One of the less well known components of Managed Services is Managed Backup. And understandably so. With today’s pervasive availability of products like Mozy, Carbonite and many of the computer manufacturers and security software companies offering their own backup solution, it’s understandably less familiar. So here’s the real question: Do I need it? For most […]
Information Technology SERVICES. This is actually a logical break in the Managed Services discussion. In fact, I’d wager it’s one of the things most of the providers of said service leave out of the discussion: It’s a service. When you think about a service, it’s something that accountants, lawyers, doctors, etc. provide you with, generally
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Managed anti-virus. This should be anti-malware… Over the last year, I’ve noticed a rather alarming trend: non-virus malware has become massively prevalent. Far more than the standard run-of-the-mill computer virus we all know and loathe. You might notice these on your computer, things like Vosteran, Astromenda, etc. Not technically viruses, more browser hijacks, little agents
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What would happen if your iPhone was stolen or lost and it got into the wrong hands? Mobile device management (MDM) is something most small business owners don’t use or make use of. One of the primary reasons for this is that it can be quite expensive, depending on the solution used. Unfortunately, in this
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The world of small business accounting has traditionally been dominated by Quickbooks and Peachtree. Both of which I have had to become familiar with out of necessity for my own sake and my clients. However, with this great paradigm shift towards the “Cloud”, we have seen a number of cloud accounting services spring up. We’ll
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It has to be said: I’m pretty brutal when it comes to all things Microsoft. About the only thing I don’t give them a bunch of grief about is Skype. I absolutely HATE Microsoft’s licensing structure. I HATE their product layout. I HATE the amount of thought (or lack thereof) put into their products. Very
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In 2008 I started S2 Consulting, Inc. to serve the small/medium business community’s IT needs. What I found is companies and individuals fairly consistently are taken advantage of by technology providers who are stuck in the past, focusing on old paradigms of on-site, client/server architecture and break-fix services doing nothing but costing them money and
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For quite a while now each browser has had its own appeal for various reasons. Some of them are fast, simple and convenient. Some are a massive pain, but once they work the way you want, they’re gold. And there are some (well, one) that are made to tie you down the old internet protocols.
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So you have a file server? How convenient is it for you to access your documents when you’re on the road or at home? How secure is it? I’ve done some legwork and found a few different methods for doing just that to save you time and headaches. Google Docs. Those of you who
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Is IT just a black hole you throw money down every month? It’s a real question a lot of small business owners ask themselves. So is it? Too much of the time it is. A lot of the time the fault lies with the IT provider. They see themselves as technicians that come when
