Cloud Computing

17 Dec How SMBs Can Utilize the Cloud To Build Their Business

Posted at 18:44h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

How SMBs Can Utilize the Cloud To Build Their Business There has been a lot of talk lately about the cloud and its ability to put small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and startups on a level playing field with large global enterprises. Can this be...

10 Dec The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Mobility and BYOD

Posted at 18:38h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Mobility and BYOD There are a lot of advantages to mobility in today’s workforce, but the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) movement has also brought its share of headaches as well. We live in a society where everyone must have...

03 Dec Why SMBs Must Proactively Address the Threat of Mobile Hacks

Posted at 18:35h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

Why SMBs Must Proactively Address the Threat of Mobile Hacks More cyber criminals are targeting small-to-medium sized businesses. One reason for this is too many workplaces have insufficient bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies in place. Some have none at all. Although firms are generally more knowledgeable about...

26 Nov 3 Things to Consider Before Jumping Into BYOD

Posted at 18:23h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

3 Things to Consider Before Jumping Into BYOD You’ve read it time and time again. “Bring Your Own Device” isn’t a trend, it’s the future. Workplaces where companies let workers use their own devices for work purposes are the new normal. BYOD attracts new hires...

19 Nov A Smarter Approach to Mobile Device Management

Posted at 18:17h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

A Smarter Approach to Mobile Device Management More people today use personal mobile devices like smartphones and tablets for business purposes. Such devices, coupled with greater Wi-Fi accessibility and cloud services, have empowered us with the ability to access data and do business from practically...

12 Nov 4 Essential Pieces to Any Small Business BYOD Strategy

Posted at 18:06h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

4 Essential Pieces to Any Small Business BYOD Strategy Believe it or not, once upon a time, kids at the bus stop didn’t have cell phones and the mobile device strategy of many businesses was typically you’ll take what you’re given, refrain from using it...

05 Nov Keep Your IT Guy and Outsource IT Services, Too

Posted at 18:03h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

Keep Your IT Guy and Outsource IT Services, Too Everyone in the office loves Eric. Sporting a different ironic t-shirt everyday, Eric is the one we call when technology spits in our face. Whether it’s a slow system, a bug that needs to be squashed,...

29 Oct How to Trim the Fat From Data Center Costs

Posted at 18:00h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

How to Trim the Fat From Data Center Costs When smaller businesses look to cut costs, they commonly take shortcuts that are risky to their bottom line. They may go out of their way to avoid upgrading dated hardware, buying software licenses, or increasing bandwidth....

22 Oct Click, Click, BOOM – You’re in Business But Is Your Technology Ready?

Posted at 17:57h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

Click, Click, BOOM – You’re in Business But Is Your Technology Ready? It’s a fast business world. Brilliant business ideas can be conjured up at some hipster-filled vegan coffeehouse, a website is thrown together, and poof… in no time at all there is a living,...

15 Oct Three Steps To Fix IT Management for SMBs

Posted at 17:53h in Cloud Computing by Matt Dubois

Three Steps To Fix IT Management for SMBs Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) tend to have a more difficult time managing IT than larger enterprises. Despite being as technology dependent as larger enterprises, SMBs have tighter budgets and fewer resources to devote to IT management. This leads...