First Book Signing in Alpharetta for “The Extra Scoop”
Thank you to everyone who came out to support my first book signing on May 22. The event went well and there has been great positive feedback from industry leaders. A big thank you to the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce for hosting it. If you would like me to speak on customer service, and…
Read MoreWhat Does Backup Protect Against?
There’s no way to predict the future, and Murphy’s Law tells us that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. If you don’t have a well-thought out recovery plan, your company’s data is teetering on the edge of a cliff without a safety net. Here are some of the scenarios where BDR (Backup and…
Read MoreHow to Cut Huge Capital Expenses Using Cloud Based Services
As a business owner, you may feel a little leery about trusting your IT network to “the cloud.” You’re used to having your servers physically present in some closet in the office. How can it be safe if it were located offsite in some remote place? The truth is, you’re probably using a lot of…
Read MoreIT Support for Business: Choosing the Right Partner
Is Your IT Support a Headache or a True Partnership? Small businesses often choose to have a third party manage their IT services so they can focus on the big picture. Hiring a random IT service company because they are cheap or in close proximity to your office are the wrong reasons to select a partner…
Read MoremPowered IT Featured in North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Publication
mPowered IT was just featured in the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce magazine because if our partnerships we form with the small business clients we serve. Our focus is different from most IT Service and support companies. Many managed service providers are fix-it shops, but our focus is on ensuring our clients have and use…
Read MoreDoes Your Medical Office Have a Disaster Recovery Plan?
Electronic storage of medical records has proven to be beneficial for patients, doctors, and the environment, but it does come with potential security issues. Patient records must remain HIPAA compliant, even in a disaster. Patient records can be compromised by a natural disaster like a hurricane or flood, a system failure, or even human intrusion.…
Read MoreIs Your Small Business Vulnerable to Cyber Crime?
YES. In fact, your small business may be targeted specifically because it is small. Cybercrime targeting small businesses is on the rise. You may not suspect that your business is a target for cybercrime. It is. Hackers are not picky from who they steal from and your business is no exception. The most common method…
Read MoreIs Your Backup Method Working for You?
We have all been there.The moment of sheer panic, followed by dread. An important document goes missing for inexplicable reasons, or your computer shuts down taking your file with it. You remember saving, but as hard as you search, you can’t seem to recover it. Defeated, you find yourself forced to scramble, push back important…
Read MoreAre you getting what you’re paying for?
If you’re like most business owners or managers, you’re paying a monthly fee for an IT service provider to make sure your network works, and you have support and backups in case it doesn’t. In talking to business owners, we’ve discovered that many of them had learned that issues were not adequately fixed, or that…
Read MoreMost Phishing Emails are Pretending to be from Your Own IT Department
As you probably know, phishing is an evil attempt to gain access to your private information – or to destroy your computer network – by sending an email that appears to be from a legitimate source. Often, these appear to be from a business with whom you already have an account, such as a credit card…
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