Some Providers are Offering Blockchain as a Service
There’s a big risk associated with implementing any new technology solution for your
organization. For one, it’s difficult to know how a specific solution will run without first
implementing it. This leads many businesses to avoid implementing a new solution for fear that
it won’t be worth the investment. On the other hand, if they fail to implement a new solution, they
could potentially lose out on valuable new tools they could use to succeed. How can you get
around this issue?
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 17 July CompuTech City Blog
How the IoT Can Be a Security Risk
The Internet of Things means a lot more than just enhanced connectivity. In particular, you’ll
have a considerable security risk associated with the Internet of Things. It’s clear that the more
devices accessing a network, the more risk will be associated with that network, which is where
the inherent risk of the Internet of Things comes into play. How can you control the number of
devices accessing your network, and thus secure your business from the Internet of Things?
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 16 July CompuTech City Blog
Understanding RPO and RTO
Data backup. Nobody wants to think about it until it’s too late to do anything about it. While no business ever hopes that they will be struck by a data loss incident, no business will ever regret implementing a backup on the off-chance that they ever suffer from a worst-case scenario.
What are some of the most important parts of a data backup and business continuity system?
We’ll start with Recovery Point Objective and Recovery Time Objective.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 13 July CompuTech City Blog
Cloud Can Cover Most of Your Business Needs
The traditional computing structure has been under siege by cloud computing for the past
several years. More businesses than ever are seeing the value in cloud-hosted applications and
infrastructure, and while that may not be a huge surprise, the perceptions that the cloud can
solve any of your organizational computing problems depend largely on the needs of that
endeavor. Today, we will take a look at successful small business cloud strategies and tell you
why they find success.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 12 July CompuTech City Blog
Should High-Speed Internet Access Be a Luxury?
With so many new technologies being introduced and innovation at the highest levels in human
history, you’d think that ubiquitous access to bandwidth Internet would be high on the list of the
priorities of ISPs and for residents of every jurisdiction. This doesn’t seem to be the case. With
the disparity between urban and rural bandwidth Internet offerings growing by the day, we look
at the causes of the gap and how companies plan on getting Internet access to people in areas
where the population may be low.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 11 July CompuTech City Blog
Reexamining Meltdown and Spectre
It’s been about a year and a half since the Meltdown and Spectre exploits became publicly known. While patches and updates were administered to reduce their threat, they continue to linger on in a less serious capacity. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the threat has entirely been neutered--you still want to know what these threats do and whether or not you’re safe from them.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 10 July CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Keep Employees Off of Distracting Websites
As incredible a tool as the Internet truly is, for every website that is beneficial to the workplace, there is another that is certainly the opposite. Naturally, it is these sites that your employees would most likely want to visit if left to their own devices. Sometimes, the best course of action is to remove the temptation and block these websites. For this week’s tip, we’ll talk about a few ways to do so.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 09 July CompuTech City Blog
Clearing Up Some Chromebook Confusion
Chromebooks might be simple, but they aren’t as limited as you might think they are. They might have once been limited, but more recent models are much more capable of accomplishing just as much, if not more, than any of their previous iterations. Here are some of the most common misconceptions that people have about Chromebooks.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 06 July CompuTech City Blog
The Clock is Ticking – Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan in Place?
The clock is ticking. Hurricane Season 2018 started June 1. Last year was the worst hurricane season to hit Florida since Hurricane Wilma made landfall in 2005. In 2017, Hurricane Irma raged up the Florida coast from the Florida Keys causing between $60 billion and $90 billion in terms of lost business and property damage, according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 03 July CompuTech City Blog
Do You Know All the Things an MSP Can Do?
It’s a fact that most businesses today are rolling out technology as a part of their strategic plan to improve productivity and make their business more efficient. The more technology your organization relies on, the more crucial it is to get comprehensive IT support for that IT.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 02 July CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Safe Mode
Sometimes it can be hard to diagnose a problem with your PC. While it might not be something system-breaking, it’s still important to find the root of an issue before it becomes a major problem. One of the best ways to diagnose an issue with your computer is by logging in using Safe Mode. We’ll talk about when and how you can use Safe Mode to your computer’s benefit.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 29 June CompuTech City Blog
The G Suite Just Got Smarter
With the recent overhaul of Google’s G Suite productivity software products comes a new way to keep your business’ data secure. We’ll go over some of the major changes introduced in the updates, including the integration of artificial intelligence.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 28 June CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Better Understand BYOD
There are a lot of benefits to implementing a Bring Your Own Device policy for your business. Firstly, people will be able to use the devices that they’ve purchased, and have grown accustomed to, for work. Moreover, many times they can access company information with the use of easy-to-use mobile apps, providing them with more opportunities to be productive. In fact, many organizations that install a BYOD policy see the majority of their workforce work more, which creates more opportunities for revenue growth, and ultimately, higher profitability of the endeavor.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 22 June CompuTech City Blog
Unified Communications Boosts Organizational Collaboration
Communication is one of the most important parts of running an organization, and this is especially true for smaller organizations that need to work closely in order to make progress. Today’s collaborative workplace is dependent on people understanding a unified message and working to succeed in that endeavor. To this end, a unified communications strategy can be extremely helpful.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 21 June CompuTech City Blog
Are You Ready to Adapt to Network Security Changes?
