Posts Tagged: Best Practices
In this day and age computers and tech as a whole are capable of storing all types of files, including documents, songs, videos, and full applications. When you move one or more files from your…
4 Important Considerations for your Windows Server Upgrade Many businesses are faced with the challenge of aging server infrastructure. Product life cycles, hardware performance, and cloud migration options are forcing business leaders to chart a…
Six Reasons PC Setup Fees are a Win-Win We often get asked, why does Protek charge PC setup fees for new laptops and desktops? The short answer is, these fees make sense both for the…
It’s clear that your IT department should have administrator privileges with your business’s technology, but the average employee is another story altogether. Administrator privileges provide users with the ability to do many things, such as…
Microsoft Word is arguably the most used application at home and in the office, so isn’t it time you stopped using it wrong? This powerful and versatile tool has so much more to offer than…
October is Cyber Security Month and we want to use this time to bring awareness to the different aspects of cyber security. One often overlooked element of cyber security is employee risk management. What level…
Passwords are slowly becoming obsolete in the face of more powerful security solutions. This is especially true considering how a hacker can input millions of characters every second in an attempt to break into your…
It seems most logical to store every byte of your business data. With the advent of cloud computing, it’s more affordable than ever. While most companies tend to store a huge amount of data, some…
Keep IT Services Simple, aka KISS, is a sure way to find success in business. By keeping operations simple, the cost of doing business is reduced, there’s less room for error, and more people understand…
Too many people think that their systems are safe from the corruption of hackers and viruses. They’re wrong. In order to keep your business safe from all of the common threats found on the Internet,…
It’s no secret that social media has opened a lot of doors for businesses that may not have been there a short time ago. LinkedIn in particular has been an immensely useful tool for people…
Last week, the Heartbleed fallout bug was identified as a weakness in the OpenSSL cryptographic library, potentially leaking two-thirds of the Internet’s secure information from any websites utilizing this encryption style. While most major websites…
Sometimes when your workstation feels bogged down, a relatively cheap and simply hardware update can make a huge difference in performance. Adding more RAM (Random Access Memory, often just referred to as memory) can be a game changer for your bogged down PC.
When you mention the term ‘disaster recovery,’ most people think about the big ground-shattering events like earthquakes, fires, floods, tropical storms, etc. While these natural events are certainly disasters and devastating in their own right, smaller things can constitute as a disaster for your business, and they aren’t seasonal.
Saving a little on your technology can go a long ways, but cutting too many corners can lead to additional problems and expensive downtime. Here are a few ways you can cut costs without creating long term issues.