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8 Reasons Why Maintaining Your Computer Is a Lot Like Maintaining a Vehicle

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In the world of auto dealerships, the importance of regular car maintenance is a given. Just as cars need regular servicing to run smoothly, maintaining your computer requires consistent work for optimal performance. For dealership owners, understanding this parallel can be crucial in recognizing the value of a proactive IT company managing their computer infrastructure. […]

Feel Like “Just a Number” to Your IT Provider?

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Feeling like just a number to your IT Provider is a scenario far too many companies find themselves in nowadays. It’s a growing issue in an era where businesses increasingly depend on vast, impersonal IT corporations to handle their IT needs. Extensive client lists often leave individual businesses feeling neglected, their once prompt and personalized […]

AI Is Taking Over (The Microsoft 365 Suite)!

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Let’s talk about artificial intelligence. No, it’s not taking over the world, but it is definitely changing how we handle our daily grind at work! Microsoft Copilot is one of the newest tools in the Microsoft 365 toolbox that is a great representation of how AI can transform your workflow: it’s like having a hyper-efficient […]

The Need for Cybersecurity Awareness Training in Healthcare

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Healthcare providers face a unique landscape when it comes to cybersecurity.  They are highly regulated by HIPAA and have an obligation to protect sensitive patient information.  Technology is also a very important part of how they deliver care to patients.  These factors combine to make healthcare a prime target for cyber criminals.  The primary attack […]

7 Keys to Successful Outsourced IT

7 Keys to Successful Outsourced IT

There are a lot of reasons that businesses choose to outsource their IT support.  For many businesses it gives them access to an entire team of experts for a fraction of what it would cost to hire IT staff internally.  Many businesses also don’t have the team in place to effectively hire or manage IT […]

How to Satisfy HIPAA Requirements

Healthcare providers are often left scratching their head on how to satisfy HIPAA requirements.  We don’t blame you.  The verbiage used sometimes sounds like it was written up by a drunk lawyer with the intent to confuse.  They want to give guidelines without being prescriptive.  The challenge is that it might be easier if they […]

How to Prepare for Your Next Cyber Security Insurance Renewal

Just to be clear as we get started, i.t.NOW does NOT sell cyber security insurance.  We just help make sure our clients have the right security solutions in place to protect their business.  We also help our clients with IT strategy, and recently how to prepare for your next cyber security insurance renewal has come […]

Healthcare Practice Administrators – How to Reclaim the Time Spent Managing Technology and Cyber Security

IT Support and Cyber Security are something that every healthcare practice needs to be productive and deliver quality patient care.  In many small or medium sized medical practices however, there are not full time IT staff to manage IT.  Frequently in those cases the duty will fall to a Practice Administrator.  This is typically one […]

IT Support for Multifamily Residential with Locations Nationwide

There are a lot of challenges when managing properties across a large geography.  Managing IT support for those locations is one of them.  As your company continues to grow and acquire more properties under management, your needs for IT support across multiple locations nationwide will likely grow as well.  If you don’t have a plan […]

Strategic IT Planning for Medical Clinics

Most healthcare professionals went to school for years to learn their craft.  They take pride in running an efficient practice and helping to provide excellent patient care.  It’s no surprise that maintaining the computer network their clinic needs to run isn’t on the top of their priority list.  Even further down the list is strategic […]