Cloud computing is the next generation of data storage, software and IT infrastructure management. With cloud computing, you can easily increase capacity or add capabilities without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel or licensing new software. This makes the technology more cost efficient than other options. You also do not need to worry about managing expensive onsite equipment. Everything is handled off-site by the expert engineers at Ford Office Technologies.
Our network operation center provides reliable and fast internet bandwidth, ethernet connectivity and power. Our public cloud solution removes complex maintenance and high facility costs. Or you can choose to augment your existing private cloud infrastructure with our hybrid cloud solutions.
Our traditional colocation solutions provide the ability to host physical equipment and legacy applications in our managed and monitored data center while allowing you to update your system and applications to the cloud. This cloud technology gives you access to more powerful IT solutions, providing your company with a competitive edge for a minimal time and financial investment.
With our managed solutions, time and budget are no longer a hinderance to owning, running, and maintaining complex IT solutions. Ford Office Technologies hosts and manages your software, infrastructure, and virtualization solutions right from our own data center.
There are many benefits to outsourcing your Cloud Computing needs to Ford Office Technologies' talented and experienced professionals.
Customized solutions specific to your company's needs.
Voice as a Service technology centralizes your telephone infrastructure with a hosted voice communication system that allows for off-site disaster recovery and business continuity, as well as flexibility and customization. Team members can use the same voice communication foundation, whether they are on-site at your office, working remotely in the field or at home, using traditional hardphones, softphones or smartphones.
Infrastructure as a Service means you no longer need to own, run and maintain your own equipment for all of your storage, servers and networking components—because everything is managed by Ford Office Technologies through our cloud services.
With Software as a Service, your applications are hosted by Ford Office Technologies and made available to you and your team over the internet, or other network—meaning your applications can be accessed through a web browser, rather than your computer’s desktop. You also no longer need to worry about team members working with different versions of an application, because updates are available to all team members at the same time.
Desktop as a Service is a cloud-based solution from Ford Office Technologies that provides anytime access to desktops and applications at any location and on any device. DaaS gives your team complete flexibility without any unnecessary risk to your business. Our simplified solution allows your organization the opportunity to control costs, simplify your desktop and application deployment model, and include high-level security and control. Our team will ensure this model works with your current environment and will provide a seamless move to a cloud or hybrid-cloud model.
Voice over IP is the future of communications. VoIP allows businesses to connect communications and other forms of multimedia over the internet. By taking traditional audio and turning it into digital data, businesses can send a variety of information with ease and speed. This technology solution allows businesses to achieve a high-level of flexibility, efficiency and cost-savings. VoIP offers the ability to connect by using traditional phones or phone software on a desktop or other device, plus call waiting and caller ID.
As a Certified Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) and a Microsoft Tier 1 Cloud Solution Provider, Ford Office Technologies is qualified to help you navigate Office 365 and other cloud offerings from Microsoft. Built for teamwork, Office 365 ProPlus delivers connected, familiar productivity tools through the cloud. Office 365 ProPlus empowers you to do your best work from anywhere and helps keep your data safe across locations and devices.
This is a letter of appreciation for Ford Technologies and their IT employees. A few weeks ago I was called at home in the middle of night because our internet was not working. Being a Public Water Supplier, we are a critical infrastructure, and we are required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to monitor and report. I immediately called our Internet provider and was told that it was not their issue it was my IT company’s issue. I didn’t believe that to be true because this has happened in the past and it has never been Ford IT’s issue. I called Ford and I spoke with Tim and Paxton after I was told that it would be 5 days before they could come out. Those guys went above and beyond for the next almost two days to get the internet provider to figure out what the problem was. They made more phone calls and spent more time on the phone trying to help me get this issue fixed as they knew that I was going to be fined and in trouble with the DEP. After my internet had been down for almost two days, they were told that some backdoor maintenance was being performed and my IP address had been deleted. During the outage I lost over 200,000 gallons of water, I lost revenue because our phone system is VoIP so people couldn’t make payments and I had to pay some of my employees even though they couldn’t do their job. It is phenomenal in this day and time to have a company that cares enough about their clients and puts this much time and effort into helping them. You have obviously trained your employees right . I can’t thank you all enough for being so willing to help and make sure that I was taken care and always made sure that I knew what was going on with the situation. I would recommend your company and your IT service to anyone. You all gave 1,000% great customer service !! Thank you again!!
The machines were wonderful this summer! It was a major improvement over our previous situation. Having the ability to scan in documents was a true help in maintaining accurate records and keeping communication flowing. I would also like to commend the gentlemen who came out to install and the technician who later came out to set up the scan to computer feature. All of the staff has been nothing short of wonderful and we are extremely grateful for the support.
Only the best! I've been working with Ford Office Technologies for years. I've worked with other vendors and brands to purchase and maintain printing equipment and never felt like I was a priority. With Ford, it's a totally opposite experience, very warm, much more Pittsburgh friendly instead of a big corporation. I highly recommend you check them out!
Dear Tracey : Robert Schiffbauer Rick Vernon Jason Scott South Union Township wanted to extend our gratitude for preparing and executing the electronic record filing. The entire staff from pickup to delivery were professional and our records were returned very quickly. We appreciate you taking the stress and worry out of this procedure. You have made this endeavor effortless and fearless. I am amazed how rapid we can locate documents from over thirty (30) years ago . Very seldom do I give a company my highest recommendation, Ford Business Machines has earned this endorsement. Please feel free to have future clients view our operation or contact us for a reference. Thank you,South Union Township (see testimony here)
Upon my years of working with Ford Office Technologies, I can say the team of professionals they have working with myself and the company I represent are good. Any issues from support, billing to maintenance support they are there for us. Thanks for the good work!
