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Businesses have been using phone systems for over 100 years. Today, there are more options than ever to install phone systems for your company. As a result, the terms can often be confusing. Here are the most important terms you need to know to best understand your company’s phone system and determine which type would best fit your needs. 

Running a small business has changed dramatically over just the past few of decades. While you can reach customers all over the world almost instantly, opening countless business opportunities, you must also face significant cyber security risks. 58 percent of malware attack victims are small businesses, resulting in significant costs to these companies. This aspect of running a small business, however, doesn’t have to be intimidating. You can take easy steps to protect your business and assets. The first is to secure the most common form of business communication: email. Anti-virus software can provide important protection, but this article will focus on how you can protect your business from the four top vulnerabilities in email communications. 

Whether a company is improving its efficiency or struggling to maintain profitability, one line item in the budget that often finds itself on the chopping block is the allocation for managed IT services. Ironically, the attributes that make an IT services company exceptional are often why executives don’t think they’re getting their money’s worth. This is because an exceptional IT company ensures that your systems work consistently, smoothly, and uneventfully, while a mediocre IT company is constantly responding to calamities, failures, and interruptions. So what’s an awesome IT company doing behind the scenes that justifies your continued relationship?

If you’re in the market for a new business phone system for your small-to-medium sized business, you may be overwhelmed by the options. Choosing a business phone system that meets the continuing needs of your company and employees is one of the most essential components of your business infrastructure. Get rid of your existing premises-based hard line phone system and all of the “hacks” you’ve developed to integrate your wireless tech devices.  

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As more and more business management and operational tasks are handled by computers and other devices, it is necessary to update your computer equipment every few years. If your business handles protected health information (PHI), you should think twice before purchasing Mac products. Although many people love Macs, and they are great for many other applications and industries, they can be a liability for health care providers and others who deal with PHI.

Running a small business can feel like a constant struggle to keep up—with orders, with paperwork, and with the speed of technology. Your computers and myriad other electronic devices may become damaged, obsolete, or inadequate for your business needs every few years. (For computers, for example, the average lifespan is between 3 and 7 years before you’ll need to determine whether to continue to repair or replace.) As you consistently replace and upgrade your electronics, what do you do with the old devices?

One of the most valuable assets of your business is the data that keeps it running. Many companies, however, have data storage systems that are woefully inadequate, insecure, and insufficiently protected. If all of your client lists and inventory live inside your laptop or on your company’s physical server, you’re at risk of data loss. Theft, natural disaster, or technological malfunctions could cause your data to be corrupted, compromised, or completely destroyed. This could derail your business, costing you significant time, money, and customer goodwill. If you don’t regularly back up your business data, you could lose everything. Backing up to the cloud is an economical, efficient, easy way to back up data effectively and comprehensively on a regular, ongoing basis.

It used to be that businesses controlled how their staff used and accessed data in the workforce by simple physical proximity: users came to work and accessed networks on company devices, and that was that. In today's more diverse workforce, people want to be able to work remotely and access their resources at any time without coming into the office.

Many companies allow or encourage workers to use their own devices, which makes it even tougher to regulate access and ensure consistent security for company data and networks. Microsoft’s new Azure cloud computing tools provide solutions to many of these modern issues.

It wasn't long ago that parents taught their kids about the dangers of talking to strangers in public. Nowadays, parents have much more to worry about than their kids' in-person interactions with strangers.

Great question.

If you’re a business owner, I encourage you to ask yourself the same question about your own line of services.