Andrew Moore, Author at IronEdge Group

Windows 7 End of Life: What Businesses Need to Know

August 22, 2019 by Andrew Moore

On January 14, 2020 Windows 7 will no longer be patched, supported or sold by Microsoft. This is a huge deal because Windows 7 is one of the most widely adopted and beloved operating systems in the world. Many business owners do not fully understand the impact of the Windows 7 end of life as […]

SonicWall Firewalls Found Insecure

August 21, 2019 by Andrew Moore

Small business owners should immediately talk to their IT providers or staff regarding a recent security issue found in the base operating system of all SonicWall Firewalls. Firewalls are devices used to protect a private network from the Internet. In this instance, these systems pose a liability to their organizations due to a SonicWall VxWorks […]

Implement Default Submitter in PowerApps

August 8, 2019 by Andrew Moore

We recently had a PowerApps request to default the value of a “Person or Group” active directory enabled form field to the Display Name of the logged in user while allowing the logged in user to change the contents of the “Person or Group” field to effectively make a request on behalf of another member […]

How to Slice Data with Time Intelligence in Power BI

July 15, 2019 by Andrew Moore

Time Intelligence in Power BI can be a beast sometimes and this use case is no different. When it comes to slicing and dicing your data using dates and other time intelligence measures, there are many approaches, but this method excels at saving page space while producing dynamic results across multiple metrics with a click […]

Understanding Your Virtual Identity: Securing Your Online Security

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Protect yourself from online identity thieves. We often talk about threats to business infrastructures, but the point stands that these same threats make advances on individuals as well. If enough personally identifiable information is stolen, a hacker could completely lift the identity of a user to take out loans, hijack credit card numbers, and even […]

Fully Hosted Security as a Service – Leverage the Cloud to Protect Your Network

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Fully Hosted Security as a Service – Leverage the Cloud to Protect Your Network Managed and maintained software solutions. It’s hard to have both security and privacy. Usually one has to be compromised in order to work thoroughly. Furthermore, the immense amount of time and effort it takes to keep security solutions like antivirus, firewalls, […]

Understanding Business Continuity

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Moore

A Well-Structured Continuity Plan Can Save Your Business When the sky is falling on your business, can you make it through the storm? For the average business owner, business continuity is looked upon as a secondary system that is put in place to protect the investments the business has made. Since the platform doesn’t have […]

Managed IT: Delegate Your Way to Competitiveness

May 22, 2018 by Andrew Moore

If you want something done right, do it yourself… or so they say. This is particularly true for those of us who started out as a one-man shop and grew our business into one with employees, room for parking and more than one bathroom. Self-directed, motivated and hands-on are the traits which define many of […]

Strategy and Tactics: The Difference Between BCP and BDR

May 22, 2018 by Andrew Moore

In the desire to drive home the importance of having a Business Continuity and Recovery Plan in place and using the terms together, people have begun to consider them the same thing, treating them as if they are interchangeable. That is simply not the case; Business Continuity and Recovery Plans are two different processes. While […]

You May Have a Backup, But Could it be Better?

May 22, 2018 by Andrew Moore

Data backup is important for businesses that want to keep their data safe in the event of a disaster scenario, but each organization’s specific needs will vary. One thing is important to keep in mind, though, and it’s that your business can’t afford to not have data backup. In other words, you need to be […]