Wishing All A Blessed New Year!

As we look behind at the fullness of the gratitude in our service for our clients and our employees, we look forward to the joy and growth that 2019 will bring and wish for all the best in the new year. Happy New Year from HCGi.

John Lennon - Happy Christmas

Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud Platform

Learn about the latest multi-region availability for Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud Platform.

To find out more about this and so many more of our IT services, contact HCGi at 410-740-3020 or visit our website at https://hcgi.com

Happiest of Holidays To All From HCGi

Another great year is nearing its end and we are knowing how much there is to celebrate in our world. HCGi wishes you all the Happiest of Holidays. Thank you!

Two Days of Charitable Events

Wrapped up two days of charitable events at Dover Downs in Delaware and Laurel Park in Maryland where we match the total of all our losing tickets with a donation to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Great time. Great people. Great cause. Thank you all.

Reminder: HCGi - A Day at the Races Benefit for St. Jude Children's Hospital - Fri Dec 14th

HCGI Cordially invites you to…

A Day at the Races

Friday, December 14, 2018

Laural Park

1st Race at 12:05pm

RSVP to MdTeam@hcgi.com

or/ 410-202-8042

The more money you lose, the more money we donateto St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!

HCGi Awarded Contracts

HCGI has been awarded the following contract vehicles:

GSA Schedule 581

MEEC AV Contract 2018

Howard County Audio Visual Installation Contract 2018

Howard County AV Products Contract 2018

NASPO 2018 Contract

NCPA 2018

State of Maryland DOIT Hardware Contract

State of Maryland DOIT Software Contract

State of Maryland DOIT Consulting Contract

Montgomery County Tech Contract

State of Delaware Computer Contract

* Please note, this list is subject to change.

HCGi Invites You To A Day At The Races Benefiting St. Jude Children's Hospital

HCGI Cordially invites you to…

A Day at the Races

Friday, December 14, 2018

Laural Park

1st Race at 12:05pm

RSVP to MdTeam@hcgi.com

or/ 410-202-8042

The more money you lose, the more money we donateto St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!

Our Simple And Constant Mission Statement

Our Mission Statement is simple and yet a constant reminder of who we serve and how we can succeed:

"To Enjoy Success 

By Continuing To Satisfy 

Our Customer's IT Needs."

At HCGi, we deliver IT.

With Over 200 Tech Partners, HCGi Delivers IT

Below is just a sampling of the over 200 Tech Partners that HCGi partners with to deliver the best in IT today and into the future.

Absolute Software 

ADVA Optical Networking 

AeroHive 

Aruba/HP 

Avaya 

Barracuda 

Brother 

Buffalo 

Ciena 

Cisco 

Cisco HyperFlex 

Citrix 

Crestron 

D-Link 

Dell-EMC 

Epson 

F5 

Force Point 

Fortinet 

Fujitsu 

Getac 

Google 

HP 

HPE 

IBM 

Infinidat 

InFocus 

Juniper 

Lenovo 

Lexmark 

Meraki/Cisco 

Microsoft 

Motorola 

Netapp 

Net Gear 

Nexsan 

Nimble 

Palo Alto 

Panasonic 

Pure Storage 

Q-Logic 

Redhat 

Samsung 

Seagate 

Sharp 

Sonicwall 

Sony 

Sophos 

Toshiba 

Ubiquiti Networks 

VMWare 

Veritas

Xirrus 

Workforce Solutions

The workforce will already have changed when you finish this reading

Why I Teach Cybersecurity Leadership

Dr. Mansur Hasib shares his passion for teaching Cybersecurity Leadership.

Happy ThanksGiving!

We have so much to be thankful for and the more we remember and realize our blessings and give thanks along the way, the more blessings come. Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States and a wonderful reminder to give thanks each and every day. I hope your Thanksgiving Day is a joyous one!

