Are You Getting Amazing ROI from Your Managed Services Provider?
When you contract with an IT Managed Services Provider, you may see the expense as a necessary evil, or simply the cost of doing business. You may not even expect an actual ROI, only the reduction of DOR (drain on resources). But if your Managed Services Provider is often MIA when you need them, what is the point?…
Read MoreWhy Managed Cyber Security Makes Sense for Small Business
Nearly half of all data breaches happen to SMBs. And over half of all SMBs reported a cyber incident within the past year. Your small business is not flying under the radar – it’s a direct target for cybercriminals. They know that nearly half of all small businesses have no cybersecurity plan in place, which…
Read MoreWhat Do Managed IT Services Cost?
The reason you don’t usually see IT Managed Services Pricing in a tidy little sum on MSP websites is that there are too many variables that go into it. The cost will depend upon what the provider includes in their Managed Services – some services are more comprehensive than others. The other major factor is the size…
Read MoreHow Many Technology Vendors Does it Take to Get Your Issue Resolved?
The best answer is one! But technology comes from multiple vendors – typically an Internet Service Provider, IT support, hosting, email, word processing, video conferencing, phone systems, etc. When something goes wrong, you contact the vendor, sometimes only to find the trouble isn’t with your website, it’s your hosting, or it’s not your IT network…
Read MoreHow Much Frustration are You Willing to Put Up With?
If you get frustrated with lousy service at a restaurant, you simply don’t eat there again. But when you get frustrated with your IT service, you put up with it for months or years. You may even renew the contract and pay more next year! With IT managed services, you may feel like you’re at…
Read MoreChoosing the Right MSP – What to look for
Working with MSPs can help your business to cut costs on IT, but there are plenty of other benefits. Their profound understanding of cutting-edge technology can help you improve performance, operations, and security while reducing overheads. They can also offer several creative solutions to help you navigate the evolving landscape of the technology world. But…
Read MoreBusiness Email Imposters
What Are They and How do You Deal with Them? Businesses are constantly under attack by online scammers and opportunists. You may do every update, keep an eye on your system at all times, and install strong firewalls. But, if you click on one bad link or your password gets leaked from somewhere else, your…
Read MoreEmpowering Your Business With Data Science
As a business owner, you would already know how frustrating it can be not to have the correct information. From designing your logo to marketing your services and products, every step along a business plan requires backing from relevant data. You need to know the current market conditions, your target audience, the finance details, and…
Read MoreEnsuring your Data is Safe and your Business is Protected
Backing up your business data is no longer just a smart idea – it should be protocol. The mindset of “it won’t happen to me” is a fallacy. Businesses don’t just lose data to some major cybercrime event you hear about in the news, but to natural disasters, electrical fires, water damage from a broken…
Read MoreWhat To Do If Your Business Is Hacked
The IT technology we use everyday to make our work easier also makes it easier for criminals to access our data. The more technology advances, the smarter hackers become, with many tools and techniques at their disposal to break into your company’s system. If you detect a cyber attack on your systems, you must react…
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