Lori Baker

Universities face increasing pressure to store, protect, and access massive datasets—often with limited budgets and complex legacy systems. Cal Poly Humboldt partnered with Backblaze to modernize their storage strategy, reduce costs, and deliver scalable data protection for research and campus-wide operations. Their story highlights how IT leaders can streamline workflows and improve resilience with the right cloud partner. Read the full case study: #ITLeadership #CIO #DigitalTransformation #CloudStorage #DataManagement #HigherEdIT #InfrastructureStrategy

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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) needed a better way to deploy and manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint across all systems. With Tanium and Microsoft integrations, MWD gained real-time visibility into endpoint health, reduced mean time to response to risks by up to 20%, and ensured consistent security converge—all from a single dashboard. 

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Chris Sullivan from Oregon State University shared how they’re using Dell #PowerScale to manage unstructured data, with PowerScale being central to their efforts in monitoring endangered species. By moving AI closer to the edge, their work is driving meaningful change in conservation. This is how technology advances progress for people and the planet. 🌍 Learn more here: https://del.ly/61109NFRsx #iwork4dell

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Oregon State University leverages Dell AI Factory to manage, protect, and distribute critical data for the NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative. With future-proof infrastructure, cutting-edge AI, and robust cybersecurity, they're driving global scientific innovation. 🌊 Learn more: https://del.ly/60494RG9b #AI #CyberSecurity #iwork4dell

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Cultural change + measurable cost savings = growth. By moving workloads to @microsoft-azure with Azure VMware Solution, the department reduced costs, improved flexibility, and fostered a cultural shift toward innovation. Read this customer story to see how public sector organizations can achieve measurable savings while modernizing securely:

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Following a rigorous competitive solicitation, #Utah selected Carahsoft to support cloud and software procurement for eligible public entities. Read how we're collaborating with agencies nationwide to drive innovation, efficiency and long-term value: https://ow.ly/Z9O930sUcNV

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I run an MSP protecting small businesses across Southern California. Here are my top 5 cybersecurity basics that you're probably missing in your small businesses: 1️⃣ Running McAfee or Norton antivirus Antivirus hasn't been enough since 2018. Threats today move laterally across your network in minutes. You need endpoint detection and response software that detects and responds to threats in real time, not after the damage is done. And if you're still running McAfee or Norton, even Windows Defender has gotten better. Do not use any of these free antivirus solutions. 2️⃣ Shared logins across the entire office "Everyone knows the password" is not a security policy. One disgruntled employee or one phished credential, and every account tied to that login is compromised. Unique logins. No exceptions. And if you're in the medical industry, you're breaking HIPAA because you don't know who is accessing what. 3️⃣ No offsite backups Your files all live on a single computer, or you use a single program to run your entire operation. A single ransomware attack or hardware failure wipes everything. If your backup isn't off-site and automated, it doesn't count. And if you think you're safe because you have a copy of your data, when was the last time you actually ran a test to see if you could restart your business from that copy? An untested backup is still nothing. 4️⃣ Email domains with zero authentication Lacking SPF, DKIM, and DMARC means anyone can impersonate your company via email. Clients risk being phished, and your business reputation takes the blow. "Oh, I have Google email to handle that." When was the last time a vendor or client said they didn't receive an email from you? Or are they just ending up in the spam folder? 5️⃣ "The office tech person" as the entire IT department Your most tech-savvy employee is not the entire IT department. They don't have monitoring. They don't have incident response. And when they quit, everything they knew walks out the door with them. There is a reason it's an entire department, one issue, and you're left with starting back up again. — Let me know which of these hits closest to home for your business, and I'll let you know how we can help you. #Cybersecurity #SmallBusiness #McAfee #WindowsDefender #HIPAA #Ransomware #EmailSecurity #MSP #ITSupport #DataBackup

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Zero Trust isn’t just for the biggest enterprises. Spokane Teachers Credit Union shows how lean teams can make major progress by treating security like a business priority. Read more on the Zero Trust Hub:

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