Only 24/7 onsite staffed Network Operations Center in Western New York

Shatter I.T. provides 24/7 data monitoring, protects your mission-critical information, and helps prevent small issues from becoming big problems. Our primary objective is to monitor and manage our customers' critical networks/systems. Shatter I.T. is dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers with a 24/7 staff committed to providing the confidence our customers need to rely on us to take care of their I.T. needs. Flexibility is key — one of the advantages of a company our size is Shatter I.T.'s ability to provide our customers with creative, innovative solutions to their needs. We work closely with our customers to assist in the attainment of their goals and continued growth and success.

The Shatter I.T. Advantage

• Only 24/7 onsite staffed Network Operations Center in Western New York.
• 60-day money back guarantee behind our superior service quality.
• In-depth understanding of the needs of mission critical systems.
• Unparalleled system monitoring technology.
• Knowledge and ability in all phases of network operations from design to maintenance.
• Scalability, enabling you to develop online business rapidly and effectively.
• Dependable, supportive, and knowledgeable staff to provide solutions at expert levels.
• Significant disaster avoidance and recovery experience and past performance.

For additional information, visit our website at www.shatterit.com or call 716.852.5872

Nearly 30,000 Pounds of Electronics Recycled at Fourth Annual “ecyclebflo” Event Hosted by Shatter I.T. and Sunnking

Over the Last Four Years, Nearly 100,000 Pounds of Material Collected;

$1,000 Donation Made to Educational Technology Foundation of WNY

Buffalo, NY (July 17, 2012) – Shatter I.T. and Sunnking Electronics, in partnership with six other local Buffalo businesses – EMCS, Channel 7, WBEN, Ozone Design, Business First, and Rich’s – hosted the fourth annual “ecyclebflo” event in Lafayette Square on Tuesday, June 26. Area residents and businesses brought 29,342 pounds of old or unwanted electronics for responsible recycling. A $1,000 donation was made to the Educational Technology Foundation of WNY, whose efforts are aimed at increasing the access and equity of technology in education, especially to under-served populations.

In addition to the electronics recycling, participants were given the opportunity to smash old printers and copiers with a sledgehammer in the “Shatter Zone” along with the Sabretooth and Buster Bison.

“This annual event gives downtown businesses a convenient way to properly recycle their obsolete electronics. In its first four years, ecyclebflo has collected – and responsibly recycled – nearly 100,000 pounds of old electronics. Together with our partners, we are discussing a number of ways we can further enhance the ecyclebflo event in 2013 to reach even more businesses and collect even more waste,” said Peter Ronca, Shatter’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“ecyclebflo proved to be a success again this year.  It is a fun event to be a part of and great to see that a group of great businesses could get together once again to benefit the Educational Technology Foundation of WNY. We look forward to expanding this program in the future to help increase the availability of technology in schools and local communities.”

For pictures of the event visit:

http://shatterit.blogspot.com/2012/06/ecyclebflo-2012-electronic-recycling.html

About Shatter I.T.

Shatter I.T., http://www.shatterit.com, is Western New York’s only commercial data center that provides managed I.T. services from fully staffed, 24/7 facilities.  Shatter also provides co-location services, cloud services (including TB storage options), disaster avoidance/business continuity, and data backups, including its new SnapShot product which replicates a customers’ data every 15 minutes. 

About Sunnking, Inc.

Founded in 2000, Sunnking Inc. is New York State’s first EPA R2 Certified Electronics Recycling, Data Destruction, & Asset Management company dealing in end of life electronic equipment. Their facilities located in Buffalo, Rochester, and Brockport, New York, specialize in collecting, refurbishing, reselling, and recycling electronic products from residential and commercial suppliers throughout New York State and surrounding areas. For more information please visit www.sunnking.com or call 1-877-860-7866.

About Educational Technology Foundation of WNY

Educational Technology Foundation of WNY, based in Buffalo, NY, was founded in 2003 by volunteers and educators eager to enrich the lives of children by improving their access to technology. Since its inception, Ed Tech has assisted in the transformation of more than 80 private and public schools and community centers in the WNY area. Ed Tech provides servers, computers, printers, scanners, networking equipment, and any other equipment the organization or school may need. For more information on Ed Tech, visit their website at http://edtechday.org/.

Back-up & Restore

The loss of any data, for even a brief period of time, can cripple your business. Shatter's Remote Backup Service is a reliable, secure, and cost-effective solution that gives you peace of mind.

• Easy to Use — Our Remote Backup software is easy to use and your files, folders, or your entire hard drive is regularly backed up and stored at one of Shatter's facilities.


• Keep Your Data in a Safe, Secure Location — With Shatter's Remote Backup Service, your data is stored in a safe and secure location, away from your office. This gives you protection from hardware failures, natural disasters, employee theft, and other threats to the lifeblood of your business, your data.


• 24/7 Support — Shatter operates Western New York's only commercial data center that is fully staffed and accessible 24/7. The IT professionals in our Network Operations Center give you round-the-clock access to your systems and data.


• Customized Data Backup Plans — Our leadership team has decades of technology experience and can assist in developing a data backup plan that is right for your business.


