Business owners in Cleveland and Warren often ask us if they should move everything to the cloud or just hang onto their own servers. Framed that way, it’s the wrong question. Very few businesses choose one over the other. Most are deciding which workloads belong in each environment. A manufacturing plant might run its production […]
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The Small IT Problems That Add Up to Big Losses Every office has that one computer that takes four minutes to open Outlook, that Wi-Fi that drops every afternoon around 2 p.m., and that printer nobody trusts to finish a job on the first try. Most business owners in Cleveland and Warren shrug these off
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Ransomware hits small businesses every day, though most cases never go public. Here’s what Northeast Ohio businesses should do to prepare before it happens. It doesn’t make the news. There’s no press conference. The owner just shows up one morning, opens their computer, and sees a message demanding payment to get their files back. Ransomware
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Nonprofit IT budgets are tight, but security can’t wait. Here’s how to build a more secure and reliable IT environment without overspending on your overhead. Nonprofits are expected to do more with less. That’s just the reality of how most organizations operate. When doing more with less extends to IT though, it creates a problem.
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Not all managed IT contracts cover the same things. Learn what to look for in your next agreement, and what missing terms could still cost your business later. You get two quotes for managed IT services. One is noticeably cheaper than the other. You’re tempted to go with the lower number, but something feels off.
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Mergers create IT complexity most businesses don’t anticipate. Learn what to address before the deal closes and how to integrate environments without downtime. Two companies agree to merge. Leadership is focused on deal terms, client retention, and org charts. IT is an afterthought. Then day one arrives. You now have two separate networks, two sets
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When one of your employees leaves, your important business data can sometimes leave with them. Here’s what’s at risk, and how to best protect what matters. Someone gives their two weeks notice. You’re focused on backfilling the role, redistributing the workload, and keeping things from falling apart. Nobody is thinking about the 14 shared folders,
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See what Cleveland managed IT service contracts should include. Find the red flags to watch for before you sign a contract with any managed service provider. In This Article: Signing a managed IT services contract isn’t like buying software or hiring a contractor for a defined project. It’s closer to hiring a business partner. This
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Are you getting wildly different MSP quotes? See why managed IT service pricing varies so much, and learn what Cleveland businesses should really be comparing. In This Article: You asked three managed IT providers for quotes. You got back three numbers that don’t resemble each other. One is almost double the others. You’re not sure
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Is your Cleveland small business outgrowing its current IT setup? See 5 signs it’s time to explore cloud service solutions. Discover exactly what to do next. In This Article: Most small businesses don’t wake up one morning and decide to move to the cloud. It happens gradually. They do a workaround here, receive a complaint
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