The Remote Work Revolution: Setting Up a Secure Home Office Love it or hate it, remote work is here to stay, but only if your employees’ home offices are as secure as their office workstations. As a small business owner, you might be highly ambivalent about remote work. In the pro column, you can list…
Navigating the Cloud: Cost-Effective Solutions for Small Business Growth First rule of cloud computing: It’s not really a cloud What’s in a name? Well, for “cloud computing,” the answer is confusion. Consumers might know that “the cloud” is what enables them to stream videos without downloading them. But ask them what the cloud is, and…
Making Sense of Big Data: IT Solutions for Small Business Insights How managed IT services can make small companies the equal of their larger rivals There’s an old saying that takes many forms, but essentially says, “God made men; Sam Colt made them equal.” Of course, this refers to the Colt .45, the first practical,…
Harnessing the Power of AI for Small Business Efficiency A recent social media meme laments, “I don’t want AI to do my writing and artwork, so I have more time for laundry and dishes. I want AI that does laundry and dishes, so I have more time for my writing and artwork.” Fair enough. But…
The Rise of Cyber Threats: How Managed IT Can Safeguard Your Business By now, you might have heard about the debacle involving U.S. and Canadian car dealerships whose dealer management system (DMS) was hit with a ransomware attack. The attack has crippled roughly 15,000 U.S. car dealers who cannot use their automated sales tools and…
Adapting to the Post-COVID Era: Essential IT Strategies for Small Businesses Is this “the New Normal”? Or are we still struggling to shake off “the old abnormal”? If you own and operate a small business, and you suffered through the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might be asking yourself where in the process of…