January 14, 2020 is an important date for businesses. Also known as Windows 7 end of life (EOL), it’s the date when developer support and updates, including security patches, come to an end for the very popular operating system (OS).

Using Windows 7 past this date will be considerably risky for any business that does so.

When it comes to your company’s IT infrastructure, you can't just work with any random managed services provider (MSP). You must be selective.

Some MSPs will fit closer to your needs than others. First and foremost, the right MSP will not only be able to manage your company’s IT platform, but will help your organization grow faster.

There was a time when passwords, antivirus software, and firewalls were enough to keep businesses and users safe from cyberattacks. But now that data breaches and phishing attacks are a daily occurence, implementing multilayered cybersecurity measures and best practices, including security awareness training, data backup, spam protection, encryption, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessment, are more important than ever.

If you’re like many other businesses, you already have a workload running in the cloud. Cloud migration, however, is a big step. Not everyone can do it on their own. There are scenarios when it makes the most sense to move the cloud, such as when:

Applications are experiencing increased traffic, while it’s becoming difficult to scale resources on the fly to meet increasing customer demand.

Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) is a managed service similar to its more popular counterpart, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), a service provision model where software is purchased for a monthly subscription fee instead of the traditional “upfront” basis.

In 2019, every company has become a technology company. Besides data, digital services, and applications to make business growth and acceleration possible, minimal network speeds and bandwidth are integral to running operations and delighting customers.

The average organization now uses 1,935 cloud services (McAfee) to accelerate business. This means that a lot of confidential and sensitive business data such as email, password-protected data, personally identifiable information (PII), payment data, and personal health information (PHI) now live in the cloud.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires organizations to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information (PHI). Companies that fail to comply often meet steep penalties that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Almost half of all email traffic is said to be spam. Email spam is any unsolicited message that tends to be sent in bulk. Spam is not only annoying but dangerous. They can be junk filling up an inbox, distracting users from important messages and hampering office productivity.

Many businesses are now subject to the constant threat of hacking and malware. Your law firm is no exception. A law firm handles sensitive client data on a daily basis and hackers who want to steal this data come in many guises, ranging from financially-motivated criminals to political activists.