May 2015 Emerging Trends

"Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out." - John Wooden
A3Smartphones Call For Smart Security

We always talk about protecting your computers and servers from outside threats, but what about protecting your smartphones? There isn't 

much difference between a smartphone and a computer. They both function in very similar ways with access to a variety of apps, social media, and browsers. . .

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A4Tip of the Week: 5 Ways to Be Better Than Your Competition

Every business has competition at some level. It's tempting to ignore your competition (it may even be hard to speak their name), but there's great value that comes with watching them closely; namely, you can learn from what they do in order to improve upon your own product or service.

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A5PDFs are Pretty Darn Fun


Modern businesses prioritize in improving communications because they understand it will lead to more coherent operations and greater profits. Therefore, your business needs a communication solution that's customizable to meet your unique needs. The one-size-fits-all approach just doesn't work for business-to-business telecommunications, and your company should not be subjected to this outdated approach.If you get rid of paper, what are you going to replace your information receptacles with? The best digital alternative to paper is a popular file format known as PDF.

 

What is a PDF and How Can it Benefit My Paperless Strategy? 

Despite its popularity, few people actually know what PDF stands for, or what most file extensions stand for. The Portable Document Format was created by Adobe more than 20 years ago. . . 

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A1The 3 Biggest Ways You Can Help Your IT Department

A reliable and skilled IT department is integral for the success of your business. If your IT team is burnt out, overworked, or dissatisfied, operations will suffer and your network will experience one IT emergency after another. Just as you expect your IT staff to use best practices, as a business owner, you need to manage your IT staff as best as you can in order to ensure that your network will operate at maximum efficiency.

Here are the three biggest things you can do to have a satisfied IT department, doing satisfying work for your company.

Promptly Fill Vacant IT Positions
While there are positions within your company that you can delay filling after someone leaves, IT isn't one of them. It's the responsibility of a technician to maintain your IT infrastructure, and it's likely the case. . . 

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A2Windows Server 2003 Support Ends this July

July 14th is an important date in the business technology world. Why? Because it's a major landmark for users of Windows Server 2003. In just a few short months, Microsoft will no longer support this decade-old server operating system. Therefore, you must take steps to upgrade away from this server OS before it's too late.

You might recall the fiasco created by the Windows XP end-of-support date just last year. If you're one of the businesses who waited too long to upgrade away from Windows XP, you know how stressful and irritating running an unsupported operating system can be. We're hoping that you've at least heard about this fast-approaching Windows Server 2003 end-of-support date, but if you haven't, don't panic... yet. There's still plenty of time to upgrade your operating systems. You want to make sure you do so before you're left running with vulnerable and unsupported software.  

If you have known about this end-of-support date for a while, you might have made arrangements to upgrade your servers to a more recent OS. 

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