Your IT department tables a proposal to migrate to the cloud. You analyze the benefits of cloud computing, compare associated costs, calculate its return on investment and finally decide to move your business to the cloud. Next: Deciding on a cloud computing deployment model.
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Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery: What's the Difference?
Business continuity and disaster recovery are preemptive plans that guide businesses during a crisis like natural disasters, power outages, technological failure, and cyber incidents. A business continuity plan (BCP) helps you to keep your business running in the face of a crisis while disaster recovery strategies aid you in rapidly restoring your business operations to full capacity following a disaster.
What's on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap for 2022 and Beyond?
Having a forecasted outlook for new tech updates can help organizations better plan for what’s next. Some companies even rely on these improvements to fix known issues, answer common product needs or enhance the user experience (UX).
Soak Up the Savings: How to Optimize Your Microsoft 365 Investment
Like many other small businesses across the world, we’re willing to bet that you're likely using Microsoft in some capacity. In fact, Microsoft Office 365 (now M365) witnessed a 21% rise in usage to 258 million users in 2020. Microsoft Teams, in particular, surpassed 270 million monthly active users in January 2022.
How to Transition from Computer Networking to Cybersecurity
Many different types of businesses (and industries) rely on the support of trained specialists to ensure that IT and security infrastructure is up to speed. There are a variety of subcategories within the field of IT that require advanced training and expertise.
8 Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Cyber Attacks
Small businesses underestimate cyber-attack protection believing in the false idea that cyber criminals only target large enterprises. In fact, the opposite is true.
4 Cloud Collaboration Tools Your SMB Needs to Unplug & Stay Connected
In this article, we’re highlighting four of the most popular cloud-based collaboration tools that we can't live without. As summer gets into full swing here in Boise, SMB owners can feel confident unplugging without losing touch with what's happening across the business.
5 Key Benefits of Using Microsoft Office 365 for Business
Modern businesses are often in need of digital products and processes that make it easier to conduct normal operations in the most efficient way. While there’s no shortage of productivity tools on the market, it’s important to know your top priorities before making a decision.
Why free antivirus software can do more harm than good
While the days of downloading new antivirus software from floppy disks or CDs are long gone, having up-to-date protection against cyber threats is still a very present reality. Even if the way we protect our computer systems looks different than it did in decades past, the need for protecting valuable data is more important than ever.
Why Remote Monitoring is Critical for Your Business Operations
Imagine that you’ve spent many years and thousands of dollars building up the IT infrastructure of your small business. Lately, you’ve started to notice that your computer connections are lagging or moving slowly, and you’re increasingly worried about outside cybersecurity threats that your basic managed services provider (MSP) doesn’t cover.