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Network Management, Inc. has been serving the Virginia area since 1994, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Three Lessons You Should Take Away from the Massive CrowdStrike Outage

Three Lessons You Should Take Away from the Massive CrowdStrike Outage

Even if it didn’t directly affect you, you have probably heard about the Crowdsrike outage that caused critical errors in a lot of Microsoft-run systems. Due to the sheer volume of companies and organizations that are using Windows, this error caused an unprecedented amount of computers to crash and took down over 8.5 million systems for extended periods and cost...

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Tip of the Week: Use Your Smartphone to Enhance Your Productivity

Tip of the Week: Use Your Smartphone to Enhance Your Productivity

Imagine leaving the house without your smartphone. What a tragedy that must be for some people. Today, we want to highlight some of the many tools you can utilize to make your smartphone experience more enjoyable and productive. (more…)

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Why You Need to Have Compliant IT, Regardless of Your Industry

Why You Need to Have Compliant IT, Regardless of Your Industry

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • August 5, 2024
  • Business

Whether or not most of your business understands why they must remain compliant to various rules and regulations, it is crucial that your entire team does so. Let’s look at what contributes to your compliance as a way to conceptualize just how important it is to maintain. (more…)

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Six Types of Management Software You Should Know

Six Types of Management Software You Should Know

Effective management is crucial for success. One way to achieve this is by using management software. With so many options available, however, how do you choose the right one? This article explores the different types of management software to help you make an informed decision. (more…)

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You Want These 4 Technologies for Your SMB’s Marketing Efforts

You Want These 4 Technologies for Your SMB’s Marketing Efforts

Have you noticed the profound impact modern technology has on your business? Do you want to leverage it to your advantage? If you want to surpass your competition, then you’ll need every advantage out there. Let’s look at some of the technologies that your business can implement to give itself a leg up through marketing efforts. (more…)

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The Story Behind CrowdStrike’s “Largest IT Outage of All Time”

The Story Behind CrowdStrike’s “Largest IT Outage of All Time”

On Friday, July 18th, a global update—codenamed “Falcon”—to cybersecurity company CrowdStrike’s software triggered events that brought major infrastructures and societal needs to their knees… despite affecting less than one percent of all Windows systems. Now that about one and a half weeks have passed, let’s check in and see what happened, both leading up to this event and in the...

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Want to Add the Best of the Best IT Professionals to Your Team?

Want to Add the Best of the Best IT Professionals to Your Team?

Today’s businesses need to have access to IT expertise. It is not a stretch to say this in our highly tech-reliant modern society, as business technology has become a legitimate advantage for organizations of any size to utilize against their competition. However, how confidently do you know what to look for in a job candidate? Let’s go over the expertise—in...

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Intro to Your Tech: Wi-Fi Calling

Intro to Your Tech: Wi-Fi Calling

Smartphones are pretty ubiquitous nowadays, and they come packed with more features than most people know about, let alone understand. For instance, Wi-Fi calling… what is it, and what does it do to help you communicate? Let’s get into it. (more…)

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Disaster Recovery is a Crucial Part of Business Continuity

Disaster Recovery is a Crucial Part of Business Continuity

Without technology, your business cannot run the way it needs to. If a disaster strikes, there is no telling how much it could affect operations. For example, a hurricane or a cyberattack could disrupt operations to the point where your business cannot function the way it needs to. Today, we want to highlight some of the ways that a disaster...

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Tip of the Week: 5 Easy, Peasy, Basic Keyboard Shortcuts to Boost Your Productivity

Tip of the Week: 5 Easy, Peasy, Basic Keyboard Shortcuts to Boost Your Productivity

Sometimes the simplest tips are some of the most powerful, as seen in the case of the Undo button. If you make a mistake, most Windows programs (and many other visual-based programs) allow you to undo your previous actions. Today, we want to remind you of Undo and Redo, as well as three other well-known and effective keyboard shortcuts out...

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