Category Archives: IT Strategy

Mobile Devices

The increasing number and variety of mobile business devices has created challenges for companies that want to allow employees to use them for business functions. Laptops, smart phones and tablets allow users to stay connected to office resources such as … Continue reading

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Information Technology Trends and Services for Small to Mid-size Organizations

NAS, SaaS, MPLS and the myriad of technology acronyms can make dealing with your business information technology akin to learning a new language. Most business owners I meet don’t want to get that deep into the details, they just want … Continue reading

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Get a grip, technology doesn’t manage itself

Here’s a question I’ll bet few business people can answer in the affirmative: Am I confident that the technology my business relies on is working the way it should? Below are a few things businesses can do to get a … Continue reading

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Effectively managing the P, or N, drive

Just about every small office has it. The infamous “P” or “N” drives where all of the employees can store company documents. These are mapped drives that point to some central server location to which everyone has access. Invariably this … Continue reading

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Does My Backup Meet My Needs?

All businesses are exposed to some risk of losing electronic information. Data loss comes in many forms, including things like major system failures, computer viruses, theft, inadvertent mistakes or natural disasters. Because the risk is real, you might want to

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A Paperless Office Can Improve Business Efficiency

This past week, while taking care of some personal errands, the frustrations of repeatedly filling out paperwork got me to thinking again about the idea of a paperless office. You’d think in this day and age that most professional service … Continue reading

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How to plan your IT approach to facilities changes

When facing a facilities change or office move, organizations will want to weigh options and consider needs when it comes to information technology. Office changes or moves require considerable preparation, resources and effort. Here is a list of IT concerns … Continue reading

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The Blogs You May Have Missed- October 2011

We understand it’s hard to follow every every blog, tweet, or update. For your conveinence we’ve gathered the seven most popular blogs for the past few weeks ending October 7, 2011 all in one place: A Little Planning Goes A  … Continue reading

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Upgrade Now?

Is it finally time to upgrade your network and systems? Recently we have been talking to organizations that have delayed the purchase of new systems and software for the last 5 or 6 years and are now beginning to experience … Continue reading

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A Little Planning Goes A Long Way

Many small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) lack any kind of real strategic Information Technology plan.  By strategic plan I mean a careful alignment of business priorities with IT objectives.  Without a strategic plan, most SMBs end up taking an ad … Continue reading

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