Have a Disaster Recovery Plan – Don’t Get Caught “Flood Footed”
Bad things happen: Do you have a disaster recovery plan? On October 28, 2012, what could never happen, happened. A Hurricane hit New York City, not Charleston but America’s largest city. It was Sandy. The consequences were disastrous and resulted in a shutdown of a...
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The Risks of an Overworked IT Department
With technology guiding about every aspect of our business, companies run the risk of an overworked IT department. The constant drive to do more with less, cut costs, and pull "all nighters" leave many IT workers burned out and looking to cut corners instead of...
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Demands of Today’s Construction IT Network
How would you like to build a house using a hammer, nails and a hand saw? Fifty years ago, those tools would be OK to use. Today, however, they are not OK. We have nail-guns and circular saws that speed up building time exponentially. Likewise, construction technology...
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6 Signs it is Time to Move to the Cloud
Your IT infrastructure runs day after day processing orders, shipping products, and streamlining processes. When it was first installed, it provided some great competitive advantages. You had it all thought out carefully to increase efficiency and staff productivity...
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5 Ways Downtime Costs Your Business
Network downtime is costly in more ways than one. It can have a direct impact on your bottom line whether you are in retail, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare or construction. Lost sales and data from unplanned outages can cause a host of avoidable...
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The Pirates of Silicon Valley have Hit the High Seas!
Maritime cyber security on land and at sea The International Maritime Organization has taken the initiative and issued guidelines to raise awareness across the industry on how to tackle maritime cyber security. Its aim is to "support safe and secure shipping, which is...
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12 Ways to Protect Yourself from Cyber Attack
There is a ongoing international battle being fought today between many forces, but on one front. It is a battle for information and it is being fought on your computer. Criminal hackers, foreign governments, and business competitors are all trying to break into your...
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How great IT helps you stay competitive in logistics
Did you know your IT network is your businesses’ best friend? You may not always feel that way because of the complexity and cost, but it’s true. Despite this complexity, it has been good enough for your business needs. You could say it’s "OK IT". But will it enable...
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Disaster Recovery Plan Template
This Disaster Recovery Plan Template was designed to assist you in the development of your Disaster Recovery Plan. This Disaster Recovery Plan Template was developed using the following resources. You are free to edit the Disaster Recovery Plan Template as you see...
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How Sourced IT Support Frees Internal Resources
Get the expertise and the flexibility you need with outsourced IT services. Outsourced IT enables core processes and allows businesses to function more efficiently and effectively. It provides access to professionals with highly specialized skills you may not have...
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Old school IT Practices That are Still Relevant Today
Technology changes rapidly, but at its core, the fundamentals of good IT strategy remain. Not a lot has changed since the early days of IT … except for everything. Luckily, many of the fundamentals of the early days of IT still apply, just in a different way. Here are...
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Common Cyber Threats That Move Smart Business Owners Invest In Security
The impact of a security breach is often worse for SMB organizations since they have less resources to help recover after an attack. Many businesses know that it is important to budget for security to protect themselves from these types of situations. Unfortunately,...
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Going Green with the Cloud
Everywhere you look, you hear about businesses going to the cloud and loving it. You are also aware of many of the reasons why so many have moved to the cloud and not looked back. We at Responza are passionate about helping our clients find the perfect fit for them,...
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Social Engineering Scams – What They Are and How to Avoid Them
When it comes to questionable e-mails, most of us typically avoid the ones that are from a prince in a far-off country or ones where we have recently been awarded a large inheritance. However, these days, cyber scammers have gotten a lot smarter and prey on something...
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Migrating to Office 365
Everywhere you look, you see businesses moving to the cloud. Keywords like Office 365, cloud servers, and cost savings have been floating around as well. We at Responza enjoy consulting with our clients on which products and services suit their needs best. One we...
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WannaCry Didn’t Make Us Cry
The negative business impact felt worldwide following the WannaCry ransomware attack reminds us of the importance to be vigilant and use best practices to protect our systems. While 300,000 business systems in over 150 countries were affected, none of Responza’s...
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PRO Sports Club Turns to Responza for Management of Fit Technology Systems
When PRO Sports Club’s systems engineer left the company, Steve Buxton (IT Director) was forced to look at a more stable and scalable alternative for day to day engineering tasks to keep mission critical applications highly available for the staff and members. With a...
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Should You Switch to Mac?
For the last few decades, Mac has become increasingly popular. The biggest game changer for them was when their iPod hit the market in the early 2000's. Today in the business world, you have a healthy mix of PC and Mac users. Each with their own reasons to use either...
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UPS Fraud E-mail: How You Can Protect Yourself
It seems like every few months we all get hit with a new fraud e-mail. This month, the senders are posing as UPS. Here at Responza, we ensure that our clients do not fall victim to these scams. We do this through not only monitoring remotely but also staying on top of...
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Twitter Scams: See How to Spot Them
Twitter can be a wonderful outlet for catching up with the world. You can peek inside the lives of celebrities as easily as it is to connect with your local businesses. However, not everyone on Twitter is looking to relax, some are out there to scam. We at Responza...
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