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Your business depends on its bandwidth and its Internet connection to remain productive, part of which means ensuring that you have a reliable and stable wireless connection. How can you set up your network so that it is optimal and efficient? 

Data backup may sound like a simple process, but if you truly want to rely on your backup, it needs to be absolutely infallible. That is the objective behind an IT appliance known as the BDR, which stands for Backup and Disaster Recovery.

Businesses can't afford to grow complacent with their network security; it could make a significant difference between falling prey to an attack and remaining secure. The process of securing a network must be looked at holistically, from top to bottom. This idea of enterprise security is not new, but even a small business needs to keep it in mind, and these solutions are more accessible than you might think.

One vital component of your business’ security is how well your team is trained to preserve it. Listed below are some of the aspects that you need to be sure you address as you educate your team.

Sustainability is a hot topic these days, from how we conduct ourselves in our personal lives to how businesses go about their respective business. If this is something that you want to promote in your business, we figured that the day before Earth Day was as good a day as any to share some of the ways you can do so.

Every business’ clients trust that they’re taking every measure possible to protect data, like personal information or financial records. That being said, with the number of businesses using electronic records continuing to climb, along with the rise of cybercrime, many industries have begun to impose regulations and compliances that are designed to keep personal information secure. Health and finance are two of the most heavily regulated industries, with the government having stepped in and set a specific standard of data security regulations that these companies must comply with. 

We’ve been spending the past few weeks examining productivity and how to optimize it. It's now necessary to address the problems that could throw the proverbial wrench into the works. 

Don’t worry, though, we’re also going to touch on how you can avoid and/or mitigate the issues that might threaten your productivity.

With so many threats in business, it doesn’t take much to fall victim to a cyberattack or a scam. Comprehending the dangers out there is the first step in enacting a cybersecurity process that can keep your users and your business safe. Listed below is a look at how to build one in this month’s newsletter. 

One of the reasons that information technology keeps evolving is for the sake of the user and their convenience using it. That being said, if this convenience comes at the sacrifice of your business’ cybersecurity, it just isn’t worth it. This is the crux of why we always recommend that any company seeking to use password management should invest in a reputable password management software, rather than the built-in capabilities of modern browsers.

Cloud computing has been touted as one of the most innovative and important technologies for smaller businesses as they look to compete with larger companies. How it makes this possible is by offering dynamic computing environments that can help bring these smaller businesses into the information age without saddling them with massive infrastructure costs while doing so. That’s not to say that the cloud is cheap by any means, and this month we will discuss how cloud computing is a great option for nearly any business. 

This blog recently discussed productivity, and how it can be defined. We wanted to continue our deep dive into the concept of productivity with an examination of the different ways that you can measure your own.

How can you keep track of your productivity? Continue reading.

Ransomware is one of the worst situations that any organization could have to deal with. It not only holds your data or computing infrastructure for ransom, it also creates situations where you have to explain to your clientele that you’ve been breached and that their information has fallen into the hands of scammers looking to extort your business. Listed below are details about how ransomware works and other details to give you an idea of just how unpleasant it is. 

If you frequently utilize your desktop to store icons and files, and if you’re like most people who do this, you probably have a cluttered desktop that is difficult to manage. While you can and should take time to clean it up from time to time, one faster way you can do so is by adjusting the size of the icons found on your desktop.

Your Google Calendar is an imperative part of your productivity practices, but with the help of some additional calendars, you can make managing daily tasks easier than ever. Listed below is how you can use multiple Google Calendars to be more productive, as well as how you can get them set up.

Productivity has been, is now, and likely will forever be heralded as one of the preeminent goals for any business. As such, it makes sense to understand as much as we can about it. To do so, we’ll be examining a different aspect of productivity for the next few weeks.

First up: what is productivity, exactly?

Do you have a file or folder on your PC that you always seem to access, yet you have to dig through countless folders or files in your organizational hierarchy to find it? Windows makes it simple to add a new shortcut to your PC. How you can make a shortcut to a file, folder, or program on your Windows computer is listed below.

Back in 1995, the Association of Records Managers and Administrators were in the midst of campaigning for the renewal of the Paperwork Reduction Act. As a part of their efforts, they created National Records and Information Management Day. It has since expanded into a week, and then into an entire month, for businesses around the world to consider their record-keeping practices.

Technology fatigue is the mental grinding that comes with the overwhelming use of technology in our lives. Many people in the workforce haven’t had to utilize technology as much as they do these days and the ever-growing demand for technology in business creates problems for employees (and therefore businesses). Listed below is the truth behind technology fatigue and how individuals can do a better job of not getting burnt out from tech.

Cyberattacks are a serious problem that all organizations face in some form or another, but there are small, everyday tasks you can do to ensure that they impact your business as minimally as possible. It takes intention and effort to protect your business and its infrastructure, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be hard. Listed below are three simple ways you can keep your infrastructure secure.

Meetings are a common hold-up for getting things done in the office, an idea that is certainly not unfounded. Research supports the premise that meetings impact productivity. Consider what the numbers say and how you can work to ensure meetings don’t influence your organization’s productivity in a negative way.