The Waident Blog

I consistently hear the same technology concerns from business owners and executives: they don’t know what they don’t know. Do they have the right IT team in place (internal or outsourced)? Do they have the optimal technology solutions for their business? How, they ask me, will I know if my technology is on the right path or headed for disaster? I call this the “canary in …

You have probably heard about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) recently and/or have gotten a slew of emails from different 3rd parties updating their security or information sharing policies. All of this is promoted by the new GDPR rules being rolled out and enforced in Europe. So what does it all mean and why do I care? What is GDPR? GDPR, at its core, gives …

When it comes to your business and your technology, we all want systems that are reliable. No one likes a problem when they need to get something done. You do not need to have a high end IT consultant to come in and help make your systems more reliable. You can focus on these 3 simple things and they will greatly help with your reliability. …

Date/Time Date(s) – 06/28/2017 9:30 am – 10:30 am Location 20 North Wacker – 15th Floor Gallery Monthly Technology Business Review Meetings – Last Wednesday of every month ──── Backup and Disaster Recovery Are You Prepared? Do I have good backup data and procedures in place? If my data is in The Cloud, do I still need backups? Why do I need a Disaster Recovery (DR) …

It seems like every month or so a new virus, spyware, or ransomware infection spreads so wildly that it is all over the news. Security should not just be something your IT offers, it should be something they do every day as a normal part of their business. If it is not, then you should hold your IT to a higher standard or fire them …