The May 2013 DE Newsletters are below.
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Hold Onto Your Smart Phone!
Sure, you have a firewall and antivirus. Your laptop is encrypted. You never connect to public wi-fi. You’ve even been trained on spotting phishing scams. You are an alert, tech savvy consumer who isn’t likely to be duped into giving up your personal or company’s private data. But how strong is your grip??
The latest crime fad that could cause a data breach at your company is called “Apple Picking”. It’s a literal smash-and-grab approach to stealing your smart phone, and everything on it.
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The evolution of phones and how we use them is forcing many business owners to make a tough choice; BYOD or COPE?
“Bring Your Own Device” vs. “Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled”
The Typical Solution – BYOD: According to the CDW 2012 Small Business Mobility Report, 89% of small-business employees use their personal mobile devices for work. But the headache involved here is how do you support and secure all of these devices? The scary thing is that most small businesses don’t even try! The CDW survey found that only 1 in 5 small businesses have deployed (or plan to deploy) any systems for managing and securing employees’ personal devices.
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Windows 8 is still not for business. Spruce up your Windows 7 productivity with these 11 keyboard shortcuts you probably aren’t using yet!
Each time you reach for the mouse, it costs you productivity. The more you can keep your hands on the keys, the better. The Windows Key allows you to do a bunch of time saving, mouse killing commands.
Here are the 11 best ways to use it:
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I just met with a potential client who shared a horror story about a server outage that locked them out of their data and kept them from accessing their X-rays for 7 full work days. Should they move to the cloud? Maybe.
A lot of people have been asking me about the cloud lately. They want to know if it’s right for them. It’s true, for some, the cloud can help you improve efficiency, save money, and create redundancy in your computer systems. But timing is the key to whether your business should make the switch or not. Let me share with you some of my findings over the last 6 months of helping customers navigate these changing times.
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We love new technology. We are computer geeks. We watch the Apple Press Events live and immediately order the new gadget that’s twice as fast as the old gadget.
We understand that most of you are not computer geeks, and don’t love spending money on computers as much as we do. If I had to guess, I’d say most of you hate buying expensive, un-sexy things like new servers, and you’d probably rather squeeze every last minute out of your old ones. But, the fact is, old technology runs slow, crashes, and gets hacked. Your business can’t afford to be run on old technology.
So, The Question Is: How can you get the tools your business needs without spending an arm and a leg?
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