By Kevin Vogl, VP Virtualization & Cloud One of the hottest topics with our clients is how to use the Cloud and what solutions best fit the Cloud model. Two of them are Backup and DR. And the reasons are clear. The top reason being you
Endpoint security isn’t just about detecting bad apples, it’s about getting rid of them for good. Cyber security is incredibly important in today’s digitally connected marketplace. One of the primary ways that organizations protect their critical data is through a variety of endpoint security measures. The
Keep track of all the latest IBM BigFix patches that were released in June 2017. When it comes to endpoint security, organizations offering security solutions must be constantly on the lookout for new threats and vulnerabilities. One of the largest players in the endpoint security arena
Are your POS systems protected with effective endpoint security measures? A number of high profile data breaches have been hitting the news as of late. One such attack occurred at Chipotle restaurants around the country, adding to Chipotle’s PR nightmares that started with food quality issues
Although much of the tech world is still reeling from May's devastating WannaCry Ransomware Attack, another one struck Europe on Wednesday. The original attack was a quickly spreading virus attack which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom
Why Endpoint Security Management is So Important for Today’s Growing Enterprises. With employees having access to a variety of devices both in the office as well as when they’re working remotely, security is often a real challenge. As more organizations begin to utilize BYOD (Bring Your
Don’t fall victim to a serious cyber attack. Champion Solutions Group can help bolster your current endpoint security platform. Today, security teams can quickly become overwhelmed by the wide array of vulnerabilities that present themselves from all sorts of areas. Organizations typically have a variety of
By: Phil Hamrick I recently visited the IBM Analytics Development Center in Ottawa to review the IBM Analytics technical roadmap. IBM has made great strides with their cloud-based analytics platform, Watson Analytics, and have been extremely focused on end user, ease-of-use features. If you aren’t too familiar
Here is some helpful information for you and your team about the ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack that occurred over the weekend. Hundreds of thousands of machines globally were infected in a short period of time. Many of our customers are asking what they can do now
By Kevin Vogl, VP of Virtualization & Cloud Veeam is a key component to many organization’s data management strategy for their virtualized environments. They rely on Veeam to backup all of their virtual machines w/out having to take them down or install agents on individual applications.
Microsoft announced that it was scrapping its February Patch Tuesday security patch release, causing ripples throughout the IT world. The most concerning aspect around this is that many of the vulnerabilities these patches were going to resolve are being actively exploited. This places businesses in
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently presented guidance for healthcare to address cyber security vulnerabilities in medical devices, including both stand-alone and IoT devices types. The intentions of the FDA’s recommendations are to serve as a non-binding framework around which healthcare organizations can
Erick Bacallao joined Champion Solutions Group in 2015 after a career of Software Development in Cuba at the National Cancer Care Institute of Cuba, followed by moving to the States with allAware.
Champion acquired allAware and its properties and Erick has utilized his extensive background and expertise in IT and Software Development to rise to VP of Product Development in less than 5 years. During this time, Erick has been involved with key projects that led to the launch of numerous products including CSP Boss, Inscape platform and 365 Productivity Insights.
Erick has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Havana. He won Gold Medals for Programming from the Ministry of Education in Cuba, and he is certainly still a Gold Medalist for Champion!
As President and CEO, Chris is responsible for the development of key strategic alliances and solution portfolio. He leads Champion’s go-to market and execution strategies for integrated offerings in the cloud, in security, and in digital infrastructure, always focusing on improving the customer experience and driving transformative business outcomes.
He also aligns key partner initiatives with company strategy and oversees corporate marketing and messaging to gain mindshare with customers and partners. It’s his vision and innovativeness that have catapulted Champion up the ranks to become a $100M+ organization—and one of the most respected solution providers in the industry.
Over the past two decades, Chris has also focused on mergers and acquisitions, as well as innovative product development. He is the original founder and an active member on the Board of Managed Maintenance, Inc., a SAAS provider and consulting firm that utilizes their award-winning One-View Portal to help the IT Channel and its customers manage their IT Maintenance.
Chris is also the original founder and chief strategist behind one of the original storage cloud providers, Storage Access / BluePoint. During the course of a few short years, he had raised $20M and took that company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It has since been acquired by Pomeroy.
In 2012, Chris led the acquisition of MessageOps and continued the product development and worldwide launch of its premier SAAS, 365 Command. Built on Microsoft Azure, 365 Command is currently managing over 1 million seats of Microsoft’s Office 365. After achieving this phenomenal milestone, 365 Command and other MessageOps O365 utilities were sold to Kaseya.
Over the past 35 years, Chris as worked tirelessly to not only advance his own career, but those of his employees. In addition to leading a $100M organization, Chris can also be found sitting with sales teams, cold calling and coaching, and validating why Champion has been listed on Best Places to Work by both South Florida Business Journal and Computerworld.
Ultimately, the success garnered by Champion Solutions Group, its associated companies, and their employees is due in large part to the leadership of its President and CEO. Perhaps the most fitting award Chris has earned is South Florida Business Journal’s 2013 Ultimate CEO Award.
