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Cost control is a constant challenge for business leaders. Whether the economy is booming or not, leaders are always exploring ways to lower costs and manage the bottom line. Outsourcing information technology management is one of the many ways for companies to...

Leading managed services providers (MSPs) offer IT advisory services and strategic planning to their clients through a Virtual Chief Information Information Officer (vCIO).  Working with a vCIO can be very beneficial for small to medium sized businesses, as the advice...

Being proactive means anticipating challenges and acting to solve them. Reactive means waiting for problems to strike. When it comes to information technology, businesses should strive for proactive IT management. When business leaders are proactive with technology,...

On November 4, 2021, the Department of Defense announced a major revision to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), which impacts companies in the United States defense industrial base, or DIB companies.  Also known as CMMC 2.0, these changes to the...

Virtually any kind of technology can be delivered as a managed service. At a high level, companies have a few different choices in how they manage their technology.  First, they can manage it exclusively in-house with their own employees. The “do it yourself” approach...

An increasing number of companies struggle when they outsource their IT to a managed service provider (MSP).  The increasingly crowded MSP market has various companies whose business model prioritizes delivering amazing customer service offerings and support. However,...

Small businesses often underestimate cybersecurity risks. There is a widely held notion that cyber criminals only focus on the big fish, such as large companies with deep pockets. Nothing could be further from the truth.  The reality is that small businesses are...

Cybersecurity at work is a team sport. While your company may deploy advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect your computer, network, and other devices, the company is only safe if every employee takes cybersecurity seriously. Unfortunately, too often employee...

Stolen or compromised passwords are responsible for most corporate data breaches. According to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 61% of all data breaches were the result of stolen or compromised credential data. Employee re-use of passwords is one of...