Business Solutions & Software Group Blog

Choosing the right antivirus solution for your business can be confusing, especially with products that have similar names. Microsoft offers two distinct versions of Defender: Windows Defender and Microsoft Defender for Business. Let's break down the differences to help you make an informed decision.

Today’s businesses have access to greater capabilities than ever before, largely thanks to the development of scalable and budgetable cloud computing. One of the most well-known cloud providers is Amazon, via Amazon Web Services, as it offers various options for businesses, covering multiple needs that businesses commonly have.

Let’s talk about some of the needs that AWS can help you fulfill.

Regardless of your industry, size, or business model, you must satisfy your customers and clientele. Your business’ survival ultimately depends on your ability to do so effectively.

In light of this, embracing every opportunity to deliver for your audience makes sense. One means of doing so is through modern business technology. Let’s discuss one of the options available to you—customer relationship management—and why it is so helpful.

Businesses rely heavily on technology and data to keep running smoothly. But what happens when disaster strikes? Whether it’s a natural disaster like a hurricane or an unexpected event like a cyberattack, businesses need a plan to keep going. This is where disaster recovery comes in. Let’s break down what disaster recovery is and why it’s vital for business continuity.

It’s no secret that things are more expensive nowadays, making it important that businesses have access to the technology needed to generate revenue. Without this access, a business suffers downtime and all the challenges it brings… not something you want to do.

Let’s consider why downtime happens, the scale of its costs, and what can be done to avoid it.

If you are like me, you probably suffer from the affliction known as “you’ve got too many browser windows open, and each one of those browser windows has too many tabs.”

Unfortunately, this affliction is chronic, and no cure is in sight. However, if you have specific tabs that you need to reference frequently throughout the day, there is a really neat trick for breaking them out, giving them their own icon, and making it much faster to access them when you need them.

We all want our businesses to succeed… that’s generally the point of running one. However, this will require you to set the right goals and do so correctly.

Let’s walk through the process you should follow to accomplish this.

Google Alerts can help you keep track of all kinds of topics you might be interested in. Basically, the tool offers you a way to stay up-to-date on content related to specific keywords that you set. Today, we want to discuss how you can use Google Alerts and set it up.

Laptops are old news in the business world, but the technology that now powers them is impressive to say the least. You can get just as much done with a laptop as you could with a powerful, resource-intensive desktop just a couple of years ago. But how do Chromebooks fit into the mix? Today, we want to discuss the difference between a Chromebook and a typical laptop, and why you might consider one over the other.

A lot is made of the rising costs that everyone is seeing over the past several years. This inflation extends itself for IT-related downtime as well. Now that most businesses are using some form of technology to run their business, losing access to those systems for any length of time can be a major problem. Today, we’ll take a look at the cost of downtime, what causes it, and how to ensure that you do everything you can to keep it from negatively affecting your business.

It’s easy to take something you use every single day for granted. That’s something that a lot of car dealerships are feeling right now, as one popular automotive dealership software platform has been down for several days due to a cyberattack.

You don’t realize just how critical your line of business app is until it’s suddenly not available and you can’t do the work you used to do. Here’s the story.

IT is an essential function for businesses, so it makes sense that you would want to budget as much into it as possible, right? While you might think it’s logical and the easiest decision in the world, your partners and your staff might not see it as quite so essential. Today, we want to take you through how you can increase your IT budget so you can make the most of your business' resources.

The telephone has long been a staple technology in offices all across the world, but some companies have not evolved their telephone systems to account for changes in the way people communicate and collaborate in a modern office. Today, we want to highlight how Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, has changed the game for business telephone systems.

The small business is often put in positions where they just need to adapt and deal with the myriad of issues that pop up. A small business owner needs to wear a lot of hats. Bookkeeper, janitor, HR, and sometimes the boss. With 95% of the small businesses operating in the U.S. today using some form of computing to run their business, it’s important that the small business owners know about some of the latest technology they could be using to make their job(s) easier. 

Asset management security is always a critical concern for businesses. It is not just about safeguarding physical assets. With more assets to protect than ever, ensuring their security involves a complex mix of strategies, from attack surface management to cybersecurity compliance.

Encryption is a vital tool for small businesses to protect their sensitive data from hackers. At its core, encryption converts readable data into an unreadable format using a specific algorithm and an encryption key. This means that even if a hacker gains access to the data, they cannot understand it without the corresponding decryption key. This layer of security is crucial for small businesses, which often handle sensitive customer information, financial records, and proprietary business data. By encrypting this data, businesses can ensure that it remains confidential and secure from unauthorized access.

Smart devices have found their way into most businesses' IT infrastructures, as they offer convenience and efficiency that others do not. However, they also bring with them a certain security risk. These Internet of Things devices do not have the same security features as their business-grade counterparts, making them ideal targets for hacking attacks.

In a recent global law enforcement operation, authorities dismantled a colossal botnet that had been operating for nearly a decade. The U.S. Justice Department has accused YunHe Wang, a 35-year-old from the People’s Republic of China, of creating and spreading malware that infected millions of Windows computers worldwide. This malware formed a vast botnet known as 911 S5. Wang allegedly sold access to the compromised IP addresses to other cybercriminals, amassing millions of dollars.

In the digital age, IT support is a must-have for businesses. That said, traditional on-site support can be costly and inefficient.

Fortunately, we can now access remote IT support, like that which comes with managed services. It's a game-changer for small to medium-sized businesses. Let's dive in and discover the advantages of remote IT support.

We’ve spent several weeks discussing ransomware's impact on various subsets of everyday life, including how it has affected customers and businesses. Today, we want to highlight the impact of ransomware on society in regards to economics and geopolitical security.