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Success by Failure - A BDR Tale

Feb 13, 2017

Talk about proof of concept. While there's always stress when a server crashes, this week we clearly saw proof of concept both with regards to our BDR Solution as well as our Managed Service approach to IT management and support. The hard part is ...

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What Will it Take For You to Address Your Disaster Recovery Process?

Feb 06, 2017

If your network crashed tomorrow or someone "accidentally" deleted everything from your hosted platform, what's the likelihood that your business could survive? How prepared are you for this sort of catastrophic event? It used to be that our ...

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IT Mistake # 5: Using Un(der) Qualified People for IT Service

Jan 12, 2017

Continuing on with the IT "Mistakes" I've seen in my travels...While on the surface having a friend, neighbor, relative, or someone at work in charge of your IT may not seem like that bad of a move, I would think only when it comes to dog walking ...

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IT Mistake #4: Overextending the Technology Lifecycle

IT Mistake #4: Overextending the Technology Lifecycle

Jan 11, 2017

Continuing on with the IT "Mistakes" I've seen in my travels...This one actually ties in quite nicely to Mistake #3 (Going Cheap), although it may be the chicken and the egg syndrome - not sure which comes first. Are you going cheap because you're ...

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IT Mistake #3: Going Cheap (or You Get What You Pay For)

IT Mistake #3: Going Cheap (or You Get What You Pay For)

Jan 10, 2017

Continuing on with the IT "Mistakes" I've seen in my travels...This mistake is one of the hardest for some clients to get past. Some don't get past it until they get burned by it themselves, while others may never get past it. I'm a big believer in ...

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IT Mistake #2: Using Consumer Grade Equipment to Run Business Class Tasks

IT Mistake #2: Using Consumer Grade Equipment to Run Business Class Tasks

Jan 09, 2017

Continuing on with the IT "Mistakes" I've seen in my travels...IT Mistake #2: Using Consumer Grade Equipment to Run Business Class Tasks Second to the "Set it and Forget it Mentality", we see this mistake in way too many new prospects (and some ...

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You're Hired!

Jan 05, 2017

These are the two words every job candidate longs to hear. But are you really doing everything that it takes to ensure you get to hear them? In Jim Collins’ book "Good to Great", Jim talks a lot about "getting the right people on the bus". What he’s ...

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Mistake #1: Having a Set it and Forget it Mentality

IT Mistake #1: Having a Set it and Forget it Mentality

Jan 04, 2017

I was recently asked by a new prospect what I thought were some of the most important things to keep in mind when dealing with technology for a small business. Immediately, my mind went into a flurry of thoughts - from backup to security to over ...

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The Hardest Thing About Growing

Jan 03, 2017

As a trusted advisor, I'm often speaking with other business owners about their businesses - how they're leveraging technology, what the impact of a technology change will look like, when to upgrade, what to upgrade, how best to manage operational ...

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What the Gooligan Hack Means to You

What the Gooligan Hack Means to You

Dec 01, 2016

A new Android malware, called "Gooligan", is responsible for what’s believed to be the biggest theft of Google accounts on record. The strain has infected as many as 1.3 million Android phones since August. This latest hack has compromised devices ...

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Key IT Factors for Los Angeles RIAs to Consider Before Moving

Nov 28, 2016

Whether your Los Angeles Investment Advisory firm is moving to a new floor within your building or across town, the key to making the move successful is in investing time into careful IT planning BEFORE the move starts. One of the first steps in the ...

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