Humankind has always adapted and improved technology to make life easier, starting all the way back at fire and the wheel. Nowadays, our approach to making life easier through technology is centered around productivity and security - if we can accomplish more than before in the same amount of time, without worrying that it will be stolen, we’re happy.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 20 June CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Content Management System
In some situations, competition is good for a business; and, for others, it can be terrible. As marketing, and specifically online marketing becomes more imperative for the success of every organization, all the content that is created for this purpose has to be managed. For this week’s technology term, we take a look at the different kinds of content management services (CMS) and what they do to make managing your organization’s content simpler.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 19 June CompuTech City Blog
How to Fire Stress from Your Business
Stress is a reality of everyday life, especially in the workplace. Of course, different people find different things to be stressful, as well. Here, we’ll review some of the biggest sources of stress to be found in an office environment, and what some of the effects of this stress can be.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 18 June CompuTech City Blog
Can You Stay Compliant While Using the Cloud?
One of the inevitabilities of working with the cloud is that you have to face a tough question; what kind of compliance requirements are there for cloud-based data? If you’re storing data for your business in a cloud-based environment, it becomes your responsibility to know where and how this data is stored--particularly if you’re not the one doing the actual cloud hosting. How do you maintain compliance when you seemingly have so little control over how your computing platform is managed and maintained?
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 14 June CompuTech City Blog
Mobile Computing Works to Boost Productivity
Mobile technology is allowing businesses to make great strides in the way that they conduct their operations, but one of the key reasons why it has been so helpful is that it decreases their costs considerably. Thanks to developments in the way that mobile technology works, it can be fit into pretty much any business model, all the while improving your return on investment for your expensive technology solutions.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 13 June CompuTech City Blog
Is Your IT Provider Keeping You Compliant?
HIPAA compliance is necessary for every doctor’s office and medical practicein the U.S.. Staying compliant requires a depth and breadth of technical expertise that most practices simply can’t afford to staff, so they are left turning to outsourced IT solutions looking for answers. However, many IT providers lack expertise, experience and knowledge of HIPAA’s complex requirements, which can spell disaster for the unsuspecting practice.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 12 June CompuTech City Blog
Managed IT Services Is a Solid Solution for Saving Money
How much money does your business waste on managing its technology solutions? You might be surprised by the answer to this question. Depending on the way that your organization takes advantage of technology, you’ll have different needs than other businesses, but no matter what kind of organization you manage, it’s critical that you try to get the best return on investment for your solutions.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 12 June CompuTech City Blog
Which Management Software Is Right for Your Business?
On the surface, you might think that customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) are the same exact thing. However, they both have very specific niches for a business--particularly when it comes to managing organizational assets and interactions with consumers. Here are some of the specific situations in which you’ll find these solutions helpful.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 11 June CompuTech City Blog
Gmail Gets Better with Chrome Extensions
Google has contributed many useful applications and utilities to the average computer user, but one of the biggest standalone contributions that Alphabet, Inc. has made is Gmail, its email program. While this communications tool is comprehensive on its own, it only becomes more useful when paired with the right extensions. Today, we’ll review some of the ones that can best help you boost and sustain high levels of productivity.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 8 June CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Encryption
Your business’ data is often quite sensitive, which is why the professional world employs cryptology to keep it secure while it’s in transit. In terms of computing systems, this is called encryption. It’s the ideal way to secure important assets when you send or store information.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 7 June CompuTech City Blog
Managing Your Software Requires Three Actions
It’s imperative that your organization’s software is managed properly. If you can’t do this, then your operations can suffer in the long run. While this might sound like a lot of work, software management isn’t as difficult as it sounds if you break it down into compartmentalized tasks. Ultimately, you can group it into three major steps: leveraging available assets, testing strategies, and understanding the software.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 6 June CompuTech City Blog
Get Rid of Those Filing Cabinets with Document Management
The file cabinet. It may be a staple of the office, but boy can they be a pain in the neck. Every file needs to be printed and collated only to be filed in a dingy file cabinet with the off chance that it will ever be needed again. For businesses that have a lot of paper filed away, a document management system can go a long way toward modernizing your organization, and providing a access-controlled database where you can find any file in seconds.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 4 June CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Bits and Bytes
Running a business sometimes requires attention to very minute details, and some things must be measured in order to achieve optimal efficiency. You’ve likely heard the terms bits and bytes used regarding data storage or transfer, but do you know what the difference is between them? Today’s tech term is dedicated to this explanation.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 01 June CompuTech City Blog
Can Hosted VoIP Be a Game Changer for Your Business
Many business transactions may be moving away from the telephone, but it is still a must-have for any business. Not everyone is Internet-savvy after all. Nowadays, there are plenty of telephone options out there, but only one carries no upfront hardware costs or a exorbitant fee structure: Hosted VoIP. Today, we will take a look at the benefits of cloud hosted VoIP, and how to get one working for your business today.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 31 May CompuTech City Blog
Why You Need to Be Careful when Discarding Technology
Nothing lasts forever - especially your business’ technology. However, you shouldn’t just get rid of your old technology willy-nilly. This is mostly for two reasons: one, many of the components in our technology are really bad for the environment; two, carelessly disposing of technology is a great way to put your data at risk. In order to protect your data, you need to make sure that your old equipment is properly disposed of.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 25 May CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: How to Adjust Your Router to Improve Your Connections
Wi-Fi has been one of the single most useful innovations for the modern office. Connecting to your Internet without having to be physically connected to it via an ethernet wire has been an incredibly freeing process--one that opens up all sorts of possibilities of where (and how) you can get work done. How can you make sure that your Wi-Fi signals are as clear and reliable as possible?
