On Friday last week, a ransomware cyberattack dubbed WannaCry began infecting thousands of PCs around the world. At last tally, it had locked up an estimated 300,000 computers in 150 countries. It is the latest in a long line of ransomware exploits, which encrypt a users’ data and holds it hostage until you pay up — in this case, the […]
CEO Survey Reveals Why IT Strategy Needs To Be A Priority
When you think about your company’s strategic priorities for the coming year, or even the next three or five years, where does IT rank? For a long time, executives figured IT wasn’t much more than glorified typewriters and photocopiers. Some techie looked after all that stuff, while top executives focused on Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Finance. They […]
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How to Ease IT Management Headaches with Remote Desktop Services
Some of the most common challenges clients bring us relate to application management. Fortunately, it’s now easier than ever to take any desktop application to the cloud for centralized management and then seamlessly deliver them to users through Remote Desktop Services. Let’s take a look at how RemoteApps work on Windows Server, and why our clients love the […]
P21 Data Analytics: What Distributors Should Consider
Data analytics is transforming many types of business, enabling companies to measure nearly anything. But as any manager knows, data is not the same as insights. You need to have the right information to understand business performance and make better decisions. Too much data can also cloud your thinking. As an ERP system, Prophet 21® has always offered […]
How to Use Team Chat Tools to Improve Collaboration
When it comes to business communication, few categories of software have more buzz than Team Chat tools. The prominent example is Slack, a hot Silicon Valley startup. But many enterprise vendors have also unveiled similar services for businesses, including Cisco, Google, IBM and even Facebook. Cloud-based project management tools, like Atlassian and Basecamp, have also incorporated […]
5 Important Questions for a Better Network Strategy
Does your office or facility suffer from network issues? You are not alone. Unless your company hired a professional to carefully create a network strategy, intermittent problems will almost certainly occur. Networking requires a certain level of specialized knowledge, as well as the right hardware. Many customers who come to us are relying at the […]