How to Protect Your Car Dealership: Essential Guide to Cybersecurity

Breaches, Cybersecurity Campaigns / Spera Partners

Did the recent CDK Global cyberattack that caused major revenue losses to car dealerships nationwide affect you? This incident involving the widely used DMS (dealer management system) not only halted the automotive industry, impacting around 15,000 companies, but collectively cost dealerships millions. How can you be confident in your cybersecurity moving forward? Read on as […]

How to Protect Your Car Dealership: Essential Guide to Cybersecurity Read More »

7 Signs It’s Time to Switch Your IT Service Provider

Managed Service Provider / Spera Partners

If you outsource your IT, whether to an “IT guy” or a Managed Service Provider (MSP), you understand the critical role they play in maintaining, securing, and optimizing your IT systems. However, as your organization evolves (or grows), so do your technological needs, which can highlight areas your current provider is lacking. This can manifest

7 Signs It’s Time to Switch Your IT Service Provider Read More »

Stop Using Passwords

Cybersecurity Campaigns / Spera Partners

Interesting concept, right? Passwords have been around since before the internet was even a thing. Read on to see how passwords have evolved, why they are no longer secure and why the end is in sight, and hopefully with it, a more secure digital world in which we can all live, work and play. Passwords:

Stop Using Passwords Read More »

Two people working at side-by-side desks with a phone on one desk and a paging speaker on the wall.

Enhancing Communication in Schools & Businesses with Paging

Education, Phone & Paging, SMB, Technology for Business Growth / Spera Partners

Imagine a typical morning at the local high school. The halls are buzzing with students, teachers preparing for the next lesson, and staff managing the day’s agenda. Suddenly, an unexpected water leak occurs in the science wing and chaos ensues: word spreads from room to room, classes are disrupted, and precious time is wasted. With

Enhancing Communication in Schools & Businesses with Paging Read More »

Structured Cabling: The Backbone of Your Connectivity

IT infrastructure, Structured Cabling / Spera Partners

Trying to compete with the big dogs can feel overwhelming at times for SMBs or private schools. You may not have the same sized building, staff, or capital, but maintaining the same level of technology and connectivity is crucial to your efficiency and ultimately your success. What keeps you in the game, yet is often

Structured Cabling: The Backbone of Your Connectivity Read More »

Beyond Security: The 4 Hidden Benefits of Video Surveillance

Security, Technology for Business Growth / Spera Partners

Now more than ever, businesses and schools need to stay ahead of the curve to ensure the safety of their operations and their people. Video surveillance has become a powerful tool to help mitigate risks and provide a sense of security for both employees and faculty/students. But did you know that the benefits go far

Beyond Security: The 4 Hidden Benefits of Video Surveillance Read More »

Top 3 Priorities for Your 2024 Tech Budget

Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity Campaigns, Technology for Business Growth, Virtual Office / Spera Partners

More than ever, businesses and schools face the challenge of staying on top of (if not ahead of) technology while managing limited budgets. As we step into 2024, there are 3 key technologies that our team has identified as essential for optimizing your operations and ensuring your future success. Whether you are a business owner/executive

Top 3 Priorities for Your 2024 Tech Budget Read More »

Integrating AI into Your 2024 Small Business Planning

Artificial Intelligence / Spera Partners

It’s that time of year for identifying business strategies and budgets for the year ahead. Like most years, 2023 brought some incredible advances in technology – particularly with AI (artificial intelligence). One conclusion we have made as AI has unraveled is that it is no longer just for science fiction but an essential tool for

Integrating AI into Your 2024 Small Business Planning Read More »

How Companies Can Use Technology for Faster & Easier Transactions

Technology for Business Growth / Spera Partners

As we approach the holidays, we thought this would be a good time to discuss how to make it easier for customers to do business with you but also make your financial transactions with vendors more efficient. Financial transactions are the lifeblood of any business so making it easier to pay vendors and receive payments

How Companies Can Use Technology for Faster & Easier Transactions Read More »

7 Red Flags That You’re Not Cyber Secure

Cybersecurity Campaigns / Spera Partners

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a time when organizations and individuals are encouraged to take stock of their online security practices. However, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated at any time of year. With the increasing frequency of cyberattacks and the sophistication of criminals, businesses and schools alike must be proactive in safeguarding

7 Red Flags That You’re Not Cyber Secure Read More »