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Essential IT Reporting For Your Small Business

Look, I get it. While running a business, department, or team, sometimes the last thing you want to see is more reporting. However, very few things in business are more important than the PPT Framework: People, Processes, and Technology. Yet technology can sometimes be the black sheet of the three. IT Reporting in the past […]

You’ve Outgrown Your IT Guy: Now What?

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When consulting with small and medium businesses about IT and technology it common for us to run into situations where a business has outgrown their IT guy.  That can take various forms.  Sometimes they need a higher skillset, sometimes they need more time from IT, sometimes they need more strategy or proactive support, and sometimes […]

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 […]

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 Discovery Checklist for Senior Living Property Acquisition

Growth by acquisition is a common strategy for senior living organizations.  Whether you build or buy, the transition for IT can be complicated.  If we’re striving to ensure continuity of care for patients and a limited downtime transition you need a solid plan.  To assist with that we have the IT discovery checklist for senior […]

Pros and Cons to working with a Managed Service Provider – An Objective Look

Interested in the idea of partnering with a Managed Service Provider, but don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered! Here is our list of the pros and cons of your business working with a Managed Service Provider. Straightforward: these are the honest advantages and disadvantages of working with an MSP, written by a […]

How to Know if Your IT Provider Is Doing What They Need to Be Doing

It’s hard to know whether your IT team is managing everything they should be. You’re not technical, so how would you know what’s happening behind the scenes? This quick “review” will help you identify whether your IT Provider is staying on top of the technology at your organization. 1. Our backup system has an onsite […]

On Premise Exchange Is Dead

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Shocking news rocked the IT world today when it was revealed that Microsoft has successfully quashed on premise Exchange email for small businesses.  They haven’t stopped making or selling Exchange.  You can still buy a current version and it’s even still supported.  Microsoft has just made it prohibitively expensive vs the simpler, cheaper, easier to […]

Cyber Security Insurance

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We’ve had a lot of conversations with clients recently that were trying to get covered with Cyber Security Insurance for the first time or going through a renewal.  Claims paid out by cyber insurance companies have gone up significantly in the last few years because of ransomware, phishing, and other threats.  Insurance companies are getting […]