Do you have aging hardware that is chronically slowing down your staff productivity? Are you concerned that old computers (that likely are hard to maintain and update) may leave your business sitting ducks to data breaches?
Consider investing in hardware in Q4 (and take advantage of a major tax break!).
Will Section 179 give your business an even bigger tax break than ever before?
What I’ve learned for 2017: Section 179 can save your business (and mine) a lot of money. It lets you deduct full purchase price of qualifying equipment—computers and software—that were purchased during the tax year.
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Why not get that computer configured with a 48 hour guarantee?
Congratulations! Just bought a new computer for one of your team members?
Maybe that 4 year old computer is running way too slow for 2017. Perhaps you’re trying maximize your tax incentives for 2017 hardware investments through Section 179. Or maybe you’re simply ready to start off 2018 with a new machine.
Whatever the reason, you’re looking forward to turning on that power button and getting some work done, right?
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Check out Bruce’s clear and insightful look into healthcare’s plague with cybersecurity risks.
One of the largest challenges in Information Technology is hiring the right people, but in my opinion the greatest challenge is growing the right people.
What do I mean by this? Let me give you an example.
A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewing job candidates. There was one candidate stuck out to me, but not in a flattering way. His resume looked pretty good—15 years technical experience at a well-known company. His salary requirements reflected years of experience.
The problem?
He really didn’t have much experience. For the past 15 years, he had been doing the same exact thing day in and day out. Rather than being a solutions expert, he was simply a solution expert- One. Period.
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As a business owner, I am constantly putting a magnifying glass to all of our expenses, trying to see if we really need something or if there’s something better worth investing in. Many people may think “I don’t need a new computer” even if their machine is getting hard to work with. What I want to underscore today is that you really need to know when to invest in new hardware because old machines may be costing you more money than you’d ever suspect!
When should I replace an old machine?
Generally, our rule of thumb is that after 3 years, technology has evolved to the point that any hardware older than 3 years will leave your business at a disadvantage. The cost of ownership on that machine grows to the point that it’s really not a feasible option to hang on to the old dated hardware anymore. Today I want to walk through why using old machines for business work can be a liability.
Below are 5 costs to consider when thinking about investing in hardware.
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Business Backing Up Their Data To Backup Servers On Their Network Should Realize Their Backups Can Be Completely Destroyed.
The headlines keep coming in—reports of business large and small—hospitals, police departments, doctor’s offices, restaurants—all fall victim to ransomware and cybercrime. And the majority of these organizations failed to recover their data because they didn’t have a solid backup strategy.
While having a protected network should be part of any IT Support Team’s on-going security strategy, relying solely on a first line of defense to protect your business continuity has left businesses in ruin. Over 85% of businesses experiencing a data breach fail within two years of a cyberattack.
And of those businesses, nearly all (93%!) assumed that simply having a backup server on their network would protect them from disaster.
The problem with making an assumption that your backups are safe is that your backup server can be easily destroyed by a Crypto attack.
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