IT Managers! Here’s How to Get Your Leadership Team to Adopt New Tech
As a kid, do you remember trying to convince your parents to buy you a cool toy, a video game, or your first car? Do you remember how you approached them or the specific parent that might say yes? Maybe you got your siblings to help or talked about how it would improve life for […]
How Managed IT Helps Finance Institutions Meet Regulatory Demands
Regulations exist to protect account numbers, SSNs, payment cards, and overall personal data. As customers shift to more digital banking services, new ones pop up to cover the security gaps. How does your FI stay up to date on these compliance changes? Does it cause a strain on your internal resources? Fortunately, there’s a new […]
Microsoft Azure – What it Offers your Business in 2020
We all know Microsoft. Back in junior high, I started using Word to type essays and PowerPoint to make basic slideshows. Over the years, Microsoft’s once-tiny operation has moved from the garage to the cloud (see what I did there ). The Microsoft Azure cloud platform works as a steppingstone to slowly move your business […]
IT Considerations When Starting a Startup Business
For a startup, the early stages are both exciting and super hectic. You have to swim through the corporate chaos, overcome finance obstacles, and build a strong foundation for your ideas. The technology that supports your business is an important investment, one that increases value long-term. Working with an experienced IT partner can be the […]
Consider the Following: Microsoft 365
Most of us are familiar with Microsoft products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. But did you know that Microsoft has a suite of online tools, custom-built for businesses, that integrates all your applications to maximize productivity? It’s called Microsoft 365 (previously Office 365) and this cloud-based service makes it easy to access, store, and […]
4 Reasons Your Business Should Outsource IT Customer Support
What does your business do? What products/services do you offer? If it’s not specifically support, why are you trying to provide that too? I’m not advocating for customer neglect but instead investing in a dedicated help desk service. A professional IT help desk has years of combined experience and training in technical issues, giving your […]
Why You Should Ditch Your PC and Use a Virtual Machine
Let’s start by defining what a virtual machine (VM) is. It’s essentially a computer emulator, or software that executes computer programs, that is hosted in the cloud. For example, if you have one computer for a small office that five people share (depending on their workdays/hours), each person can access their own individualized desktop from […]
Learning from Home: How IT Supports K-12 Students Outside the Classroom
COVID-19 severely disrupted the 2020 school year; forcing teachers to throw together online lessons, parents to become surrogate teachers, and students to lose the structure of a traditional classroom. Moving forward, how will education change? In this blog, we discuss how your IT team can best support teachers, parents, and students in the new reality […]
4 Things You May Not Know About the Hybrid Cloud Model
The alphabet soup of cloud-related terms includes numerous options for what services are offered (storage, security, computing), how resources are shared (public, private), and where it’s located (on-premises, off-premises). With all these moving parts, of course businesses are unsure what to do. To simplify it, hybrid cloud is a combination of in-house (private) and outsourced […]
Is Outdated Infrastructure Preventing Your Bank From Innovating? Consider the Cloud
A recent Financial Times article highlighted the frustration customers feel when their bank has a technology failure. Besides slowing down certain operations, it can actually lead to late payments and overdue bills when they can’t access their funds. Additionally, many banks are competing with innovative FinTech startups, who are digitizing the industry and taking customers […]