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One of the most common conversations that I have with clients is in regards to online file sharing, online collaboration tools and what are the benefits and risks to using some of the common online tools. In most cases it comes back to the traditional questions of, what are you going to do with it? How are you going to manage it? What are the risks verse benefits to your business?

Over the course of the last six months I have been working with a client on selecting a new software package. As their outsourced Chief Information Officer, it was my role to develop a methodology that would help them select the right software package the first time. As I expressed to them and had to reinforce several times this has to be a big picture view, meaning we have to document their entire business processes, identify shortcomings, review work flow processes, and put together a comprehensive selection process that addresses each of those items.

O’FALLON, MO – January 3, 2012 – Winning Technologies announces it has secured a contract with Gold Standard Food Solutions LLC in Little Elm (Dallas), Texas to provide complete IT and hosting services for the food distribution company.

Winning Technologies and its sister company, Xpress Host, will host Gold Standard’s entire infrastructure onsite at the IT firm’s data center. The contract is for four years with a value of $750,000.

Gold Standard Food Solutions is the premier standard in the food industry. With more than 150 years of industry experience they work with food producers worldwide to help them better manage the process of bringing products from the field to the store. Their members are growers, importers and distributers and can bring unparalleled quality control to that food process.

“Gold Standard works with food producers in 12 countries across four continents. Our partners sell between $50 million to $100 million of products per year. As we work to streamline the distribution process, and reduce overhead through shared resources, Winning Technologies can provide us the solutions we need as we expand our information needs across various platforms and networks,” said Chuck Ecord, Managing Partner of Gold Standard Food Solutions.

“This is an exciting opportunity for Winning Technologies to grow our business not only domestically but also on a global level,” said Scott Lewis, President. “We already have an international footprint and understand the nuances of communicating information to a diverse, international group of businesses and organizations. The ability to work with Gold Standard and its member partners will add to our capabilities to work with companies worldwide.”

The selection of a technology management company is one of the most important aspects of your business, and one that companies dedicate the least amount of time and effort in doing a proper selection process. I recently participated as a panel member in a discussion with small and medium size business owners on how to select a technology management company and I found the discussion to be very interesting from the perspective of why these business owners selected the companies they did and why now they are dissatisfied with their selections.

In this issue, we want to continue to explore other areas within your IT environment that present risk. This issue will examine today’s corporate environment and wade through the detail of what is necessary for corporate success and what is simply a cool toy for our employee’s. We are going to explore other threats and emerging threats as they relate to the corporate work environment, such as new gadgets, VOIP (Voice over IP), high end storage facilities and of course my favorite the human factory.

O’FALLON, MO – November 2, 2011 – Winning Technologies announces it has secured a contract with The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) to provide complete hosting services for the association’s St. Louis office.

Winning Technologies and its sister company, Xpress Host, will host AGC’s entire infrastructure onsite at the IT firm’s data center. The contract is for three years with a value of $40,000. 

“The AGC was looking for a solution that enabled them to control costs while ensuring their data would be safe and secure,” said Scott Lewis, President of Winning Technologies. “They sought out a firm that could provide them with an environment that offered a robust platform for redundancy and disaster preparedness. As the largest IT firm serving the construction industry we thoroughly understand their goals and objectives and are extremely well equipped to meet their needs.”

The Associated General Contractors of America is the leading association for the construction industry. A full service national trade association with a nationwide network of exceptional chapters, AGC represents more than 33,000 leading firms in the industry - including general contractors, specialty contractors and service providers and suppliers. AGC members play a powerful role in sustaining economic growth, in addition to producing structures that add to productivity and the nation's quality of life. AGC is truly the "voice and choice" of the construction industry. AGC’s local office is located at 6330 Knox Industrial Drive in St. Louis.