The CFO'S Guide to Choosing an MSP There are as many “How to Choose a Managed Service Provider” guides online as there are MSPs. Do you really desire to consume another piece of self-promotional “content”? I’m going to assume that the answer is “No.” Well, my goal is...
Most of us would probably agree that the cloud has turned out to be a boon for business computing. But, have we grown too confident in “the cloud” and now putting too much faith in the cloud systems we are using? Do you assume that your data is secure and that data...
The Pragmatic CEO's Guide to Choosing an MSP There are as many “How to Choose a Managed Service Provider” guides online as there are MSPs. Do you really desire to consume another piece of self-promotional “content”? I’m going to assume that the answer is “No.” Well,...
Organizations of all sizes and sectors have become increasingly at risk of cybercrime. Our dependence on technology carries growing exposures and liabilities to our businesses. There are many questions about the need for cyber insurance as firms grapple with risks at...
We are seeing more and more clients struggling with the same situation. They have an old server that is working fine, but they are worried about the increased risk of failure and potential for downtime due to hardware age and expired warranty. Is it is time to...
On February 14, the long-anticipated Veeam Backup & Replication V12 was released! We have been trusting Veeam with our backups for more than 10 years and are one of Veeam’s top partners with more than 1,000,000 back-ups. This release is exciting to us techies...
I’ve been a big proponent of using a password manager for years. Managers allow users to develop a litany of complex, effective passwords without having to remember or write down tens if not hundreds of passwords. I’ve touted the password manager called LastPass as...
We are announcing a major milestone in our journey – being recognized as the #3076 company on the prestigious INC. 5000™ list. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our incredible team and our valued customers' unwavering support. As we...
If you are not using a firewall, it is time to change your approach. Often, business owners think their business is too small to be of interest to cybercriminals. Trust me when I say, hackers are interested in any easy target. No one is safe. According to the National...
The Apple MacBook Air - 0.16 to 0.76 inch thin (that is VERY thin), a light 3 pounds, 13.3 inch screen (quite large for that size laptop), a peppy Core duo processor, 2 gigs or RAM, 802.11N wireless (the latest and greatest soon to be standard), and a 5 hour battery....
I figured that title may have gotten your attention. I had coffee with one of the owners of the firm, Jacob Nuesser, and though it was compelling to let others know about this brand and the passion of the owners to get this firm fully off the ground. The line of...
As a company, we have been helping clients with their collaboration needs for years and have rolled out a lot of videoconferencing units in that time. One of the things that has always bothered me was a lack of wireless microphones for videoconferencing systems. Often...
It always amazes me that technology often changes so rapidly and we become quickly accustomed to it. Whenever I run into articles like the below, it is fun to see what I thought was cutting edge just 10 years ago, looks rather ridiculous today.If you have a few...
I'm often asked if cybersecurity standards are important to SMBs. You bet your sweet bippy! I've seen this story play out more and more over the past several years: One of our clients frantically contacts us because one of their...
The tablet PC has been around for years for Windows, but now there is a Mac version. This can be a very good thing for many Mac users that need this type of functionality.What exactly is a tablet you may ask? The simple answer is that a tablet allows you to write on...
Waident has been doing virtual server and SAN implementations for many years and we are always looking for new vendors to work with. Click here for further details on what we do.We rarely become partners with hardware/software firms so we can remain completely...
It was time to get a new videocamera. Not just because the new one I picked up has cool new technology, but more importantly, my old one uses a now defunct recording method called Micro MV (Sony stopped selling Micro MV videocamera's and cassettes years ago). I bought...
The Dark Web. You may have heard the phrase before in commercials, online, and in other media. It sounds ominous and scary which is what it is supposed to do since it is really just a marketing term to evoke those feelings. Many companies advertising about the Dark...
Tens of thousands of systems are being attacked every second and your security posture needs to change to keep up. Here are some maps that show real-time cyber-attacks across the globe. Anti-virus and Spam Attacks [advanced_iframe securitykey="undefined"...
If you have not done anything with your cell phone plan lately, give your provider a call. You can save a bunch of money or get a lot more data for "free". In the past year or so a lot has changed with the plans offered by all carriers especially T-Mobile, Sprint, and...
I know you are excited to make Next Year's resolutions all about your IT. Ok maybe not, but you should. Instead of the same routine of another year and another set of resolutions, you are looking to break, try instead making a plan to accomplish some IT objectives in...
Erin Walsh Principal COMPANY NorthCape International INDUSTRY Furniture & Outdoor Living LOCATION Chicago, ILPaint a before and after picture of having Waident as your virtual IT departmentWe used to have a smaller IT company — basically...
A while back I wrote about documentation in a blog entitled Canary in the Coal Mine. The presence (or lack thereof) of documentation can serve as an early warning system on the health and stability of your tech support. Since that time, I’ve had a lot of people ask...
It is a pretty good bet that the next server you buy will have some sort of virtualization enabled technology incorporated in to it. Most new processors include virtualization tweaks and now the hardware vendors like Dell are building servers to take advantage of this...
I dare you to ask your IT for all of your documentation. It just takes 1.5 minutes of your time, so no excuses. Details below. Documentation is the cornerstone to everything. If your IT is really good, then they should be documenting EVERYTHING. For an easy and...
