A beginner’s guide to evaluating cloud providers in 30 minutes or less
Every technology trend comes with its share of professionals…and greenhorns. Cloud computing is the most recent example, and some small business owners struggle to distinguish between providers that know what they’re doing and those who are taking advantage of the spike in demand. A face-to-face meeting and a network assessment are the best ways to […]
4 ways VoIP can help your business succeed
Just because you’re a small- to medium-sized business (SMB) doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of the many benefits of advanced telephony solutions. If you’re a small business owner in or around Charlotte, Gastonia, or Rock Hill, and you’ve decided to upgrade from your old landline telephone to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) — making […]
HIPAA Compliance 101
Whether you run a hospital or a small clinic, you need to be HIPAA-compliant. Problem is, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is quite detailed and complicated. Failure to comply is a costly, serious offense, so it’s better to get a grasp of what HIPAA is all about. We hope this overview […]
How to protect your business emails from low-tech breaches
Some of your business’s most valuable assets are the email accounts you provide to employees and the servers that power them. They include details of countless transactions as well as sensitive information. This makes business emails a particularly lucrative target for cyberattacks, which have increased in number year after year. Business email compromise (BEC) attacks […]
How to overcome common virtualization challenges at your business
We’ve recently written about the reasons why your business needs virtualization in this blog post. But like everything technology related, a virtual infrastructure is not immune to issues and challenges. However, overcoming virtualization obstacles is well worth the effort, with benefits ranging from increased IT efficiency and affordability to streamlined business continuity and cloud efforts. […]
How does IT consulting improve your business’s performance?
The ugly truth is that succeeding in today’s market is almost impossible without reliable technology. As much as some business owners prefer to take a DIY approach or rely on hourly contractors, they need a team of IT professionals who know the ins and outs of tech. But choose wisely. Hiring the wrong support provider […]
Jump to the cloud: Take your organization to the next level
A decade ago, office files were mainly stored in computers, floppy disks or CDs (which seems ridiculously archaic now!). Many organizations still use traditional methods of saving local files because investing in the latest technology takes time and money. But by the mid 2000s, many companies moved their email, document sharing, and customer relationship management […]
The multi-layer security solution for common cyberattacks
2017 was an awful year for cybersecurity. In addition to thousands of ransomware infections caused by WannaCry and its copycats, there were several unprecedented cyberattacks against Uber, Deloitte, and Equifax. In Charlotte, Mecklenburg County officials say hackers from Iran or Ukraine compromised 48 servers, held them hostage, and demanded $23,000 in a ransom note. It […]
Virtualization: The key to optimizing your IT investments
Look around your office. Is technology taking over? Do you wish you could implement new technologies but simply have no space to do so? How do big companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of their servers? The answer is virtualization. It allows businesses to improve their infrastructure performance, reduce costs, […]
How to make your disaster recovery plan topnotch
Technical failures, natural disasters, and cyber attacks can cost your business a lot of money. And without a disaster recovery plan (DRP) to mitigate the damages, your business risks experiencing huge losses. Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with limited resources are particularly vulnerable. In fact, studies show that 40% of SMBs fail to reopen after […]