Tag Archives: IT Services

Why Your Business Needs A Strategic Plan for Technology

Strategic Planning for Technology

Businesses need a strategic planning for technology. Having one enables you to make the best decisions about the technology you use and often leads to cost savings as well. If your current IT provider or solution doesn’t offer adequate technology planning services, you could be missing out. Current State Let’s start by taking stock of […]

What are IT Services? 12 Demonstrated Ways IT Support Can Benefit Your Business

IT Services - A Complete Guide

Gartner defines IT services like this:  “IT services refers to the application of business and technical expertise to enable organizations in the creation, management, and optimization of or access to information and business processes.” Essentially, it’s the labor and expertise that makes technology run. For most SMBs, it doesn’t make sense financially to hire full-time […]

A Complete Guide to Co-Managed IT Support

Co-managed IT support has been gaining popularity with business owners and executives because it offers flexible, simple solutions to complex IT problems. It also allows them to maximize the efficiency of their IT team and save on labor costs. In this guide, we’ll take a deeper dive into what co-managed IT support is, potential use […]

What is HIPAA Compliance and Why is it Important?

HIPAA Compliance and healthcare

HIPAA compliance is a critical part of protecting the privacy of patient information. It is also important for healthcare organizations to maintain HIPAA compliance in order to avoid potential fines and penalties. What is HIPAA Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was created in an effort to standardize healthcare information in the […]

The Evolution of Business Email Compromise

The Evolution of BEC

That Nigerian prince has finally grown up.  Business Email Compromise or BEC is a real and evolving threat.  It may have started with humble beginnings but has been continually evolving.  Attackers are leveraging a remote workforce and COVID-19 to continue to exploit businesses.  Here’s what to look out for in 2021. Money Transfer Requests Accounting […]

How to Tell When Your IT Provider is Failing

How to tell when your IT Provider is Failing

Technology is critical to almost every business today.  Many small and medium businesses turn to an outsourced IT provider to help manage that technology.  Not all IT providers are created equal.  Here are our tips on how to tell when your IT provider is failing. Ask Your Employees Start by doing an informal survey with […]

6 Stages of IT Support Grief

6 Stages of IT Support Grief

As you progress from startup, to small business, to medium sized business you’ll likely experience some growing pains. Frequently those are related to technology. We call them the 6 stages of IT support grief. None of them except for the last are good for your business.  We’ll share our observations and what you can do […]