This pretty pup belongs to Tatum Smith at Grant Shepherd & Associates. Reyna is a Black Mouth Cur who was named after Rey Palpatine/Skywalker. Like most puppies, she is a bundle of energy. Fun fact: The dog in the novel Old Yeller is a Black Mouth Cur, though the dog who played Old Yeller in the 1957 film adaptation was a Labrador Retriever/Mastiff mix named Spike.

Many of our clients have inquired about various collaboration tools to keep their new remote workforce connected. Both Slack and Microsoft Teams are excellent solutions to keep your distributed staff on the same page and engaged. We suspect we will continue to see an increase in the use of collaboration tools even when things return to “normal.

Ever since the divestiture of AT&T back in the mid-'80s and the subsequent Telecommunications Act of 1996, telecommunications companies have been scrambling for your business. Free market – yay! No doubt opening the door for competition has been a godsend for consumers of telecommunication services – competition translates to better service and lower prices.

Sanvir is one of our topnotch support desk specialists who joined the MIS family in 2018. He was born in the beautiful coastal city of Durban, South Africa and currently lives in Benoni, Johannesburg with his beautiful wife, Bianca. He’s a big fan of electronic dance music and loves to travel.

Research suggests that when you wake up naturally (that is, you aren’t jolted awake by an alarm or radio), you feel more refreshed and energized during the day.

The Philips Somneo Sleep & Wake-Up Light puts this research to the test. It’s designed to simulate a natural sunrise right in your bedroom.

Enzo Lucas is a 4-month-old Teacup Yorkshire Terrier belonging to MIS’s own Brendon Jackson, Director of Cloud Services. Teacup Yorkies are known as the world’s smallest dogs. Most weigh between 2 and 4 pounds but can weigh up to 7 pounds.

Little Enzo was named after the founder of Ferrari Racing team (Scudaria Ferrari) and original owner – Enzo Ferrari.

Eric is a Georgia native who joined our team earlier this year as our Enterprise Client Account Manager. He received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Georgia and went on to get his MBA at Clayton State University. Ask anyone who knows him and they’ll tell you that Eric loves a challenge and he’s quick with a helping hand and a smile.

Brian Nyagumbirira (pronounced n y aa-goom-bee-ree-rah) joined MIS earlier this year and works on our world-class projects team. As a young boy living in Hillside, Harare in Zimbabwe, Brian dreamed of being an engineer. But having lost both his parents when he was only 15 and having little means to further his education, Brian’s hopes of ever becoming an engineer looked dim.

When Jim awoke from the 21-hour surgery, there was a loud thumping in his chest he had never felt before. “I was not used to hearing the rub-dub beating of my heart,” he wrote in his book, “When Hope is Your Only Option.” This new heart felt strong – much stronger than the one he was born with.

“Aren’t we paying you to keep our computer network protected from hacks and viruses?” We've been asked this question on a few occasions when one of our clients' networks has been attacked and infected with a cryptovirus. It's a fair question and one that deserves an explanation.