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 24 May CompuTech City Blog
Why Artificial Intelligence is Now Key to Network Management
Artificial intelligence is perhaps most commonly known as a malevolent force, thanks to popular culture. HAL 9000, Ultron, and many others have reinforced that A.I. will be the downfall of humanity. In reality, however, A.I. holds more potential utility as a key implementation in your business’ network.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 23 May CompuTech City Blog
Real World HIPAA Violations: Why Your Practice is At Risk
Being audited is of great concern for medical practices throughout the U.S. and with good reason. Annual fines from audit violations can be upwards of $1.5 million. Currently, 16 Florida practices are under an active audit or had experienced a recent violation of HIPAA, including a surgical center in Fort Meyers being investigated for a recent security breach that may have exposed protected health information for over 30,000 patients!
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 22 May CompuTech City Blog
Why The Cloud Should be Approached Responsibly
It can be argued that your organization isn’t considered “modern” without taking advantage of truly modern technology solutions. This includes the cloud, which provides anytime-anywhere access to important information or products. This type of access--also known as Product as a Service--can help your budget by eliminating large up-front costs in favor of smaller payments more regularly. This might seem ideal for your organization, but we urge you to take a step back and think about the solution before accepting terms of service without looking for extra hidden costs.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 21 May CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Cache
You may have heard technology professionals use the word “cache,” pronounced cash, in their day-to-day duties, but do you really know what it means? Generally, the context of this word is that users should “clear the cache,” but unless you know what that process entails, you won’t really understand what the cache does or why it’s used in this way. This week’s tech term is cache, so let’s see what hidden treasures this word yields.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 18 May CompuTech City Blog
How to Best Utilize a Physical Backup
How does your business handle its on-premise, physical data backups? This is a question that you don’t necessarily have to ask yourself under pressure of a looming data loss incident. Despite the cloud being the clear victor in terms of restoration and reliability, physical data backup is still an important part of the business continuity process. In the worst-case scenario, a physical backup can be helpful for getting back on track.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 17 May CompuTech City Blog
WARNING: A New Zero-Day Threat is On the Loose
Zero-day threats are some of the most dangerous ones out there. What we mean by “zero day” threats are those that have been discovered by hackers before an official patch has been released by the developers, giving them exactly zero days before they are actively exploited in the wild. One of the more dangerous zero-day threats out there at the moment is one that takes advantage of Internet Explorer.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 16 May CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: How to Reduce the Use of Paper in the Office
Paper can be incredibly expensive, especially with the quantity that a normal business goes through every single day. However, not only is it expensive on the monetary side, but also on the environmental side as well. By making some changes around your office, you can be more eco-friendly and budget-friendly by reducing the amount of paper waste your organization suffers from.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 15 May CompuTech City Blog
Perform a Technology Assessment to Properly Manage Costs
If there is one thing that you can always count on from your business’ technology, it’s that it will inevitably fail at some point in the future. Therefore, your business should have a plan to keep this from happening at all costs. It’s understandable that you would want to make sure that your needs are properly evaluated both now and in the future. To this end, a technology assessment is incredibly helpful.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 14 May CompuTech City Blog
Varieties of Smart Tech to Consider
How often do you see smart technology in headlines? The term is thrown around a lot, and it’s because there are countless products circulating in both the consumer and business environments. These connected devices range from smart forks to smart cars, so you can imagine that there are a fair number of useful (as well as useless) applications of this technology. How has it changed in recent months, and what will smart technology look like in the future?
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 11 May CompuTech City Blog
Hackers Prey on Social Media Users
Social media has been an emerging technology in recent years, and has produced many threats. Hackers have learned that they can take advantage of these communication mediums to launch dangerous new attacks on unsuspecting users. With enough ingenuity on a hacker’s part, they can potentially steal the identity of a social media user. Here are some of the best ways that your organization can combat identity theft through social media.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 10 May CompuTech City Blog
Medical IT: How Is HITECH Doing?
Compliance laws regarding the storage and dispersion of healthcare records were implemented with the intended purpose of urging healthcare providers to better take care of their patients’ personal information, but how effective are they? Unfortunately, there are many providers that have failed to meet the standards for the HIPAA and HITECH compliance laws, and it has brought a hefty price tag along with it.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 09 May CompuTech City Blog
What You Need to Know About Data Recovery
Data backup is one of the most critical parts of protecting your business, but there are a lot of moving parts that need to be considered before implementing a solution. For example, did you know that data backup and disaster recovery are two different things completely? While they may both be involved in the business continuity process, the two represent equally important, yet disparate,parts.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 08 May CompuTech City Blog
How to Stay HIPAA Compliant: 21 Things Your Practice Must Do
As a managed IT provider focusing exclusively on IT for healthcare practices, we’ve conducted over 500 HIPAA compliance assessments just in the past 10 years. We see a lot of practices that just don’t know if they are compliant or not.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 07 May CompuTech City Blog
The Force is Strong with the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things has been growing rapidly, and with this growth it has become a major part of daily life. There are connected devices you couldn’t even fathom being needed, but some have turned out to be exceeding useful. In 1977, the release of Star Wars saw people’s imaginations expand. The science end of the sci-fi went into overdrive, and soon communications and computing would change forever. Despite being a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the Star Wars universe introduced several concepts of the Internet of Things, decades before the IoT was even conceptualized. This week, we will take a look at the modern-day Internet of Things, and how Star Wars primed us for our own future.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 04 May 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Bandwidth Defined
The Internet has become an irreplaceable part of many business’ operations, which brings the thought into question of how much you rely on it for your daily duties. Technology has changed the way that the Internet works for the better, but there is one part of its operations that still lies at the heart of it: bandwidth.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 03 May 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Email Security Basics
Email is a modern classic as far as business solutions are concerned, and you’d be hard-pressed to find an office that didn’t use it in some capacity or another. However, because email is so popular, it has become a favorite attack vector of malicious users. Fortunately, there are some basic practices that will help keep your email account secure and your communications private.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 02 May 2018 CompuTech City Blog
3 Industries that Smart Technology is Revolutionizing
Smart technology has been growing rapidly over the past few years. As a result, there have been many different companies popping up, trying to develop the next “big” thing. With technology becoming a hot button issue all around the world, and with a consumer base that increases by the day, today’s smart technology is seemingly just the tip of the iceberg. Today, we will look at three industries in which smart technologies are making a big impact.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 30 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: 3 Pieces of Screen Reading Software
Wouldn’t it be convenient if your business could have web pages or applications read out text for you so that you don’t have to? While most would consider this a luxury, these screen reading applications are an everyday occurrence to those who are blind, visually impaired, or have a learning disability. Even if you don’t have anyone in your office who needs screen reading, it can’t hurt to be prepared for a day when you might.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 27 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Are You Properly Backing Up Your Business?
