Site Contents By Category
Career Opportunities
Performance Manager
Locations: - Greenville, SC, Charlotte, NC
Stalwart designs, builds and manages secure IT architectures that help accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Our dedication to principles of simplicity, innovation, and customer success has made us one of the most respected service provide...
Read More |
Principal Engineer
Locations: - Greenville, SC, Charlotte, NC
Stalwart designs, builds and manages secure IT architectures that help accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Our dedication to principles of simplicity, innovation, and customer success has made us one of the most respected solution provid...
Read More |
Overview
A Tactical Force With Strategic Impact
Stalwart is characterized by bold innovation, constant improvement, hard-driving persistence, boundless energy, undaunted courage and genuine passion. There is an attitude of camaraderie that pervades our culture, along with a belief in sharing the responsibilities of success, as...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Bios
Roger Preble
Roger Preble has over 25 years of experience creating, delivering and utilizing highly complex technology business solutions. Prior to joining Stalwart, Mr. Preble held senior sales and management positions with Fortune 50 companies such as AT&T and BellSouth where he developed and applied best practices in Business Develo...
Read More |
Cheryl Hart
Cheryl Hart has over 11 years of experience in finance and business administration. She has worked with several small companies in a variety of industries including landscaping, textiles (fabric and chemicals), and healthcare. In addition, she successfully ran her own chiropractic practice for over 17 years prior to joinin...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Leadership Team
Roger Preble
Roger Preble has over 25 years of experience creating, delivering and utilizing highly complex technology business solutions. Prior to joining Stalwart, Mr. Preble held senior sales and management positions with Fortune 50 companies such as AT&T and BellSouth where he developed and applied best practices in Business Develo...
Read More |
Andrew Nelson
Andrew Nelson has over 6 years of professional experience in information technology, financial services technology, business development, marketing, and finance. His employment experiences have been mostly with start-up to mid-sized companies with Fortune 1000 clients.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but raised in Charlot...
Read More |
Jim Guido
Jim Guido is a Principal Engineer with over 15 years of relevant industry experience specializing in wired and wireless networking, security and unified communications infrastructure design, implementation and management. Due to his extensive background in security, networking and IP telephony, Mr. Guido supplies critical ...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Stalwart Professionals
Cheryl Hart
Cheryl Hart has over 11 years of experience in finance and business administration. She has worked with several small companies in a variety of industries including landscaping, textiles (fabric and chemicals), and healthcare. In addition, she successfully ran her own chiropractic practice for over 17 years prior to joinin...
Read More |
Errol McCorvey
Errol McCorvey is a Senior Engineer with over 15 years of experience implementing complex technology solutions and acquiring a strong business acumen. Mr. McCorvey is a proven leader and has demonstrated the ability to handle large, difficult projects. He is committed to working closely with customers to help them solve b...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Why Stalwart
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein selects Stalwart and Cisco for advanced communications solution.
Law Firm; Charlotte, NC; 500 Employees
Business Challenge
Antiquated communications infrastructure
Handcuffed productivity and reduced efficiency
PBX occupied a lot of data center space
N...
Read More |
VCP Comments
“We would VCP all our technology if only Stalwart sold it all!”
– Lisa Boles, Old Dominion Freight
“Value Chain Pricing is an idea whose time has come… it is visionary, it is bold, it is valuable – it is ‘Stalwart.’”
– Susan Opitz, Bank of America
“What a great way to remain focused on your value prop...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Differentiators
Overview
Conventional Wisdom
The reigning business philosphy is that companies should seek to add value by choosing methods of differentiation which fall into one of the following categories:
Focus Differentiation
Price Differentiation
Product and Service Differentiation
...
Read More |
Stalwart Purpose
"Make a good shoe and sell it for a fair price." - Martin Luther
Dear Reader,
I'm really glad you were interested enough to check out this section of our website. I struggled with whether to include this page... not for fear of being ridiculed or persecuted, but for fear of giving the appearance of marketing so...
Read More |
Stalwart Promise
100% Unconditional Guarantee
Integrity. Value. Service. At Stalwart, we have staked our reputation on these three simple words. In doing so, it seems we have offered the industry's only 100% Unconditional Guarantee. Because your satisfaction is our bottom line, we are serious about the quality of our work and we are...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Testimonials
VCP Comments
“We would VCP all our technology if only Stalwart sold it all!”
– Lisa Boles, Old Dominion Freight
“Value Chain Pricing is an idea whose time has come… it is visionary, it is bold, it is valuable – it is ‘Stalwart.’”
– Susan Opitz, Bank of America
“What a great way to remain focused on your value prop...
Read More |
General Comments
“Stalwart has set the bar so high for the competition that I doubt any can clear it.”
– Ken Sparks, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
“Stalwart is the Navy Seal team of its industry!”
