How Cyber Resilience can Protect Your Small Business We pretty regularly see small and mid sized businesses that decide not to invest heavily in cybersecurity. They do this for a variety of reasons, but one truth remains: this decision makes them easier targets for cybercriminals and hackers. Nearly 30% of businesses experience a cyberattack at…
Hindsight 2020: Year of the Black Swan In business, a Black Swan is an “unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences. Black swan events are characterized by their extreme rarity, severe impact, and the widespread insistence they were obvious in hindsight.” Investopedia It is my…
IT Support Services Provide Backup and Disaster Recovery No matter what size your business is, what industry you’re in, or where you’re located, having an effective back-up and disaster recovery solution is necessary. Having a poor backup strategy could leave your data vulnerable to accidental deletions, malicious attacks, or even natural disasters. Your IT support…
Microsoft Windows 7 & Server 2008 End of Life: How it Can Affect Your Business Mark your calendars for Jan 14th, 2020! Why is that date important? Microsoft will discontinue support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 products. My first thought, “Tech products come and go all of the time. So what’s the big…
It’s hurricane season, and the Southeast is seeing its share of activity with storms, flooding, and lots of wind. Carolinas coastal towns have sustained flash flooding and damage from storm surges. Even inland towns were affected. We saw a mad rush on water, batteries, and gas in the greater Charlotte area when Hurricane Irma threatened to bring strong winds and storms. As a native Floridian,…
These days, it seems that giving is a competitive sport. It is no longer “poor form” to be asked to give for a variety of causes in the oddest places. Grocery Store Checkout: Would you like to donate $1 to…? Sub Shop: Would you like to round up your order to the nearest dollar to benefit…?…
Microsoft Sway is the newest member of the Office 365 suite. Some have suggested it will replace Microsoft’s popular PowerPoint, but perhaps each have their own place and functionality. What is sway? Microsoft describes Sway as a “digital storytelling app”. Sway makes it quick and easy to create and share polished, interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, and more. You…
As a business, embracing technology can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, we need it to be efficient and competitive, but, the more we rely on it, the more we are at its mercy. One way this rings true is with digital files. We live in an era of “paperless” and “virtual”, meaning…
Each year we take pause as a company to reflect on where we’ve come, where were headed, and how we plan to get there. We use similar metrics to measure success as I would suspect most companies do; financial reports, client retention, and growth. This information is easily quantifiable, but we don’t think it tells…
If you had asked me 10 years ago what an” app” was, I would have told you it was something you fill out to get a job or credit card. Little did I know that in 2008, Apple would make this word mainstream all while giving us the ability to do most technical processes from…