“Hello, we are calling from Windows and your computer looks like it is infected. Our Microsoft Certified Technician can fix it for you.” Sound familiar? It’s a tech support scam. Here’s the thing about scams. They never go away. In fact, to this day, tech support scams comprise a million-dollar industry. And while we hope you’ve never heard that one […]
Did you know Earth Day was on April 22nd this year? If you haven’t heard or you are interested check out their website – http://www.earthday.org/ . This leads us to today’s question we get frequently … “Do you recycle?” or “What do we do with our old PC/Mac or monitor?”. Well, the answer is yes to all of the above for recycling […]
There are a lot of new options in TV buying these days and prices have become quite affordable, even for larger screen sizes. You’ve probably heard some of these terms before… Smart TV, HD, 4K, LCD, LED, OLED. Here are some basic guidelines in choosing the best TV for your viewing entertainment. Screen Size When choosing a new TV, […]
While cloud computing technology has only entered the mainstream business world in recent years—the question is age old: what services will prove to be the most cost-effective in the long run? Is cloud storage better suited to my business needs or is on-premise storage? If you’ve also asked yourself those questions, then the good news is that you’re thinking on […]
If you’re like most small business owners, you realize that labor is your biggest expense and the best way to reduce that expense is to maximize productivity and efficiency. What you may not realize is that one of the most common and costly obstacles to productivity is bad IT management. Luckily, on the flipside, you may well increase your revenue […]
We all know, there’s nothing more frustrating than a hard drive failure and when it happens – it feels beyond your control, right? Well, it may be that you’ve neglected the hardware accidentally and set it up for failure. The good news is that we’ve got a few tricks of the trade to help you slow down the aging process […]
We all rely on our computers to get work done. In a way, our performance at work is contingent on the performance of the equipment we deploy to conduct that work. That’s where remote monitoring and management (RMM) systems come into play, improving business productivity by providing continual, remote support to customers in need of the assurance that their IT […]
Among small businesses, especially — security is crucial to your business model. Trust us. In those early days, one data breach could put your out of business for good: not only will you lose money, but customer trust, and the inevitable costs associated with workflow disruption and lost time. That being said, adequate security is a must. You may have […]
Here’s the biggest mistake you could make for your small business this year: fail to protect your business data against cyber threats. Smaller companies have fewer resources to adequately protect business data, struggle to allocate much of any a budget to security, and furthermore don’t feel threatened enough to implement safe practices. All of those conditions add up to cybercriminals […]
Simply put: yes, a data archiving system effectively reapportions no-longer-active data to a separate device for long-term protection, retention, and easy access. However, data archiving is not the same as data backup. Why is that? Here’s the spiel. The purpose of a data backup is to provide recent copies of your active files in the event of a disaster or […]