Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Organization’s Digital Communications Security?

Cyberattacks on organizations can happen in lots of different ways, but most hackers choose to bait victims through digital communications channels. The primary reason is that they are easy to breach. Fraudulent links can be sent via text message, email, messaging apps, or even social media – making not just your organization but each one […]

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Advantages of Business Phones and Why Choose a Cloud-Hosted Phone System

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Business phones, much like personal phones and home landlines, have evolved tremendously in the last 20 years. So much so that many of you are probably using your cell phone for some or all of your business communication. There are compelling reasons, however, to maintain a business phone system and, even more importantly, to choose

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SUCCESS STORY: St. Bede School

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In my role at Spera Partners, I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with our school clients and seeing them progress in all things technology. As a result of our partnership, clients have had more time available to focus on student learning while experiencing a greater alignment between technology and curriculum development. Lean in as

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Why you should consider PC as a Service for your Organization

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The “as-a-Service” models – designed for device lifecycle management – are a growing trend in the computing service business in part due to the success that software vendors like Microsoft and Intuit have had with Software as a Service (Saas). The concept has exploded and been applied to everything from Infrastructure (IaaS) to Platform (PaaS)

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How to Preserve Educational Google Drive Files Upon Departure

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Another school year has ended. Exiting staff and graduating students turn in their devices, settle in at home, and look forward to all things summer. But what happens when they need to access that lesson plan or research paper that they created for future reference? What about if they need to reference an old contact

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Top 4 Reasons Why Hardware Lifecycle Management is Important

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Chances are, if you are in construction, engineering, or manufacturing, you are already familiar with lifecycle management because construction tools, product design, and manufacturing equipment have a form of this. If not, then a brief definition is in order – and in this case, for technology. Hardware (for IT) lifecycle management is the administration of a

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What Your Business Can Expect with Windows 11

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Welcome to a blog article that should have never been written. Remember when Microsoft said, “Windows 10 is our last operating system?” Well….Introducing Windows 11! Since this is a new operating system (OS), you would expect a multitude of changes. There are some, but it runs pretty much like Windows 10 … if it were a Mac.

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Current State of Cybersecurity for Schools

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Since 1983 when I first saw WarGames and Matthew Broderick hacked into the school’s computer, I have been fascinated with technology. When I reflect on the past 35 years of working with technology and for a good portion of that time working on securing that technology for schools, I see it as an ever-evolving game

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Current State of Cybersecurity for Small Business

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When I reflect on the past 35 years of working with technology, and for a good portion of that time working on securing that technology, I see it as an ever-evolving game of cat and mouse. When some of the first attacks hit way back in the day, there was widespread panic until the first

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