Demystifying UPS & Battery Backup Specs
When it comes to picking the right UPS, here’s my rule of thumb: Buy one around $400. While I’m content to stand by this over-simplified advice, in...
Mar 27, 2023
7 Ingredients for Good Cybersecurity
It used to be that IT services providers would sell you an expensive firewall, install the “best” antivirus, do some kind of patch management, and ...
Sep 21, 2022
Convergence of IT & Programming
When I tell people that I work in IT, they often assume that I know how to code. Programmers are an entirely different breed of nerds from IT profe...
Aug 5, 2022
Canva: Easy Business Video Presentations in Under 1 hour
A new client recently asked me if we could produce a quick intro video that he could send out to his staff. It was a bit of an unusual request, sin...
Jul 11, 2022
Getting Your Security DUCS in a Row (with Microsoft 365 Business Premium)
I was at a conference where I asked a group of IT professionals what they’re doing about security. I mentioned that we adopted Microsoft 365 Busin...
Jun 10, 2022
How Detailed Does HIPAA Policy and Procedures Need to Be?
The following is a conversation with our consultant, Ben Beninati, from Compliancy Group. Compliancy Group (https://compliancy-group.com) specializ...
May 9, 2022
Easily Work with Files in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams has quickly become the centerpiece of Microsoft’s cloud-enabled workforce, acting as the portal for all things Microsoft. Saving fi...
Apr 27, 2022
Fox and the Hens: A Cybersecurity Story
You, the farmer, have a lovely den of hens, providing you with a daily supply of fresh eggs. It wasn’t long before the clever fox took notice. Fir...
Apr 11, 2022
Quick Network Tip: Ask for VeloCloud by name
As more business data moves to the cloud, the more important it becomes to consider having a backup Internet connection. Traditionally this was do...
Apr 2, 2022
Freedom from Patch Management!
How long have you stayed up late night catching computers up on updates? How many times have you implored users to leave their computers on, only t...
Mar 10, 2022
Password theft, MFA, and the Evolving Cleverness of Hackers
If you ask me what’s the most important thing you can do for cyber security, the answer is easy: MFA (multi-factor authentication). Password theft ...
Feb 26, 2022
Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Standard
A small business owner looking at the range of Microsoft 365 subscriptions will find 4 options: When Office 365 (now renamed Microsoft 365) was fir...
Feb 1, 2022