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Disaster Recovery and Data Protection –Now More Than Ever
Recent Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, along with major earthquakes in Mexico, remind us how vulnerable we can be to disasters, and underscore the importance of data protection. As businesses depend on access to a range of systems–including call center, communications and collaboration application, customer management, and more–having a solid data protection plan can help you in a disaster recovery scenario. Now more than ever, a range of options exist to help maintain business continuity. Here are a few options to consider.
Considering Cloud Security
According to a recent research report “Assessing the Cloud Security Landscape” by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), 85% of business owners and IT professionals participating in a survey responded that they are Confident in their Cloud Service Provider. No wonder research firm IDC predicts the market for public and private cloud security to more than double over the next few years. What Cloud Security Concerns are top of mind with business owners, and what can you do to reduce your risk? Read more to find out…
How is Your Network Health?
Your network is the backbone of your IT Infrastructure. Your network health is also an integral part of your defense against Cyber threat. Cloud Computing, Communications and Collaboration, Data Protection, and Digital Transformation put more reliance on your network. This begs the question, how is your network health? Ask yourself these three questions to find out the answer…
Getting the Most from Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing adoption continues to outpace the growth rate of total IT spending. According to research firm Gartner, the market for public cloud services will continue expanding, with year-over-year revenue growth of 17.3%. Compare this to Gartner Growth expectation of total IT Growth of 1.4% and you can see how the market for Cloud Computing is maturing. Cloud Service Providers offer a wide range of solutions.
3 Technology Trends Driving Business Outcomes
Many businesses turn to technology to find ways to reduce costs and overhead. Technology trends–Software as a Service, Internet of Things, SD-WAN
The Importance of Maintaining Network Compliance
With Cyber Threats on the rise, the importance of maintaining network compliance is top of mind with business owners and IT professionals alike.
What’s Your Cloud Budget?
Most companies rely on Cloud Computing for their business. Popular Software as a Service (SaaS) applications including Voice over IP (VoIP), Hosted Email, Sales Force Automation (SFA), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can all be rapidly deployed by a technology Advisor.
How to Avoid Being a Ransomware Hostage
ansomware, spyware, phishing schemes, and other Cyber attacks are commonplace in today’s world of technology. According to a recent article in Forbes, ransomware attacks grew at an accelerated pace in 2016 with reports of 638 million attacks, almost 200 times more than the number of ransomware attacks in 2015. Most experts agree that Ransomware attacks will continue to occur–so what can you do to avoid being a ransomware hostage?
What Is Two-Factor Authentication?
Two-factor authentication (2FA) strengthens access security by requiring two methods to verify your identity. These factors can include something you know (a username and password), plus something you have (like a smartphone app) to approve authentication requests.
Time Matters 16.1 Released – March 28, 2017
LexisNexis(R) released 16.1 of Time Matters(R) so finally we can upgrade many of our clients who have been waiting for the opportunity to upgrade. Many of you are still on older versions of Time Matters. Lately we have had several firms purchase new desktops or upgrade to Office 2016; their hardware and software are not compatible with their Time Matters version, forcing them to stop and get the upgrade done.