In the past few months, the pandemic has driven businesses to utilize every tool available to them to keep operations going. This largely meant deploying cloud-based solutions that can support remote work setups and connect multilocational workers.
When it comes to the cloud, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are often presented with the choice of either a private or a public cloud. But there is a third option — a hybrid cloud. And this is the choice that provides SMBs with greater flexibility.
No business continuity plan is perfect. Each plan has risks that can result in your business’s failure if not taken into account from the start. But don’t blame it all on your managed IT services provider (MSP) — often, a system’s design has loopholes to start with.
Most managed IT services providers (MSPs) promise “proactive” cybersecurity consulting. All businesses embrace the idea of preventing cyberattacks and data breaches before they happen, and MSPs themselves would much rather brainstorm safeguards than troubleshoot time-sensitive downtime events.
While the ongoing pandemic has dominated the headlines for most of 2020, there are still opportunities to be had. Businesses now face an urgent need to innovate quickly to become more adaptable to change and reduce risk. In these respects, COVID-19 has undoubtedly been an urgent wakeup call.
Mobile devices have liberated today’s employees from the office desktop and paved the way for flexible remote working options. Pre-pandemic, we've already seen businesses implementing bring your own device (BYOD) policies. And when workforces shifted to remote work arrangements, the number of employees using their own devices for work only increased.
With more people working from home than ever before, virtual meetings have become a critical part of running a business. However, the transition from in-person gatherings to video conferences hasn’t been particularly smooth for everyone. If your meetings are plagued by distractions and technical problems, your remote employees will feel even more disconnected.
The ongoing pandemic continues to impact every sector of the economy, and business leaders have been desperately trying to adapt to the new reality. With the disruption expected to run well into 2021, companies need to prepare for the worst that may be yet to come.
Phishing remains one of the top cyberthreats to businesses today. Because of this, Microsoft invests a lot of time into securing its email service.
Among the many business solutions that Microsoft offers is email hosting through Outlook. This service is protected by Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Defender has many key features:
1. Anti-phishing
The most dangerous types of phishing scams masquerade as emails from a party the victims know, such as their boss, colleague, business partner, or bank.
Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most difficult and frustrating aspects of improving your business's online presence. Web services and platforms that provide automated SEO reports like WordPress, Google, and Raven Tools tend to oversimplify their advice.