Rick Sabarese

Rick is Practice Director of the End-User Computing and Mobility Practice at Connection, Inc. with more than 26 years of experience in the IT industry. He is an expert in all things software, from productivity suites and email platforms to operating systems. In his free time, Rick enjoys mountain biking, bike building, and coaching soccer.

Business Is Calling: How Will You Answer?

March 21, 2016 | Rick Sabarese

Your communications system is the backbone of business success: an always on, robust communications infrastructure is a must-have. For many, however, that means an upgrade or overhaul to take advantage…

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SQL Server End of Life Perspective

February 10, 2016 | Rick Sabarese

Extended support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ends April 12, 2016, but SQL Server 2016 will deliver big changes to performance enhancements. The Microsoft ecosystem continues to evolve, but this…

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So Long SQL 2005

February 8, 2016 | Rick Sabarese

On April 12, 2016 Microsoft will officially kill off SQL Server 2005, and while the relational database management system has had a very good run – IDC estimates 800,000 servers…

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Time for a Database Checkup

January 26, 2016 | Rick Sabarese

New Year’s resolutions and promises to improve abound at this time of year. Just about everyone wants to go to the gym more or eat better. But getting healthier applies…

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Unlocking the Value of Unstructured Data

January 5, 2016 | Rick Sabarese

Mining insights from the endless stream of unstructured data your organization has access to – from email to blogs to social media – begins with a foundation for collecting, integrating,…

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