7 Reasons Businesses Love Having a Dedicated Engineer
READ TIME: 4 MIN It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. And in the world of IT management, few are so roundly adored as dedicated engineers. This may prompt the question: What is a dedicated engineer? A dedicated engineer is a highly skilled IT professional who is assigned to a specific business, and […]
Read MoreAligning IT During a Merger or Acquisition
READ TIME: 4 MIN Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are as promising and exciting as they are intimidating. For many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), merging with another organization offers the opportunity to expand beyond their immediate geographic markets and possibly diversify the products and services they offer to command a larger market share. These attractive […]
Read MoreUnderstanding the Impacts of a Ransomware Attack
READ TIME: 4 MIN Ransomware attacks continue to plague businesses of all sizes, with 82% of attacks hitting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)1. And with the rise of “ransomware-as-a-service,” in which cybercriminals sell ready-made ransomware tools for use by other attackers, it has become more urgent than ever for businesses to protect themselves against this […]
Read MoreTech Trends for 2023: Don’t Fall Behind
READ TIME: 4 MIN Welcome to 2023, and we hope your New Year is off to a wonderful start! No technology blog would be complete without its annual “Tech Trends” article, so we’ve looked into our crystal ball to discover what we predict will be some of the most impactful trends in technology in the […]
Read MoreHoliday Hacking: Watch Out for These Deceptive Tricks
READ TIME: 4 MIN While most of us get into the holiday spirit, threat actors gear up for their holiday hacking sprees. To outsmart sophisticated hackers, you have to understand how they operate. Consider the following as you develop your cybersecurity strategy—if a trickster cyber attacker were planning their holiday hacking methods, here’s what they […]
Read MoreHow Inflation Impacts Business Technology… and What to Do About It
READ TIME: 4 MIN Across the globe, inflation has exerted its influence over pricing in virtually every industry, and business technology is no exception. Compounding the problem, the global microchip shortage has combined with inflationary pressures to hit tech pricing especially hard. According to analysis conducted by IDC, server and storage pricing has increased 10-15%, […]
Read MoreCybersecurity Isn’t Enough — Become a Cyber Resilient Organization
READ TIME: 4 MIN “Cybersecurity isn’t enough…really?” you might be asking. Before you throw your hands up in exasperation, a word of explanation. We aren’t suggesting that cybersecurity isn’t important or worthwhile. We certainly aren’t suggesting that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) should skip cybersecurity altogether. Cybersecurity is as essential to the protection of your […]
Read MoreWhat Is Cloud Migration? A Step-By-Step Overview
READ TIME: 4 MIN Although many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are now running at least a small portion of their workloads in the cloud, 63% still rely heavily on internal servers1. Migrating to the cloud, which involves moving your IT resources from on-premises infrastructure to one or more cloud-based environments, has become increasingly attractive […]
Read MoreBridging the Gap Between CIOs and CFOs
READ TIME: 4 MIN Moving your business forward with its digital strategy requires common ground between technology leaders and financial decision makers. When the working relationship between the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is strong, digital strategies are 51% more likely to be funded1. This indicates that a strong CIO-CFO relationship […]
Read MoreRecognizing and Preventing IT Employee Burnout
READ TIME: 3 MIN The experience of burnout goes beyond simply having a bad day—burnout is a psychological syndrome that results from chronic exposure to adverse or stressful conditions in the workplace. As a business leader, it is important to understand that when your employees are burned out, both they and your business suffer. A […]
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