Microsoft 365 is the perfect solution to strengthen your NIST cybersecurity program. This strength comes from Microsoft’s close alignment with NIST AKA The National Institute of Standards and Technology. By combining Microsoft 365 services with NIST guidelines, businesses get an easy-to-follow IT planning blueprint. Now part of The Commerce Department, NIST is over 100 hundred years old and plays a vital role …
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand was on: find a way to keep employees connected, safe, and productive wherever and whenever they work. Businesses had to make some quick decisions to enable their remote workforce. The first stirrings of the cloud revolution were in the air (pun intended). What is cloud computing, anyway? Why migrate to the …
Picture, if you will, a distant time in the past that has almost been forgotten. A time before Covid-19, War or socially distancing. We’re talking about the year 2017 — the year Microsoft released Microsoft Teams, its business communication platform. And for many businesses, what was before Teams? Slack? Skype? Skype for Business? Google Hangouts? Maybe even… back-and-forth emails with the occasional …
IT consultations aren’t just for the “big guys.” Start-ups and small businesses can benefit, as well. IT consultations can go far beyond simply providing technology information. The right consultant can help you lay out a roadmap for future upgrades, increase your employees’ productivity, avoid dangerous security pitfalls that could tank your company, provide data storage services at the right price, …
Isn’t it frustrating when your internet stops working? Do your video calls frequently drop? Programs taking forever to work through your VPN? Here are some simple to more advanced troubleshooting tips that you can take to resolve your problems. If your Wi-Fi suddenly stops working: First, make sure the Wi-Fi adapter on your device hasn’t disconnected from your Wi-Fi network. For …
Everybody is talking about the cloud, but the average business owner doesn’t really understand what that means. It’s the new and exciting thing, supposed to be super easy to use and inexpensive. However, it isn’t the answer to everyone’s problems, but that can be hard to understand when it comes so neatly packaged. After all, besides the cloud, how else …
Learn how to determine the most effective ways for your employees to enhance the security of their email environment at work. What is email security, and why is it so crucial? To answer that, you must know that an overwhelming majority of company security breaches start with a phishing email. Phishing emails are just what they sound like: virtual bait …
All Roads Lead to Software as a Service (SaaS) I’ve got good news for you. Over the next five to ten years, the IT world will change dramatically for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) as we know it. All of the core business software applications we use will be deployed by enterprise cloud vendors (ECVs) and accessed through a single …
Everyone is using some sort of cloud application these days to conduct business – in the office, at home, on the road, and everywhere else service is available for a smart phone or mobile device. The client server software heyday is mostly over as companies are realizing they don’t want the responsibility of owning depreciable assets, the capital expense of …
Migrating your business operations to the cloud isn’t a decision you can avoid. If you’re not among the 96 percent of businesses that are already leveraging multiple cloud solutions, it’s time to recognize that the cloud is here to stay, and your business needs to plan your cloud strategy – one step at a time. 5 Essential Steps to Moving …
In the beginning, the cloud was scary, uncharted territory. Businesses had concerns about how safe information was in the cloud and whether cloud systems were reliable. However, in recent years, the cloud has become less of a buzz word and more of a standard practice. Stringent security measures and flexible features that appeal to today’s workforce make cloud computing a …
The workforce has changed. In 2016, Millennials (born 1981-1996) passed Gen-Xers (1965-1980) and Baby Boomers (1946-1964) to become the largest generation in the U.S. labour force with 56 million Millennials working or looking for work, according to the Pew Research Centre. Employers hoping to attract Millennials to their organizations need to be aware that the Millennial employee is much different …