Failure is Not an Option: Getting Rid of Single Points of Failure
You might think that your business is going to be OK even if a single device goes down. After all, there are other devices your people can use. It’s not as if the entire system is going to fall like dominoes. Or is it? Get rid of single points of failure to make one...
Are You Due? What to Do When You Get a Renewal Notice
Your business relies on any number of service providers. You’re likely contracting for domain names, website hosting, data backup, software licenses, to name just a few. And that’s only your online presence! So, when a renewal notice comes in, you might just forward...
6 Target Areas to Reduce IT Costs
Your business is always looking to reduce costs. Looking at the information technology budget line items is headache inducing. So much money spent in one area, and there’s so little you can do about it! But is that really true? IT expenses may not be as fixed as you...
How to Destroy Data Properly
We spend a lot of time protecting our data, but what if you need to destroy it? Simply deleting it is not enough as it can be easily recovered. In this article we show you how to property destroy data. Deleting items, or "trashing" them, doesn’t permanently remove...
Island Hopping: Not Always a Good Thing
In this article, we talk about an increasingly popular method of attacking businesses known as "island hopping". It takes advantage of the trust you give to people and businesses you have worked with before. The phrase “island hopping” conjures up positive images. You...
Handle with Care: Sending Data Securely
We are sending more data via the internet than ever before. But have you thought about how secure your data transmissions are? In this article we talk about how to send data securely. In our digital economy, we send and receive information quickly online. The Internet...
Locking Up Cybersecurity with a Managed Services Provider
Cybercrime is not the most costly of illegal activities. That dubious distinction goes to government corruption, followed by drug trafficking. Cybercrime comes in third. Yet cybercrime does take the top spot when it comes to numbers of victims. A managed services...
Are You Sick of Ongoing IT Issues?
Like a persistent cough or muscle strain that won’t go away, many IT issues prove ongoing. Every time they come back you think about getting an expert’s opinion. Then, the cough fades, you can walk freely again, or your computers are back up and running. You keep on...
Avoiding Growing Pains — Tech Tips for a Thriving Business
Maybe you started your business in a basement or home office. It was just you at the beginning. Then, your service or product gained traction. The number of staff grew, and you moved into an office. It’s amazing how far you’ve come. Better still, your business...
Why Your Small Business Needs VoIP
Why would a small business need VoIP? Not just another acronym to learn, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offers many advantages for small business. Especially SMBs that want to run with the enterprise-sized companies. Basically, VoIP turns voice conversation into...