HCGi Data Center Solutions

There are many options from multiple manufacturers, your organization should consider. Rather than offer you one solution from one company, we represent all of the leading manufacturers so we can provide you with the best fit at a competitive price.

HCGI provides a full range of solutions from HP, Dell, NetApp, Google, Lenovo, and VMWare to help secure your critical data. HCGI has provided data center customers with server/storage solutions since 1996.

HCGI offers leading-edge technology for disk-to-disk expandable storage technology for data backup, nearline storing, media sharing storage, content creation, imaging, streaming, and post-production solutions. Our installations range from 10s of Terabytes to 1 Petabyte in storage. We can help you design the best possible solution to meet your unique application needs at the best price.

Your organization’s infrastructure is comprised of hardware and software products from a variety of vendors, each with different warranty, support and maintenance requirements. The continual cycle of tracking equipment and software licenses, and managing their corresponding contracts, is both time consuming and costly. Time spent auditing assets and tracking contracts is time lost on your initiatives and projects.

HCGI excels at ensuring that your IT assets, service plans, and service providers complement each other, freeing you and your staff to concentrate on higher-value activities.

Our HCGi Solution Architect Assistant

High Tech. Highly Efficient.

Converged infrastructure is now the latest trend in data centers. An HCGi Solution Architect can assist your team in evaluating and implementing the right solution. Our advanced certifications require HCGi engineers remain book smart and our hundreds of clients give us practical experience. Interoperability of networks is becoming more and more crucial to business efficiency, and ultimately business success. Having all of your company’s systems—servers, storage, networking, facilities, and management—work the same way and draw from the same pool of resources through a common platform makes everything easier. And converged infrastructure enables that platform to not only be efficient and

Having all your company’s systems—servers, storage, networking, facilities, and management—work the same way and draw from the same pool of resources through a common platform makes everything easier. And converged infrastructure enables that platform to not only be efficient and organized but also user-friendly and communicable with outside systems, driving down operational costs and improving agility.

Interoperability of networks is becoming more and more crucial to business efficiency, and ultimately business success. Having all of your company’s systems—servers, storage, networking, facilities, and management—work the same way and draw from the same pool of resources through a common platform makes everything easier. And converged infrastructure enables that platform to not only be efficient and organized but also user-friendly and communicable with outside systems, driving down operational costs and improving agility.

Migration Made Easy by HCGi

Migration Made Easy

HCGI can help you migrate to a converged infrastructure solution today. Many information technology experts predict this will be the IT “tectonic shift” of the next decade. Converged infrastructure will help your business move away from information silos that don’t cooperate with other systems internally or externally and make stored files difficult to share. Experts predict that two-thirds of enterprise applications will be packaged in a converged solution over the next 3-4 years resulting in major cost savings and improved IT agility. Converged infrastructures package servers,

Experts predict that two-thirds of enterprise applications will be packaged in a converged solution over the next 3-4 years resulting in major cost savings and improved IT agility. Converged infrastructures package servers, storage, and networking into a single “cloud-ready” framework driving down capital costs, operational costs and management complexity.

James Cook University Case Study

James Cook University was faced with the challenge of replacing outdated, aging firewalls. Fortinet was identified as the party that could supply the best solution.

Fortinet is one of our key partners to provide the best IT services that we can for all of our clients. At HCGi, we get IT. Call us for more information at 800-370-5849.

Examining HCGi's Services: Managed Print Services

Managed Print Services (MPS) can help you to assess, deploy and manage an imaging and printing environment tailored to meet your organization’s needs while helping you reduce costs, conserve resources and simplify document-intensive processes.

MPS involve managing hardcopy device fleets of copiers, printers, multifunction devices, and fax machines in a unified fashion. By outsourcing this function, you can focus on your core business and eliminate surplus supplies.

After an assessment, we can redeploy devices for the most economical benefit without work reduction. We monitor supplies and support all manufacturers. We offer same day repair and discount on new printers.

