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Top 5 Benefits to Look for When Hiring Managed IT Services
When you hire managed IT services, not all companies are the same. There’s what they say they do – and then what they actually do. At Great Lakes Computer, we want you to get the very best service from your provider when you sign the contract. Before you actually do...
IT Support Guest Blog: Perfecting Network’s Performance
It is time for our monthly guest blog post from guest blogger, Brett Harney, principal at Corporate Technologies Group in Hudson, Ohio. Today Brett is sharing with the readers of our IT Support blog excerpts from his eBook, available for free download, on perfecting...
Printer Repair: 4 Tips on Buying the Printer Your Office Needs
So your printer just broke down, and you’re tired of having it repaired. Or maybe it’s old, and you know it’s time for a new one. You can buy a cheap one that just gets you by, or you can get the deluxe powerhouse version that prints 20-50 pages per minute. How do you...
How Secure is that Coffee Shop Connection? A Data Security Discussion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We have all done it. Some time between meetings, stop at Starbucks and get some work done. Check email while you are waiting for your flight at the airport. Or even shelling out the $30 to connect on the plane during that cross...
5 Telltale Signs It’s Time to Hire an IT Support Company
If you’re a small business owner, you have to constantly evaluate whether to do it yourself or hire someone else. How do you know when you’ve crossed the threshold from being able to do it yourself to having to hire an outside vendor to do the work? When it comes to...
Mobile Data Security: Forget BYOD – Now the Buzz is BYOx!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We have been discussing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for a while now and its impact to your company's data security plans. BYOD is employee-owned devices being brought into a business. Smartphones, tablets, laptops and USB drives...
Top 5 Viruses and How They Have Impacted Data Security
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You know what the most amazing part about Heartbleed is? It was around for two years before any news came out about. And it also affected about 2/3 of all internet servers. Doesn’t it seem amazing something like this could happen in...
Exploring The Safety Of Info In The Cloud
Cloud storage has become one of the most popular tools in recent years. Instead of taking up room on our hard drives, we can simply access a kind of 'virtual hard drive' located on the web, and just transfer our files to this online storage location. But many doubt...
5 Best Managed IT Services to Outsource
Should you do it yourself, or should you let a managed network services provider do it? It’s a tough call, and a lot of the decision depends on the budget and IT needs your business has. Here are some of the top services you should consider in general, regardless of...
7 Reasons Why You Should Consider Cloud Services For Your Business
Otherwise known as 'cloudware', cloud technology is being exploited by more and more businesses owners because it can enable them to dramatically reduce their IT Support and overall IT costs, and improve their flexibility. Your employees can work from home: Because...