Malware is a threat to everyone, whether you’re a business as big as Target or a local mom and pop-style store. The financial consequences of a malware infection can be devastating, especially if data loss is involved. The numbers don’t lie: recovering from an attack will cost you an average of $150 per compromised file,…

Getting rid of an unwanted mobile device isn’t as easy as getting rid of an unwanted file on your computer. It would be convenient if you could just click a button and delete your old phone (maybe that’s next on Google’s plate), but for now it takes a little more effort to get rid of…

That’s Why Your Accounting Firm Needs A Secure Remote Access Solution Fall victim to a cyberattack and you’ll find that the following cleanup is incredibly costly. It costs businesses an average of $150 per compromised file to recover from a security breach. All right, $150 isn’t worth worrying about… but thousands of files are usually…

Do you hate your current IT service provider? Do feel like it would be a headache to change providers? Do you want to avoid high-pressure sales calls from new providers? In a recent survey taken by the Small Business Research Institute, over 74% of business owners who had considered changing IT providers in the last…

Data warehousing is relatively easy to understand, in theory. It’s easy for an IT company to sit across from you and promise that if you implement data warehousing, all of your problems will be solved. But does your IT company really understand data warehousing? And furthermore, can they vocalize the core benefits to you intelligently?…

Here’s how to tell which MSP you’ll be happy with a year from now before you even sign a contract: When you’re initially looking into outsourcing IT support for your accounting firm, the problem you’ll run into is that all of your options look the same on paper. It’s tempting to just flip a coin,…

Microsoft used to receive a lot of criticism for the price of their software. They had arguably the best products on the market, but even still, were they worth a three-digit price per program?  How do they justify charging $110 for just a word processer? Then came cloud computing, which allowed Microsoft to shift from…

Phones are the lifeblood of a business’ communications. Email is great, but really, nothing compares to hearing a person’s voice when you’re trying to connect with clients or partners. But so many businesses are trapped in expensive and clunky phone plans that just don’t deliver much bang for the buck you pay. That’s why many…