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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.  ...

When we bring a new client on, one of the first things we develop is a “state of the union” – or an overall understanding of where their systems are.  Generally, we find that they are flying by the seat of their pants. Let’s think about this in terms of ...

I was recently reading the article, “Why fingerprints, other biometrics don’t work” and a thought occurred to me. As we evolve every day so does the complexity of passwords. Today many people are trying to jump on the biometrics band wagon by implementing this in laptops and now smart phones. ...

There are a plethora of articles out there focusing on technical advances to look for, but we wanted to take some time to give you a GURU analysis of the Top 5 Technology Secrets to Build Your Small Business. 1. Move your Business to the cloud. As with any change ...

We like to help business owner’s discover the technology that will support their core business processes.  But sometimes we can’t even have those conversations, because the foundation of their technology is in disarray.  It’s like the parable of the house - if you build a house on sand, a poor ...