Managed Services Explained
In this video, we explain the importance of having a managed services provider
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Managed Email
Why on Earth would you want to have managed email? I’m guessing that’s the first thing that came to your mind when seeing the title of this post. I definitely scoffed a bit when I saw it. Then I remembered: A fair number of people use Exchange. For those people, I apologize in advance
Managed Backup
One of the less well known components of Managed Services is Managed Backup. And understandably so. With today’s pervasive availability of products like Mozy, Carbonite and many of the computer manufacturers and security software companies offering their own backup solution, it’s understandably less familiar. So here’s the real question: Do I need it? For most
Information Technology Services
Information Technology SERVICES. This is actually a logical break in the Managed Services discussion. In fact, I’d wager it’s one of the things most of the providers of said service leave out of the discussion: It’s a service. When you think about a service, it’s something that accountants, lawyers, doctors, etc. provide you with, generally
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Managed Anti-Virus
Managed anti-virus. This should be anti-malware… Over the last year, I’ve noticed a rather alarming trend: non-virus malware has become massively prevalent. Far more than the standard run-of-the-mill computer virus we all know and loathe. You might notice these on your computer, things like Vosteran, Astromenda, etc. Not technically viruses, more browser hijacks, little agents
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Mobile Device Management
What would happen if your iPhone was stolen or lost and it got into the wrong hands? Mobile device management (MDM) is something most small business owners don’t use or make use of. One of the primary reasons for this is that it can be quite expensive, depending on the solution used. Unfortunately, in this
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Remote Monitoring & Management
Welcome back! Remote Monitoring and Management is one of the less-visible aspects of managed services (at least to the small business owner) – and one that is easily misunderstood, underestimated and maligned. But should it be? If your IT provider is using RMM to provide you with service, the primary benefits they see is reduced
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Managed Services – Overview
Welcome to managed services! Sort of. This is another one of those things in the world of small business ownership that is both under-estimated and over-estimated. As well as being vastly misunderstood. Simply put, you outsource the management of your information technology infrastructure to your IT guy who generally (although, not always) installs some sort
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Cloud Accounting Solutions
The world of small business accounting has traditionally been dominated by Quickbooks and Peachtree. Both of which I have had to become familiar with out of necessity for my own sake and my clients. However, with this great paradigm shift towards the “Cloud”, we have seen a number of cloud accounting services spring up. We’ll
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Office 365: About Time.
It has to be said: I’m pretty brutal when it comes to all things Microsoft. About the only thing I don’t give them a bunch of grief about is Skype. I absolutely HATE Microsoft’s licensing structure. I HATE their product layout. I HATE the amount of thought (or lack thereof) put into their products. Very
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