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Date: 07/31/2019

The Most Common Reasons People Outsource IT

Every business is looking for ways to improve efficiency and cut costs. For example, you’ve probably had a new coffee supplier in the break room to save a little money. But what happens when the staff discovers they...

Topics: Managed IT

Author: Jeff Dotzler

Date: 07/24/2019

3 Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

“The cloud” is frequently referenced when discussing the future of technology, since it offers businesses of all sizes enterprise-level technology at an affordable rate. And, while switching from a traditional IT...

Topics: Managed IT, General Business Technology, Cloud

Author: Mike Adams

Date: 05/15/2019

How to Measure Success of an AI Project

Recently, an artificial intelligence (AI) program learned to make puns and bad jokes. How bad? When the program tried to come up with a pun, it told researchers, “the greyhound stopped to get a hare cut.”

Clearly,...

Topics: Managed IT, General Business Technology, IBM Watson

Author: Mark Flesch

Date: 04/30/2019

Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan — 5 Essential Elements

Whether it’s hurricanes hitting coastal regions or wildfires scorching the West, those in the path of these devastating events were unable to escape damage. In some cases, they lost everything.

Natural disasters...

Topics: Managed IT, Cybersecurity

Author: Jeff Dotzler

Date: 04/24/2019

Will You Get Sued if Your Business is Hacked?

Last year, a Chicago-based medical records company called Allscripts was the victim of a malware attack. Hackers were able to break into the company’s computer systems and encrypt files, making it impossible to read...

Topics: Managed IT, Cybersecurity

Author: Nick Bambulas

Date: 04/16/2019

Password Best Practices — Why Your Password Isn’t Good Enough

Co-authored by: Nick Bambulas and David Eichkorn

How many passwords do you use? Are you recycling the same password over and over with slight variations? Is there a word or phrase in your password to help you...

Topics: Managed IT, Cybersecurity

Author: Patrick Flesch

Date: 03/19/2019

You’ve Been Hacked — A Look at Cybersecurity’s 20 Year History

Co-written by Jason Krause and David Eichkorn

Jason Krause has been writing about technology since around 1995, starting with the now-defunct BYTE magazine. He remembers covering such great, forgotten controversies...

Topics: Managed IT, Cybersecurity

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The Most Common Reasons People Outsource IT

3 Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

How to Measure Success of an AI Project

Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan — 5 Essential Elements

Will You Get Sued if Your Business is Hacked?

Password Best Practices — Why Your Password Isn’t Good Enough

Top 3 Business Antivirus Software Solutions for 2019

You’ve Been Hacked — A Look at Cybersecurity’s 20 Year History

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