The benefits of virtual machines for your business

As a business owner, you’ve probably run into a million issues with your computers, such as malware, cyberattacks, and slow internet connections, among others. But have you ever needed to run an application on all of your computers, only to realize that it’s not made for your current system? If this is what you’re going through, virtual machines (VMs) might be for you.

The biggest challenges to network security in 2019

With the United States as the world leader in IT-driven innovations, it comes as no surprise that it also suffers the most data breach incidents. Greater connectivity means having a larger surface area to protect against network infiltrators and exfiltrators (i.e., internal actors who commit the unauthorized retrieval, transfer, or copying of data from inside a network outwards), be they malicious or unintentionally harmful in nature.

Do you need an IT service provider to manage your Office 365 subscription?

The business case for deploying Microsoft Office 365 across your organization is compelling. Depending on the subscription plan you choose, your staff gets to use feature-rich desktop versions of much-beloved productivity apps such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, basic-but-highly-useful web versions of those apps, plus other handy storage, communication, and collaboration tools such as OneDrive, Exchange, and SharePoint.

Protect your business from cloud outages

Wouldn't it be great if you could walk on clouds? It would be quite a dream! But what if the clouds were to suddenly dissipate into nothingness, causing you to plummet out of the sky and straight down towards the jagged face of a cliff? How quickly the dream would turn into a nightmare!

Now, while the scenario above is a flight of fancy, the danger of your business suffering a cloud outage — which can halt your operations and prevent critical files from being backed up — is very real and can severely affect your business.

5 Tips for Optimizing Your Wireless Networks

Today’s internet speeds might be faster than we would have imagined just a few years ago, but that doesn’t mean bandwidth problems don’t still occur on occasion. Even the fastest corporate networks can slow down to a crawl due to one misconfiguration or because of a cyberattack.

The 3 Ps of business IT success: Planning, prevention, and protection

Every company, whether a large enterprise or a mom-and-pop store, is at risk of an IT disaster. Almost every business stores data electronically. So, ask yourself: Have you considered the impact of a flood, an earthquake, hardware failure, or a cyberattack on your business?

How essential is disaster recovery to your operation? The Small Business Administration claims that 90% of companies fail within a year if they can't get back up and running within five days of being struck by a disaster.

Ways to ensure a successful migration to Office 365

Office 365 is Microsoft's top-notch, productivity-boosting tool for enterprises. Microsoft is still on track to reach its ambitious goal -- a $20 billion revenue run rate for its commercial cloud services, mainly due to Office 365’s built-in security, continuous compliance, larger inbox storage space, and no upfront monthly costs for small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).

When migrating to the platform, it’s important to plan carefully, otherwise you risk not getting the returns you expected.

Finding the right cloud hosting solutions based on your needs

Seamless online presence is an essential prerequisite for any modern business. This calls for the right web hosting solution that boosts website performance and provides uninterrupted network connectivity.

Cloud hosting has been around for a while, but has just recently started gaining traction in the web hosting space among small- and medium-sized businesses.

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