Optimal Insights

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

How Much Does Data Backup Cost for Law Firms?

Here’s a scenario for you. You’re a 50-attorney (100-person) law firm. Your sprinkler system malfunctions and soaks your server room. All of your servers go down in a spark and a fizzle. With your current backup solution, it takes one day to get your systems back up and running at

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How Much Should 501c3 Nonprofits Spend on IT Annually?

  Recently, we spent some time working through the key elements to consider when it comes to crafting your nonprofit’s IT budget. While this discussion digs into the nuts and bolts of what specific pieces combine to form a successful budget, it opens the door to another side of the

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How Much Should Small Businesses Spend on IT Annually?

  While associations tend to have very specific member management needs, and while law firms have equally as unique disaster recovery and document management needs, the over-arching needs of small businesses are far more fluid in comparison. The good news is this: not only have we at Optimal served the small-

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