Learn How to secure & insure your organization, plus, get FREE pizza! Register for our Cyber Insurance Webinar TODAY! IT has gone from being a minor part of most businesses (particularly smaller ones) to being one of the key aspects of their success and...
If you use Microsoft Office and Outlook, it may be time for preparations to begin! Microsoft announced that starting on October 1st, 2022, early versions of Office and Outlook will stop working! It’s been in the media since last year. We at Great Lakes have reminded...
Many small to medium sized businesses today at some point or another consider IT outsourcing. Gaining access to enterprise level IT support at SMB prices makes a lot of business sense. But, as with any vendor, it's important to find the right Managed Services...
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are often brought in to handle specific IT tasks that small-and-medium-sized businesses no longer want their IT guy doing in-house, because they aren't the best use of a salaried employee's time. Projects like repetitive monitoring and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] IT maintenance is fundamental for just about every business in today's world. It's important for the most basic reason that IT is an inescapable part of managing even a tiny company, and also for the sake of firm security. The...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When it comes to small businesses, we see plenty of reactive IT management. There are obvious cost concerns when it comes to owning a small business, so owners wait until a problem arises before putting resources toward solving it....
How secure is your business from cyber threats? Take a look at some of these latest cybersecurity statistics: As of late 2021, the number of malware infections against individual computers and business networks has increased by over 2000% since a decade ago. Roughly...
Establishing a human firewall in your business is more important than you think. Consider your employees. On one hand, they are your single most important business asset. The diligence and know-how of your staff can make or break not only your bottom line, but also...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Technology makes our lives easier... most of the time. But sometimes, getting that technology to work the way it should when it should takes more work than we'd like it to. How often have you been held up because your office printer...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Managed IT services are growing at a rapid rate, with a recent survey estimating that almost 69% of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hire at least one type of IT service provider. So what are managed IT services, how do they...
