When I first started providing microcomputers to businesses in 1980 (we didn’t call them PC’s until 1982), upgrades and security patches weren’t considered that important. Now that we are all connected via the Internet, security patches are critically important to protect your organizations’ data. No event has driven that point home more than the recent events involving Wanna Crypto.
As a business leader, protecting your company’s data should be a primary concern. Fortunately, most IT support firms have developed support plans that use technology to monitor and manage every single device connected to your network. It also ensures that security patches and updates are done on a timely basis by automating and monitoring the process. This gives you both the protection and confidence you need. It’s a good feeling to know that someone is watching your network and making sure your systems are protected.
If you’re using the same strategy to protect your IT that you used five years ago, then you need an upgrade. The information technology industry is constantly evolving and continues to develop and refine what we refer to as a Managed Services Plan (MSP). An MSP is an IT provider that provides support and manages all of your company’s IT efforts, from programs to services to vendors. This frees up your time so your business can focus on tasks relevant to its core competencies. In today’s world, your IT support firm should provide an MSP that includes 24 x 7 monitoring and pro-active management of your systems. If they’re not, you should act fast to get that coverage.
Nick Eckman joined NetCenergy in 2016 from an international gaming company. Nick’s experience with supervising and implementing secure, fiber and copper wire infrastructure services provides our clients with a team of highly trained and experienced technicians. In addition to the skills required to manage our infrastructure services department, Nick brings a very experienced and focused approach to project management and is a stickler for accurate documentation for every project designed and built by his team.
Peter Lachapelle joined NetCenergy in 2015 and is responsible for leading all of NetCenergy’s operations and accounting functions. Each department within NetCenergy reports through Lachapelle. He brings his years of experience to maintain a pragmatic, efficient, client-focused team at NetCenergy. Lachapelle joined NetCenergy after completing a 27-year career with a Rhode Island, federally-charted bank which culminated in his senior management position as COO and CFO for the bank.
Peter Nelson has 25+ years of technology and management experience and has been with NetCenergy since inception. Peter serves as the VP of Engineering at NetCenergy. His role consists of managing the engineering staff, driving the companies technology strategy, and ensuring NetCenergy keeps up to date on new technologies and solutions.
As a Founding Partner, Dan is a result oriented individual who is always focusing on what is best for his client. He understands that business applications empower an organization and that technology must support those critical business applications. Dan’s technology career started in 1990 at EMC Corporation. Through the years, he has represented technology and consulting services for several organizations until 2003, when he and Don Nokes founded NetCenergy.
As President of NetCenergy, Don is responsible for ensuring client satisfaction, overseeing overall performance, and for providing direction to the organization. Prior to co-founding the firm with Dan Charland, Don held senior leadership positions with IT service firms ranging in size from $3 Billion to $10 Million in annual sales.
With decades of hands-on HR experience, Margery Ahearn is our Director of Human Resources, overseeing all hiring of new positions for NetCenergy with a careful eye on sourcing technology savvy engineers and skilled office-based professionals who fit our company culture, understand our commitment to our clients, and bring their time and talents to our team. Margery has both a BA and MBA in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.