AV Design & Installation

We believe in optimal system designs from classrooms and auditoriums to complex video conferencing and streaming surveillance solutions. We combine solutions from the leading manufacturers with an experienced installation team. Most installations involve aesthetics needs as well as the potential for disruption. Our many references can verify our expertise in delivering a clean installation, completed on time. Our solution architects bring over 20 years of experience to this practice.

Projectors
Our Projector Premier Partner is Epson that offers the finest, most affordable projectors. Through Epson’s Brighter Futures program you get the opportunity to make the most of your technology budget. Epson products deliver low cost of ownership, high performance and reliability, plus t, e features and functions that you need most to support teaching and learning in the classroom, the computer lab, the auditorium and anywhere students and educators engage in instruction. The Epson Brighter Futures program is available for all K-12 and Higher Education institutions and educators. There are no purchasing requirements or minimums. All you need to do is work with HCGI’s Authorized Brighter Futures representative.

HCGI’s experienced team of experts have implemented both small and large- scale network video solutions for clients in the K-12, Higher Education, Financial, Healthcare, and Commercial business industries.

The Importance Of Video Surveillance

Video Surveillance is an important emerging technology for many organizations:

• Hospitals need to make surveillance easier for security personnel
• Schools need to provide a secure environment for students and employees in the face of theft, vandalism, and unfortunately, violence;
• Municipal, State and Federal facilities, from administrative centers to national monuments have become potential security targets;
• Industrial installations demand that assets are secured and operations managed in a safe environment for staff and customers; and
• Office buildings must protect confidential data and valuable content, not to mention the safety and security of the people who work there.

A network-centric video surveillance infrastructure that supports video transmission, monitoring, recording, and management with access to surveillance video at any time and from any place enables real-time incident response, investigation, and resolution. It is imperative to understand critical business and technical requirements to ensure video quality and reliable capture, and scalability for future advancements and business needs.

Contact HCGi for more information at 410-740-3020.

Oct. 30th: Award Winning Author and Leader Speaks At Our Fall Security Forum

In front of a room full of cybersecurity leaders from around the globe, UMUC's world-leading graduate and undergraduate cybersecurity programs serving over 12,000 students worldwide is honored with the 2018 SC Award for Best Cybersecurity Higher Education Program at the 22nd annual awards gala held at the Intercontinental, San Francisco on April 17, 2018.

Dr. Mansur Hasib is the guest speaker at our Fall Security Forum on October 30th, 2018. For more information, please see www.hcgi.com or call us at 800-370-5849.

Cybersecurity Leadership with Dr. Hasib At Our Fall Security Forum

Dr. Mansur Hasib shares his passion for teaching Cybersecurity Leadership. Dr. Hasib will be the guest speaker at our upcoming Fall Security Forum on October 30th, 2018.

For more information, go to www.hcgi.com or call 800-370-5849

Dr. Mansur Hasib, Cybersecurity Leader Speaks At Our Fall Forum

Dr. Mansur Hasib, Cybersecurity Leader, Speaker, Author and Media Commentator, talks to Rima Aristocrat, President & CEO of Willis College, about Cybersecurity Leadership Education.

FALL SECURITY FORUM

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Dr. Mansur Hasib, CISSP, PMP, CPHIMS

Award Winning Cybersecurity Leader, 

Author, and Media Commentator 

Location:

Hotel Annapolis

126 West Street

Annapolis, MD 21401

Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

10:30 am to 1:30 pm

Buffet Lunch Available

Dr. Hasib discusses why
cybersecurity should be viewed as

a people-powered perpetual innovation.
The first twenty-five confirmations
will receive signed copies of Dr. Hasib’s book,
Cybersecurity Leadership.

