The Pros and Cons of Office 365 for Business
Is Office 365, Microsoft’s subscription-based Office suite, right for your business? The price is right, but are there any drawbacks? For some businesses, especially those in high-compliance industries like healthcare and finance, Office 365 has shortcomings. Pros -Price: Office 365 has Business and Enterprise versions, and Business plans start at just $5 per user per […]
Why Your Hosted Desktop Provider Matters
If your company is thinking about moving to “the cloud,” there are TONS of options out there. Say you know about the benefits of hosting your IT in the cloud. Now, the hard part—deciding which hosting company to trust with your data, your business’s most important asset. This post covers a few key things to look […]
7 Questions to Ask Your Cloud Provider
One of the hardest parts of moving your business’s IT to the cloud is choosing a cloud services provider. How can you decide who to trust with your business’s data? Whether this decision is made by an in-house IT director, or a business owner or CFO, the cloud is still new to most businesses and […]
Business Continuity Through The Cloud
We’ve all heard the statistics saying that up to 50% of small businesses don’t reopen following a disaster. So, you know how important it is for your business to develop an emergency preparedness program to protect your business and your employees, and to reduce the financial impact of a disaster. The Small Business Administration has […]
4 Questions to Ask a New EHR Hosting Provider
Last week, we discussed how healthcare providers can improve EHR software performance by making sure you are supporting it with a strong Internet connection and solid hosting. What we didn’t discuss is, what if your hosting provider is unable to provide you with the resources you need for your EHR to run smoothly? If you tested your […]
The One IT Choice That Could Save Your Company Tens of Thousands of Dollars
One of the most exciting and useful innovations to come out of the cloud computing revolution is the hosted desktop. Hosted desktops are challenging the idea that every employee needs a fully loaded PC workstation and upending the traditional IT paradigm. Essentially, a hosted desktop is your desktop as you know it, but hosted in […]
3 Things NOT to Do When Your Server Crashes
Imagine it’s 11am, everything is humming along at your office when suddenly your network stops working. You can’t get your email to work or access any of your shared files. The server hosting most of your software applications and client files has gone down. No one is able to access them and all work, and […]
3 IT Refresh Mistakes That Cause the Most Employee Complaints
Technology refreshes are a critical part of staying current and competitive and a key responsibility of any IT department. Traditionally, every three to five years (or two to three for some devices), office hardware is swapped out for newer versions, while software and operating systems replacement schedules vary. These days, an IT refresh usually means […]
Free Antivirus Software Is Not Going to Protect Your Business
If you run a small business, you know that you need to cut costs everywhere you can. With software costs adding up from your ERP to your CRM, software is an appealing place to cut the fat. Why pay more for software you can get for free online? A common mistake of small business owners […]