Firewalls have evolved far past their old days of port-based, two-way network traffic approvals. However, with these advancements comes another pressing question: How do you know you’re choosing a firewall that will protect your small business from actual cybersecurity threats — and do you even know what those threats are? In this guide, we’ll discuss […]
What Is Sound Masking?
As the modern workplace has embraced the open floor plan to improve collaboration and make more efficient use of each space, employees have discovered the challenges inherent in trying to concentrate while being able to hear everyone and everything around you. Sound masking is a technology that uses an evenly distributed audio field to increase […]
How Do You Transition to a Remote Workforce?
Operating during a pandemic forces business owners, educational administrators and government employees to question how to transition to a remote workforce. Until recently, most institutions were unprepared for a global event with the power to close businesses, schools and other workplaces. That lack of resources and procedures can cause an array of issues for normal […]
A Guide to IT Disaster Recovery
Emergencies are unpredictable, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for them. Their unpredictability is the main reason we must have assurance against bad outcomes. Emergency management mitigates the overall impact of a disaster, however drastic. When you apply this to a business structure, it can be the difference between struggling through setbacks or making […]
What is BYOD?
Smartphones have become a regular part of everyday life for most Americans and an integral part of the workplace for many employees. In the United States, nearly 80% of senior managers and IT executives say that, without a mobile device, employees can’t do their jobs effectively. With such an abundance of mobile phones, tablets and laptops and […]