5 Impactful Elements That Promote IT and Business Alignment
Running a business takes a lot of moving pieces and parts. Getting all these elements to work in tandem is what helps – or hinders – your objectives. Whether you want to improve your operational efficiency, jumpstart productivity, or break…
Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: How Tech Users Lack Fundamental Cybersecurity Knowledge
Not surprisingly, internet connectivity is at an all-time high. Also not surprisingly, this has led to a rise in cyberattacks: Phishing and identity theft are prevalent (yet, underreported), and the adoption of best practices continues to lag as nearly two-thirds…
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Key Ways Outdated Hardware Can Really Harm Your Business
When you run a business, time and money are your most valuable resources. Operating outdated tech drains both. If you’re trying to justify using legacy hardware, make sure you understand what’s at risk – and what solutions are available to…
The Drivers of a Digital-First Experience
Between expanding cloud services, increasing mobile apps, and our collective reliance on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, digital transformation is booming. It’s so prolific the entire Global Digital Transformation Market is expected to more than double, growing to USD $1,009.8 Billion…
Cybersecurity Skills That Will Protect Your Bottom Line
It’s hard to avoid a hazard you can’t recognize. Imagine you’re driving in a foreign country. You come upon a low water crossing sign but can’t identify the writing. Drive on and you’re going in blind to the inherent danger….
Why Next-Generation SMBs Choose Managed IT Services
Throughout this series we’ve been looking at the habits of small and medium-sized (SMB) businesses and how they can unlock Next-Generation Technologies to unleash the power of their businesses and provide them with a definitive edge over their competitors. We’ve…
Leaders – Here’s How to Take the Fear out of Digital Transformation
If you’re reading this, you’ve already heard the words ‘digital transformation’ somewhere. In a nutshell, this refers to the adoption of digital technology by an organization with the aim of improving efficiency, adding value, and driving innovation across the business….
Future in Motion: Top Tech Trends for 2022
Gartner’s annual Strategic Technology Trend list is considered to be the de¬finitive predictor of what’s to come. Innovative businesses with the most successful track records know to pay attention to everyone. This year’s trends fall into three distinct categories: engineering…
7 Key Steps to Improving Your Data Security
The increased frequency of cyber attacks have greatly reinforced the vulnerability of networks and the near inevitability of a cyber incident. Staying ahead of phishing, ransomware, and the new wave of sophisticated cyberthreats means addressing vulnerabilities has never been more crucial. The best safeguard is…
The Business Imperative for Next Generation Business Management Software
As a small or midsized business (SMB) operating in a rapidly evolving marketplace, the right business management software can create and differentiate your brand, giving you a decisive competitive edge. Speed and agility — two attributes of “next generation” software…
Why Cyber Liability Insurance Coverage Just Got Harder to Get
Cyber liability insurance is gaining in popularity as a tool to help companies hedge the financial losses caused by the rising threat of cyber incidents. However, recent changes are making cyber coverage harder to buy. What is the state of…
Log4j Zero-Day Vulnerability: What You Need to Know
On December 9, a critical vulnerability was revealed in Apache’s Log4J, a popular Java open source logging system by developers of web and server applications. The vulnerability affects a broad range of services and applications on servers, making it extremely…
4 Ways an MSP Helps Proactively Manage Your IT Environment
100-year storms. Global pandemics. Supply chain gridlocks. Last year businesses experienced multiple waves of serious and disruptive events. Some were crippled by the unexpected. Others didn’t miss a beat. Of those that fared well, many worked with third-party IT service…
The Real Costs of Systems Downtime
In March 2019, a 14-hour outage cost Facebook (now Meta) an estimated $90 million. Another six-hour outage hit the social media giant in October of 2021, inflicting what could have been another $38 million hit. Coincidentally, as I’m writing this, Amazon.com…