Data is the lifeblood of any business. It's what allows you to track your progress, make decisions about your company’s future, and keep your customers happy. As such, it's crucial to ensure that your data is stored in a secure and accessible way.
However, ensuring effective data storage is no small task.
The holidays are a time for family, friends, and fun. But it can also be a period of stress and anxiety for owners of small- or medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in California and the world over. After all, customer demand and support typically increase during the yuletide season.
The quality of your IT support can make or break your company. Effective IT support can make your organization more efficient, maximize uptime, and improve your bottom line. A bad one, on the other hand, can result in errors that cause downtime and costly data breaches.
Operating systems (OS) like Windows and macOS normally have an end-of-support date. This is when software developers stop providing support and updates for their OS. For instance, Windows 10 will no longer receive technical support, software updates, and security patches after its OR when it reaches end of support on October 14, 2025.
Once an OS’s end-of-support date is announced, organizations must start planning to upgrade their systems to a newer OS like Windows 11. During this process, organizations need to do three things:
Check application compatibility
Application compatibility can become a problem when migrating to a newer OS. If your business apps aren’t compatible with the new system, you’ll encounter productivity and efficiency issues.
Video conferences are a great way to meet with clients, partners, and employees while working from home. If you have a poor tech setup, however, you may experience issues communicating with others. Here are seven techniques that can help you improve your video meetings.
Your business partnered with a managed IT services provider (MSP) to offload IT tasks like network administration, cybersecurity, and IT help desk. However, you find that they’re unable to keep up with your business's requirements and/or deliver the level of service they promised.
If your business in Southern California is not IT-centric but relies on considerable IT resources, you’ll likely get to a point wherein you need to outsource tasks such as infrastructure repairs, maintenance, and upgrades. This is true even if you have your own IT team.
The coronavirus pandemic forced many businesses around the globe to implement remote work policies to stay operational amid lockdown restrictions. But shifting to a work from home setup came with its own set of productivity and cybersecurity challenges.
Is your company's IT infrastructure experiencing persistent issues? Are you constantly worried about data breaches? Are you always running into IT issues that affect your employees’ productivity? If you answered yes to all these questions, it's time to partner with a managed IT services provider (MSP) like Complete Document Solutions.
There was a time when Microsoft Office was the office suite preferred by most businesses. Rivals such as Lotus SmartSuite and WordPerfect Office faded into obscurity and Microsoft Office seemed set to rule the business world. Then in 2006, Google released Apps Suite, which contained Docs, Spreadsheets, and other business services that would later be rebranded as G Suite.
