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Phil Malinak


Phil Malinak is an inside sales engineer with CDW. He has been a technical pre-sales resource for nine years and is now assisting customers on the delivery of Microsoft software solutions. He has 10 years of industry experience in IT system administration and consulting engineering.

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Protecting the Cloud Remains an IT Responsibility, but Microsoft 365 Security Tools Make It Easier

Microsoft 365 gives in-house IT teams key tools for minimizing risk and reducing compliance issues.

By Phil Malinak
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August 22, 2019
Cloud, Security

Security is top of mind for most organizations today. In many IT departments, the security conversation has been going on since two computers were connected onto the same network. The spectrum of approaches goes between “let nothing out or nothing in and we will be fine” or “let somewhere just shy of everything out and…

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Try This Microsoft Teams Synchronization Hack

This easy process will get your work teams collaborating on a whole new level.

By Phil Malinak
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August 24, 2018
Digital Workspace

[sayit]My team consists of people who carry out their day-to-day business responsibilities as individuals. They talk with customers, make notes about the conversation, write up business proposals and create paperwork that may eventually become a statement of work document for a services engagement. We each keep our documents in locations we can easily access from…

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3 Easy Ways to Remove Zombie Servers from Your Cloud

These simple steps can help you reduce unnecessary cloud expenses.

By Phil Malinak
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July 30, 2018
Data Center, Cloud

In my previous post, I mentioned the potential situation of zombies within your organization. That is, paying for servers and not using them. Ok, now we know there is a challenge, so what is the solution? When confronted with a zombie server situation, you have two main options for addressing it. You can either drop…

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Minding Your Cloud Subscriptions

Zombie servers are around, even among your virtual resources — and you’re paying for them.

By Phil Malinak
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February 8, 2018
Cloud, Data Center

Let us consider the origin of a server. They primarily start with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). It is a base model, usually with bare bones equipment in it to power up and support any low-end software installed on it. From here, the options explode with what you can do. Load up all the bays…

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Azure Backup: Saying Goodbye to Tape

This cloud-based data recovery service solves many of the traditional backup issues.

By Phil Malinak
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January 8, 2018
Data Center, Cloud, Software

In a world of automation and set it and forget it IT resources, there is something quaint about physically handling a piece of equipment nightly, especially equipment based on technology that was invented nearly 70 years ago, back in 1951. What equipment am I talking about? Nope, I’m not talking about the phone system or…

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Microsoft Azure May Be the Answer to Your Data Center Challenges

Want to get the most out of Azure’s expansive capabilities? Start by thinking about your IT needs, and how Azure can solve them.

By Phil Malinak
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December 6, 2017
Cloud, Data Center

Microsoft Azure: You’re doing it wrong! With a statement like that, you might think that I will now distill my infinite wisdom and experience with Microsoft products and patiently explain how to use Azure “correctly.” Nope. In truth, part of the beauty of Azure is that there is no right or wrong way to use…

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