If you're a business owner, you've most likely heard the term DNS in meetings with your IT team or your managed service provider. How familiar are you with DNS? I'm here to help. DNS stands for Domain Name System. It is a fundamental component of the internet infrastructure that translates domain names into numerical IP [...]
Have you ever had a meeting with your IT consultant or managed service provider that left you with more questions than answers? Like in every industry, in the tech space, there are terms and acronyms used frequently by IT professionals that might confuse those outside the industry. If you've ever felt a bit overwhelmed [...]
Small business owners must understand the cost of downtime. Knowing how an outage or cyberattack might impact your business helps you prepare more thoroughly. This information is also often a catalyst for business owners to dive into the ROI of backup and recovery systems. So what is the average cost of downtime? When we refer [...]
Security is paramount for any small business today. According to a recent report from Barracuda, cyberattacks compromised 1 in 5 organizations surveyed in 2021. So how do you begin protecting your business when there are so many facets to consider to ensure your data, customers, and employees are secure. Passwords and multi-factor authentication are great places [...]
A CIO, or Chief Information Officer, manages a company's IT department. The CIO leads everything from people management and IT strategy to developing workflows and overseeing the IT budget. Most large organizations deem this position essential. Yet, many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) don't have someone fulfilling this role. That's where Virtual CIOs come in. [...]
Technology is no longer a luxury but a necessity. For your business to thrive and remain competitive, you must proactively invest in technology. Even more importantly, just like a car, technology must be maintained, or it will suffer in performance or even crash. In an age when productivity all but depends on technology, waiting for [...]
You're reviewing a new CRM that would be a game changer for your business. Everything from the sales demos to the customer reviews and the 14-day free trial has made it clear you need to purchase this software. But once purchased, completing an entire implementation process might seem like too much of a time investment. [...]
As we begin a new year, business owners start the frantic work of planning and goal-setting for the year ahead. You be working on the overall business, marketing, and sales strategies to help set you up for success in 2023. But what about IT Strategy? The technology you use every day impacts your business daily, [...]
According to Web Tribunal, over 731,000 companies in the United States use Office 365, and Microsoft Teams boasts 250 million daily active users. For business owners, this means managing several Microsoft licenses for their employees. What's so exciting about software licensing, you might ask? You'd be surprised at the number of issues businesses have when they [...]
You're at a conference lunch, and someone at the table asks everyone to share how the "Internet of Things" or "IoT" impacts their business. What do you say? If you're not sure, keep reading, and I'll give you some details and insights that can help you start to navigate that question. What is the Internet [...]
