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Once upon a time, the grainy surveillance systems that operated on analog technology represented a breakthrough in security and monitoring for businesses everywhere. But times have changed, and digital video surveillance is making analog technology obsolete. If you are considerin…

Every business runs on two types of networks: LAN and WAN. LAN (local area network) is a business' internal network. It has to do with your routers, firewall and switches. WAN (wide area network) is your connectivity to other remote sites. "Remote sites" can refer to other locati…

Partnering with a Managed IT Services provider helps businesses like yours streamline operations, save money and enhance productivity. When choosing a provider to work with, it's critical to ask questions that help you understand how this potential partnership will work and what …

IT infrastructure is an essential component to a company's IT operations. Large, medium and small businesses all face IT infrastructure needs. However, it seems as if the IT department is continuously bogged down by supporting day-to-day operations of your organization, as well a…

In recent years, we've all been witnessing a blurring of online life and real life. It almost seems impossible to separate the two. Screen time happens all the time, and just about everyone is connected to the web in some way or another. As we have more devices and more data conn…

Public clouds, private clouds, hybrid clouds. What do they all mean? Where does one end and the other begin? How do they overlap? Which one is best? So many questions, I know. So, I’ll try and spell it all out for you as plainly as possible, beginning with the public cloud and it…

For most businesses, down time equals waste. Whether down time is the result of natural disasters, software failure, human error or hardware failure, it's time spent not serving customers, making money or achieving business initiatives. Wasted time is a big business expense with …

Before diving right into the heart of this piece, let’s do a fast pass over what a “Public Cloud” is and what the benefits are to businesses worldwide. The public cloud is defined as computing services offered by third-party providers over the public Internet, making them availab…

As companies look at the value of receiving Managed IT services from an external provider, internal IT team members and executives wonder, is this right for our business? As you contemplate the adoption of managed services, consider the following questions.

The best way to store your organization's desktop apps and server infrastructure is not an open and shut case. Instead, it depends upon the specifics of your organization and what works best for your business, its goals and vision. For this, there are three different offerings: H…