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All Isn’t Lost if You are Short on Your Technology Budget

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • May 2, 2025
  • IT Blog

Are you running a business without a mountain of cash? You’re not alone. Every dollar matters, and tech choices can be stressful. Do you grab the cheapest tool and hope for the best? Do you even feel like you have real options? Here’s the good news: You don’t need a huge budget, you need a smart game plan. If you're...

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Don’t Let a Crisis Completely Derail Your Business

Don’t Let a Crisis Completely Derail Your Business

There is no shortage of events that can throw a business off track, from severe storms to human error to cybercriminal activity. Fortunately, a little preparation can make them much easier to navigate. Let’s discuss creating a crisis plan to address these kinds of events. (more…)

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How to Effectively Use Mobile Devices with Your Business

How to Effectively Use Mobile Devices with Your Business

How much does your business depend on its mobile technology? More likely than not, you have smartphones implemented on your network in some capacity, whether it’s for productivity or security. That said, you need to have a strategy in place to manage and maintain them, which is where mobile device management comes in. (more…)

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Three Ways You Can Confront Runaway Printing Costs

Three Ways You Can Confront Runaway Printing Costs

Printing has long been an integral aspect of doing business. In recent years people have witnessed a significant decrease in the necessity for printed materials. Despite this trend, many businesses continue to spend unnecessary resources on superfluous printing. Like every business, cost is a factor. We’ll offer you three valuable recommendations for consistently decreasing your printing expenses. (more…)

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Controlling Support Costs Requires a Team Effort

Controlling Support Costs Requires a Team Effort

Businesses are relying on technology more and more. As they implement more technology, controlling their support costs is important for any organization if they plan to manage their budget effectively. With between three and six percent of a business’ revenue being spent on technology, going over the monthly budget can have negative effects on your business’ ability to spend elsewhere....

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That’s Not a Streamed Funeral… It’s a Scam

That’s Not a Streamed Funeral… It’s a Scam

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • October 11, 2024
  • Security

Funerals are solemn events, and sadly, some people take advantage of those who are grieving. Recently, scammers have been using Facebook to target people by offering fake links to live-streamed funerals in exchange for credit card information. (more…)

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Explaining VoIP and How It Saves Money

Explaining VoIP and How It Saves Money

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • September 30, 2024
  • IT Blog

Communications are huge for a business, and in the course of doing business, no other communication tool is as valuable as the telephone. Today’s businesses have a real choice on how they want to purchase their telephone system, and the more your business relies on collaboration and innovative communications tools such as video conferencing, the more it becomes evident that...

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Keeping Business Technology Reliable and Predictable

Keeping Business Technology Reliable and Predictable

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • August 17, 2024
  • IT Blog

Technology is more than just a tool for business; it is the business. That’s why it is essential to ensure that your business’ technology works for you and not against you. This is easier said than done. It takes technicians with refined skills from experience working in the field to understand how to keep all the technology your organization relies...

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Using Hosted Services Can Save You a Buck or Two

Using Hosted Services Can Save You a Buck or Two

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • June 21, 2024
  • Cloud

The cloud helps businesses of all industries be more efficient with their operations, including on the financial side. Today, we want to explore three major ways your business can save money by switching to the cloud and making it a central component of its operational structure. (more…)

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Why We Tend to Recommend Cloud Services as IT Professionals

Why We Tend to Recommend Cloud Services as IT Professionals

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • May 29, 2024
  • Cloud

The cloud has made quite a splash, even in our everyday lives. Think about it: how else would all those streaming services work, if it wasn’t for the cloud? Entertainment at our fingertips aside, we’re big fans of cloud services for business purposes, and there are a few very good reasons for that. Six, to be specific. (more…)

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