Technology Insights Blog: Business IT Services

Even before remote work became so common, video conferencing has been incredibly important to enable immersive, face-to-face communication with key business partners, while reducing travel time and expenses. Video conferencing can also be used to facilitate more effective communi…

Remember when the pandemic was only going to last a few months, and everything would go back to normal? Those precious phrases, like "In these challenging times" and "Now more than ever" started being replaced by "the new normal," and cries for resiliency. Recently, even that lan…

Trendy business language like "siloed," "drill down," and "put a pin in that" may set your teeth on edge, and you're not alone. But hear me out on making room for just one more bit of verbiage. You may have already heard the phrase “business enablement” getting tossed around, and…

It usually takes a few sentences to explain to people what Sourcewell is, but trust me, it’s worth it. First, it’s an organization set up to help state and local agencies, nonprofits and school districts expedite purchases. The organization does all the leg work for purchases, in…

Whether you're the head of a small nonprofit, the superintendent of a school district or the director of a government agency, it's important for you to know about Sourcewell. Sourcewell is an organization that helps not-for-profit entities secure the equipment and technology requ…

What is Sourcewell? That’s a question I’ve answered more times than I can count. Still, I never tire of telling people what Sourcewell is and how it can impact nonprofit organizations, educational organizations and government entities. Maybe that’s because I’ve seen firsthand the…

Modernizing your business can seem overwhelming, since there’s so much digital technology available and required to stay competitive. Fortunately, turnkey solutions provide a simple way to digitally improve your company. But will they work for you?

As the fourth industrial revolution progresses, manufacturing technology is becoming a hive. Fortunately, that’s a lot less scary than it sounds. In this hive, humans are still the queen bee. However, as more equipment is given a network connection, the role of those humans is sh…

When companies make the transition from paper file management to digital storage, most believe their file problems will be solved. After all, you only need to create a few top folders with appropriate headings and establish well-organized subfolders, right? Wrong. In most cases, …

When your business receives multiple technology services, whether from the same vendor or different ones, each service is on its own agreement. And each agreement comes with different terms. That means different lengths, renewal dates, contracts and customer service styles. All t…