Category Archives: Blog

How Technology Can Stop the Spread of COVID-19

As the scientific community learns more about the telltale signs and spread patterns of COVID-19, certain technologies have emerged as viable ways to combat the spread of the disease. Although technology alone is not enough to enable us to resume all the different social activities we engaged in prior to the pandemic, the combination of safety policies and these innovative technologies are allowing many business organizations to reopen safely and responsibly. In this article, we discuss some of those technologies.

The 5 Most Important Qualities of a Great Procurement Partner

IT procurement is a critical part of nearly every organization, from small and medium business to huge enterprises. Dealing with licensing requirements, taking advantage of discounts, and verifying quality, are all services offered by good procurement partners. Given that 35% of businesses only take advantage of less than 20% of the discounts available to them, having a good procurement partner can make a big difference. In this article, the five most important qualities to look for in a great IT procurement partner are discussed.

Five Key Best Practices for a Cost Effective Cloud Migration

Moving from on-premise infrastructure to the cloud offers huge advantages for many businesses. As a result, there has been a massive boost in cloud adoption rates over the last 2 years. As with everything IT related, cloud migration is not without its pitfalls. If mistakes are made during the process, they can result in massive downtime and increased migration costs. Here are five key best practices, companies migrating to the cloud should follow for a successful worry free migration.

The Most Dangerous Email Threats and How to Stop Them

According to a report from Google, business organizations and especially nonprofits are far more likely to receive fraudulent and malware-laden emails than individuals. From phishing to blackmail, email is a part of many business-related cyber-attacks, with almost $18,000 lost every minute from email phishing attacks alone. In this article, we explore the most dangerous email threats along with the most effective defensive strategies to prevent them.

How to Protect Critical Business Data from Side-channel Attacks

Is your business data exposed to side channel attacks? As digital information becomes more valuable, attackers are utilizing increasingly clever and sophisticated ways to steal it. One of the more novel attacks being utilized today takes advantage of flaws in the computer system itself, not just the software running on the computer. This type of attack is referred to as a side-channel attack. Although these attacks are difficult to defend against, there are now a variety of ways to mitigate them. In this article we explore side channel attacks and provide a few best practices to help prevent them.

Proactive vs Preventive IT Maintenance: Which is Better?

It is a well known fact that poor IT maintenance strategies can reduce an organization’s overall productive capacity. Extended use of anything will lead to wear and tear, which results in suboptimal performance and system failures. The goal of IT maintenance or management is to dramatically decrease the frequency of these failures and allow systems to perform optimally for longer periods. In this article we will look at the two most common management strategies used by IT support teams, proactive and preventative maintenance, to determine which is the best.

The Benefits of Hybrid Cloud Computing

In the digital age, nearly every business is moving to the cloud or is already there. While a fully cloud-based model has its benefits, it also comes with inherent security and compliance risks that make it less than ideal for most companies. That’s why many businesses have chosen to adopt an approach that combines both public and private cloud environments into a single hybrid cloud infrastructure. In this article we discuss what hybrid clouds are and the benefits they provide for businesses.

How to Maintain Cybersecurity When Employees Work Remotely

Keeping company data safe is not easy when employees are at the office. It is even harder when they are not. Given the current situation with the COVID-19 epidemic, many organizations are enabling their employees to work remotely, which can create potential security issues. This article discusses the top security best practices which can help to mitigate many of those threats and maintain a secure network environment when staff working remotely.

Top 5 Reasons Businesses are Switching to SD-WAN

In a world where businesses are increasingly utilizing cloud and SaaS solutions, SD-WAN is proving to be the most appropriate approach for enterprise networking. We see this trend reflected in the current market, where SD-WAN is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 32.7% over the next 3 years. In this article we dive into the various benefits of SD-WAN and discuss the top 5 reasons businesses are switching.

The 6 Most Secure Remote Working Solutions for Businesses in Canada

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been heightened interest in remote working technologies as organizations and employees from across Canada implement social distancing. However, switching to a remote work set-up can be challenging, especially for organizations with strong cyber security concerns. To help with that we’ve compiled a list of the 6 most secure remote working solutions that we recommend to our clients, along with their pros and cons.