March, 2017 - Global IT, Compliance, and Security

Incorporating vibrant technology imagery, this graphic portrays a woman against a white backdrop with colorful speech bubbles filled with question marks floating above her head. This visual captures the intricate challenges of cybersecurity, compliance requirements, and network support that small businesses often encounter. As these enterprises seek reliable managed IT services, they navigate a web of complexities in securing their digital environment and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Whether it’s enhancing cybersecurity measures or optimizing network support systems, this image symbolizes the critical need for comprehensive IT solutions tailored specifically for small business needs.

17 Mar

Q&A with IT: We Love Questions

This week we got a new client, and it was a fantastic first meeting that it must be shared. It was a simple 5 person company but they were government funded. I can't reveal much more than that without disclosing what they do. Small but important. On the first meeting, the new director was recommended to us by a friendly competitor of...

Computer keyboard with a prominent red "24/7" key among black keys, symbolizing continuous endpoint security for small and medium businesses; represents concepts such as cyber security, network firewall, data security, endpoint security, cloud security, information security, and IT support.

10 Mar

Always Online: Industries That Never Sleep

by Trave Harmon

in Managed IT

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We have a client who absolutely must be online, ALL THE TIME. Are they a stock broker? A police station? Bank? Nope. Solar array farm. Yup, fields, and fields of solar panels. The Power Must Flow Why? Simple. The electric company doesn't tell them when they aren't generating power, and if there is no power being generated, the return on investment of the...

A man with glasses and an apron uses a touchscreen point-of-sale device indoors, prioritizing cyber security, network firewall, data security, endpoint security, cloud security, information security, and IT support for small businesses; blurred bottles in the background reinforce secure retail or restaurant operations.

03 Mar

Network Security: First, Middle and Last

by Trave Harmon

in Managed IT

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We had the fun privilege this week of doing a security check for a restaurant. We have agreements with banks, credit card processors and more to analyze a network for security issues or make changes to a client's network because of a new point of sale system to be installed or modifications to existing ones. The Restaurant's Network It was a...