Stop the Hobby Farm: How Rogue IT Projects Waste Your Time and Money
You think it’s a joke, but we see it all the time when businesses are making IT transitions. We go evaluate a new client’s network, and we might as well […]
One Year After Hurricane Helene: IT Lessons for Business Continuity
The one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s nasty visit to the CSRA has recently passed, and it’s a good time to assess some business lessons learned from that disaster. First, it’s […]
Back to the Basics: How LEGO Escaped “Active Inertia”
Remember Jack Stone, the LEGO version of G.I. Joe? How about LEGOLAND in California? Oh, you don’t remember those? That’s because those were LEGO failures. In recent weeks, we’ve discussed […]
Navigating Change: How We Make IT Transitions Stress-Free
Being a business-owner is like being one of those spinning plates performers. Your attention is in 100 places at a time, and attempting to add one more plate to your […]
How “Active Inertia” Holds Businesses Back
Active Inertia Let’s revisit the conversation from last week (not the Clemson and Carolina football conversation…let’s just all pretend this past weekend didn’t happen, though I’m sure Dawg fans won’t […]
When Success Doesn’t Always Follow Success
This isn’t a college football blog, but we’d like to address the pain that Clemson and Carolina fans are feeling this week (you Dawg fans are a missed TN field […]
When Friends Mean Well but Put You at Risk
You know that loveable friend with the missing pinky finger (from a power drill “accident”) who swears he can help you re-build your porch? Just hold this board a minute […]
The Mirage of Security: Why Cybersecurity Strategy is the New Utility
This week’s bottom line: Business owners MUST see cybersecurity as a utility. It’s essential to your business’s health and growth. Are you SURE you have cybersecurity? Just because you have […]
The Tech Guy Who Vanished: What Happens When Your IT “Expert” Disappears
Once, at a previous house, we called a service provider to come check out a problem we were having. After an hour or so, they informed us they needed to […]
Dangerous Myths and a Cybercriminal’s Dream
There are a lot of comforting lies out there when it comes to IT security. “We’re too small to be a target.” “Our stuff’s not that valuable.” “I’ve never had […]
Duct Tape, Zip Ties, and the Drama IT Network
Every household has that one drawer. You know the one—full of old chargers, mystery cables, half-dead batteries of every size, rubber bands, sticky notes, and a universal remote no one […]
Email – the Front Door for Drama IT (oh, and cybercrime)
One of the most humdrum parts of your business happens to also be the cause of a lot of Drama IT. In fact, our first “touch point” with many clients […]