It’s critical that you protect your business’ important assets, including perhaps the most important of all: its data. One of the best ways to do this is by implementing a solid backup solution. But what’s the best way to approach data backup? After all, every business is going to have different needs. We’re here to tell you all about these different needs, and how your organization can implement a reliable backup solution based on your’s.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 26 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Why Nanotechnology is the Next Big Thing
One of the primary goals of technology development has long been to make technology as small as possible, while simultaneously improving its performance. The result of these efforts is the field of nanotechnology, which is now applied in a variety of uses.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 25 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Cookies
Browser cookies might not sound delicious, but they are a particularly important part of your browser’s technology. Do you actually know what they do, though? Today’s tech term will explain just what these cookies are, as well as the purpose they serve for your organization.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 24 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
A Ransomware Cyberattack Struck Atlanta, Georgia
Ransomware doesn’t discriminate with its targets, as the city of Atlanta, Georgia now knows so painfully well. The city became the target of a ransomware attack that crippled many of its critical system workflows. The municipal government suffered from one of the most advanced and sustained attacks in recent memory.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 23 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
5G Improves Upon What 3G and 4G Established
You might see 3G and 4G on your mobile devices and wonder what it all means. If so, we have an answer for you, and just in time for a brand-new iteration: 5G. With this new technology on its way, it’s time to take a look at what exactly 5G should be capable of, and how it can differentiate itself from its predecessors.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 20 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Reduce Your Technology Headaches Go with Managed IT
Does your business have trouble with managing and maintaining your technology? If so, you’re not alone. Many small businesses struggle with even the most basic elements of IT maintenance. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just take this responsibility and shift it off of your employees? The best way to approach technology maintenance is to implement managed IT services.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 19 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
A New Perspective on Ransomware
We are going to switch things up a bit and walk you through a retelling of a ransomware attack through the eyes of a business owner. Usually when we talk about these types of threats, we approach it from our perspective and talk about what you should do to prepare and what the threats are, but we wanted to try to show you what an event like this could feel like, for you, in your position, and in your own eyes. We hope that this will raise awareness of how crippling an event like this can be on your company, and we hope you let us know if this perspective helps you, your colleagues, and your staff get a more personal sense of what ransomware can do. Enjoy!
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 18 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Hosted Utility Computing Allows Businesses to Centralize Their IT
Your business relies on technology to ensure operations proceed smoothly, but the way that it’s managed can have a major impact on the way your company functions. Think about it like this: if you have software solutions hosted on different computers, but not in any centralized location, only those computers will be able to use these solutions--potentially hampering your staff’s ability to be productive. How can you make sure that this doesn’t become a major problem?
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 17 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Power Off, or Leave It On?
At the end of the day, do you shut down your computer or do you put it into sleep mode? Depending on what you need from your device the next day, you might want to consider which option benefits you the most. Here are some of the pros and cons of both approaches so that you can pick which one best suits your situation.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 16 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Modems and Routers
The Internet is a valuable tool that can be accessed through a wired connection and wirelessly via Wi-Fi, but the devices that offer these connections can be somewhat complicated and difficult to understand. If you don’t know which device does what, you’re in for a treat--today’s tech term will examine the differences between the modem and the router.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 13 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
How Your Smartphone Keeps Your Data Safe
Smartphones are the predominant mode of communication, as well as now being the devices most used to access the Internet. With so much depending on the modern smartphone, it has become one of the largest, and most competitive, markets of any consumer item. As a result, manufacturers are building devices with software that is able to encrypt the phone against unauthorized access.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 12 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
How Your Smartphone Keeps Your Data Safe
Smartphones are the predominant mode of communication, as well as now being the devices most used to access the Internet. With so much depending on the modern smartphone, it has become one of the largest, and most competitive, markets of any consumer item. As a result, manufacturers are building devices with software that is able to encrypt the phone against unauthorized access.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 05 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Motherboard
A computer is made up of many parts, one of which is today’s Tech Term: the motherboard. We’ll discuss what the motherboard does for your computer and why it’s such an important part for its continued operation.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 04 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Are You Making Yourself Vulnerable Over Social Media?
Social media might make it easy to stay connected, but it comes with a lot of negative side-effects--particularly in regard to security for both personal and professional use. If social media isn’t used properly, it could spell trouble for your organization. How can you foster proper social media usage so that your organization doesn’t suffer from poor security practices? It all starts by spreading awareness.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 03 April 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Why Businesses and Government Approach Technology Very Differently
When security and efficiency are some of the biggest benefits to updated information technology, it sounds that IT is something that a governing body should prioritize internally. However, many governments have trouble doing so, oftentimes to their own detriment. Why is that, and what can a business learn from this phenomenon?
