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Why You’ll Need More Than the Luck of the Irish to Secure Your Computers
You’ve been lucky so far with no major virus infections or cyber attacks! However, with 43% of all attacks targeted at small businesses, how long will your luck last? We Irish say “If you’re enough lucky to be Irish… You’re lucky enough!” Well… that’s...
Is Your Website a Barrier for Prospects & Customers?
By The Numbers: 46% of Google searches are searching for local results, while 78% of local searches result in an offline purchase. A well-designed website has become important to help potential customers discover you, learn about your services, and...
Two New Year’s Resolutions for a Secure and Successful Business
Start 2019 off right with these resolutions to secure your company’s data, increase customer trust, and reduce risks of business closures due to unexpected events. In order to make successful year-long resolutions, break up bigger goals into manageable...
Holiday Security: Letting Santa In, Keeping the Grinch Out.
It’s that time of year when we gleefully allow a peculiar man promising presents to bypass our standard security measures and enter our homes. If Santa can get in so easily, how do we know more malicious characters, like the Grinch, aren’t entering to...
Where Did My Data Go?
What Happens When Small Businesses Experience Data Loss “Despite the major investment protecting data, 50% of organizations are not fully confident that they can recover systems/data today from all platforms.” -...
What Do Managed Services Providers (MSPs) Do, Anyway?
A question I often get from small business owners is “what does a Managed Service Provider (MSP) do?”. The short answer is that we help ensure your systems run smoothly, stay secure and up-to-date, and deal with the day-to-day technical issues so that you...
Back-to-Business IT Planning
It’s that time of year when students head back to school! While most preparation and promotions will be targeted to student supplies, dorm decor, and textbooks, it’s a good reminder for businesses and nonprofits to take stock of what they need to be...
Summer Security Update
Summer is the time for beaches, mountain hikes and relaxing, but it is also a popular time for cyberattacks as hackers take advantage of employees who log in remotely using public WiFi and fewer IT staff in the office to respond quickly to threats. ...
When Should Small Businesses Replace Their Computers?
Are your business’s computers running sluggish? Can they run the latest versions of software your company needs to be productive? Are they running supported, patched versions of operating systems and software? Are you still running Windows 7?...
Backup and Restore Services: arielMIS is Now a Certified Silver Partner for Veeam
arielMIS works with customers to select the best backup service plan to ensure their data is protected and recoverable, which allows their business to overcome disasters, cyber attacks and other interruptions. Backup service plan pricing is...