Sentry Technology Solutions

09/01/2026

Your tech isn't underperforming. Your alignment might be. 🎙️

Episode 5 of Shhh... IT Happens is live. Host Veronica Sands and guests Eddie Clark, John Ohlwiler, and strategy advisor Joe Forgét unpack why leadership misalignment has become one of the biggest IT issues in growing companies.

Siloed purchases. Unused platforms. AI built on broken processes. It's a leadership problem dressed up as a technology problem.

https://bit.ly/4zGWjnQ

08/18/2026

Ever love a product one year and wonder what on earth happened to it the next? You are not alone.

Episode 4 of Shh, IT Happens is live, and Sentry's John Ohlwiler sits down with Eddie Clark and host Veronica Sands to talk about something every business owner should understand: what happens when private equity buys the vendors you depend on.

Spoiler: it is not always pretty. But there are warning signs, and there are ways to protect yourself.

Plus, Eddie and John share why every business needs an incident response plan before something goes wrong. And no, "everybody knows what to do" is not a plan.

Watch the full episode here: https://bit.ly/4bPQPNq

08/17/2026

Save the date: Thursday, October 15.
Not all nightmares happen while you're sleeping. Cyber Nightmares is back—an exclusive evening where Central Florida business leaders gather for networking with a mysterious twist. Hear real breach stories, uncover the threats keeping executives up at night, and learn how to avoid your own cyber nightmare. More details coming soon.

08/17/2026

Backup, Recovery, and the 3-2-1 Rule: Why It Matters Most During Hurricane Prep

Florida businesses face ransomware year-round and hurricanes every summer. Learn what the 3-2-1 backup rule is and why it's your best defense against both.

08/14/2026

Inside the Quality of Earnings Conversation: Where IT Risk Hides

Explore how overlooked IT risks can distort financial assessments in Quality of Earnings reports, impacting M&A deals and purchase prices.

08/13/2026

Email Security for Small Businesses: The Top 5 Threats You Missed

The top 5 email security threats small businesses face in 2026 -- phishing, BEC, spoofing, malicious links, and account takeover -- and what to do about each one.

08/10/2026

Running a franchise system? One of the hardest calls you will make is deciding what technology every location must standardize on — and what you can let flex.
Too rigid and you frustrate franchisees. Too loose and you end up with a network no one can support, secure, or grow.
We put together a practical framework for drawing that line — and backing it up with data from the field.

Learn how to build a franchise tech stack that balances standardization with flexibility. Discover which technology decisions are non-negotiable and where franchisees can adapt.

08/06/2026

Hurricane Prep: The IT Checklist Every Orlando Business Should Run

Is your Orlando business IT-ready for hurricane season? This checklist covers power redundancy, cloud failover, BCDR, communication plans, and vendor SLAs — before the storm arrives.

08/03/2026

Your franchise system doesn't have an IT problem.
It has a standardization problem.
7 things every franchise managed IT package should standardize, and the one thing franchisors keep missing

What franchisors should standardize in a managed IT package: endpoints, networks, identity, backup, cybersecurity, and reporting that scale across every location.

07/31/2026

Your firewall is great. Your endpoint is great. Your accounting clerk just wired $180K to a voice that sounded like the CFO.

Security awareness training in 2026 is not a video. It is a program: monthly microlearning, role-based scenarios, real phishing simulations, deepfake verification drills, and a culture that rewards the report.

Build a 2026 security awareness training program that turns employees into a human firewall: continuous learning, real simulations, measurable results.