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 29 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Best Practices for Cloud Data Management
Data management is exceptionally important for any business, and companies that use the cloud in any sort of capacity need to be considerably more cautious in the way that it’s managed than a business that only hosts data on an internal server or network. The cloud makes things more complicated at times, but if managed correctly, it can lead to unprecedented efficiency for your organization.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 28 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
A QR Code Could Be your New Wi-Fi Password
There is no understating the importance of strong, reliable passwords to your organization’s network security, especially to protect its wireless connection. However, this can create some friction with your staff when they try to connect to Wi-Fi using their mobile device. To make accessing the Internet easier, scannable QR codes can be used to connect to the Internet.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 27 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
FREE Printout: IT Security End-User Checklist
This guide was created so that business owners, office managers, and IT departments can provide it as an educational resource to showcase some of the most basic IT security practices that can be implemented in your workplace. We recommend printing this out and handing it out to your staff for maximum results.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 22 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: Opening the Spam Folder
Spam is a tricky subject to talk about, as it seems everyone has a different definition for it. Yet, most have come to the conclusion that spam is a bad thing. For today’s Tech Term, we want to delve deep into the different kinds of spam out there, as well as theorize where the term even came from.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 21 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
A “Disaster” Covers More Than You’d Think
What one organization considers a disaster might be much different than what another business might see as disastrous. Perhaps one sees the loss of a few hours and a few files as something that can be recovered, while another sees every lost moment and each iota of data as a catastrophe. Whichever camp you find yourself in, you need to be able to do two things: first, gauge how serious a given data loss disaster is, and secondly, establish what must be done to get back in action following said disaster.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 20 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Where There’s Data Loss, There’s Trouble
Data loss can have lasting effects upon your business, usually measured in lost productivity and capital. In other words, data loss is often measured by the cost required to retrieve, restore, and/or repair its effects. Of course, this is only the beginning of how data loss can impact your operations.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 19 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tech Term: An Introduction to Proxy Servers
There are plenty of technical terms and solutions that, while heard of frequently enough, it may not be completely clear what they mean or refer to. A proxy server is an excellent example of such a solution. This week, we’ll examine this tech term and review how utilizing proxy servers can help your business.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 16 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
BYOD is Only Helpful If the Devices Are Secure
Mobile devices are so common nowadays that you’ll likely encounter your employees bringing multiple devices to the office on a regular basis. Little do they know that everything they bring with them, from their Fitbit to their laptop, poses a security threat. Of course, the threat level from each individual device will depend on what it is exactly, but the point stands that the less you do about mobile device security now, the more danger your organization will be in down the road.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 15 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Do You Know What to Do When Involved in Identity Theft?
The unfortunate truth of increased technology use in the workplace is that there is a corresponding increase in the potential for cybercrime, more specifically identity theft, to strike the workplace. The question is, what can you do to help prevent it, and how should you react to it should it strike?
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 14 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
What Does “Encryption” Mean?
Email is a solution that needs to be protected, lest you expose important information to any onlookers while messages are in transit. Encryption is one of the key ways you can make sure that your messages are safe, but email hasn’t always used this method to secure messages. In fact, it wasn’t until relatively recently that encryption became a staple of the major email providers.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 13 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Why You’ll Likely See More and More Chatbots
Chatbots have been around for quite some time, and artificial intelligence is shaping the way that they are utilized for the modern business. Virtual assistants have risen in popularity, and they are featured on most smartphones out there. How can these “bots” help your organization?
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 12 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
What the Future Holds for Ransomware
Ransomware is a growing problem for businesses, being one of the most difficult threats to remove from an infrastructure. Not only is it easy to spread, but difficult to avoid as a whole. How can your organization prepare for this threat? It starts by being mindful of how ransomware is spread and how your employees react to it, both now and in the future.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 08 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Managed IT Services Provide Good Value for SMBs
Every business needs technology support. This statement is more true today than it has ever been before. As your organization adds new technology to its infrastructure, it will naturally grow more complex and difficult to maintain. Thankfully, you don’t necessarily have to go about this alone. By working with an outsourced third party, your business can take advantage of all kinds of great solutions for a fraction of the cost.
by CompuTech City Admin Wenesday, 07 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
What Is All This Talk About the Cloud?
Cloud computing is one of the best ways that your business can compete with larger enterprises. Today, you can adopt the cloud and take advantage of countless services, but are you doing so yet? If not, we’ll help walk you through some of the best ways that your organization can leverage the cloud.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 06 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Failing Technology and Your Data
The sad truth about computers is that when they inevitably break, you have to get them fixed; or, you have to order a new one. When PCs started to be utilized for mass productivity, however, businesses had to find a better way. It’s been years since the first managed services provider hung out their shingle, and over that relatively short time the managed services industry has grown to be a $150 billion-a-year industry. The combination of IT becoming an important part of nearly every business resulted in the obvious demand for affordable IT support. This trend has seen many businesses cutting IT staff to make way for outsourced managed services, and all it provides. A problem that both businesses, and the MSPs that they hire, face is that computers eventually break.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 05 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Remote Work is a Huge Help, With the Right Preparation
There are plenty of benefits to allowing your employees to work from home, but that doesn’t mean you can just implement it without consideration and planning. You have to have a system in place that allows you to enjoy the benefits of remote capabilities while mitigating some of its potential risks.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 02 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Exploring Network Attached Storage
IT is filled with jargon and terms that are likely to bamboozle someone without hands-on experience with the solutions that power a business. One such term is network attached storage, or its shorthand, NAS. Today, we’ll examine this tech term to learn more about it, and what influence - if any - it should have on your business.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 01 March 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Ransomware Makes Backup a Necessity
Your business relies on its data to succeed, which lends itself to the fact that your organization needs to have some sort of security measures put into place to guarantee its safety. 2018 is thought to be the year of ransomware, so it stands to reason that your business should prepare to deal with it. One of the best ways to deal with ransomware is to make sure that your company has a plan to restore data affected by said ransomware.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 28 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Overburdened Business Owners Should Consider Managed IT
It’s no secret that a business owner has more than enough to deal with, regardless of that business’ size.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 27 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Choosing the Right Storage for Your Business
Regardless of where it is kept, your data’s security is of paramount importance. However, this doesn’t mean that the decision between leveraging the cloud or an on-premise server for your data storage needs isn’t an important one. For this week’s tip, we’ll weigh these options against each other to help you establish which is the better option for your business’ needs.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 26 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Make the Most of Your Data Migration
Data migration is a sizable task. There’s plenty that could go wrong as you move your data from one server to another solution. As you transfer your data, it helps to keep a few considerations in mind to ensure the process goes smoothly while getting the biggest benefit from the time it takes you.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 23 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Has Your IT Team Attained these Goals Yet?
