All business owners need a clear picture of their company’s capabilities and whether they will likely meet the current and future needs of their industry and customers. A professional I.T. assessment can provide essential information and recommendations to allow smart, informed Technology Decisions and planning. Each business owner and/or board of directors needs to have a clear answer ….Read More
Archive | Government Services
Server or The Cloud or BOTH?
Is your server ready to be retired? You’re now at that decision point that so many other business people are finding themselves this year. And the decision is this: do you replace that old server with a new server…or do you go to the cloud or maybe both? At Hooks Systems we hear this question every week. ….Read More
Preserving official emails & documents with Office 365
To comply with industry regulations or internal policies, organizations want to preserve content for a certain period of time. With a preservation policy in Office 365, you can preserve content in sites, mailboxes, and public folders indefinitely or for a specific duration. When content is subject to a preservation policy, people can continue to edit ….Read More
Oak Island offers its visitors a range of attractions
Oak Island, NC is a family-friendly beach community with a small-town atmosphere. The Town covers much of the island and includes areas on the mainland around both bridges, such as the golf course community of South Harbour Village. There are also thousands of undeveloped acres near the Swain’s Cut Bridge. The Town boasts 65 public beach ….Read More
WAVE Transit’s Operations Center is very green
Wave Transit’s new $13.5 million operations center on Castle Hayne Road, completed last year, allowed WAVE to relocate the operations center from Castle Street as well as their Paratransit Operations, formerly located on Division Drive. Funding for the operations center came from the State of NC, the U.S. Department of Transportation and a 3 percent local contribution. The new Ops ….Read More
Clarkton was home to Whistler’s Mother
Clarkton, NC has a unique distinction as home to one of the most iconic and recognizable women in modern history- Whistler’s mother. Anna McNeill Whistler was born in Wilmington, NC to Dr. Daniel and Martha Kingsley McNeill on September 27, 1804. Her father owned Oak Forest Plantation in the Brown Marsh community which later became Clarkton. ….Read More
Latest Ransomware virus declared a National Cyber Emergency -“Beef up your backup system now!”
The FBI is asking businesses and software security experts for emergency assistance in its investigation into a pernicious new type of “ransomware” virus used by hackers for extortion. “We need your help!” the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a confidential “Flash” advisory that was obtained by Reuters. Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts a ….Read More
Oak Island, NC-Family Friendly Beach with Small Town Atmosphere
Oak Island, NC is a family-friendly beach community with a small-town atmosphere. The Town covers much of the island and includes areas on the mainland around both bridges, such as the golf course community of South Harbour Village. There are also thousands of undeveloped acres near the Swain’s Cut Bridge. Oak Island Attractions The Town boasts ….Read More
Pender EMS & Fire gets $1.5M to hire more firefighters
Pender EMS and Fire has been awarded a grant for $1.53 Million to help fill needed firefighting positions. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) will provide $1.53 million over two years to help fill 17 firefighter positions. The grant is aimed to provide money directly to fire departments from national to local ….Read More
Head in the Cloud- Importance of Cloud Computing in Business
Cloud & Business Cloud computing is rapidly becoming the preferred new way for companies to share information with customers and staff. It is an in-demand method that is changing the way that business IT departments operate, making the business computing experience much more efficient and intuitive. The cloud can provide storage and applications through cloud ….Read More