Butler Health System has been working with Ford Office Technologies for the past 7 years, and in that timeframe Ford has become more than just a vendor that we can trust. Knowledgeable and up to date on HIPPA, they have become our advisors on what is the newest in office technology, especially for the medical field, and we look forward to our continuing relationship with them for years to come.
Lifesteps has been a customer of Ford Office Technologies since 2008. They respond to emerging needs quickly and professionally. Lifesteps have found the Ford Office Technologies team to be knowledgeable, responsive, and works with Lifesteps to provide reliable equipment so that we at Lifesteps can focus on our mission as a nonprofit Human Service provider.
After being decades behind the technology curve, our company turned the corner and decided to invest in efficiency and we are extremely happy that we partnered with Ford Business and Paperless Technologies for a part of this transformation. They were able to provide advice and support throughout our entire bulk scanning project, which included 40,000 files that our company uses on a daily basis. From start to finish, the entire project was successful and completed promptly. I would highly recommend both of these businesses and challenge you to become a more efficient workplace!!
Partnering with Ford Office Technologies has streamlined our document management systems and created a significant monthly savings to our bottom line. Ford has exceeded our expectations by combining professionalism with exceptional client service. As a family run business we were immediately impressed with the emphasis Ford places on the relationship and not the sale.
As I have expressed previously, I was very pleased with the work performed at every stage of the project. From the well thought out planning to execution and finally validation, the Paperless Technologies team was highly professional. I had complete confidence in you and your team as, over a 10 month period, you removed our 20,000 paper files, scanned the documents and returned the electronic records to Federated. There are regulatory requirements that we retain these records, many of which are confidential, and I appreciated that your team understood the this and handled the documents accordingly.
Ford's professionalism, efficiency, product knowledge, delivery, customer service and follow-up is excellent and I truly appreciate all of the support you have provided to my staff and me. Sometimes you just don't know what you are missing and you get used to dealing with products and technology that are outdated, inefficient and not cost effective. We had no idea what we were missing! Thank you for showing us the light and providing us with such a phenomenal products, outstanding service and incredible follow-up and support.
Working with the Ford Business Family is like an extension of the Stefano’s Printing Family. We have had a business relationship with Ford Office Technologies for over twenty years. It is important to us to keep our business local. Ford Business makes it easy because of their commitment and dedication to their customers.
Managed IT is an information technology service provided by Ford Office Technologies as a contractor and delivered to the customer. Ford Office Technologies is responsible for the upkeep and preventative maintenance of the IT infrastructure as well as providing onsite and helpdesk support under your service contract.
Ford Office Technologies employs a staff of highly trained and responsive IT professionals that can tailor a solution to fit your organization's IT and budgetary needs. Ford Office Technologies provides customized support packages based on a complimentary and thorough evaluation of your site's current infrastructure and listening to your needs and concerns.
1. Fully managed helpdesk solution
2. Remote and onsite support
3. Comprehensive proactive network monitoring
4. Office 365 migrations
5. In place migrations for software and hardware
6. Network security
7. Network design and implementation
8. Onsite and offsite backup management
9. Disaster recovery
• Be sure to upgrade your computer to Windows 10 if you haven’t already.
• Update Windows 10 to the latest version.
• Have your antivirus software scan the computer for viruses. (Windows Defender, Avast Antivirus, etc.)
• Restart the computer at least every couple of days.
• Restart the computer.
• Update Microsoft Teams.
• Update Windows 10 to the latest version.
• Reinstall Microsoft Teams, but only if necessary.
• Restart the computer.
• Run Windows Update to update all Microsoft Office programs.
• Install and run the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant by following this link: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/about-the-microsoft-support-and-recovery-assistant-e90bb691-c2a7-4697-a94f-88836856c72f
• If applicable, check if other people are having issues as well. The problem could be exclusive to your computer.
• Restart the computer if no one else is having issues.
• Turn the copier/printer off, wait 30 seconds, and turn it back on if others are having issues.
• Make sure the cables are properly connected to the device.
• In Windows 10, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > right-click the copier/printer that isn’t working > select "Troubleshoot."
• If applicable, check if other people and/or devices are having issues with the website. The website could be down if others can’t access it either.
• Go to isitdownrightnow.com. Copy and paste the link of the website you’re trying to access in the box on the page. Press "Check" to see the status of the site.
• If isitdownrightnow.com says the website is up and other people can access it, try restarting the computer.
• Try opening the website in Internet Explorer if you’re not doing so already.
• Open Outlook > click Send / Receive > verify "Work Offline" isn’t selected.
• Make sure you’re properly connected to the Internet.
• Restart the computer.
• Install and run the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant by following this link: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/about-the-microsoft-support-and-recovery-assistant-e90bb691-c2a7-4697-a94f-88836856c72f
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Contact Us
1-800-633-3673 | info@fordtech.com
Corporate Headquarters
700 Laurel Drive
Connellsville, PA 15425
Pittsburgh Office (DL Clark Building)
503 Martindale Street #130
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Shenango Valley Location
1920 East State Street
Hermitage, PA 16148
Erie Location (formerly Kubinski Business Systems)
4525 W Ridge Rd.
Erie, PA 16506
814-833-4900
© 2020 Ford Office Technologies. All Rights Reserved