITP and computer scientist with a Bachelors degree in computer science. Surprisingly enough, he’s not just brains and good looks, he’s full of wit, charm and personality. Fearless Editor: Scott,…

All About Applied Innovations’ State-of-the-Art Secure Network and Datacenters

Our infrastructure promises maximum reliability, security and performance. At Applied Innovations, we have constructed our entire infrastructure to deliver maximum reliability, security and performance. We set our standards far above the industry accepted minimums because that differentiates us from our competitors. To feel confident in your choice of web hosting partner, you need to know…

Spotlight on Arrow Consulting & Design

A proven leader in web and software development, right here in sunny South Florida Applied Innovations is proud to reference customers such as Arrow Consulting and Design, a .NET-focused firm offering custom development resources for ASP.NET, Windows/WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) development, SharePoint, and DotNetNuke as well as web development, internet marketing, and graphic design. Arrow…

There May be a Pot of Gold Waiting for You on Pinterest

9 simple steps for using Pinterest to explode traffic. If you haven’t already heard, Pinterest is the latest greatest, fastest growing phenomenon on the web today. For the uninformed, Pinterest is a digital pin board where users can create and share collections of imagery and video. It is totally addictive – think digital hoarding, but…

Basic Tips for a Secure Cloud Hosting

Moving to the cloud. It seems like everyone’s doing it. So it must be safe and secure, right? With any type of server, security should be a priority and when moving to the cloud there are a few things to note to make sure you’re as secure as possible. Choosing Cloud Products Virtualization software. By…

WebMatrix: What Developers Need To Know.

Like many hosting companies, Applied Innovations was started by some guy that made web pages and decided he could build the better mousetrap (or server as it may be). As much as I try to separate myself from development and design (I’m much better at hosting websites than designing them) I still love to do…

Password Security 101

We understand that most of our clients are business-oriented and not security-focused, and so many don’t realize the true implications of a password compromise. For example, a client recently asked us to reset a password for one of their user’s email accounts and provided us with a very weak password to use (in fact, the…