One of the most effective ways to get cybersecurity under control is to team up with the right outsourced IT partner. But how do you choose the right one? Finding an experienced, disciplined Managed Service Provider (MSP) or Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) that you trust and want to work with for many years is …
Innovative companies have been busy rebuilding legacy interactions using apps and the internet. They’ve created digital resources that they also make available to other companies so the other companies can leverage them to add value to their organizations. The innovators have been rewarded with exponential growth. Think of Amazon, it’s not only a digital retailer …
Your users have upgraded to Windows 11 but now their apps are running slower — what’s going on? Chances are their computers don’t have the hardware or processors they need. Windows 11 is a robust operating system (OS) with advanced security features that are important in today’s threat environment. But these features can slow down older …
The Great Resignation is a good news/bad news story. For businesses with internal IT departments, the bad news is it’s likely one of your critical internal IT staff will leave for another job this year. The good news is there’s a way to keep your IT team fully staffed at all times, even now. Let’s …
We posed a series of questions to Leapfrog Services CTO Emmett Hawkins about the IT changes he’s seeing during COVID-19 and asked what he recommends moving forward. His insights cover everything from how to think about IT differently to how to tackle transformative IT projects. Q: What are the biggest changes you’re seeing in the …
(UPDATED 2/17/22) Whether you’re excited to pivot to digital or apprehensive about modernizing your IT environment — or both — the world is doing business online now. For most companies, competing in the new normal includes the need to digitally transform some parts of their business. Companies that transform successfully typically do three things. They …
April 2018: While some companies disparage compliance standards, others embrace them — even when they’re not required to. Cybersecurity regulations establish controls but they also do something else. They define best practices. Here’s what’s motivating organizations to follow security frameworks that look like those of regulated businesses: 1. Now it’s about business, not just avoiding …
Your organization’s technology team needs to deliver consistent, verifiable results so your business can say yes to new opportunities. Yet growing companies can struggle with aligning IT operations and business objectives because they’re so busy doing other work. In this second installment of our series on IT and business goal alignment, we look at why …
Using the right IT tools can make a world of difference when it comes to operating your business successfully. They help you to be more efficient and productive, protect your data and systems, respond quickly to both opportunities and threats, and provide a more enjoyable work experience — among many other things. Often, however, IT …
When your IT budget is aligned with the activities that drive your business forward, you’re in great shape for growth — your employees have what they need to meet your goals and can respond to new opportunities without having to deal with IT-related speed bumps. The key is to spend most of your IT budget …
