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Why Your Business Needs a Disaster Recovery Plan

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Disasters can disrupt our way of life and cause unexpected problems that are out of our control. Between 2018 and 2020 alone, there was over $230 billion in damage caused by natural disasters. One way we can reduce the impact unexpected events have is by setting up a  business continuity or disaster recovery plan we […]

How Can AI Make a Manufacturing Business More Robust and Secure?

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Imagine that your company was able to decrease its lost sales by 30% and its forecasting errors by 20%. You see an increase in revenue, less downtime, and a reduction in waste. That sounds like a dream, right? Well thankfully, it’s not! This is what French food production company Danone Group was able to accomplish […]

4 Reasons Businesses Should Opt for a Local IT Provider

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Technology impacts every part of your business, so deciding how to outsource your IT is no small task! You might be weighing the pros and cons of staying local or going national with a large company. The title of our blog might give us away, but we think there are some great (and unexpected) benefits […]

3 Simple Ways to Help Protect Your Business from Online Scams

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Cyberattacks can happen anytime and on any device. At the Digital Risk Summit 2022, leading cybersecurity researchers at Group-IB found that in 2021 over half of all cybercrime were scams. As a business owner, you cannot control how your employees use their personal computers and mobile devices when they’re not at work.  What you can […]

5 Essential Cybersecurity Measures All Insurance Companies Should Have 

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Companies with physical locations require secure locks and alarm systems in place to protect their physical property from damage or theft. The same goes for digital spaces. All businesses need a cybersecurity strategy. No two businesses are the same, which is why you need solutions tailored to the size, capacity, and nature of your data.  […]

3 Reasons Why Insurance Agencies Need Round-the-Clock Infrastructure Monitoring

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Insurance gives customers peace of mind and confidence to go about their daily lives. Whether commuting to work in their vehicle, running their business, or sleeping soundly at home, we feel safer and less stressed knowing that insurance has our back in the event of surprises or disasters. It’s crucial for insurance agencies to instill […]

Practical Tips to Avoid Phone and Chat Scams

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When we mention online scams, most people automatically picture themselves sitting at their computer or laptop, falling for a fraudulent email or phishing scheme. Maybe they imagine opening an infected attachment or accidentally downloading malware from the internet. While it’s true that these types of cyber incidents are common, there are other methods hackers exploit […]

Top Cybersecurity Threats Facing Canada’s Small Businesses

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When we think of cybercrime, we might just picture the huge government shutdowns or ransomware attacks that cost millions of dollars, but they’re really much more common than that. Shockingly, the 2020 Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR) by CyberEdge Group found that 78% of Canadian organizations experienced at least one cyber attack within a 12-month period. […]

3 Practical Ways to Manage Cloud Spending

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Have you ever gone grocery shopping with an empty stomach? Maybe you arrive with your shopping list, or perhaps you have the items memorized. In the end, it doesn’t really matter because, in either scenario, you’re confronted with aisle upon aisle of tempting items that your hunger craves. Do you really need those extra cartons […]

5 Essential Questions to Help You Invest in Cloud Services 

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It isn’t easy to imagine a world without cloud computing. Twenty years can feel more like a century when it comes to technology and computers. But it was only in the mid-2000s when cloud computing began to take off in popularity and accessibility. While Grey’s Anatomy and The Office were starting to air on TV, […]