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Today we have a tale of two disasters.  Each story has a different cause and a different outcome.  Both stories we are dealing with catastrophic data failures that happened within the past year.  The reason I want to tell these stories is not to capitalize on someone else’s pain, but so ...

  aCOUPLEofGURUS has been installing and maintaining cloud solutions since 2011. As we’ve written about before, there are a number of scenarios where cloud computing technology can truly benefit your business. This is especially true if you are facing a major capital expenditure to upgrade or replace your current systems. Many times, ...

As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. The same goes with monitors. It surprises me how often I walk into an office space and only see single monitors at people’s desks. Dual monitors are the most inexpensive way you can immediately increase your employees’ productivity. We techies ...

As you probably know, July 29, 2015 was the official release day for Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 10. This is an exciting new operating system that takes the good pieces of Windows 7 and 8, and builds on them. Even better, Microsoft is making the upgrade to Windows 10 FREE ...

How do you recover from the CryptoLocker ransomware virus without paying the ransom? How do you make sure your data is safe and usable in the event of a power outage, a fire, or a tornado? Having a well thought-out and reliable backup plan is essential. In its simplest terms, ...

[img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/when-disaster-strikes-acoupleofgurus.jpg" class="aligncenter"] Today we have a tale of two disasters.  Each story has a different cause and a different outcome.  Both stories we are dealing with catastrophic data failures that happened within the past year.  The reason I want to tell these stories is not to capitalize on someone else’s ...

While reading through the article, “Black Hat: Lessons For SMBs From The Dark Side of Security”, we noticed that the author Robert Lemons used the scare tactic approach to persuade SMBs to take a serious look at their own security measures.  We noticed a lot of the concerns and the ...

When I meet with potential customers about our ConstantCare program, one of the questions I get asked most often is what makes our program different from the others?  The simple answer is that there are many factors that form the uniqueness of ConstantCare, but I would like to share with ...

Did you know that aCOUPLEofGURUS can help manage the mobile devices in your office?  It is no secret that mobile devices are taking over our offices.  Computers are getting smaller, tablets are becoming as commonplace as cell phones, and cell phones themselves are replacing regular desk phones for many companies.  ...