Ask yourself: “When was the last time I turned my phone off and back on?”
While restarting your phone might sound super basic, tech experts say it's a go-to troubleshooting trick. In fact, even the National Security Agency (NSA) suggests doing it every now and then.
You've probably seen a lot of posts about data backup and disaster recovery, and that's because it's super important for any business. Today, let's talk about the 3-2-1 rule and how it can keep your business safe when things go wrong.
Downtime is the not-so-silent business killer, as the second operations go down in a meaningful way, all hands are on deck to figure out what’s going wrong and how to fix it. But wouldn’t it be great if you could prevent all of that chaos in the first place? That’s the end result we hope you take away from today’s blog.
Business can be challenging, even when things are going well. You still have to address issues and the problems they create when they aren’t taken care of promptly. Some of these issues can be so catastrophic that keeping a positive mindset can be the greatest challenge of all—yet that doesn't diminish its value.
Project management, or the process of managing all a business' internal efforts, is something every organization deals with regularly. Therefore, this process must go as smoothly as possible. We’ve put together some practices that should help.
Data backup, while crucial to an organization’s continuity and sustainability, hasn’t had too many innovations over the past few years. Ever since businesses have started to do away with the resource intensive backups that required manual effort or antiquated methods (we’re looking at you, tape), backups and backup strategies have standardized a bit. In today’s blog, we’ll take you through that process and how emerging technologies are improving backup technology.
Mobile malware may not always be in the spotlight, but it can seriously threaten organizations that rely on smartphones, particularly small businesses with limited resources. These businesses often lack the extensive teams and budgets required for comprehensive mobile strategies, including device management, data protection, phone plans, and security measures. In this article, we'll explore how even organizations with tight budgets can effectively guard against mobile malware.
Most business owners don’t have the right technology in place. We see it all the time. A company will call us because they are not seeing the returns they anticipated on their technology investment, and after the assessment, they simply don’t have the right tools in place.
Make no mistake about it, electing the right technology for your business is crucial for success. In today’s blog, we provide four tips to guide you in making the best choice.
Data powers businesses, but it’s not just confined to the professional world—we share vast amounts of data in our personal lives, too. Even seemingly trivial communications like chats, grocery requests, and meme or pet picture exchanges are data. And wherever there’s data, there’s a place where it’s stored.
There is an important distinction in business between knowing what a problem is at the moment versus what a problem might be in the future. It’s crucial that businesses understand how to assess the risk of situations and determine what must be addressed immediately. Today, we want to help your business determine these problems and flip the script on them, turning them into opportunities for improvement.
Technology is crucial for business operations today, regardless of a company’s size or growth. Therefore, it is vital that the IT infrastructure can adapt to changes in business scale.
Let’s discuss why having an IT infrastructure that fits your business is important and explore best practices for tailoring it.
Productivity fuels your business and its profits, so it makes sense to consider it when examining your business’ performance. Small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, have opportunities to improve operations through the use of productivity technology. Let’s explore some of these strategies!
Businesses rely heavily on technology and data to keep running smoothly. But what happens when disaster strikes? Whether it’s a natural disaster like a hurricane or an unexpected event like a cyberattack, businesses need a plan to keep going. This is where disaster recovery comes in. Let’s break down what disaster recovery is and why it’s vital for business continuity.
A lot is made of the rising costs that everyone is seeing over the past several years. This inflation extends itself for IT-related downtime as well. Now that most businesses are using some form of technology to run their business, losing access to those systems for any length of time can be a major problem. Today, we’ll take a look at the cost of downtime, what causes it, and how to ensure that you do everything you can to keep it from negatively affecting your business.
Secure and reliable file sharing is crucial for businesses, enabling collaboration, communication, and promoting improvements to an organization’s productivity. With the rise in cyberthreats, however, it's imperative to have a plan in place to ensure the security of your files while they are in transit. Here are some best practices for secure business file sharing.
Managing a business requires skill, but it also requires knowledge of what to do and how to act in certain situations. Failing to have the appropriate strategy for the appropriate time could lead to poor decision-making, or worse. Today, we want to explore some of the important things a business owner should remember as they relate to your software strategy.
One of the most exciting milestones a business can achieve is growing to the point where it needs a larger office space. While this is indeed a good thing and indicative of many of the most important parts of running a business going well, it can also be stressful to imagine how you’re going to move an entire IT infrastructure from one location to another.
Having the right mindset is half the battle for completing any task, but it’s especially important in circumstances such as remote work. Let’s explore some of the important concepts of mindset and what upper admin and management can do to support workers as they foster the mindset appropriate for remote work.
When you sign up with an outsourced IT provider to take advantage of managed services for your business, you understandably take a significant risk. You are trusting another company with your business’ most precious assets and data, and you need to do all you can to make the right choice for your company’s future. Thankfully, you can get a pretty good idea of how a managed service provider will work with you just by asking three simple questions.
Today’s business world is full of technology, one of which is commonplace now thanks partly to the pandemic: video conferencing. While the trend was on the rise before COVID, it’s seen as a necessity, particularly for businesses with remote teams. It’s important to ensure that you practice good video conferencing etiquette; otherwise, you could suffer from poor—or worse, boring—meetings.
