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Macro Systems has been serving the Metro Washington, DC area since 1997, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Three Cloud Functions that Improve Your Organization's Mobile Productivity

Three Cloud Functions that Improve Your Organization's Mobile Productivity

We write a lot about the cloud, and for good reason: it is one of the most utilized and valuable technologies available to business. The cloud plays a key role in elevating mobile productivity, providing diverse services and features that empower users to access, collaborate, and efficiently execute tasks. Listed below are three critical ways in which the cloud contributes to mobile productivity.

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The Cloud Has Everything!

The Cloud Has Everything!

It was only a few years ago when many of us in the IT industry simply did not trust the cloud. There was too much at stake and there simply weren't the robust options that have come in the subsequent years. Obviously, this has changed pretty rapidly and today’s cloud options are quickly becoming the norm.

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The Different Types of Cloud Computing Options

The Different Types of Cloud Computing Options

The cloud has turned out to be a complete game changer for the way people compute. For any business, this can provide opportunities that would not be possible without cloud computing. Listed below is a look at the different types of cloud computing with an eye toward how small businesses can gain value from choosing them.

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The Pros and Cons of Cloud Storage

The Pros and Cons of Cloud Storage

With cloud storage so affordable and accessible, you have to ask yourself if it’s worth investing in it compared to larger-capacity hard disk drives. Which one is more ideal for your organization’s needs? You have options, and it’s imperative to consider them all before committing to a solution. Listed below are the pros and cons of each, specifically focusing on the business model for both.

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The Right Cloud Solution Can Save Your Business Money

The Right Cloud Solution Can Save Your Business Money

The cloud has helped countless businesses all over the world establish themselves as powerhouses of their industries through dynamic and flexible solutions. One of the biggest reasons why the cloud is so effective—particularly for growing organizations—is because of how scalable it is. Listed below: how this scalability can help your business succeed despite how much it grows.

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Cloud Options that Can Improve Any Business

Cloud Options that Can Improve Any Business

With cloud computing working wonders for small and medium-sized businesses of all kinds, you may gain confidence in finding hosted platforms that can help your business. Make no mistake about it, the cloud can work for your organization in one way or another. Listed below are tips on how cloud options can help you enhance your business’ computing.  

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Ways Cloud Computing Can Help Your Business

Ways Cloud Computing Can Help Your Business

The cloud is one way that organizations are changing their operations for the better. Not only does the cloud enable businesses to function in drastically different ways from the status quo, it also gives businesses countless opportunities to reduce costs. Listed below are a few ways you can expect the cloud to reduce your expenses and improve your return on investment for IT resources.

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A Closer Look at Desktop-as-a-Service

A Closer Look at Desktop-as-a-Service

When it comes to your desktop infrastructure, your organization has several different options available to it, one of which is Desktop-as-a-Service. How does this option compare to having a traditional workstation, and why might a small business get value out of Desktop-as-a-Service? Listed below a closer look at what DaaS involves.

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Vulnerabilities Discovered in Azure-Linked Managed Database

Vulnerabilities Discovered in Azure-Linked Managed Database

It’s not unheard of for some threats to remain undiscovered for months or even years, as is the case with an especially nasty one in the Microsoft Azure database system. This exploit, discovered by cloud security provider Wiz, is built into Cosmos DB, Microsoft Azure’s managed database service. Listed below is a look at the exploit and see what we can learn from it.

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Some Obstacles to Overcome for Hybrid Work

Some Obstacles to Overcome for Hybrid Work

After the past few years, the hybrid workplace has risen in its perceived value, the advantages of allowing employees flexibility in where they work from becoming very clear. However, while the hybrid workplace is much closer to a reality than ever before, there are a few hurdles that must be cleared first.

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Cloud Solutions that Can Save Your Business Money

Cloud Solutions that Can Save Your Business Money

The tools available for businesses to utilize have gained considerable benefits as technology has developed. The cloud, a particularly paradigm-shifting advancement, has provided businesses access to better solutions than ever before, and with the added bonus of making them easier to manage. Listed below are a few such solutions that many businesses are now embracing.

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What Cloud Services are Available and How They Can Help Your Business

What Cloud Services are Available and How They Can Help Your Business

Regardless of stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines currently making the workday that we are used to impossible to sustain, many businesses have found that cloud services have helped them to adjust. Listed below is a run-down of what cloud services are available right now, and how exactly they can help many businesses operate.

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How the Cloud Can Help Your Business

How the Cloud Can Help Your Business

For the last decade, cloud computing has grown fairly quickly, but with a new decade, and a dangerous virus that has people and businesses leaning on hosted computing solutions more now than ever, it seems like a good time to review the types of cloud options that are available, and how they offer value to businesses just like yours.

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What You Need To Know About Working From Home

What You Need To Know About Working From Home

Because of the coronavirus, many office workers are working remotely. For many, this can feel like a nice change of scenery, while others might have additional anxiety from it. Regardless of where you stand, working remotely can be both effective and productive, if done properly.

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What Your Business Needs to Know About "The Cloud"

What Your Business Needs to Know About "The Cloud"

The notion of cloud computing and cloud storage has revolutionized the way companies manage data storage and software distribution. Macro Systems has helped many of our clients utilize cloud-based services, and these days, most of us are connected to this entity labeled as “the cloud” in one way or another. The question is: how can we tell if our data is safe?

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Modern SMB IT Trends

Modern SMB IT Trends

Technology is trending, but if you are a decision maker at a small business, technology solutions aren’t usually developed for your business in mind. As a result, it can often be hard for the SMB to get tools that are scalable enough to make sense for them, while also getting powerful options that will actually work to enhance some part of the business. Listed below is a look at three trending technologies that small businesses are starting to utilize regularly. 

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The Benefits of Going Green

The Benefits of Going Green

Recently, green technologies had a reputation for being costly, instead of cost-saving. On the other hand, business owners are beginning to see a multitude of benefits for going green - from cost savings to growing customer appreciation for environmental conservation.

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How Cloud Computing can Improve Your Business

How Cloud Computing can Improve Your Business

Thanks to the growing abilities of modern computing networks, businesses have been able to experience increased productivity. One such capability, cloud computing, has permitted businesses to reach outside of their physical location to conduct their operations. Below is a review of some of cloud computing’s other advantages.

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How the Hybrid Cloud Can Benefit Your Organization

How the Hybrid Cloud Can Benefit Your Organization

Cloud computing has revolutionized the way business is done, but most organizations don’t always feel good housing data and hosting critical infrastructure in the cloud. Every company has to decide what kind of computing infrastructure is proper for them. Many modern organizations have decided to spread their technology investments around as they attempt to find solutions for all types of operational needs.

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SMBs are Welcoming Cloud-Hosted Technology

SMBs are Welcoming Cloud-Hosted Technology

The cloud has helped many organizations push beyond their limits, but is yours taking advantage of it? Depending on the needs of your specific company, the cloud can aid your business in ways you could never dream of just 20 years ago. Listed below are some of the best ways the cloud can benefit your business.

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