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Why Small Businesses Shouldn’t Avoid Making Disaster Recovery Plans.
Entrepreneurs and small businesses, especially ones that are fairly new, often don't think about making plans to recover in case of a disaster. However, it is the smallest business that most likely has the fewest resources to fall back on in case of disaster. Why...
Outsourcing: Enable IT Managers to focus on the big stuff
Is outsourcing IT help right for you? Many times, small businesses cringe at the concept of outsourcing. Those who start their own companies like the control and autonomy it provides them. Unfortunately, that preference for control and autonomy may have some bad side...
Run your Business, not an IT Company
You went into business because you have an interest and expertise in some particular product or service. You began the firm to offer that product or service, but a dirty little problem came along with that new company... IT requirements, UGH. You need equipment, and...
7 Migration Steps to Windows Virtual Desktop
Access a remote desktop experience that’s cost-effective, and secure. Windows Virtual Desktop, hosted on Microsoft Azure, is a managed virtual desktop infrastructure with the scalability of the cloud. If you're a brave do-it-yourselfer, follow these steps to help...
What is the Cloud: A Simple Analogy
You use the cloud and don't even know it. Do you go to Amazon and create a wishlist? Do you have an email account on Yahoo? That is cloud computing. All your emails are stored on Yahoo servers somewhere. They are on physical servers, of course, but they aren't on your...
Cybersecurity Simplified: Ransomware
Ransomware is malicious software that blocks access to a computer system or files unless a sum of money is paid. Ransomware twists the power of encryption against you. Encryption should protect your data and files, but ransomware uses it to take files hostage. This...
Small and medium-sized businesses have re-imaged work in the new normal
SMBs all around the world are finding Microsoft solutions in three key areas: They are making new work arrangements for their employees and customers. They are adapting new tools and ways to remain connected through online meetings and video conferencing. And they are...
Cybersecurity Simplified: Phishing
This week's topic for the Cybersecurity Simplified series is phishing. A form of fraud in which an attacker masquerades as a reputable person or company in email or other electronic communication channels. A common phishing tactic is to send an email with a forged...
Loss of Data: Causes and Prevention
The adoption of technology from the simplest of matters to the most complex problems has rendered us heavily dependent on it. We love paying our bills minutes before they are due. We enjoy seeing loved ones face-to-face on our computer screens. We can access and print...