TruAdvantage Lore
A portmanteau of two industries, this name was coined as the original name of the TruAdvantage business.
What is Medicnology?
In 1968, this ominous AI went rogue and tried to kill all members of its space exploration crew by disabling the space ship's life support and locking out David from the pod bay doors.
Who is HAL 9000?
In 2024, this software vendor crashed as many as 8 million Windows machines after a bad update
What is Crowdstrike?
This beloved platform features a stylized owl as its logo, reflecting the supposed 360 degree view of an MSP's business.
What is Connectwise?
This was the first product sold to customers by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
What is the Apple 1?
This ex-client was notoriously bad at submitting tickets, with one extreme ticket submission containing the single word of "Joe"
Who is Dr. Padidar / MISS?
This actor plays as a cyborg who travels through time to stop the destruction of humanity by the AI Skynet.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
This 2017 financial data breach lost the data of over 150 million American citizens, which was later settled in court for $425 million.
What is the Equifax data breach?
This animal, with sharp teeth and long body, prowls the ocean waters and shares a name with one of our security tools.
What is (a) Barracuda?
Despite being a commercial failure, this Nintendo gaming console was one of the few VR headsets created before the year 2000.
What is the Virtual Boy?
This handheld hardware was sent flying during a TruAdvantage holiday party, leading to a hasty departure from the venue but no charges for facility damage.
What is a golf club?
This futuristic 2015 movie depicts a man named Theodore falling in love with his digital personal assistant, who also starts feeling human emotion.
What is "Her"?
This monopoly was broken up over 40 years ago after dominating the United States telecom industry for decades.
What is AT&T?
In Greek, this word means the "essence of yourself" or "to do things with passion". In our world, it is a tool that glues together a comprehensive networking stack
What is Meraki?
This British computer scientist is credited with creating the world wide web.
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
This TruAdvantage member was the host of a small talk show, which later turned into a podcast.
Who is Iman?
Released in 1995, this crime thriller features Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller as teenagers who uncover a plot to sink oil tankers and steal money using a computer virus.
What is Hackers?
After ethical concerns raised at work were ignored, this controversial figure leaked thousands of sensitive documents, including details of public surveillance programs.
Who is Edward Snowden?
This tool was compromised during a supply chain attack in March 2023, but we still use it anyways as our software-based PBX.
What is 3CX?
Abbreviated to URL, this term represents a reference to a resource on a computer network.
What is a uniform resource locator?
Adopted in 2000, this practice is our longest standing client
What is Heart and Rhythm Clinic?
This 1983 film about a military AI with nuclear command produced the prominent quote, "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play."
What is WarGames?
In 2010, this event caused a temporary stock market dip of three trillion dollars at the hands of a trading script controlled by Navinder Sarao.
What is the Flash Crash?
Starting as a tool called Folio, this SaaS platform rebranded to help companies better document their IT environments and stick everything together
What is ITGlue?
This state-sponsored computer worm was deployed in the late 2000s and destroyed nearly 20% of Iran's nuclear centrifuges.
What is Stuxnet?