For any business to be successful, it needs access to the technology solutions that allow it to operate efficiently. Your IT team is responsible for ensuring that this access is not interrupted, which isn’t an insignificant responsibility. However, by clearly defining goals for your IT team to strive for, you provide a benefit to all members of your staff.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 16 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: 3 Crucial Pieces of HIPAA Compliance
If your work requires you to store medical data, you should be aware of how important your data security is, as a problem could potentially put your business at risk of closing up shop permanently. Security has to be a priority with so many regulations setting compliance standards that must be followed. How can you balance the effectiveness of your business without undermining its security?
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 15 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Could Your Favorite App Infect Your Device?
When considering solutions to help ensure your business’ IT security, mobile devices often go overlooked. This makes sense--for most of the time the telephone has existed, it has been attached to a wall, only capable of transmitting sound. However, with phones now being palm-sized computers that we carry in our pockets, keeping them safe from cyberthreats has a new importance.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 14 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
HIPAA and Wearables May Clash in the Near Future
Today, perhaps now more than ever before, technology is making strides toward making its users consider ways to stay healthier. Wearables are one of the primary examples of how technology is aiming to make users both more active and more interested about their own health. At 2018’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, this technology was front and center, showcasing how far it has come in just a year’s time.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 13 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: How to Protect Yourself from Invoice Impersonation
As cybercriminals become increasingly sophisticated in their methods of attack, it is important that your staff--the ones on the front lines--are educated to spot these attempts and know what to do if one is encountered. In order to spot these attacks, it is important to know what to look for.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 12 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Will 2018 See Any Changes to Your Infrastructure?
Any business’ IT is reliant on that business’ computing infrastructure, which makes the infrastructure an important topic for every business to consider. As we progress into 2018, it is important to stay up-to-date and considerate of each new development and trend.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 09 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Outsourced Project Management a Good Option for Small Businesses
Small businesses often have to rely on different means to achieve the same level of project management as enterprises. This is due to the demands of project management being significantly different in scope, but also the way that your company implements new technology solutions. Instead of worrying about the specifics of project management, you can outsource these responsibilities to a managed service provider.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 08 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
4 Ways a Managed Service Provider Can Help Your Business
How much does your business rely on technology to keep your organization running forward? As business technology becomes more complex, it’s becoming increasingly popular for organizations to have their own internal IT departments to manage and maintain it. Yet, small businesses don’t often have the necessary funds for such a feat. How can your company afford quality IT service? You can start by pursuing managed IT solutions from a managed service provider.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 07 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Here Are the Benefits of Using Cloud-Based Document Management
How many documents does your organization accumulate just by simply staying in business? There’s no doubt that you’re sick of the traditional filing cabinet, which is both hard to move around and a pain to organize. Thankfully, modern technology solutions have afforded businesses just like yours with the ability to host and manage documents in a digital, cloud-based environment.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 06 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
3 Types of Software and How Businesses Use Them
For the modern business owner or executive, making smart business decisions has become a necessity. Margins are small, efficiency is key, and if we were to be completely honest, business is a day-in and day-out grind. In the course of doing business much is made of cost reduction and curtailing inefficiencies that lead to wasted capital. Much is made of collaborative systems that allow for remote access. Much is made of protocol, process, and performance. With so many moving parts in every business, there has to be the “glue” that allows for cohesive actions to be taken. That “glue” is software.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 05 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Do You Prefer Your Reality Augmented, or Virtual?
At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), new products (and the technologies that fuel those products) are put on display to give industry professionals a look to see what companies are working on. At CES 2018, held in Las Vegas, Band and Olufsen introduced their speakers-as-art-concept, Samsung unveiled a 146” television that is designed to take up a wall, and many companies, including Aura, introduced new smart home security products that are sure to get an intruder’s attention (over Wi-Fi).
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 02 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Managing Gmail with Labels and Filters
Gmail is a great way to take advantage of business email, but do you know all of the ins and outs of how to use some of its finer details? Today’s tip is dedicated to going over some of the more useful features of Gmail, like filters and labels--both of which will be helpful in controlling your inbox.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 01 February 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Targeted Ransomware Checks for Particular Attributes
Put yourself in the shoes of a cybercriminal. If you were to launch a ransomware attack, who would be your target? Would you launch an indiscriminate attack to try to snare as many as you could, or would you narrow your focus to be more selective? As it happens, real-life cybercriminals have largely made the shift to targeted, relatively tiny, ransomware attacks.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 31 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Digital Innovations in 2017 That Impact 2018
Although the medical industry sometimes is characterized as being late to the technology adoption party, advancements in 2017 bode well for the industry in 2018 – and more importantly – for patients. Better care and lower costs along with increased patient empowerment are the top benefits of the innovations.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 30 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Is Your Business Prepared to Do Away with Paper?
