Business
For you, a small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) person, partnering with a new IT company may be the biggest decision of the year. Or it may be one of the biggest decisions of your career. There is much to consider. One often overlooked item when considering a new IT service provider is the onboarding process — a…
Read MoreOver-investing in IT: should you hire or partner? We previously mentioned (in a blog post) that an organization can be of a size where their IT investment may be difficult to reconcile. The question they must ask themselves and their cohorts is, “do we hire a full-time, or part-time person or do we hire an outside company?”…
Read MoreIn today’s modern workplaces, employees are accessing more and more company resources from remote locations creating a greater need for enhanced security. In response to these workplace shifts, Microsoft added Conditional Access to business premium licensing in 2019. This allowed businesses with fewer than 300 users to gain more comprehensive protection of their company data…
Read MoreWhat is Power BI? Simply put, Power BI is a way to turn data into decisions. Power BI is a tool that allows you to better understand your data and answer questions that you may have about it. If Excel is no longer meeting your needs… If Excel is no longer meeting your needs, this…
Read MoreAs business leaders, we are responsible for the ongoing success of both our company and its teams. We also play a role in the business community that we strive to help make healthy, strong, and sustainable. And, we must stay competitive by growing our own talent. Learning is particularly critical in a world where competitive…
Read MoreLearn the importance of CIS control and cyber defense and the role they play in the success of your network infrastructure. We share a lot about security. We do this to protect your company, network, data, and most importantly, your clients from cyber threats. We also do this because businesses today require a layered approach…
Read MoreI recently shared my thoughts on why good IT planning drives business success, and how a lack of IT planning results in technical debt. Unfortunately, we continue to meet with business leaders whose IT is a mess due to poor IT planning. Too many leaders continue to have a firefighting approach to IT: fires pop up…
Read MoreBy now you may have heard in the news that automakers including GM, Ford, and others are struggling to maintain production output. And they are challenged with keeping vehicles on dealer lots. Entire assembly plants have been the subject of repeated shutdowns. This is due to a global shortage of semiconductors, also known as chips.…
Read MoreMicrosoft OneNote is a digital note-taking, editing, and formatting solution that helps you stay productive and organized. Read about the benefits of OneNote and Office 365 below! Do you have notes scattered all around your desk, in your laptop bag and in your pockets? Well, if this sounds like you, you may want to consider…
Read MoreMalicious hackers have an enormous trove of common passwords they can use to try and access your network. These lists demonstrate how weak common password choices tend to be. Some common examples of passwords highlight how important a password policy can be: 11111112345678abc123PasswordSuperman A small business employee has an average of 85 passwords that they…
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