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In late 2020, the US Department of Defense announced a transition to a new certification program for all contractors working with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Compliance is mandatory for all manufacturers and will require an assessment from a CMMC third-party assessment organization (C3PAO). The good news is the new certification ...

During periods of economic uncertainty, business owners start to question the value of everything in their operating budgets, including their IT spend. Information technology costs cover a vast range of elements, including hardware, software, and staff, and they can vary enormously depending on the sector, the company size, and the ...

With many companies forced into remote working without any preparation, many are struggling to ensure their remote-work environments are secure and productive. Remote work does offer many benefits to companies and their employees, but it creates security and productivity challenges that you don’t have to deal with in an office ...

One of the main benefits of hiring an outsourced IT services company (often called an IT Managed Services Provider, or MSP) is that the good ones can replace an organization’s internal IT department, at a much lower cost. So they need to develop the same level of familiarity with the ...

When it comes to your IT needs, there are two different service philosophies. Which one is right for your business? Learn more about the difference between managed IT services and break/fix IT services, including the advantages and disadvantages of each. What is break/fix IT? A break fix model is a ...

A lot has changed in the world, and a lot has changed for Office 365 since it launched in 2011. Recently, Microsoft decided to move ahead with a rebrand that will reshape and expand Office 365 into Microsoft 365. Although it may sound like a simple name swap on the ...

In 2020, the importance of cloud technology became all too clear. The ability to work as a team online from various locations is now a critical function of many businesses. Cloud technology is no longer a business perk—it’s an essential aspect of running a successful business. The cloud technology that ...

If your organization is currently working remotely or considering making the transition, you may be wondering how to efficiently collaborate when your team isn’t in the same physical location. Email is fine for non-essential correspondence, but it can’t enable teamwork in real time. Microsoft Teams can. With Teams, you can ...

Since we already had a disaster preparedness plan in place, the transition to full-time remote work for a COUPLE of GURUS has been seamless. We know this is not the case for many businesses, and we’ve been hearing from a lot of clients who are looking for advice about remote ...