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Join us as we kick off season 2 of QualITy Time with Rick and Rob! In this episode, we discuss the recent "Shields Up" Advisory that the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released. Join us as we share recommendations on critical cybersecurity areas to focus on. Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

Live and in person again, Rick and Rob meet with Dan Murray, SVP of Strategic Growth and Operations to discuss 2021 IT trends and areas we expect significant impact to customers in 2022, including shifts in IT buying models, technology convergence, and automation.  Featured questions from this episode's "Let's Taco 'bout IT" segment:  What is the future role of application performance monitoring? Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

Live and in person, Rick and Rob discuss IT-as-a-Service models, the many different offerings on the market including Ransomware-as-a-Service, and the benefits of shifting from CapEx to OpEx.  Featured questions from this episode's "Let's Taco 'bout IT" segment: "What's a common misconception of the cloud?" Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

Mike O'Brien, commonly referred to as OB, joins Rick and Rob to share his expertise in networking and stories on some of the ways he's had to be creative in architecting network solutions for businesses. OB also discusses wireless connectivity, the advantages of Wi-Fi 6, and his favorite food to grill.  Featured questions from this episode's "Let's Taco 'bout IT" segment: Tim: "What is your favorite antivirus and why?" Alex: "How do you address ransomware for SaaS providers? Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

Join Rick and Rob as they discuss cloud solutions including the Shared Responsibility Model, CICD, how to use partners like AppDynamics to prevent downtime, and Rick's favorite topic, cloud security with Aqueduct's Cloud Practice Director, Neil Mager.  Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

Listen in as Rick and Rob discuss some of the misconceptions about cloud solutions, the difference between cloud and cloud native, and advice on what organization's should keep in mind when choosing cloud vendors with Aqueduct's Cloud Native Director, Neil Mager.  Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

Rick and Rob chat with Aqueduct's Collaboration Technical Director, Matt Guerrera, about how technology will transform as employees return to the office, artificial intelligence for contact centers, and the future of collaboration technology and how we use it.  Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

In this episode, we discuss Rick's favorite topic, IT Security, with Aqueduct engineer Matt Albrecht, a 2X CCNP in Enterprise Networking and Security. Covered topics include SASE, cyberattacks, and Matt's advanced at-home setup for IoT devices and network security.  Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

In this special bonus episode, we talk about trends and announcements that came out of this year's Cisco Live event in the security, collaboration, and networking space. To provide more context, we're joined by some of Aqueduct's elite technical talent: Jay Sartori, Networking Technical Director,  2xCCIE (DC/Security), CISSP Zack James, Collaboration Practice Director Matt Albrecht, Network Architect, 2xCCNP (Enterprise, Security) Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

In this episode, Aqueduct's Director of Staffing, Erin Bouthiette, and Technical Recruiter, Grace Calfin, join us to discuss how Aqueuduct's Staffing practice got started, how Covid-19 has impacted the IT industry from an employment perspective, and provide advice to those seeking IT-related roles.  Have questions you want to be answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected]. Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our solutions and services.

Join us and special guest Jay Sartori, a double CCIE and CISSP Technical Director at Aqueduct Technologies, as we discuss current enterprise technology trends including SASE, cloud calling, and Zero-Trust.  Have questions you want answered in our next episode? Submit them here or email us at [email protected].  Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our services.

Join Rick and Rob as they take listeners through the journey of how Aqueduct Technologies, New England's leading IT solutions provider, got started, and how they're helping customers leverage technology.  Submit questions to our "Let's Taco-bout IT" segment where we answer your burning IT questions by emailing us at [email protected].  Visit www.aqueducttech.com for more information about our services.