IT outsourcing

Managed IT & Cybersecurity for Mid-Sized Companies: The Smart Path to Growth

Managed IT & Cybersecurity for Mid-Sized Companies: The Smart Path to Growth

When Growth Outpaces IT Mid-sized companies are in a unique position. You’ve grown beyond the agility of a small startup but haven’t yet reached the scale of enterprise organizations. You’re managing multiple departments, dozens (or hundreds) of employees, remote...

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Stop Losing Sales to Printer & POS Problems: The Complete Small Business Survival Guide

Stop Losing Sales to Printer & POS Problems: The Complete Small Business Survival Guide

When Your Tech Steals Your Sales It’s Saturday morning in Avon, Ohio. Your shop is buzzing, customers are lined up, and this is your busiest time of the week. Suddenly, your receipt printer jams or your POS system freezes. In that moment, all the effort you put into...

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Why SMBs Can’t Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as an Afterthought

Why SMBs Can’t Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as an Afterthought

If you think your small or mid-sized business is too small to be a target, think again. Cybercriminals don’t discriminate—they automate. Their tools are scanning the internet 24/7, looking for any vulnerable system to exploit. If you’re online, you’re a target. And...

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Secure Every Storefront: Cybersecurity Strategies for Retail & Multi-location Businesses

Secure Every Storefront: Cybersecurity Strategies for Retail & Multi-location Businesses

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...

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Choosing Excellence: Why Great Lakes Computer Trusts SentinelOne to Protect Small & Mid-sized Businesses

Choosing Excellence: Why Great Lakes Computer Trusts SentinelOne to Protect Small & Mid-sized Businesses

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....

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Defending Your Registers: Cybersecurity Essentials for Retail & Multi-location Businesses

Defending Your Registers: Cybersecurity Essentials for Retail & Multi-location Businesses

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...

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Keeping the Wheels Turning: How Manufacturers Can Eliminate Downtime with Better IT Management

Keeping the Wheels Turning: How Manufacturers Can Eliminate Downtime with Better IT Management

Every minute your production line is down, you’re losing money. But what if the solution to costly interruptions isn’t on your shop floor—it’s in your server room? Manufacturers are accustomed to troubleshooting issues with machinery, inventory, and supply chains....

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Accelerating Business Success: The Importance of a Prompt IT Managed Service Provider Response 

Accelerating Business Success: The Importance of a Prompt IT Managed Service Provider Response 

In today's fast-paced business world, time is money. Every minute of downtime can translate into lost opportunities and revenue. That's why businesses rely on their outsourced Information Technology (IT) Service Providers to keep their technology infrastructure up and...

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The Importance of Customer Experience with Managed IT Services and Cybersecurity 

The Importance of Customer Experience with Managed IT Services and Cybersecurity 

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...

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How to Plan Your 2023 Cyber Spend 

How to Plan Your 2023 Cyber Spend 

  A cybersecurity budget can seem like a daunting thing to calculate for any size organization, but it doesn't have to be. As long as you and your executive team assess and understand the risks you face, and the solutions you need to protect against them, you can...

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