The Difference Between Disaster Recovery and Data Backup
In IT services, disaster recovery and data backup are often conflated since they both refer to tasks that are essential to keeping your business running when an unplanned interruption causes you to lose sensitive and important data. However, these two terms are not synonyms. While having appropriate data backup and a maintaining a comprehensive disaster recovery plan for data loss
3 Common Network Security Threats You Might Overlook
Network security and cybersecurity are foundational elements of any business's IT strategy. Companies must protect themselves online so they can focus on what they need to do to grow. Once a network security weakness is exploited, companies find themselves hacked, with data stolen, or locked out of their own computers due to a cyberattack. Even if a company has excellent managed IT services from an IT company with
The Importance of Cloud Solutions in Post-COVID World
The Importance of Cloud Solutions in Post-COVID World As of October, about a third of the American workforce was still working remotely on a full-time basis. With COVID-19 still a major concern for the foreseeable future, remote work is likely to remain a staple of workplace operations, which means that US companies’ investment in secure and functional cloud solutions is more
The Top 5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your IT Department
Outsourcing IT services to a third-party organization of IT support experts is becoming a popular option for businesses everywhere. In fact, nearly 35% of U.S. companies outsource at least some of their networking services. Are you considering IT outsourcing for your organization? If so, read on. Today, we're sharing five key benefits you can expect to realize as you do so. 1. Save
What is Net Neutrality? And Do I want it?
A Simple Definition of Net Neutrality Net Neutrality is the internet’s guiding principle: It preserves our right to communicate freely online. Net Neutrality means an internet that enables and protects free speech. It means that ISPs should provide us with open networks — and shouldn’t block or discriminate against any applications or content that ride over those networks. Just as your
Information Technology – Keeping it Secure
The Biggest Challenge to IT in the Future is Security "The biggest challenge to IT in the future is security. Security could negatively impact connectivity to public networks. If these problems cannot be successfully addressed, I envision a time of closed, private networks and less information sharing. The risks now are so great and getting worse every day that we even
Bitcoin, Blockchain and Crypto Currency
Many people ask why their companies need to be so focused on IT services even if they are not in the tech industry. The truth is that we live in a world where technology touches everything. You no longer have to imagine a world where cars drive themselves, deliveries are made by drones, legal problems are solved by algorithms and
Content Marketing that Works: Tactics to Stand Out
Understanding Content Marketing and Lead Generation I'm constantly looking for the cutting edge marketing tactics to grow the reach of top-tier managed IT services business. I've read the book "The Conversion Code" by Chris Smith and I've been through the Storybrand online training. There seems to be a plethora of information on lead generation, but across the board there seems to
Tech & Gadgets: Our Top Picks of 2017 (so far)
As IT support professionals and experts, we have a lot of experience with technology and gadgets. Here are some of our picks for the best of 2017! BOSE HEADPHONES Bose Soundsport Headsets, everyone knows that BOSE is known for quality audio, but there are other things that are more important than superior sound when it comes to a wireless headset. For me,
Ransomware: Who is Holding Your Data Hostage?
What is Ransomware? Sometimes it's easy to forget that not everyone knows the details all the cybersecurity threats there are to worry about out there. "What are you working on?" I jumped when a friend of mine spooked me while I was working at a local coffee shop. I was so focused on my screen that he could have roundhouse kicked me