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Visual Studio and Git? You probably already know that GitHub integrates with many different services, but we want to just gently nudge you towards a new and super helpful one. The GitHub and Microsoft Visual Studio Integration is a super useful integration if you’re already working in Visual Studio and are looking to create transparency… Continue reading Bring your visuals and your code together seamlessly – try the Visual Studio/ Git integration

Team building is as important as proper training or regular meetings might be to the health and growth of a company. It’s meant to help your team get to know one another, learn to thrive in new environments and encounter new skills to bring back to the company and incorporate into their daily work lives… Continue reading Team Building is Key: 729 Solutions Takes On An Escape Room

Quick Case Study: Configuring New Relic to support HealthBridge Financial Tools like New Relic are often purchased with a specific need in mind, but often clients do not understand all the potential that a tool has to offer. 729 Solutions helps our clients make the most out of the tools they are using (and paying… Continue reading Is your team using New Relic capabilities to their fullest?

Are you looking for a live chat service that will help streamline your customer service offerings? If you are already using Zendesk for your other customer service needs then adding Chat is one of the best ways that you can achieve a more efficient Zendesk instance and continue to make your customers feel very well… Continue reading Zendesk Chat Leads In Live Chat Services

We get to work with many amazing Bay Area companies and sometimes they enjoy working with us so much they write about us! Check out this blog post from Pivotal Tracker whom we have the pleasure to work with. Pivotal Tracker Here at 729 Solutions we deeply believe in the practice of agile development, and… Continue reading 729 Solutions In The News: Pivotal Tracker praises 729 Solutions!

Give your friends and family something unique and fun this year for the holidays. There is literally a fun tech gadget for everyone in your life! Here are a few suggestions for last minute stocking stuffers: Amazon Introduces Its Newest Fire Stick The new Amazon Fire TV 4K Stick only costs around $50 and comes… Continue reading Fun Tech Stocking Stuffers For 2018!

Kubernetes on AWS Is your team looking for a solution to orchestrating a multi-cloud operating system? Kubernetes on AWS might be the solution you are looking for. Kubernetes is an open-source container management and orchestration tool that uses AWS as a platform. How Does Kubernetes Work? Kubernetes manages clusters of instances and runs containers on… Continue reading Using Kubernetes on AWS

MSPs know that online security is mission-critical; but how do you know what security solutions your customers need as hosting evolves and make sure they are protected as they move to cloud hosting. At 729 we evaluate software products every day. As a 15-year-old development shop and systems integrator, we know what good and bad… Continue reading Online Security for Managed Service Providers

The world of hosting has flown off the ground and into the cloud. This can be a challenging transition for some businesses who are reluctant to leave a system they feel familiar with. Training your staff takes time and becoming an expert in new tools is a huge investment. You can short cut this ramp… Continue reading How to Move Your Clients to the Cloud as an MSP

Want to Learn How GitHub Can Help Make Your Team a Success? GitHub case studies provide an interesting look at how different companies have used and customized this awesome tool to create business solutions that made sense for their teams and their customers. GitHub Case Study: NASA Jet Propulsion (JPL) Collaboration is an integral part… Continue reading Learn More GitHub! Check Out These Case Studies

Keep Your Home Entertainment System Singing! Nothing ups your “Netflix and chill” night more than having quality speakers for your home entertainment system. Lots of options are available, including both traditional wired and modern Bluetooth speakers. Here are a few suggestions in both categories, to help make your next movie night even more chill. Home… Continue reading Best Speakers of 2018

This past week, seven of our team members attended Zendesk’s Relate 2018 Conference in San Francisco – and once again we had a wonderful time! We spent Monday getting to know our fellow Zendesk Partners, learning about exciting upcoming changes and new additions to the Zendesk platform, as well as discovering new ways to work… Continue reading 729 Solutions Heads To Zendesk Relate 2018!

Managing Client Needs As a Managed Service Provider (MSP), you have a lot on your plate. Your clients all have unique and growing needs. Sometimes they stick with old technologies that are comfortable instead of going through an update process that feels uncertain and unknown.  Sometimes they ask for the latest technology or have special… Continue reading How to Integrate Cloud Tools into your MSP Offering

Cloud Adoption There are many upsides to moving your business into the cloud. Adopting a cloud infrastructure can make storage and backups easier, improve security, reduce costs, and help your team collaborate; all faster and smoother than before cloud adoption was a solution. If you are ready to make your own move into the cloud,… Continue reading New Relic Cloud Adoption

Throughout the last several posts about Sophos, we have showcased and provided overviews of their large web security product collection. Today we pull all of their products together into a singular Sophos Central. Sophos Central provides a cohesive space where all your Sophos tools can be managed at once. Dashboard Sophos Central has a beautiful… Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Sophos Central

Incorporating Good Design, UI, and UX Many-a-good website and app have been ruined because the time was not taken to ensure the end product was easy to use and beautiful by incorporating good design and UI/UX. These costly mistakes could have been avoided by simply allowing a designer or design team to thoroughly compose and… Continue reading The Importance Of Good Design And UI/UX

You’re probably already familiar with the concept of a political campaign, but what does a campaign mean in inbound marketing? It has the same intent to it: a focused and concentrated effort that focuses on achieving a single goal. A campaign can be across all of your marketing channels, and might include: Blog posts Social… Continue reading What is a Campaign in Inbound Marketing?

Proper drone training is becoming increasingly important to gain before releasing your new gadget into the skies. The relationship between drone operations and aviation has become progressively complex, and with more drones entering the skies the FAA is implementing new regulations in the name of safety. Unfortunately, it’s only a matter of time until tragedy strikes,… Continue reading Proper Drone Training Is Crucial to Safe Flying For All

A phone call can be an impressive way to reach your customers, especially as people get more and more comfortable interacting through digital platforms. Just think how much easier and faster it might be for your Zendesk agents to deal with certain types of customer issues over the phone versus through a series of emails?… Continue reading Understanding Zendesk Talk

We get to work with many amazing Bay Area companies and sometimes they enjoy working with us so much they write about us! Nouvola was a company that worked to provide load testing software and capabilities. 729 needed help making API’s more resilient within a mobile application we were creating for video sharing. As we… Continue reading 729 Solutions In The News: Nouvola Boosts 729 Solutions