• Data Backups Run Automatically — Once the schedule for your data backups is set, typically once every 24 hours, and usually at night when your system usage is lowest, they run automatically. More frequent or continuous backups are also available.


• Peace of Mind — By backing up your data at a remote location, the risk of a catastrophic data loss as a result of fire, theft, file corruption, or any other disaster is practically eliminated. You guarantee continuous access to your data and ensure the continuity of your operations. Our encryption and password protection software also helps to guarantee the privacy and security of your data.

Shatter I.T. Ph: 716.852.5872 Fx: 716.200.1941

www.ShatterIT.com

Ecyclebflo 2012 Electronic Recycling Recap

Thank you to everyone who participated in Ecyclebflo 2012!  

This year we were able to collect 20,579 lbs. of old electronics to be recycled by Sunnking Electronic Recycing!  A portion of proceeds from this event to benefit Education Technology Foundation of WNY.  Ed-Tech WNY provides underserved organizations with access to technology.

Ecyclebflo took place on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York.  It was a beautiful day full of electronic recycling, great music, special guest appearances, prizes, awesome volunteers, and who could forget the ShatterZone!

We were very excited to see Sabre Tooth (Buffalo Sabres) and Buster Bison (Buffalo Bisons) at our event again this year! Both Buffalo Mascots were very helpful with collecting the old electronics brought in for donations. We also had a guest appearance by ShatterMan (ShatterIT) and awesome music playing the whole day, provided by CJ Sound. 

Our ShatterZone was a lot of fun as participants were able to SHATTER their old electronics for secure recycling! Sabre Tooth and ShatterMan both took a swing at old electronics to SHATTER them! ShatterZone participants were entered into a drawing to win a list of great prizes! The raffle winners were drawn by Renee Cerullo, President of Ed-Tech.  

Winners are as follows:

Flat Screen TV: Brian Hamon

Laptop: Chris Maszizak

Triple-A All Star Game: Mike Lodick

Triple-A Home Run Derby: Sarah Matson

Bison Tickets: Mark Boyd, Bonnie Lindsay, Tina Harber, Mike Harber & Nate Nemec

Thank you to all of our sponsors!

ShatterIT

Sunnking Electronics Recycling

EMCS

WKBW

WBEN News 930

Ozone Design

Rich Products

Buffalo Business First

CJ Sound

A very special thanks to Morgan Smith, from Buffalo Place, who has supplied materials to assist setting up the Ecyclebflo event for the last four years! 

To check out all of our pictures from Ecyclebflo 2012, please check out our Facebook Page Photo Gallery. 

Disaster Avoidance

Shatter I.T.'s Disaster Avoidance/Recovery solutions are focused on protecting data, maintaining availability and keeping clients and their customers connected to their technology so businesses run uninterrupted, 24/7.

• Reliable and Secure — A variety of customized options will protect and ensure continuous access to your data and prevent disruption to your business.
• Flexible and Cost-effective — Shatter's leadership team has decades of technology experience and can assist in developing a data backup plan that is right for your business.
• 24/7 On-site Support — Shatter's 24/7 NOC staff provides you additional peace of mind. In the event of a disaster, our on-site staff can immediately address any pertinent issues and initiate the recovery process.

Our service offerings include:

• SnapShot — Continuously Backed up Data, With Shatter's SnapShot disaster recovery service, all of your data on your e-mail server, web site, and in your data base can be continually backed up, replicated, and saved in near real time. Snapshots of your data are taken every 15 minutes, 24/7.
• System Backups/Restores — For those companies that do not require near real time backups, Shatter offers customized data backups. You determine the frequency and size allotments structured to meet your individual needs.
• Offsite Archiving — To provide additional safeguard and security of your data, you have the option of archiving backed-up system states and stores to one of Shatter's remote locations.
• Recovery of Business Options — In the event of a disaster at your primary business location, Shatter can provide customized space options for firms looking for safe, secure disaster avoidance alternatives. Options include dedicated space with phone, desk, internet, and network access through VPN or direct connections, along with access to kitchen, break room, conference room and other facility environments, if required.

Shatter I.T. Ph: 716.852.5872 Fx: 716.200.1941
www.ShatterIT.com

Smart Phones: A Growing Concern

By: Chris Marshall

Smart phones are becoming more powerful with every new feature that is released. This is not only attractive to businesses, but also younger generations. As we incorporate smart phones with more sensitive information, it creates a much greater vulnerability to information theft. Securing that sensitive information is often not considered, especially with younger smart phone users. The possibility that your corporate email, personal pictures, or other personal information could easily be stolen greatly increases if you have not taken measures to enhance your smart phone integrity. Regardless of make, iPhone, Android, and even BlackBerry are susceptible to attacks that, unaddressed, could result in the theft of money, information, and even identity.

EcycleBflo Featured in the Buffalo News Discover Summer 2012

EcycleBflo was featured in The Buffalo News Discover Summer 2012 special publication! 

ShatterIT is hosting an electronic recycling event on June 26, 2012 called EcycleBflo.  This event is FREE to the public and will be held in Lafayette Square, Buffalo New York.  For more information visit www.shatterit.com or contact Sunnking at 716.685.4577 or info@sunnking.com