3coast Participates in Break Bulk Conference

By 3coast on October 12, 2010

This week 3coast will be participating in their first Maritime Conference. 3coast has been successfully helping clients in the maritime and logistics industries with IT Services, business process improvements and technology solutions for ten years. Our ability to understand business challenges, efficiencies, inter-related processes and client requirements around areas such ...

“Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head”

By 3coast on July 28, 2010

Hurricane season is here and we are seeing more and more hurricane preparedness information; from updating home insurance, collecting materials and supplies, to planning for evacuation. There is so much available information on how to protect your family and home, that if a hurricane does tear through your area, knock ...

Company and Technology Management on the Same Page

By 3coast on July 13, 2010

As a Consulting CIO, I’m called on by clients to assess the fit of their technology to the business. Quite often this follows a change in company management, a significant change in the business model, or both. At this point, the relationship between the technology staff and business management can ...

How Agile Eliminates Waste (5 of 5 )

By 3coast on June 23, 2010

Daily Scrums A lot of time can be wasted in meetings that add little value to the overallresults of the project. Daily Scrums eliminate long elaborate meetings in favor of shorter productive ones. The objective is to provide laser focus to indentify issues quickly and productively. The Daily Scrum is a simple ...

Which Came First: The Job or The Candidate?

By 3coast on June 15, 2010

We are in another state of transition where we are hopefully looking in our rear view mirrors (for now) at the recession of 2008. Everything is cyclical, and in staffing nothing rings more true. So, how does a staffing company move forward in providing excellent service and benefit to prospects ...

Why IT Managed Services?

By 3coast on June 8, 2010

I’ve been asked this question a lot recently – what is the value of working with an IT Services company? I’ve heard several business owners, clients, and end users ask about the benefits and risks of having a company of IT geeks come in and manage their computers, network, software, ...

Do I need both a DR and BC plan? (Video)

By 3coast on May 26, 2010

Jason Kuhn, CIO at 3coast, explains how the benefits of a Disaster Recovery Plan and a Business Continuity Plan vary depending on the individual organization. Can there be value to one without the other? To visit 3coast's YouTube channel go here: http://www.youtube.com/3coastServices

3coast Offers Advanced Backup and Disaster Recovery Services

By 3coast on May 17, 2010

3coast, a Houston-based managed IT support and IT staffing firm, broadened its data backup and recovery offering to include a Local Backup and Recovery service, a Disaster Recovery service, and an Offsite File Archiving and Disaster Recovery service in addition to its Online Backup service. These advanced Backup and Disaster ...

3coast Shares Technology Planning Advice at HNN’s Building a Better Business Conference

By 3coast on May 13, 2010

3coast, a Houston-based managed IT support and IT staffing firm, will be attending HNN’s sixth annual Building a Better Business Conference and Mini-Expo. Stephen Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer of 3coast, will be explaining how to build your business through an effective technology plan. This year’s conference will be held on ...

How Agile Eliminates Waste (Part 4 of 5)

By 3coast on May 13, 2010

Next, in our series on how Agile eliminates waste in the custom application development process, we focus on Backlogs and how they are used to make projects more efficient and ultimately more successful; meaning more likely to be on-time, on-budget, and exceeding client expectations. Backlogs are logs that contain lists of ...

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