There’s no denying that digital records have quite a few advantages over paper documentation. Benefits of ‘going paperless’ include simplified search capabilities, more efficient storage, heightened security and automated backup capabilities. There are plenty of sources around the Internet that discuss making the switch to paperless documentation, but to keep your business documents safe, it is better to know what you’re getting into.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 26 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Google Drive is Better with these Chrome Extensions
Google Drive provides its users with a considerable amount of utility. However, when combined with extensions made for Google’s Chrome browser, users have the tools to make their use of Drive’s capabilities even more efficient. For this week’s tip, we’ll go over a few Chrome extensions that your business might find useful.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 25 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
How to Keep IT and the Rest of Your Staff on the Same Side
There are some facets to IT that are universally accepted as important, such as security. However, there are also others that create some conflicting opinions between management and IT personnel. When surveyed, business leaders and IT management held vastly different opinions as to the importance of various IT tasks. Is there a way to unify these priorities?
by CompuTech City Admin Wenesday, 24 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Why You Need to Be Certain You’re Using Licensed Software
Using pirated software or abusing your software licenses for your business is heavily frowned upon. However, many software companies, in an attempt to protect their products, have unleashed a practice that can actually reward those who let it happen in the first place.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 23 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Putting Your Old Android Device to Good Use
Considering how often smartphones are replaced, you’re bound to have a couple of them stashed away for a rainy day. These devices are particularly helpful in the event that your smartphone breaks unexpectedly, but there are other purposes that you might want to keep in mind. Here are three ways you might be able to use your old mobile devices around the office.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 22 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
ALERT: Make Sure Your Business is Safe from Meltdown and Spectre
Intel recently found itself (once again) in hot water, mere months after many flaws were discovered in the firmware that enables all of their chips to do their job. This time, the issue could have potentially caused a permanent dip in the CPU’s capacity to function properly. This has come to be known as the Meltdown vulnerability.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 19 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
According to Study, Only 28% Utilize Two-Factor Authentication
2FA, or two-factor authentication, is a simple and effective means of boosting your cybersecurity. Despite this, a study performed by Duo Labs suggests that 2FA has not been adopted as much as one might expect, or as much as it should be.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 18 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: How to Type Special Symbols
The Internet has enabled businesses to establish relationships on a global scale. Now, an upscale restaurant in Minneapolis can use the Internet to order ingredients from a vendor in Bordeaux. However, there can easily be a language difference when doing business internationally. This is when it is fortunate that Windows 10 makes it so easy to change your device’s language.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 17 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Mobile Security Showdown: Cellular Network vs. Wi-Fi
Today’s business relies on mobile devices, like smartphones, to guide them to productivity and efficiency. In fact, the vast majority of people in today’s society own a smartphone. A report shows that 90 percent of people younger than 30 own a smartphone, which means that the forward-thinking business hiring talented millennials may want to start thinking about how to secure any mobile devices that they use to access company data.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 16 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Is Your Business Considering Moving to Managed IT?
Your business relies on its technology being maintained properly, but it’s not always as simple as updating a software application or replacing a hard drive following a catastrophic failure. You have to think about who you’re paying to maintain your technology solutions, if there’s anyone doing it at all. You need to consider what happens when you lose data or when your organization experiences downtime. How do you keep technology from becoming a hindrance for your business?
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 15 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Do You Have a Unified Strategy to Your Business' Communications
Communication is one of the cornerstones on which your business functions, and without it, you will find that going about your daily duties is considerably more difficult. Communication is one of the many ways your organization accomplishes both major and minor tasks, so you want to pay especially close attention to how your business handles phone calls, email, and even mobile devices--both in and out of the office.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 12 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
There are New Ways to Secure Your Data
Security is an aspect of running a business that absolutely cannot be ignored, regardless of whether or not you see it as a considerable issue in the near future. The fact remains that your organization will always be at risk unless you take actions to keep it safe today. By taking advantage of some of the latest and greatest security tools on the market, you’ll be able to protect not only from the basic threats, but more advanced ones as well.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 11 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Where the Internet Stands in 2018
People spend a lot of money on the Internet. From an individual standpoint, the amount the average person spends on Internet-based services is their largest expense outside of the money they spend on their residence, and perhaps their transportation costs. In order to understand the landscape of what is effectively a battle for Internet supremacy, you first have to take a look at the battlefield itself.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 10 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
5 Steps to Turn Your Staff into Security Gatekeepers Instead of Door Openers
The healthcare industry is a primary target for cybercriminals. Many medical facilities have outdated technology systems and are home to Private Health Information (PHI), personally identifying information and patient financial information. Protecting this data is an all-important responsibility for doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 09 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Hitman Email Scam Threatens Your Life, Instead of Your Data Email scams have become a sort of punchline, often featuring Nigerian princes or wealthy, unknown relatives in need of funds to get home. However, another email scam is anything but amusing, as it uses a unique possession of the target to entice them to comply: their life.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 05 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Readers’ Choice: CompuTech City’s Top Blog Posts from 2017
From protecting your business from email spoofs to protecting your laptop from toddlers, 2017’s most popular blog topics were all over the board. Here’s a list of your favorite CompuTech City blog posts in 2017. If you missed one, this is your chance to read it – or to read it again!
