More small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) seem to be taking the initiative to learn more about the benefits of the cloud. Determining why SMBs have this sudden keen interest in the cloud isnāt all that tricky. If you shouted, āCost Savings!ā in a room full of SMBs, youād undoubtedly be the center of attention. And it seems as if this …
5 Things You Should Do Right Now To Preserve Your Network and Systems
1. Backup Files Every Day – As catastrophic as data loss is, the number of businesses that still are not backing up their network is unbelievable. According to the Symantec Small to Medium Size Businesses (SMB) data, only 23% of SMBs are backing up their data on a daily basis and fewer than 50% are backing up data weekly. Any number …
Work From Home Implementation: Planning Matters
Work From Home, also commonly known as telecommuting, is a fairly general term that encompasses a range of workplace policies. Most generally, it refers to a policy permitting an employee to work from home (or any other approved remote location-the range of acceptable locations will differ depending on the organizationās policies). Beyond that, Work From Home may or not be …
Data Security Is A People Problem
There are some things that only humans can fix. 95% of all security incidents involve human error. Ashley Schwartau of The Security Awareness Company says that the two biggest mistakes a company can make are āassuming their employees know internal security policiesā and āassuming their employees care enough to follow policy.ā There are many security risks to which your data …