Summary: Three to five years is a practical replacement range for many business computers. The right time depends on security …
Small Business IT Budget: What to Include and How to Plan It
Summary: Your IT budget should include the technology you already use, the support required to maintain it, and the upgrades …
Why Guest Wi-Fi Should Be Separate From Your Business Network
Summary: Guest Wi-Fi should provide internet access while blocking connections to your internal business network. A different Wi-Fi name and …
Should Employees Use Personal Devices for Work?
Summary: Allow personal devices only for approved work, through approved apps, and when the device meets your security requirements. Use …
Why Your Employees Shouldn’t Have Administrator Access to Their Computers
Summary: Employees should use standard accounts for email, web browsing, and everyday work. Administrator access should be limited to approved …
The 30-Minute IT Check Every Small Business Should Do Once a Month
Summary: Most IT problems don’t appear out of nowhere. Backups quietly stop running, updates sit unfinished for weeks, and old …
Why Bad Onboarding Is the Real Cause of Messy Offboarding
By the time an employee hands in their notice, the decisions that will make their departure clean or messy have …
What Immutable Backup Means on Your Cyber Insurance Form
Cyber insurance applications include a question that catches a lot of small business owners off guard: “Do you maintain immutable, …
The “Zombie” SaaS Audit: Finding the 3 Apps Your Former Employees Still Access
Someone leaves the company on a Friday. By Monday, their email account is disabled, and their laptop is back in …
Stop the Bleeding: How Revoking Admin Rights Eliminates Support Tickets
The most time-consuming ticket in your queue is rarely a hardware failure. It’s the PC infection that started when a …
