On Tuesday, Feb 11, The Friars Club unveiled a brand new chair. To say that I’m honored is an understatement. And thanks go to my wife for an AWESOME birthday gift!  (almost as good as bourbon and … oh wait, kids might read this….redacted…)

A question that seems to come up a lot lately with clients, in some form or fashion, is “How should I properly budget for IT expenses?” While this is a great question, there are a lot of variables that determine the answer, so I can’t provide a “one-size-fits-all,” simple answer. However, below are some general […]

100% of all hard drives will eventually fail. This is a fact. Some will fail prematurely due to manufacturers’ defects while others will fail because a mechanical part finally wears out. The question is, how long until that happens? Online backup provider Backblaze.com has kept 25,000 consumer-grade hard drives constantly running for the last 4 […]

QUICK, WHAT DO YOU DO? Over the last couple of months, we’ve come across some alarming statistics that you should know. Studies show that as many as 16% of smartphones are lost or stolen each year with only 7% of the stolen devices ever being recovered. Despite the fact that 60% of the missing smartphones […]

Amazing Facts About Love February is traditionally love month, so here are some random love facts (or myths) that might surprise you: People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65% of people go to the right!). Falling in love can induce a calming effect on […]

I read a moving article on CNN.com about modern day slavery in Mauritania (see http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/world/mauritania.slaverys.last. stronghold/index.html/). Yes, slavery still exists and 10-20% of the Mauritanian population is currently enslaved. What really hit me hard is that unlike traditional slavery involving chains and physical restraints, modern slavery is primarily mental. The hereditary slaves are born as slaves; […]

Raj delivered keynote presentation at The Hague, Helsinki, Curacao, Dato’s Partner Conference and other events De Volksrant wrote an amazing profile WPIX-11 featured Raj as a cyber-security expert on 5 stories Shival Agarwal joined our team as Senior Systems Engineer Bernice Wright joined us as Marketing Manager Fabian Moy celebrated his 6th anniversary with Brainlink […]

AUTHOR, SPEAKER AND TV GURU RAJ GOEL, CISSP PRESENTS:   Construction Industry Technology Day! Learn How To GROW Your Business! Register at: https://www.brainlink.com/construction-seminar/ Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 8am ‐ 10 am The Friars Club 57 East 55th Street, New York, New York 10022 (55th Street between Madison & Park Ave)

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