Category Archives: Business

Employee Offboarding Checklist: 10 IT Steps to Take When Someone Leaves Your Company

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It’s always a difficult moment when an employee leaves your company for another role. But after the farewell cake has been eaten, the employee’s equipment collected, and the keys to the company car returned, there is still one very important step. As long as a former employee retains their network access, your digital doors are […]

How Your IT Needs Change as Your Business Grows

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Just like you wouldn’t run modern, resource-intensive software on a ten-year-old computer, you can’t expect a startup’s IT infrastructure to handle the demands of the scaling enterprise that is your business.  It happens all too often that in the excitement and eagerness to set up a business, many business owners neglect to think of how […]

What’s the Difference Between Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity?

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Disaster doesn’t wait until you’re ready. Many businesses find out too late that their preparation was incomplete. Data is lost, downtime is stacking up on the clock, and you wonder where it all went wrong. Disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) are two distinct but equally crucial components of a resilient business strategy. This […]

Are Your Backups Actually Restorable If Disaster Hits?

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Having a data backup plan is a standard business practice, but did you know that simply having backups isn’t enough to guarantee business continuity? A common misconception is that a backup automatically equals a full, quick recovery. Unfortunately, many businesses discover their backups are useless when they need them most. So, how can you be […]

The Hidden Dangers of Relying on a Single IT Employee 

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Meet Bryan. He’s your IT guy. Your only IT guy. He’s been at your company for a few years now, not too long after you got started. Bryan’s pretty good at what he does. Since he started working, there’s only been one phishing incident, and that wasn’t his fault. We won’t say who it was, […]

5 Ways to Maximize Your IT Resources in the New Year

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As the new year unfolds, it’s the perfect opportunity to reassess and optimize your IT strategies to ensure they align seamlessly with evolving business goals. This annual transition serves as a natural checkpoint to evaluate current IT resources, identify areas for improvement, and implement innovative business IT support to drive efficiency and performance. Ready to […]

Strategies for Modernizing Legacy Systems in Government

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Are you stuck in the past with outdated legacy systems and facing pressure to modernize? It’s not easy to change an entire system, but it’s also not impossible. With careful planning and strategic thinking, you can successfully modernize your legacy systems and bring them up to speed with current trends and technology. Why Is Modernizing […]

Windows 11 is Coming This Year: Everything You Need to Know

Windows 11 is Coming This Year: Everything You Need to Know

It seems like Windows 10 is still pretty new, but in technology years, it’s already well into middle age. The operating system was released in 2015 and is due for retirement (and end of support) in October of 2025, just a little over four years away.  This makes the timing of the Windows 11 announcement […]

How to Eliminate Your Office Space & Keep Your Business Running Smoothly

How to Eliminate Your Office Space & Keep Your Business Running Smoothly

Have you ever wondered how easy it would be to eliminate your office and go completely virtual? The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have many small businesses in the Fresno area looking for ways to streamline and reduce costs without hampering the growth of their business. One thing that the mandatory stay-at-home orders did was […]