IT Resources

Software and hardware management can be difficult and burdensome due to the variety of licensing agreements and applications most organizations need to keep business running. Managing these assets needs to be an ongoing task outside of a yearly audit. IT asset management (ITAM) also known as the process of ensuring your organization’s assets are accounted … Read more

Ransomware has plagued its victims for decades, starting as early as 1989 with the first documented ransomware known as the “AIDS Trojan.” The use of ransomware scams has grown internationally ever since as Internet and email has been deeply embedded in our way of life. Traditionally, ransomware has been defined as a bad actor (a … Read more

As an industry, healthcare is an appealing target for cybercriminals. Healthcare organizations are particularly targeted by, and vulnerable to, cyberattacks because they possess enormous amounts of information that hold high monetary and intelligence worth for thieves. This includes patient-protected health information (PHI) like prescriptions and test results and personal identifying information (PII) such as social … Read more

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to all manner of physical devices that are connected to the internet, collecting data and sharing it with other devices, the end consumer and/or the company that developed the product. Spending on IoT reached $749 billion in 2020 and is predicted to surpass one trillion dollars in 2022. With … Read more

In a previous blog, we explained the key elements of a business continuity plan that will keep your business operational during an unplanned outage, but how do you reestablish functions and get back on track operationally when disaster actually strikes? Often confused with or used interchangeably, disaster recovery planning is a subset of the business … Read more

According to a 2020 security study, nearly 75% of education and healthcare organizations recognize the need to have multiple alert and communication systems to meet the complex interconnected web of school security access, notifications and general messaging. When was the last time you assessed your school or district’s mass notification capabilities? If you’re looking to … Read more

If your company is growing, it is a safe bet that your IT needs are growing too. What to do? The question always comes down to picking a path to meet those needs. Should you begin the hiring process or outsource all the work to a managed service provider and eliminate the internal team altogether? … Read more

Whether you are considering a cloud transformation or already taking the steps to prepare for one, building a strategy for how to migrate applications from on-premises to the cloud is essential. Knowing that not all applications can or will migrate successfully without intervention, you need a cloud migration plan that clearly defines a strategy for … Read more

In the event of an unplanned technology disruption, how confident are you in your business’ ability to respond quickly and recover fully? A modern disaster recovery plan is key to recovering critical data, but that’s not all you need to plan for. Today, let’s take a deep dive into business continuity planning and examine how … Read more