3rd Party Software, Security, and You
It describes itself as the #1 accounting software in the US for construction companies, and by all appearances it is a good, useful software. All kinds of construction-related businesses use […]
Deep Resiliency: Be a Business Prepper
Hurricane Helene ripped through our area, decimating power grids, communications, and transportation / travel. The destructive impact on our lives was massive, and unfortunately even fatal for some in our […]
How “Disaster-Ready” Is Your Business?
When we moved into our home years ago, a number of minor electrical jobs popped up within a few weeks of moving in: some non-working outlets, a non-functional fan. There […]
The Case of The Gift Card Swindle
Here’s how it starts: with a well-meaning heart and a text or email. Here’s how it ends: you have your money stolen. And in the middle is the classic gift […]
The Unknown Unknowns of Cybersecurity
Your favorite Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once uttered a strange phrase when discussing the situation in Iraq: “there are unknown unknowns.” It sounded like nonsense to the general public […]
Why SMBs Come to Us…and Why You Should Come Earlier
Often, potential clients come to us seeking Managed IT services when their business experiences a notable IT event, or when some significant step in the life of the business is […]
The Differences Between IT and Cybersecurity
Most people assume that the term “IT” encompasses cybersecurity. This assumption leads SMB owners, in particular, to make some mistaken assumptions about their cyber risk. A number of our SMB […]
Give IT a Seat At the Table
IBM’s Institute for Business Value released its annual C-suite study recently, and the findings have some notable relevance for SMB owners. These surveys poll C-suite executives in different circumstances than […]
3 Simple Ways To Save Time Using AI
You’ve heard the deal – AI is going to fundamentally change business. It’s going to cause mass job loss; it’s going to skyrocket profit margins of businesses that use it; […]
Large or Small, Cybercriminals Want It All
AT&T. Advance Auto Parts. Rite Aid. What do all of these have in common? If you guessed “large companies which have experienced massive data breaches in the past few weeks,” […]
The Not-So-Boring Story of Regular Backup
Data backup and recovery? BORING. Crippling incident that costs my business a ton of money, time, and reputation? Less boring. Frightening, but less boring. Regular and effective data backup and […]
Help Your IT Infrastructure Live Its Best Life
Uncle Joe could fix anything. Once, he bought me a motorcycle toy at the grocery store (one of those ridiculously cheap toys at the checkout line). Of course, the junky […]