Optimal Insights

Plain-English answers to your questions about technology best practices.

The Best Anti-Virus Solution for Business (Reviews/Ratings)

So we’ve talked about the different kinds of malware, and we’ve talked about the different ways to identify a dangerous, infected email. What we haven’t yet explored are the specific technology solutions that can help keep your machines and network protected in the event that you do come across malicious

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How to Identify a Dangerous/Malicious Email

Between Trojans, spyware, and ransomware, your data and your operations can be severely and irreparably affected by just one successful cyberattack. How can you lessen your chances of falling victim to these different kinds of malicious software? There is, of course, a technical piece here: having updated anti-virus, robust firewalls,

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Physical Servers vs Virtual Servers for Business

Servers: the foundation of your IT systems, and the powerhouse for your mission-critical company data. When it comes to crafting your organization’s infrastructure, there are two main options to compare: a physical server environment, or a virtual server environment. Over and over again our clients have asked which environment would

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What to Consider Before Upgrading a Desktop OS

Whenever a desktop (or server) operating system upgrade starts making headlines, the questions start flooding into our outsourced IT firm before we can blink: “Should we upgrade?” Upgrade projects are no small feat, so a question like this is not one that can be answered with a simple “yes” or

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Should My Small Business Upgrade to Windows 10?

  We’ve all heard about it by now—Microsoft has released Windows 10, and everyone wants to know whether or not they should make the leap (and if so, when). Already we’ve seen reports that 75% of businesses plan to adopt Windows 10 in the first two years of its release,

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Will the Cloud Save My Law Firm Money?

When it comes to cloud computing, providers tend to harp on the idea of mind-blowing cost savings in their promotional material. In fact, this notion has saturated the IT landscape to the point where many firms will reflexively equate “cloud” with “cheap,” even if they’ve never actively explored a cloud

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