– Randy Balot, Forbo Siegling
“Lives, not just dollars, are relying on our network. THAT is why we use Stalwart.”
...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Clients
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein selects Stalwart and Cisco for advanced communications solution.
Law Firm; Charlotte, NC; 500 Employees
Business Challenge
Antiquated communications infrastructure
Handcuffed productivity and reduced efficiency
PBX occupied a lot of data center space
N...
Read More |
Northeast Medical Center
NorthEast Medical Center deploys a Cisco Unified Wireless Network to support its deployment of networked infusion pumps.
Healthcare; Concord, NC; 4200 Employees
Business Challenge
Track and control medication infusion pumps over the wireless network
Provide ubiquitous wireless network access to...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Solutions
Percipient
Transfer Knowledge to Increase Productivity
Percipient is a software system that captures, manages, stores, preserves and delivers critical content, documents and processes related to an organization’s IT function in a streamlined, standardized fashion. It facilitates the aggregation and management of an organization'...
Read More |
eVCP Procurement Audit
Enterprise Value Chain Pricing (eVCP) is Value Chain Pricing on steroids! For enterprise clients interested in discovering how this Stalwart innovation can save them money above their best purchasing discounts, we provide a procurement audit of select technologies at no charge.
NOTE: This service requires a mutual No...
Read More |
Telecom Expense Management
Companies are spending 5 to 35 percent more than they need to on telecommunications services. If you are like many other companies, controlling communication costs has become increasingly difficult in the face of complex technologies and choices, vendor support problems, and a lack of resources and tools. Numerous studies ...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Security
Overview
Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you!
Good Enough Always Beats Perfect
Good enough security is good enough and consists of a level of security appropriate to the asset it is protecting. Perfect security is unattainable in the real world. Albert Einstein once said, "Everything s...
Read More |
Data Security
Data Loss Prevention
Stalwart's comprehensive approach to data loss prevention spans from network to endpoint to help prevent leakage of sensitive data outside the enterprise and unauthorized movement of sensitive data within the enterprise. Data-breach-related costs from lost or inappropriately distributed corporate ...
Read More |
Physical Security
Ethical Social Engineering
Intruders or hackers use a vast array of exploit methods when trying to gain illicit access to computer systems. While most organizations spend a lot of time and money trying to protect their networks, their investment is often bypassed by social engineering. Because people are the weakest l...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Communications
Network Integration
Campus and Local Area Networks
When it's time to upgrade or expand your campus and local area networks, Stalwart can help you maximize the effectiveness of the networking infrastructure that connects your employees to the applications and data they need to do their work. Its network integration services help you:
...
Read More |
Mobility and Wireless
Wireless LAN Strategy, Design and Deployment
Stalwart offers a full range of services, from the development of your mobility strategy to the design and implementation of your wireless infrastructure. With the increased mobility of today's workforce and the trend towards working more remotely, organizations are realizi...
Read More |
Converged Communications Services
Unified Communications
IP telephony services from Stalwart can help you design, deploy and manage an infrastructure to support today's advanced IP telephones, help you reduce the costs of managing and maintaining separate voice and data networks, and increase the productivity of your employees.
Stalwart provides the...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Managed Services
Vulnerability Assessment and Management
Half-life of Static Security Assessments
Security is a dynamic, ongoing process. Point-in-time security assessments and singular reviews are static. While static audits may provide short-term confidence that data is secure, in reality the half-life of these assessments is very short due to constantly changing technolo...
Read More |
Configuration and Change Management
Managing security configurations in a dynamic environment is a daunting challenge for today's security teams. The rapid pace of change, combined with device complexity and resource constraints, often causes defenses to become misaligned with security policies. Stalwart's Configuration & Change Management service complement...
Read More |
Unified Communications Management
Stalwart's comprehensive Unified Communications (UC) Management service provides real-time 24x7 support for Cisco's IP Telephony monitoring.
Key Features
Voice and data network discovery and topology
Basic up/down (ICMP) and SNMP-based monitoring
Threshold-based monitoring and alerting
D...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Data Center
Percipient
Transfer Knowledge to Increase Productivity
Percipient is a software system that captures, manages, stores, preserves and delivers critical content, documents and processes related to an organization’s IT function in a streamlined, standardized fashion. It facilitates the aggregation and management of an organization'...
Read More |
eVCP Procurement Audit
Enterprise Value Chain Pricing (eVCP) is Value Chain Pricing on steroids! For enterprise clients interested in discovering how this Stalwart innovation can save them money above their best purchasing discounts, we provide a procurement audit of select technologies at no charge.
NOTE: This service requires a mutual No...
