Despite the emergence of alternative communications channels such as email and SMS, the telephone continues to be the most effective channel of them all. Nothing beats the immediacy of a direct conversation, and the ability to hear a live person on the other end of the line can be the human element missing from the others.
Growing a business means stretching every dollar. Will that new server bring in new customers, or will it just collect dust, needlessly consuming electricity? Does the IT department need new specialists, or can existing staff take time away from their present tasks to undergo training? What about the latest Somethings-as-a-Service: are those subscriptions worth it, or are they just the newest holes in your budget?
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) don’t have large budgets, so they need help to create and implement the best IT strategies that directly contribute to their bottom line.
Businesses that focus heavily on sales and customer service need a reliable, efficient, and effective telecommunications system. If their services break down even for just a day, the losses will be significant, which is why a well-crafted disaster recovery plan should include protecting the company’s Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony system.
OneNote is a useful but underutilized app that comes with Microsoft Office. It enables you to create and share digital notebooks that contain text, audio, video, and other multimedia, taking your note-taking to another level. Discover the ins and outs of this wonderful app by reading on.
Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is a big boon for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) because of how much more affordable it is to deploy, use, and scale compared to traditional telephony. By using digital connections over the internet instead of analog lines, firms can establish distributed offices and enable work-from-home arrangements, further bolstering productivity.
At the end of every year, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) should look back at their accomplishments and shortcomings. After looking at what worked and what didn’t, they can then look forward to a new year that will have its own sets of opportunities and pitfalls.
Cloud computing can seem like a godsend to Toronto’s small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking to gain more IT capabilities without breaking the bank. Indeed, the cloud allows SMBs to outsource their IT infrastructure needs and only pay subscription or pay-as-you-go fees.
While you might think that getting free software with your new Windows 10-powered device sounds like a good idea, it’s not. Beyond taking up storage space and diverting processing power, pre-installed software such as trial versions of video games, antivirus programs, and web browser toolbars — collectively called “bloatware” — can make your device vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Advertisements and suggestions based on our internet browsing habits are sources of online tracking. However, autocomplete passwords are also another source of online tracking. This sneaky tactic comes with serious security risks. Here’s how you can stop it from targeting you.
In recent years, solid state drives (SSDs) have replaced hard disk drives (HDDs) as the storage option of choice on personal computers, Mac devices included. Here are some of the numerous advantages of updating your Mac with an SSD.
They’re faster
SSDs have the clear advantage over HDDs in terms of data access speed.
