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Head “Down The Vent” – and Play Games for a Great Cause

Red Level employee Matthew Hagon and his friends Joe Perri and Josh Bohnard like to play board games- a lot.  Two and a half years ago, they began channeling their passion towards a great cause: Helping sick children. The three founded an organization called "Down The Vent" and began hosting semi-annual all-day table game events to benefit the Children's Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization which supports children's hospitals nationwide.  For a few dollars, participants of all ages are invited to try their hand at any of the 200 table games in an all-day gaming marathon, with all profits going to Children's Miracle Network. Typically, over 100 people come together in a local high school library to try new games, support the cause, and have a lot of fun in the process.  Hagon and Perri emphasize the relaxed family-friendly nature of the event, with participants ranging in the age from 3 years and ...

2023-02-16T16:01:54+00:00
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IT Capital Expenditure vs. IT Operating Expenditure: Which makes sense for your business?

Well, what should it be – buy or lease your IT infrastructure? Two titanic strategies are fighting it out for supremacy, and there can be only one winner. CAPx This is the way it’s always been done, and the concept is straightforward enough: you pay up front to purchase all the hardware, software, and peripherals that you’re going to need, planning for a specific lifecycle. You handle installation, configuration, and day-to-day management. Outside of limited (usually very limited) warranties, you take responsibility for whatever breaks, and you have to fix it. You pay more up front, but you maintain absolute ownership and control, in the most immediate hands-on sense, of all aspects of your IT infrastructure. The gear you buy shows up on your balance sheets as a company asset, and you might even gain tax benefits too, through purchase or depreciation. OPx This upstart strategy is gaining traction in a lot ...

2023-02-16T16:01:54+00:00
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Merry Christmas from Red Level

Red Level’s offices will be closed on Christmas Day (12/25), but you are never alone. For emergency technical support please call 248.412.8210. We wish you a very happy holiday season filled with family, friends and tasty treats! We have so much to celebrate - especially a great team and great clients like you. Thank you, The Red Level Support Team 248.412.8210 support@redlevelnetworks.com

2023-02-16T16:01:56+00:00
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What is your favorite Christmas cookie?

Sugar Cookies? Chocolate Santa Bars? Hungarian Honey Nut Kiffles? We popped in on a few of the talented technologists, consultants and innovators at Red Level to ask them to share their favorite sugary holiday snacks. Whatever your favorite may be Red Level has the recipe for success. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy our favorite cookies! What is your favorite cookie recipe?

2023-02-16T16:01:56+00:00
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What’s your favorite Christmas carol?

As Buddy the Elf says "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." We popped in on a few of the talented technologists, consultants and innovators at Red Level to ask them to sing a few bars of their favorite Christmas songs. While the producers from The Voice won't be calling anytime soon, the team fields a lot of calls from smart CIOs and IT Directors. Sing along with us to some of the classic Christmas tunes. What is your favorite Christmas carol?

2023-02-16T16:01:56+00:00
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What if you were Santa’s CTO?

The talented technologists, consultants and innovators at Red Level are busy working year round to provide you with the best technology for your business needs. We can’t wait to see what is in store for 2016. This year we asked a few of our helpers - what technology they would recommend if they were Santa's CTO – the answers were funny and enlightening. What technologies are you looking to implement in 2016?

2023-02-16T16:01:56+00:00
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What’s your favorite Christmas movie?

We popped in on a few of the talented technologists, consultants and innovators at Red Level to ask them their favorite Christmas movie and share a funny line or two. They had us laughing. Hope you'll like it too. Pour yourself a bowl of candy, candy cane, candy corn and syrup and enjoy! Please share your favorite Christmas movie in the comments. Bonus points posting your take on the funniest lines.

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Red Level Networks Announces Company Expansion

Red Level Networks, a premier Michigan-based IT solutions provider, announced today that it has expanded its company footprint by adding two new office locations in the Michigan cities of Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids. Find out more by reading our press release below. RLN Expansion.pdf

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Five Key Considerations for Choosing a Disaster Recovery Solution

Not all DR/DRASS solutions are created equal-and some details make all the difference.  The idea behind disaster recovery seems simple enough- to enable your business to be up and running as quickly as possible following a catastrophic event.  As with most simple concepts, though, the devil is the details: What constitutes a disaster? What needs to be recovered? How quickly does it have to happen? Not surprisingly, the simple answers to these questions - "Anything bad, " "Everything, " and "immediately" - aren't usually the right ones.  In fact, there aren't any universal right or wrong answers.  The "right" answer for one business could be disastrously wrong for another. At Red Level, we've seen firsthand how too many businesses settle for general answers when considering DR or DRASS without giving enough careful consideration to their own unique needs.  We've pinpointed five particular areas you should evaluate when selecting a DR or DRASS solution. ...

2023-02-16T16:01:57+00:00
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