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How Hashtags Can Lead to Being Hacked

Cybersecurity is a growing concern for many businesses and individuals, and the current statistics related to cybercrime are startling. Consider that in one year, cybercriminals will steal 33 billion records. And in the United States alone, $15 billion is lost every year due to identity theft. These numbers point to the growing trend of increased…

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What You Need to Include as Part of Your Disaster Relief Plan

An IT disaster recovery or disaster relief plan is a guide that lays out all policies and procedures to recover a company’s IT systems and data. This guide attempts to provide an organization with a roadmap of actions to take in the event of a disaster or incident so that the response can occur quickly…

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Helping Your Business Grow with Managed IT Services

Any small business owner recognizes that as the business grows, you must make key strategic decisions to help you better allocate resources to support long-term growth and success. However, it’s not always easy to know the best path forward. IT audits can help your business grow in multiple ways as they help you identify inefficiencies…

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Why You Should Do an End-of-the-Year Process Audit

With winter rapidly approaching, many companies are planning for the upcoming year. The end of the year provides a great opportunity to reflect on the previous year and determine where changes can be made to enhance your current processes. A process audit allows companies to assess, understand, and plan for process changes, making implementation much…

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How to Plan for a Move to Cloud Computing in the New Year

The new year is fast approaching. Many companies use this time to prepare their strategies for growth and improve their processes, procedures, and technology to position their business better and meet the new year’s challenges. A big goal for many companies in recent years involves adding more cloud computing resources. While cloud computing has been…

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Why a Cloud Computing and Remote Work Strategy Should be a Part of Your Disaster Recovery Plan

The High Cost of Business Interruptions Disaster planning is a crucial part of any company’s business continuity plan. In 2019, the economic losses from 409 total natural disasters exceeded $232 billion USD, and only a fraction of these losses were insured. And while it may be tempting to think that these disasters only impacted a…

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How a Disaster Recovery Plan Can Help Your Business Run Remotely

Prior to the pandemic, many forward-thinking business leaders had already begun moving certain tasks into a remote environment. Post-pandemic, a large portion of the total workforce is now on a completely remote or hybrid working schedule. And while this arrangement can be very effective at helping your company stay lean and efficient, it can also…

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Cloud Computing: How It Can Make Your Business Flexible

Cloud computing has taken off in recent years, largely because of the many business benefits that it can provide. And while a lot of the material discussing the benefits focuses on cost savings and the ability to achieve scalability, cloud computing can also make your business much more flexible. In short, cloud computing solutions can…

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How Managed IT Services Can Help Your Business Remain Flexible in a Changing Economy

As a business owner, you likely had a vision for your company’s growth and trajectory. And while some elements of that initial plan may have gone accordingly, it is likely that many unforeseen circumstances have also impacted its growth. In modern times, economic conditions have been highly turbulent and can be impacted by many factors,…

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How a Disaster Recovery Plan Can Benefit Your Business During a Natural Disaster

Business continuity planning is a company’s framework for responding to natural and manmade disasters. Because the scope of business continuity planning includes natural disasters, it’s vital to consider the benefits of planning for these types of disasters with a disaster recovery plan. This is especially true in the face of increasing numbers of major weather…

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How Managed IT Services Can Keep Your Business Moving Forward

Many organizations are looking for ways to continue evolving and moving their business forward, likely into a new era also marked by rapid evolution and changing customer preferences. And while many leaders focus on business plans and new product offerings as a way to evolve, technological changes must also be a part of this plan….

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Cybersecurity Measures to Take with Cloud Computing

Due to the tremendous benefits that it can provide, cloud computing has become much more prevalent in the business setting. However, as with any other tech innovation, security concerns must be addressed to minimize the risk of a cyber attack. And while it may be tempting to think that if you contract with a cloud…