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There’s No Substitute for Expertise in IT Support

By Krystal Triumph | Mar 21, 2017

The do-it-yourself economy is flourishing, with more and more consumers feeling confident enough to tackle projects involving home improvement, appliance repair, auto mechanics and more. The DIY mindset can be disastrous when extended to IT support, however. Small businesses lose…

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Don’t Take Email Security For Granted

By Krystal Triumph | Feb 27, 2017

Despite the growing use of instant messaging and other collaboration tools, email continues to be the de facto standard for business communication. In fact, email sees greater use than the phone and even personal meetings in many organizations. Because of…

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Cloud Security Is a Shared Responsibility

By Krystal Triumph | Feb 13, 2017

The cloud is not merely a widely accepted computing model — it’s the basis for nearly every transformative technology on the horizon. The cloud will be a key enabler for looming trends such as the Internet of Things, quantum computing,…

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Protect Yourself from Ransomware

By Krystal Triumph | Jan 30, 2017

Although ransomware has reached epidemic proportions, few small businesses have any sort of plan for how to deal with such attacks. In fact, most think they are too small to even be a target for ransomware. That could prove to…

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Mobility Solutions Can Transform SMBs

By Krystal Triumph | Jan 12, 2017

The way people work has fundamentally changed, driven by a convergence of mobile, social and generational forces. Workers today spend more than a third of their time away from their desks, leveraging a diverse mix of devices and applications to…

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How Managed Services Help SMBs Address Their Top IT Priorities and Challenges

By Krystal Triumph | Dec 26, 2016

Each year, research firm Techaisle conducts a study to determine the Top 10 IT priorities and challenges facing small to midsize businesses (SMBs). The 2017 report shows that cloud computing remains the biggest IT priority for SMBs in the coming…

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Why Businesses Are Beginning to Embrace Tablets

By Krystal Triumph | Dec 5, 2016

Tablet sales are forecast to drop 12 percent in 2016, according to recent IDC estimates, but analysts expect a rebound in 2017. While the consumer tablet market will continue to be sluggish, tablets will be a top priority for business…

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NIST Offers Cybersecurity Guide for Small Businesses

By Krystal Triumph | Nov 21, 2016

Small businesses may think they won’t become victims of a cyberattack, but odds are they will. In fact, 43 percent of cyberattacks specifically targeted small businesses in 2015, up from just 18 percent in 2011. That’s because many small businesses…

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Better Backup for Professional Organizations

By Krystal Triumph | Nov 8, 2016

Cloud and virtualization-specific backup options help overcome the limitations of traditional solutions in medical, legal and other professional services firms. Data backup is arguably the most critical function in IT, but it continues to be a frustrating and problematic process…

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Better Backup for Nonprofits

By Krystal Triumph | Nov 8, 2016

Cloud and virtualization-specific backup options help overcome the limitations of traditional solutions for nonprofit organizations. Data backup is arguably the most critical function in IT, but it continues to be a frustrating and problematic process for most organizations. Nonprofit organizations…

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