Last week we provided a short list of some of the key areas which affect total network security and the business costs involved in failure.  This week I want to address a specific area of network impact which is created by the trend in IT known as BYOD, Bring Your Own Device, and the growing use of mobile connections.

Five things to know about Office 365

If you're trying to decide if Office 365 fits the specific needs of your business or organization, here are five things to know about Microsoft's cloud based version of Office.

What is the difference?

Chances are you're already familiar with the desktop version of Microsoft Office.

IT systems are an integral part of every small and medium sized business.  For many owners and managers they are an area of business that they worry about partially because they don't readily understand the intricacies of computer networks and also because they hear horror stories about the impacts of a system failure.

What is the value of managed IT services for a small business?

Being outsourced support, we encounter an eclectic bunch of personality types. There is a reason people become entrepreneurs or c-level execs. When we meet the owners or decision makers at smaller companies and organizations, we can tell right away why they're where they are.

How good IT minimizes the financial impact of employee churn

Small Business owners are always looking for ways to reduce computing costs and improve efficiencies.  In today's world, technology always needs to be functioning and always needs to be available in order for the business to operate.

Small and medium business IT networks cannot ever take a rest from ensuring that they are set up in a secure manner.

In spite of the benefits that technology brings with increased productivity, better  communication and ease of access to important data you can never forget about the potential that exists for IT network security breaches.

The trend in IT service for the past several years is a strong growth in Managed IT Service Programs or MSP for short.  What has been behind this growing trend and what does it mean for small and medium sized organizations?

Today's article discusses the significant differences between break fix I.T. support and managed IT services as it is practiced in Mississauga.

Despite the fact that the cloud offers providers, facilities and organizations substantial relief and efficiency, small business has been slow to transition data to cloud storage. Most of this apprehension is due to the need for constant data accessibility.

It's everywhere. On the news, radio, TV, Internet - The HeartBleed.  The HeartBleed bug is a computer internet virus that takes advantage of a defect in OpenSSL security encryption software.

The  OpenSSL security encryption software is the software that displays a padlock in your web browser ensuring that the website you are visiting or  cloud services you are using is safe.