Small Business Technology Blog
Protect Your Manufacturing Business by Adding Business Continuity
As a manufacturer, you’re producing real, tangible products each and every day. Your company’s ability to produce high volumes at low costs can determine where you fall among your competitors. In the age of technology, your equipment relies heavily on the computers...
Managed IT vs. Reactive Support; A Comparison for Small Business
There is a saying in medicine ‘prevention is better than cure’. It is something many IT departments also live by. It is always easier, cheaper and less stressful to proactively manage an IT infrastructure than reactively support it. The increasing dependence on...
Hosted PBX vs Premise Based Phone System Comparison
You have finally made your decision to use a VoIP phone system for your business. But, should you implement a premises-based or hosted VOIP system? While this might seem like a basic difference, it’s actually one of the most fundamental decisions that you’ll make in...
Backup and Data Protection for SMBs; All you need to know.
Today’s small to mid-sized businesses, or SMBs, are creating more data than ever. Their growth calls for more robust solutions to back up their business-critical data. Due to limited financial and IT resources, it is crucial for SMBs to know exactly what to look for...
Cyber Security Begins with Staying Genuine
Cybercrimes are growing at an alarming rate, presenting a real and present danger to businesses everywhere. If you think this reality only applies to large organizations, think again. The truth is that while big companies make all the headlines with cyberattacks,...
Free Upgrades to Windows 10 End On July 29, 2016. Should you upgrade?
When Microsoft first made the announcement that Windows 10 upgrades would be free, they said the offer would only be good for a year. We are almost there and the free upgrade offer will end on July 29, 2016. If you are running Windows 7 or 8.1 and you are eligible for...
How to prepare your business IT for a hurricane
Even if your business isn’t likely to face the brunt of a hurricane’s landfall, you still ought to take a few steps to prepare for hurricane season. With a potentially intense season predicted for this year, it’s important that any business which might face heavy...
Cloud servers; Five reasons why the SMB should embrace them
The cloud has come a long way since those early days of buying processing cycles on mainframes. Now Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a viable and very powerful tool that allows SMBs to access the kinds of platforms once the preserve of enterprise. Cloud computing has...
Managed IT Services: Seven Reasons Your Business Needs It.
Technology is now an integral part of doing business, whatever industry you're in. Almost all offices, factories, warehouses and stores rely on computers to process orders, communicate with customers, advertise products and services, and much more. And with all that...
CryptoJoker Ransomware: Not funny at all
CryptoJoker is the latest variant of the destructive chain of ransomware viruses that have been used over the past couple of years to extort money from individuals and businesses around the world in exchange for the safe return of data encrypted by the virus in...