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Should You Do Any of Your Managed IT Services Yourself?
For SMB'S of any size, it’s always difficult to understand when you should take something on yourself by hiring more staff, or outsourcing it. The true answer is, it all depends on your circumstances. At every stage of growth, however, whether you are a startup or...
Do Cyber Criminals Have Your Law Firm In Their Cross Hairs?
This Guest Post article was written for Great Lakes Computer's Tips on Tech Blog by attorney James W. Slater of the Ohio law firm Slater & Zurz LLP: With maintenance of confidentiality actually a requirement for lawyers dealing with clients due to professional...
If a Law Firm’s Printer Falls in the Woods, Does it Make a Sound?
Why Your Law Firm Needs to Look at Managed Print Services Now When your law firm's printers jam or break, who gets called on to repair it? If you are a large enough firm to have an IT person on staff, the answer is obvious. But for those firms who cannot afford that...
Printer Repair: What are the Pros & Cons of the Best Brands?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Having printer problems? Do you need to make a printer repair? It may be time to buy a new printer instead! Printers are one of the most complicated pieces of technological equipment to buy. If you’ve been reading our blog, you know...
New Guest Blog Series: SMB Best Practices for Organization
This is the first in a monthly series of guest blogs from Organizing 4 U, a fellow Northeast Ohio Company and CMBA Partner. They are professional organizers for business and residential, who will share with our readers some insights into organizing your business - and...
Heartbleed Bug Still Able To Compromise Data Security on 300K Servers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Like a flash in the pan, the Heartbleed Bug has faded away from mainstream news to only be whispered by those data security experts assigned to address server security issues for companies. With the lack of any current information...
Are You Doing These 4 Simple Network & Server Repair Operations?
Are you the do-it-yourself type? This works for and against you. On the one hand, you can teach yourself how to tackle virtually any problem business or life throws at you. On the other, you can end up taking on too much and stressing and burning yourself out. If...
760 Data Security Reasons to Switch to a New Operating System
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] According to TechTarget's recently posted article "6 Benefits of Migrating to Modern OS's," The Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has catalogued more than 760 vulnerabilities in Windows XP, and predicts “continued discovery...
5 Data Protection Questions (And Answers)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What do you know about data protection? Even if you’re just a newbie, that’s okay. Today, we’re going to cover a few common questions small business owners often ask. Here they are in random order: 1. What makes data security so...
4 Budget Busting IT Support Mistakes When Moving your Office
'Tis the season to move offices, it seems. We get a great deal of calls in the heat of summer and around the holidays from companies relocating to different office space, and requiring assistance with their IT equipment. It could be that with vacations, business is...