To confirm attendance or get additional details,
 click here, or contact MDTeam@hcgi.com,
 or call 410-202-8042

10440 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044

Our Sponsors For This Event:

 

Jennie Kam: white hat hacker

Meet Jennie Kam, a Cisco security researcher who tests products for vulnerabilities. Learn more at newsroom.cisco.com

Fortinet is partnering with us in our Fall Security Forum on October 30th 2018. For more information, see www.hcgi.com or call us at 800-370-5849

Security tips by Dave Malarky, CEO: Phishing Robot

Don't let a robot spill all your secrets on the internet. Sophos has you covered against phishing attacks.

Sophos is partnering with us in our Fall Security Forum on October 30th 2018. For more information, see www.hcgi.com or call us at 800-370-5849.

Fortinet Network Security | Cybersecurity Solutions

Learn about Industry’s broadest coverage of network security use-cases which reduces the complexity of enterprises with better visibility and performance.

As security architects consider how to provide comprehensive threat protection for their enterprises, including intrusion prevention, web filtering, anti-malware and application control, they face a major complexity hurdle managing these point products with no integration and lack of visibility. Gartner estimates that by 2019 80% of enterprise traffic will be encrypted and 50% of attacks targeting enterprise will be hidden in encrypted traffic. FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall utilizes purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance including encrypted traffic. FortiGate reduces complexity with automated visibility into applications, users and network and provides security ratings to adopt security best practices.

Fortinet is partnering with us in our Fall Security Forum on October 30th 2018. For more information, see www.hcgi.com or call us at 800-370-5849

HCGi Fall Security Forum on Cybersecurity: Oct 30th 2018

FALL SECURITY FORUM

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Dr. Mansur Hasib, CISSP, PMP, CPHIMS

Award Winning Cybersecurity Leader, 

Author, and Media Commentator 

Location:

Hotel Annapolis

126 West Street

Annapolis, MD 21401

Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

10:30 am to 1:30 pm

Buffet Lunch Available

Dr. Hasib discusses why
cybersecurity should be viewed as

a people-powered perpetual innovation.
The first twenty-five confirmations
will receive signed copies of Dr. Hasib’s book,
Cybersecurity Leadership.

To confirm attendance or get additional details,
 click here, or contact MDTeam@hcgi.com,
 or call 410-202-8042

10440 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044

Our Sponsors For This Event:

 

The Spaceborne Supercomputer

The “Spaceborne Computer” is currently flying aboard the International Space Station (ISS) conducting a one-year experiment by NASA and HPE to prove that high-performance computing hardware, with no hardware customization or modification, can survive and operate in outer space conditions for a full year. This is the length of time, not coincidentally, it’ll likely take for a crewed spacecraft to make the trip to Mars.

Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-dna-the... In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization’s end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains. Lesson by Leo Bear-McGuinness, animation by TED-Ed.

What is the world wide web? - Twila Camp

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the... The world wide web is used every day by millions of people for everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is it exactly? Twila Camp describes this interconnected information system as a virtual city that everyone owns and explains how it's organized in a way that mimics our brain's natural way of thinking. Lesson by Twila Camp, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.

What Is HCGI?

HCGI is an employee-owned company specializing in enterprise technology solutions. We offer best of breed products from the leading manufacturers to satisfy all our customer's needs. Our twenty-two-year consistent success is a direct result of the focus on customers achieving their project goals and not trying to deliver short-term profits for HCGI.

HCGI's Managed Print Services

Managed Print Services (MPS) can help you to assess, deploy and manage an imaging and printing environment tailored to meet your organization’s needs, while helping you reduce costs, conserve resources and simplify document-intensive processes.

MPS involve managing hardcopy device fleets of copiers, printers, multifunction devices, and fax machines in a unified fashion. By outsourcing this function, you can focus on your core business and eliminate surplus supplies.

After an assessment, we can redeploy devices for the most economical benefit without work reduction. We monitor supplies and support all manufacturers. We offer same day repair and discount on new printers.

Welcome To Our New Blog

Thanks for stopping by to see our new blog. We will be sharing a good deal of information that may be of service surrounding the Internet Technology services that we offer and that may be important to you and your business or organization.

We've only just begun. See you soon.