Mainstay Technologies Blog

Government manufacturers: Don’t miss this compliance deadline

December 31 is a major manufacturer data security compliance deadline. If your company is a link in the government supply chain, NIST 800-171 compliance is required.

How three New Hampshire organizations got hacked

There’s no shortage of coverage out there about large-scale cybersecurity breaches; one only has to look to today’s headlines to see the latest charges facing Equifax, or the far-reaching implications of recent hacks to Target, Home Depot or Yahoo! What we hear about less, though, are the local firms and New Hampshire organizations whose businesses may be just as vulnerable as these industry leaders.

Cybersecurity for NH businesses: what you need to know

Mainstay Technology’s Ryan Barton shared his perspective on how protecting your organization from a data breach is crucial, and how an IT department can’t be the first line of defense against cyber criminals.

Takeaways from the Microsoft Inspire Conference 2017

Two of Mainstay’s team members attended Microsoft’s annual international conference – the Microsoft Inspire Conference – in Washington DC last month. The event is a showcase for Microsoft’s vision for the future and a chance for them to announce new products and initiatives.

Solar Power and Green IT

We are celebrating the successful install of a 308 panel array on the roof of Mainstay’s main office in Belmont, NH! Thanks to the great folks at Revision Energy for a fantastic, smooth project.

Risk Assessment and Cybersecurity Restrictions in Client Contracts

You’re reviewing the updated contract from your largest client, when you notice a “Security Addendum.” You read through and quickly realize – you have no idea if your IT partner is doing half of this, and you’re pretty sure you’re out of compliance on the other half. What to do?

On Awards, and being named as the “Best of Business” IT services firm in NH for a second year

As much as Hollywood sometimes needs this perspective to bring them down a peg, the flip side is also true. Awards truly are important. That’s why we are so grateful to have been named for the second year in a row as the 2017 “Best of Business” IT Service firm in New Hampshire.

Mainstay is a two-time Gold Competency Microsoft Partner

Mainstay is honored to have been a Microsoft Partner for over a decade, and we are pleased to announce that Mainstay now has two Gold competencies, along with our Silver competencies.

Technology’s Exponential Growth Rate, 2016 Edition

For those of us tasked with running an organization, it can be daunting, even overwhelming, to consider all the technology available today – to say nothing of what’s coming tomorrow. It’s easy to be too conservative. It’s also easy to focus on new innovations and neglect the important fundamentals.

Microsoft Azure – 7 things to know

Microsoft has set its sights on Amazon and Google and is making no secret of its business plan to dominate the business cloud market. Have a Windows server? A desktop or laptop running Windows? Microsoft wants your data, your operations, your business on its cloud.