Introduction to Musings on Business & Technology Blog

2007-11-04T20:35:00.000-05:00

Welcome to www.neilissa.com.

The purpose of this blog is to share my experiences with others in running an information technology business that may be looking to improve their own personal efficiency and organization. Many of our customers have requested guidance on best practices for their organizations, and so I wanted to create a forum where my own personal experience in overcoming obstacles through applying technology might also be of benefit to others.

About Catalyst Technology Group, Inc.
Catalyst Technology Group provides the resources of a large IT department to companies of all sizes nationwide in almost every industry. Our clients are businesses, both with and without internal IT staffs, that face the challenge of how to address ever-increasing IT requirements within a limited budget. With offices in Indianapolis and Chicago, we work with clients and prospects to first understand their objectives and the IT resources already in place. Once we have a solid understanding of needs and resources, we help to refine and customize IT solutions for each company. Catalyst specializes in providing services for support, management, security, connectivity, data protection, and web-based programming for businesses running Microsoft servers and operating systems found at the core of most businesses.

About Neil Issa
Neil Issa, Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst Technology Group
Prior to Catalyst Technology Group, Mr. Issa has over 13 years of experience in technology sales and service, business management, and as an angel investor for several startup companies and joint partnerships. Mr. Issa founded Catalyst where he concurrently serves as its President and CEO. Catalyst provides IT support, infrastructure solutions, and application development services for businesses nationwide. Since Catalyst's inception, Mr. Issa has built efficient business processes to service over 450 business clients from it's offices in Indianapolis, IN and Chicago, IL. In 2003, Mr. Issa developed international relationships and formed an offshore programming company headquartered in Dubai. Mr. Issa also currently sits on the board of directors for several other companies including a Dubai-based IT joint venture, a real estate investment company, as well as several other diverse private holdings. Prior to Catalyst, Mr. Issa founded and served as CEO of Velocity Integration, an IT consulting firm which he sold to an Internet Service Provider. Velocity Integration was built into a leading managed services provider specializing in firewall and server management. Prior to Velocity Integration, Mr. Issa held a position with Van Ausdall & Farrar as the Infrastructure Project Manager after being promoted from a position as a Sr. Network Engineer specializing in Cisco routers, firewalls, and LAN switching. Mr. Issa also achieved numerous IT certifications over the years including CCNA, CCNP, MCSE, Compaq ASE, and Master CNE.

Introduction to Musings on Business & Technology Blog

2007-11-04T20:20:00.001-05:00

Welcome to http://www.neilissa.com/.
The purpose of this blog is to share my experiences with others in running an information technology business that may be looking to improve their own personal efficiency and organization. Many of our customers have requested guidance on best practices for their organizations, and so I wanted to create a forum where my own personal experience in overcoming obstacles through applying technology might also be of benefit to others.

About Catalyst Technology Group, Inc.
Catalyst Technology Group provides the resources of a large IT department to companies of all sizes nationwide in almost every industry. Our clients are businesses, both with and without internal IT staffs, that face the challenge of how to address ever-increasing IT requirements within a limited budget. With offices in Indianapolis and Chicago, we work with clients and prospects to first understand their objectives and the IT resources already in place. Once we have a solid understanding of needs and resources, we help to refine and customize IT solutions for each company. Catalyst specializes in providing services for support, management, security, connectivity, data protection, and web-based programming for businesses running Microsoft servers and operating systems found at the core of most businesses.

About Neil Issa

Neil Issa, Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst Technology Group
Prior to Catalyst Technology Group, Mr. Issa has over 13 years of experience in technology sales and service, business management, and as an angel investor for several startup companies and joint partnerships. Mr. Issa founded Catalyst where he concurrently serves as its President and CEO. Catalyst provides IT support, infrastructure solutions, and application development services for businesses nationwide. Since Catalyst's inception, Mr. Issa has built efficient business processes to service over 450 business clients from it's offices in Indianapolis, IN and Chicago, IL. In 2003, Mr. Issa developed relationships to allow CTG's business solutions architects to send raw programming requests to its offshore programming subsidiary headquartered in Dubai. Mr. Issa also currently sits on the board of directors for several other companies including a Dubai-based IT joint venture, a managed services company, a real estate investment company, and a retail/service company. Prior to Catalyst, Mr. Issa founded and served as CEO of Velocity Integration, an IT consulting firm which he sold to an Internet Service Provider. Velocity Integration was built into a leading managed services provider specializing in firewall and server management. Prior to Velocity Integration, Mr. Issa held a position with Van Ausdall & Farrar as the Infrastructure Project Manager after being promoted from a position as a Sr. Network Engineer specializing in Cisco routers, firewalls, and LAN switching. Mr. Issa also achieved numerous IT certifications over the years including CCNA, CCNP, MCSE, Compaq ASE, and Master CNE.