Read More |
Telecom Expense Management
Companies are spending 5 to 35 percent more than they need to on telecommunications services. If you are like many other companies, controlling communication costs has become increasingly difficult in the face of complex technologies and choices, vendor support problems, and a lack of resources and tools. Numerous studies ...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
News
Stalwart Announces Major Upgrade to TriShield Managed Security and Performance Offering
Charlotte, North Carolina - Stalwart announced today a partnership with HEIT in a move to upgrade its TriShield Managed Services offering. TriShield derives its name from Stalwart's full-orbed security capabilities and its threefold focus on people, technology and operations. This upgrade expands TriShield’s capabilities t...
Read More |
Stalwart Achiecves First Cisco TSS Designation In Carolinas
Charlotte, North Carolina - Stalwart is proud to announce that its Executive Vice President of Engineering, Jim Guido, is the first engineer in the Carolinas to attain the Cisco Technology Solution Specialist (TSS) designation for Cisco Voice Advanced Technology products. Partners with TSS engineers are considered to be be...
Read More |
Stalwart Announces Record Revenues and Profits For FY09
Charlotte, North Carolina - On the heels of last year's record year, Stalwart is especially pleased to announce another record year in both revenue and profit growth. The company is debt free and the strength of its balance sheet positions it to emerge from the present economic downturn with with significantly more market ...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Blog
Deploying DLP in an Enterprise
Glenn Johnson
I’m managing an enterprise deployment of RSA’s DLP product.
By ‘enterprise’ I mean:
1. DLP ‘Datacenter’ with a footprint at three national data centers and about 10,000 knowledge workers
2. DLP ‘Network’ with two sensors at Internet perimeters, two e-mail interceptors, two controllers ...
Read More |
The Ultimate Security Solution for Corporate America -- HIPS!!
Elton Wright
That’s right, I am here to tell you that, hands down, HIPS is the most important tool for mitigating corporate security risks. Many of you may be thinking that Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) is a critical component of an organization’s information security practice, but certainly not the ultimate solution. If yo...
Read More |
What is ‘practical security’? I’d call it ‘pretty good security’.
Glenn Johnson
Who would want ‘pretty good security’ when they could have ‘great security’ or ‘bullet proof security’ or ‘state-of-the-art security’? I think most companies do if they really stop to think about it.
Let me define the term - ‘pretty good security’ is the level of security strategy, awareness, technology and manpow...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Blog Topics
Deploying DLP in an Enterprise
Glenn Johnson
I’m managing an enterprise deployment of RSA’s DLP product.
By ‘enterprise’ I mean:
1. DLP ‘Datacenter’ with a footprint at three national data centers and about 10,000 knowledge workers
2. DLP ‘Network’ with two sensors at Internet perimeters, two e-mail interceptors, two controllers ...
Read More |
What is ‘practical security’? I’d call it ‘pretty good security’.
Glenn Johnson
Who would want ‘pretty good security’ when they could have ‘great security’ or ‘bullet proof security’ or ‘state-of-the-art security’? I think most companies do if they really stop to think about it.
Let me define the term - ‘pretty good security’ is the level of security strategy, awareness, technology and manpow...
Read More |
The Industry's Dirty Little Secret
Bill Cooper
Hidden Switching Costs
It seems all service providers these days talk about "knowledge transfer." All sincerity aside (and I don't doubt their sincerity), what these service providers don't talk about (perhaps because the ones doing the talking are too removed from their service delivery process) is that the bulk of t...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Security
Deploying DLP in an Enterprise
Glenn Johnson
I’m managing an enterprise deployment of RSA’s DLP product.
By ‘enterprise’ I mean:
1. DLP ‘Datacenter’ with a footprint at three national data centers and about 10,000 knowledge workers
2. DLP ‘Network’ with two sensors at Internet perimeters, two e-mail interceptors, two controllers ...
Read More |
The Ultimate Security Solution for Corporate America -- HIPS!!
Elton Wright
That’s right, I am here to tell you that, hands down, HIPS is the most important tool for mitigating corporate security risks. Many of you may be thinking that Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) is a critical component of an organization’s information security practice, but certainly not the ultimate solution. If yo...
Read More |
What is ‘practical security’? I’d call it ‘pretty good security’.
Glenn Johnson
Who would want ‘pretty good security’ when they could have ‘great security’ or ‘bullet proof security’ or ‘state-of-the-art security’? I think most companies do if they really stop to think about it.
Let me define the term - ‘pretty good security’ is the level of security strategy, awareness, technology and manpow...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Communications
Yoo-nuh-fide kuh-myoo-ni-kay-shuhn
Elton Wright
What exactly is yoo-nuh-fide kuh-myoo-ni-kay-shuhns (unified communications)? Or should the question, with proper grammar in mind, be asked “what are yoo- nuh -fide kuh -myoo-ni-kay-shuhns? My personal English professor (otherwise known as Microsoft Word) does not seem to be offering any advice; I guess I will have to d...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Knowledge Transfer
The Industry's Dirty Little Secret
Bill Cooper
Hidden Switching Costs
It seems all service providers these days talk about "knowledge transfer." All sincerity aside (and I don't doubt their sincerity), what these service providers don't talk about (perhaps because the ones doing the talking are too removed from their service delivery process) is that the bulk of t...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Blog Authors
Deploying DLP in an Enterprise
Glenn Johnson
I’m managing an enterprise deployment of RSA’s DLP product.
