Imagine a busy Saturday afternoon. Your stores are packed with customers, transactions are flowing, and suddenly your payment systems grind to a halt. Within minutes, customers abandon carts, sales plummet, and your brand reputation hangs by a thread. In today's...
Imagine waking up to an urgent alert: Your business’s critical systems have been breached, and your entire customer database is compromised. For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), cyberattacks aren't just IT problems—they’re potentially business-ending events....
Picture your busiest shopping weekend of the year. Suddenly, your payment terminals freeze, customers abandon their carts, and frustrated shoppers head elsewhere. For retail businesses, especially those operating multiple locations, cybersecurity isn’t just a tech...
Get expert tips to improve customer experience with managed IT services and cybersecurity. Learn today with Great Lakes Computer! Customer experience is a crucial aspect of managed IT services and cybersecurity. It is not enough to provide a secure service; businesses...
Great Lakes Computer is opening a convenient new location! While the headquarters will remain in Avon, Ohio, we are adding a satellite office near downtown Sandusky. This prime spot will enable us to better serve our traditional business customers in Northwestern...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Don't be fooled by brisk morning temperature drops--there are still many hot days to come this summer. Your IT hardware wants to stay as cool as you do and a spike in temps can lead to overheating, which can cause a lot of issues...
Business data is vital to keep safe given increasing threats in the marketplace, such as identity theft and various forms of financial fraud. Fortunately, there are simple controls you can implement to mitigate risks to your business and clients’ confidential...
On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 will reach end-of-life (EOL) and will no longer be supported by Microsoft. If you haven’t started mapping out your migration to Windows 10, it’s time to act. Once a product reaches its end-of-life, no new features or fixes are released...
Great Lakes Computer is always on top of the latest cyber attacks and there's a new one to beware of - the fake Windows 10 update. Portrayed as a critical update, this ransomware will install an executable .NET file that will infect your computer and request that you...
We are all guilty of losing track of the last time we cleaned our printer jets or dusted our PC fans. Preventative maintenance is one of those tasks that quickly gets lost in the shuffle. When we get a new piece of hardware, we vow this time will be different, but it...