Category: Technology Blog

Custom App Development – In a World of Millions of Applications

In the age of millions of smartphone apps, industry-specific applications in every sector, ubiquitous office software, and powerful ERP systems, why do many of our clients find the need to use Mainstay’s developers to create fully custom applications? Let us elaborate on our custom app development. The answer lies in the very nature of business itself.� Read More »

8 Keys for IT Planning in the New Year

Early in my career, I was fortunate to be taught the power of goal setting. I’ve always loved the process of setting goals – starting with an idea, asking myself what the future could look like, creating specific goals that lead to the desired result, and then formulating an intentional work plan. Often, the most� Read More »

Core Value #6 – Passion in All We Do

Our final core value (and the last post in this series) is about passion. The picture at right is of last year’s open house at our new Lakes Region office. It was a total blast – we broke the local Chamber of Commerce record for most attendees at an open house, packed out the house,� Read More »

Core Value #5 – Forward Thinking, Holistic Approach

If you know much about Mainstay, you’ll know that our core values – the essence of what we believe, the framework for our decisions – are non-negotiables for us. Hence why we are on blog post #5 about them! Forgive our excitement – as avid blog readers ourselves, we know how annoying it can be� Read More »

Business Continuity – what “Disaster Recovery” doesn’t do for you

Recently, I facilitated a meeting of the NewHampshire IT Professionals Forum and presented training on BusinessContinuity, and what we’ve learned about it through the years at Mainstay, aswe lead our clients to stable, effective use of their technology. It’s gotten me thinking about strategies to better educate organization leaders on the questions they should be� Read More »

Core Value #4 – Uncompromising Commitment to Excellence

This is the latest installment of our ongoing series on Mainstay’s core values, why we think they’re so important, and how they’re relevant to any organization. At Mainstay, we are not very good at building houses. We have no clue how to manufacture car parts. We are all thumbs when it comes to federal grants.� Read More »

Core Value #3 – World Class Professionalism

This is the latest installment of our ongoing series on Mainstay’s core values, why we think they’re so important, and how they’re relevant to any organization. As fans of Saturday Night Live in the 90’s will remember, Jimmy Fallon had a recurring sketch called “Nick Burns: Your Company’s Computer Guy,” in which he played� Read More »

Core Value #2 – Team Driven

In “The Mainstay Way,” our second core value is Team Driven. If you spend any time around the Mainstay office, or if you’re a Mainstay client, you’ll hear the word “team” – a lot! This core value means a lot of different things to us. It means that we always work as a team. No� Read More »

Response to “Business of the Year” Award

Business NH Magazine recently announced they chose Mainstay Technologies as the 2013 Business Services “Business of the Year.” Wow. We feel incredibly honored by this. The credit belongs with each of the incredible team members that have joined Mainstay, with our amazing clients, and with all of the organizations and community members who� Read More »

Core Value #1 – Integrity Above All Else

(Note, this is one post in a continuing series on company values, how they have impacted our organization, and why they matter) Business often gets a bad rap. People (including business owners and managers) often seem to think that business is about making as much money as you can, by being as clever as you� Read More »