By ‘enterprise’ I mean:
1. DLP ‘Datacenter’ with a footprint at three national data centers and about 10,000 knowledge workers
2. DLP ‘Network’ with two sensors at Internet perimeters, two e-mail interceptors, two controllers ...
Read More |
What is ‘practical security’? I’d call it ‘pretty good security’.
Glenn Johnson
Who would want ‘pretty good security’ when they could have ‘great security’ or ‘bullet proof security’ or ‘state-of-the-art security’? I think most companies do if they really stop to think about it.
Let me define the term - ‘pretty good security’ is the level of security strategy, awareness, technology and manpow...
Read More |
The Industry's Dirty Little Secret
Bill Cooper
Hidden Switching Costs
It seems all service providers these days talk about "knowledge transfer." All sincerity aside (and I don't doubt their sincerity), what these service providers don't talk about (perhaps because the ones doing the talking are too removed from their service delivery process) is that the bulk of t...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Bill Cooper
The Industry's Dirty Little Secret
Bill Cooper
Hidden Switching Costs
It seems all service providers these days talk about "knowledge transfer." All sincerity aside (and I don't doubt their sincerity), what these service providers don't talk about (perhaps because the ones doing the talking are too removed from their service delivery process) is that the bulk of t...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Glenn Johnson
Deploying DLP in an Enterprise
Glenn Johnson
I’m managing an enterprise deployment of RSA’s DLP product.
By ‘enterprise’ I mean:
1. DLP ‘Datacenter’ with a footprint at three national data centers and about 10,000 knowledge workers
2. DLP ‘Network’ with two sensors at Internet perimeters, two e-mail interceptors, two controllers ...
Read More |
What is ‘practical security’? I’d call it ‘pretty good security’.
Glenn Johnson
Who would want ‘pretty good security’ when they could have ‘great security’ or ‘bullet proof security’ or ‘state-of-the-art security’? I think most companies do if they really stop to think about it.
Let me define the term - ‘pretty good security’ is the level of security strategy, awareness, technology and manpow...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Elton Wright
The Ultimate Security Solution for Corporate America -- HIPS!!
Elton Wright
That’s right, I am here to tell you that, hands down, HIPS is the most important tool for mitigating corporate security risks. Many of you may be thinking that Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) is a critical component of an organization’s information security practice, but certainly not the ultimate solution. If yo...
Read More |
Yoo-nuh-fide kuh-myoo-ni-kay-shuhn
Elton Wright
What exactly is yoo-nuh-fide kuh-myoo-ni-kay-shuhns (unified communications)? Or should the question, with proper grammar in mind, be asked “what are yoo- nuh -fide kuh -myoo-ni-kay-shuhns? My personal English professor (otherwise known as Microsoft Word) does not seem to be offering any advice; I guess I will have to d...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Events
01/08/2010 - FY 2009 Celebration
Taking Time To Smell The Roses
This is a unique event to pull together key stakeholders in celebration of 24% revenue growth in the worst economy many of us will ever in our lifetimes (hopefully!). We will gather at Victory Lanes Karting and bring to life the saying "rubbing is racing!" Like most Stalwart events, this...
Read More |
CIO Forum At The Grove Park Inn - May 14th, 2010
Stalwart, an innovative engineering firm focused on helping you design, implement and manage secure IT architectures, invites you to participate in an exclusive Executive Briefing and Roundtable. Keynote speakers from two of the world’s leading security companies are coming in to share business aspects and industry trends ...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
Pages
Corporate Information
What's In A Name?
In ancient times, a person's name was significant because it represented him and/or his characteristics. Stalwart (pronounced 'stol-wərt') is a name that means "marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit." The name describes both the kinds of solutions we deliver, as well...
Read More |
Special Certifications
Engineering Certifications
Despite all the hype, information security remains a relatively small, specialized field and professionals are not always easy to come by. Most IT professionals who claim to have security expertise have gotten only a haphazard exposure to some limited number of security products. Stalwart ha...
Read More |
Everything Hinges On Trust
In order to sell a product or service, there must exist a level of trust with clients. Given the amount of commercialism and 'hype' that most consumers are subjected to today, it is no wonder today's consumer is skeptical. With everyone proclaiming their product or service or company to be 'best of breed' or 'unique' or 'm...
Read More |
View More Articles in this Section
|