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Can You Afford a Data Loss?
According to the technology industry research firm Gartner Group, ninety percent of companies that experience data loss go out of business within two years. Countless studies indicate the longer the downtime, the greater the risk. More and more businesses are turning to Cloud Backup and collation to ensure their critical data is protected. But how long will it take to restore that data when a disaster strikes? Here are some points to consider to minimize the risk of downtime.
Technology Trends for 2017
It’s that time of year when many businesses are setting goals and budgets for next year. This is a good time to reflect on the impact technology can have on your business. While Cloud Computing adoption remains strong, companies will increase migration from Public to Private Cloud and even migrate back “on premise.” Cloud adoption, digital transformation and streaming media will increase the demand for bulletproof networking.
What is Distributed Denial of Service, and What Does it Mean to You?
We all know, not being able to get on the WiFi is annoying. But worse still, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can impact your business and even interfere with vital infrastructure such as electrical grids.
Tips for Reducing Telecom Expense
Businesses today rely on resilient network connectivity to ensure employee communications, collaboration, and productivity. Applications including Voice over IP (VoIP), Hosted Contact Center, Cloud Backup, and more, need a bulletproof telecom network. What’s more, for companies with Remote Offices/Branch Offices ROBO), telecom expense can quickly add up.
Considering Cloud? Tips to Ease Migration to the Cloud
According to IDC, the combined public/private Cloud security market will more than double over the next few years. Cloud adoption is changing the way enterprises use applications. Increased adoption of hosted email, Unified Communications (UC), and Voice over IP (VoIP) may increase bandwidth and change the way employees access the Internet.
Cloud v. On-Premise
By now every firm, when discussing using software, has heard the term “in the cloud” and some could even differentiate between that and the phrase “on-premise” – but does every firm know the difference? If you don’t know, then what follows is the basic difference, and some of the ramifications of choosing one over the other.
Time to Get Serious About Your Company Email
The compelling case for Hosted Exchange/Outlook 365
Today’s businesses absolutely depend on email to communicate, market, and transfer information. We take for granted how ingrained and essential email is to our daily routine and company work product and services.
PCLaw – Using the Time Calendar
I find that many of our clients, especially the ones who have used PCLaw for a long time, do not know about the Time Calendar in PCLaw. I don’t recall which version this was added, but it is a great tool for timekeepers. If you only use PCLaw for accounting and are not using the calendar features, then Calendars are probably turned off in system settings.
Having Trouble Managing Cyber Attacks? You’re Not Alone!
We all read about Cyber attacks in the news. There is no denying the loss of productivity from a virus-infected laptop or the embarrassment of hacked email. With threats from Ransomware on the rise, it is no surprise leading market analysts Juniper Research, predict the cost of data breaches to $2.1 trillion globally by 2019, an increase of nearly four times the cost of breaches in 2015.
What is Ransomware and How to Protect Against It
Ransomware is a type of malware designed to block access to your computer until a sum of money is paid. Ransomware issues have impacted many individuals with home computers; however, it is only a matter of time before this malicious software attacks business. Starting with Cryptolocker in 2013, Ransomware exploits have become increasing sophisticated and have cost individual companies thousands of dollars in ransom.