Entries by Garin Livingstone

Announcements, news, events, and promotions

Virginia Livingstone joins Bryley Systems Virginia Livingstone joined Bryley Systems’ Services team. In her role as Kaseya Systems Analyst, she will continually optimize our use of Kaseya® VSA™, the award-winning Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool that provides a modern, fully integrated, and powerful IT-systems-management platform. Mrs. Livingstone holds a degree in Computer Science from […]

Tour of the new maintenance facility of the WRTA

Bryley’s President, Gavin Livingstone, who currently chairs the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce (WRCC) Ambassadors, arranged for a group of 20 WRCC Ambassadors and staff to tour the new Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) maintenance facility at 42 Quinsigamond Avenue, Worcester. The tour was conducted by Jim Parker, General Manager of Central Mass Transit Management […]

Bryley Basics: HP, Inc. Battery Recall

HP, Inc. recently recalled some of its laptop batteries due to fire concerns. This recall affects less than 1% of the laptops purchased between March 2013 and October 2016. The batteries being recalled were primarily sold online or in big-box stores (like BestBuy). They are black in color and were in these HP laptop models: […]

Brief Review of Cloud Trends in 2016 and Beyond

Cloud trends include1: Options – Switching Public Cloud platforms and Private Cloud compliance Familiarity – Greater understanding leads to refinement in selections Growth – Cloud tends to be the primary engine for IT growth Benefits – Reduction in costs leads all other benefits Options Approximately 43% of companies using Public Cloud services that were surveyed […]

Disruptive Tech Trends for 2017

So, another year departs, obsoleting old technology while ushering in new gadgets and trends. Even though gadgets get the attention; trends set the direction. A survey of 196 IT professionals1 revealed these disruptive trends in technology2: Predictive IT and Self-service IT Internet of Things (IoT) Artificial intelligence Mobile payments Next-gen WiFi Predictive IT and Self-service […]

Bryley Basics: Working with Webroot

Greg Livingstone (Engineer) and Gavin Livingstone (President), Bryley Systems Inc. Webroot1 is a cybersecurity firm with “…leadership in developing next-generation approaches to prevent attacks, and a proven technology base that spans millions.”2 Webroot’s SecureAnywhere® Nex-Gen Endpoint Security (NGES) is a small-footprint (<1Mb) agent with Cloud-based threat intelligence designed to deliver advanced, next-generation, endpoint security. Webroot NGES […]

Case Study – Transportation Company Relies on Bryley Systems to Stabilize Technology

The Company: RTA Transit Services, Inc., a private company operating on behalf of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) service area includes over half a million in population and is the second-largest regional transit authority in Massachusetts, serving 35 communities. WRTA maintains a fleet of 47 buses including four clean […]

Announcements, news, events, and promotions

Bryley Holiday party It was a fun-filled early afternoon as many Bryley employees sat down to a luncheon feast followed by an old-fashioned Yankee swap!   Nicole Sawitz Accomplishes her HP Sales – Personal Systems Services Certification! In this day and age, it’s imperative for sales professionals to be able to bridge the technology gap […]

Bryley Basics: WordPress maintenance

Gavin Livingstone, Bryley Systems Inc. Reference article by Al Morel, Web1776 WordPress is the most-popular Content Management Systems (CMS); it powers over 25% of all Internet-based websites since it is a free, easy-to-use, open-source CMS with a large and vibrant community. Because it is an open-source utility, and even though it includes automatic security updates […]

Cybersecurity – How to Avoid Being the Next Headline

Understanding cybersecurity is not simple. When we read about a security breach it’s typically caused by an action, or failed security practice of an employee within an organization. No matter the size of the breach, it’s bad press. Data breaches surface daily and these incidents are growing in frequency, size and cost. It is often […]