Ryan Lakin

IT Certifications for 2022

Why should you get certifications in the IT industry? Certifications validate experience and the hard work that IT technicians put in on a daily basis. Achieving certs can also attribute to marketability for certain individuals. A ton of work goes into obtaining these and employers and prospective employers take notice! Certifications are a key component […]

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VoIP

The Value of VoIP in Business Communication Part 2— Provider Options and Security

You know it’s time to call it quits with your business landline service when phone costs are more expensive than alternative options, it limits remote work capabilities, or you’re looking for more calling features. Although VoIP has been around since the 1990s, its popularity continues to increase as users discover is low cost and convenient

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The Value of VoIP in Business Communication – Part I

Say goodbye to desk cluttering office phones and miles of copper wire tied to classic landlines. There’s a more convenient and cost-effective way to receive calls no matter the time of day or distance away. VoIP is here to handle the ever-changing technology landscape and daily communication needs of business globally. VoIP, also known as

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5 Things a Break/Fix IT Provider Will Never Tell You about Your IT

In today’s digitally dependent business landscape, SMBs are constantly looking for ways to maximize their IT efficiency while also controlling costs. For some businesses, break/fix IT seems to be the answer. Their model of only coming to repair issues when they arise instead of offering round-the-clock management sounds like it could save you a lot

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Distributed Workforce Recovery

Disaster Recovery is one of many IT facets that might seem increasingly more complicated while you’re remote. It can easily be forgotten in this ever-changing pandemic time but can be one of the most detrimental to neglect.   What could go wrong?  Outages are inevitable. A 2019 LogicMonitor study reported that 96% of organizations have experienced at least one outage in the

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IT Lessons Learned for Houston Business in Light of Tropical Storm Imelda

Causing record-breaking floods and devastation for parts of Southeast Texas, Tropical Storm Imelda was deemed the fifth-wettest tropical storm recorded in US history. The storm began on September 17th, 2019 before dissipating four days later. Aside from the lasting personal loses, the storm had an impact with regards to businesses operating in the area. Those

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Why Your Employees Are A Cyber Criminal’s Primary Target

Some companies may assume that external threats are the most important problem that they need to protect against when it comes to cybersecurity. However,  60 percent of data breaches are caused by internal actors. In fact, insider cybersecurity threats have grown by 47 percent since 2018.    Why Employees Become Cyber Criminal Targets Employees may

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