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Go with me here: you know how most people have a fear of sharks, but not hippos, even though hippos are far deadlier?

The procurement process can be very frustrating, especially for organizations that are trying to accomplish a lot on a limited budget. But depending on your organization and its location, you might have a powerful secret weapon: cooperative purchasing.

Many small to midsize businesses rely on outside print vendors to produce postcards, brochures, and other marketing materials. In the past, outsourcing specialized print jobs was a good way to increase efficiency and reduce costs, but today’s printing devices typically produce gr…

For many of us, it’s hard to imagine going just one day without our smartphones, and our ability to make and receive calls from almost anywhere is the least of it. Business phone systems have come a long way too, and if you haven’t updated yours in the past few years, you and you…

If you’ve invested in a high-quality color multifunction device for your business, only to find that your print jobs are starting to look less than professional, it’s tempting to blame your device. But there are a number of other reasons your documents are looking less than their…

KnowBe4 has released new ransomware statistics, and unfortunately, it’s not good news. Once ransomware attacks started to escalate after the appearance of cryptocurrency, every year seems to be a vicious cycle. There’s more blood in the water as these attacks continue to work, an…

People like to hang on to old software, and that makes perfect sense. They are already comfortable with it, they know how to use it, and they probably know a few shortcuts and workarounds that save them time. New software, even better software, is sometimes a hard sell. And can I…

Most businesses had to adapt very quickly to remote work, investing in a whole new suite of digital tools and security solutions to match almost overnight. But now that a few years have passed, many small to midsize businesses are still using the same set of cobbled-together comm…

If you’re reading this, chances are good that you’re not happy with your current vendor. Perhaps they promised to upgrade your fleet with one brand and save you money. But the reality is that their customer service leaves something to be desired, your equipment frequently breaks …

There are a few nice perks that come with an in-house IT team if you can maintain one. However, these days that's a pretty big if. According to a recent report, retention is the top challenge IT teams face in 2023, followed by recruiting and workload. And it’s about to get worse.