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Manage Your IT Policies Well

By Lilly Ice | August 19, 2022

Small businesses often make the mistake of skipping written policies. Owners frequently feel that things don’t need to be so formal as to have a policy book. They’ll usually just tell staff what’s expected when it comes up and believe that’s good enough. Everyone remembers, right? Over time, this way of thinking causes multiple issues…

What To Do About Lost Mobile Devices

By Lilly Ice | August 18, 2022

Missing smartphones or laptops invoke instant panic. We all flinched just reading that sentence, after all. These devices run huge parts of our lives. Needed files, personal financial programs, daily apps, password managers, pictures, videos, social media and so much more. The information our mobile devices hold these days is more personal than what’s contained…

Business Automation And Productivity

By Zach Paraiso | August 16, 2022

As technology advances and business leaders continue to pursue competitive advantages, the minimization of human input through automation has risen to become a trending topic in the business world. Automation technology is more accessible to small businesses than ever before thanks to rapid developments in machine learning and hardware capabilities. Although these new tools may…

6 Discontinued Programs To Ditch

By Lilly Ice | August 10, 2022

In technology, like everything else, change offers the only constant. Programs we once relied upon as staples, such as Internet Explorer or Adobe Flash, are now considered prehistoric. New tools are forever coming out to make the old obsolete. Discontinued technology leaves computers and networks vulnerable to attacks. Older technology may still run just fine,…

Ins and Outs of Artificial Intelligence

By Zach Paraiso | August 8, 2022

Once considered a futuristic and inaccessible technology, artificial intelligence quickly ingrained itself into modern society to an extent not discernible to most people. Many of our daily experiences became streamlined (and monitored) by invisible algorithms without us even knowing it. So how exactly does AI work? And should we be concerned with its growing role…

How Reliable Is Business VoIP?

By Lilly Ice | August 5, 2022

Voice over Internet Protocol, aka VoIP, is taking more and more phones over from the old copper line system.  But, we have to ask, how reliable is it? The answer to that question seriously depends on why you’re asking. For calling people, it’s incredibly reliable.  Once upon a time, VoIP was a great way to…

Why Is VoIP Important?

By Lilly Ice | August 4, 2022

VoIP, VoIP, everywhere people are talking about VoIP.  What gives? Why is VoIP so important? It’s just phones, right? Well, yes and no.  VoIP is important in part because at this point telephones are important.  Phones haven’t been around for most of human history, but like plumbing and electric lighting, have become deeply important to…

5 Ways To Scale With Virtual Reality

By Lilly Ice | August 3, 2022

Scaling your business doesn’t simply mean having appropriate systems, staff, or partners. Successful scaling also includes discovering new and innovative ways to save time and money. That’s where Virtual Reality (VR) technology innovation comes in. What is virtual reality, or VR? VR is technology that immerses us in simulated digital environments. While wearing headsets, glasses…

Multichannel SMS and Email Marketing

By NoContractVoIP | August 3, 2022

SMS stands for “short message service.” The strategy is often thought of as text messaging marketing. In reality it’s so much more than that. Messages are limited to 160 characters and contain no images. Messages are quick, clever and concise, perfect for a client on the go. It’s a very powerful strategy. What makes SMS…

Picking The Right IT Support

By Lilly Ice | July 28, 2022

Your company can benefit a lot from working with an IT provider instead of someone’s cousin who knows computers. However, avoid several key mistakes when choosing the right IT company for you. Time spent on the learning curve for the technology you use in your business costs money. While doing that, you can’t focus on…