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 04 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Do You Know What Your Android Permissions Actually Mean? Downloading an application on an Android device is fairly simple: access the Google Play store, find the app you want to download, and press the button that says install. However, it is also too easy to simply hit ‘Allow’ once the app starts asking for ambiguously-worded permissions. Today, we’ll examine what these permissions actually mean.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 04 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Why ROBOT is a Risk After Nearly 20 Years The Internet is rife with potential threats. Some are situational, but most are deliberate actions made by malicious entities who are trying to obtain any semblance of value from you or your company. Some of these exploits have been around longer than you’d imagine possible. This has been made evident by huge Internet-based companies such as PayPal and Facebook testing positive for a 19-year-old vulnerability that once allowed hackers to decrypt encrypted data.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 03 January 2018 CompuTech City Blog
Here’s Our Rundown on Blockchain Technology As we discuss business technology, we occasionally broach topics that not everyone may be familiar with. Despite the recent media coverage that has been afforded to it, Bitcoin and blockchain technology may be a good example of one such topic. To resolve this, we’ve put together the following primer on this technology and how it will impact data security in the future.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 29 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Why You Should Reexamine Your Business PracticesAs a business adopts certain “best practices,” it is important for business leaders to consider why they are adopted, and more importantly, are they really for the best? There are many problems that subscribing to false best practices can produce, and so it becomes important to identify, adjust, and resolve them.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 28 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Technology Has Played a Part in Shaping How We Celebrate the SeasonThe holiday season has always been one of deep-seated traditions, some that draw from ancient customs, and some that are inspired by more contemporary trends. These traditions have been shaped, and often inspired by, the technology available in the day. Today, we’ll reflect on how the technologies we have now have impacted our celebratory traditions.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 27 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Secure Your Android During the Holiday Season
Android is a very common operating system on mobile devices around the world, and because of this, you won’t be surprised to hear that hackers are always trying to one-up security developers. If your business takes advantage of Android devices like smartphones or tablets, you’ll want to consider these 11 security tips that will help keep your organization safe.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 26 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: What to Do When the Internet Goes Out
Losing Internet can be a large problem in the business world, as we all become more and more reliant on it. Downtime of this kind can be immensely frustrating. However, not all hope is lost, as there are ways to troubleshoot the cause of an Internet outage.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 22 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Are You Accidentally Gifting a Security Breach?
The holidays are a time filled with good food, visits from dear friends and family, and exchanging gifts with those you care about. However, to keep the season bright and merry, you need to be a little cautious during your next gift exchange, as many gifts can present some unexpected risks to your recipient’s security. Be mindful if you see the following items on someone’s wish list.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 21 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Warehousing Your Organization's Data Can Bring Serious Benefits
Your data is one of the most important assets at your business’ disposal. It’s really indispensable. Not only are large amounts of it the result of successful operations, it also can help your organization better understand the intricacies of its own operations, and where you want it to go in the future. Does your business have a process for collecting, storing, and sorting vital data so that your organization can figure out where to go next?
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 20 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Data Recovery Considerations: the Other Side of Your Backup Plan
If we asked you how your organization backs up its data, would you be able to smile and tell us all about it in detail? While it’s important to be optimistic about the future of your organization, you should never believe that you are impervious to data loss. We’ll discuss some of the most important terminology behind data backup and recovery, as well as the best way to protect your organization from the crippling situations presented by data loss.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 19 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Managed IT Delivers Some Serious Value
How does your organization manage its IT? For some businesses, it’s not an easy choice or even a remotely affordable one. Some companies are forced to endure subpar services from break-fix IT providers that don’t necessarily have the tools available to prevent issues from happening. Others try to prevent issues from evolving into major concerns. These others are the organizations that have the right idea behind technology maintenance.
by CompuTech City Admin Monday, 18 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Small Businesses Face Challenges in 2018
The modern small business will face several challenges in 2018. The world is changing, and with it, so is business. For many small businesses, this can either be looked on as the opportunity they’ve been waiting for, or, it can be viewed as the beginning of the end. No matter what situations you are faced with this year, understanding what problems your business faces, and how to solve them is imperative to your small business’ success.
by CompuTech City Admin Friday, 15 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
How Does Your IT Stack Up to These Standards?
Selecting a managed service provider should be like selecting any employee. You need to make sure that your expectations are going to be fulfilled, and that your selection will be there when you need them to be. However, the criteria you examine your potential IT service provider by should be a little different than how you evaluate your other prospective team members.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 14 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
HIPAA Trends to Watch in 2018 – Leaner, but Meaner?
Although the Trump Administration has a $6.194 million budget cut slated for the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the office which administers HIPAA, compliance will still be enthusiastically enforced, according to OCR director Roger Severino. The Congressional Justification for FY2018 predicts a shift from routine HIPAA investigations to larger actions with sizable fines.
by CompuTech City Admin Thursday, 14 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Tip of the Week: Excel-lent Keyboard Shortcuts
How well do you know Microsoft Excel, the premier spreadsheet building software? Depending on your proficiency with it, you may already be familiar with some of the various keyboard shortcuts associated with it. We’ll list off some of the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts, as well as what you can do to become a Microsoft Excel power user.
by CompuTech City Admin Wednesday, 13 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
Unpaid Invoices are a Major Problem For SMBs
While many different people open businesses, the primary reason that they all do so is to make money. A positive cash flow is essential if the business is to generate funds that support a cause or provide a decent living. However, to collect this cash flow, a business must have their invoices returned. As it happens, this doesn’t often occur in a timely manner.
by CompuTech City Admin Tuesday, 12 December 2017 CompuTech City Blog
