Business Professionals - IT Experts
Business Professionals - IT Experts
The costs of a data security breach can cause a small business to go out of business, and hackers do not seem to be slowing down. People, specifically your employees, can unintentionally be the weakest link in your security system by reusing passwords across systems, selecting weak passwords, or falling prey to phishing scams. Multi-factor…
Small businesses can realize incredible benefits through the evaluation and adoption of cloud-based applications. Office 365 is often presented as a cloud-based version of Microsoft Office. What are some of the benefits of Office and Office 365 that help small and medium businesses be more successful? What About Office 365? At arielMIS, we recommend…
In 2017, the Grinch isn’t stealing Christmas by sneaking down chimneys, he’s modernized with the times and is hacking the holidays before the gifts arrive. During this holiday season, keep your employees and your business safe by watching out for these common threats: With a bit of planning and friendly training reminders for your employees,…
Similar to a fire escape plan and drills, business continuity planning is a process that anticipates and prepares your business for what to do in the event of a disruption — whether that disruption comes from a disaster, cyber attack or system crash. The common approach to business continuity planning is to identify critical systems…
Over the past year Office 365 and other cloud technologies have grown and matured tremendously. We have worked with a number of our customers over the past year to integrate cloud technology into their business with great success. If you’re interested in exploring how cloud technologies might improve productivity or save costs in your business, give…
This article excerpt, by Nicole Fallon,originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1nUPCGM Several years ago, when cloud solutions first became popular, businesses of all sizes jumped on board and migrated to the cloud for their storage and communications needs. Nonprofits, in general, have been slower to adapt to this trend, but many are beginning to take advantage of the…
Access to information from mobile devices, POS stations and back office computers is huge for a retail business. Our most recent implementation of Office 365 for a large retailer here in Colorado is making a huge difference in ease of access and efficiency. Along with a custom SharePoint application to manage deliveries Office 365 is…
Office 365 is becoming a very attractive alternative or supplement to on-premise solutions. Our clients are finding that having access to their data from virtually any place in the world in an organized way is increasing efficiency and reducing their costs. Allowing Microsoft to be responsible for infrastructure costs and upgrades is huge! Our most…
Recently we moved a client from a local installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Office 365, including SharePoint. As we worked with our client to move years (a decade+) of data from e-mail, shared storage and SharePoint I became intimately familiar with how they grew with SharePoint over the years and how much…
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a term many of us have heard, but what exactly is it? Basically, VoIP technology delivers phone service over the Internet or a network instead of a landline. In fact, the capabilities of VoIP technology can completely transform the way organizations communicate and interact with customers. And for business…
Why SMBs Need a Plan for Mobile DevicesBy Bob McCool For small and midsized businesses (SMBs), looking for new and better ways to drive growth and improve efficiency, a mobility strategy is a definite must. But what exactly does “mobility” mean? For one, it involves using a PC, tablet or smartphone outside of the office…
What SMBs Overlook When Managing CRMBy Bob McCool In today’s highly competitive world, a powerful, dependable CRM is a must for building and managing relationships with existing and potential customers. Without the invaluable customer insights your CRM provides, it could be very difficult to run your business. Have you questioned how your business would recover…
