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Is Microsoft Office 365 Right for Small Business?

Is Microsoft Office 365 Right for Small Business?

A low-cost cloud solution for the corporate arena. It’s an attractive concept, and one Microsoft has been working overtime to promote in the form of their Office 365 services. It’s a smart business move on their part: historically, Microsoft’s revenue has been tied directly to their product upgrade cycles—what better

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How Much Does Strategic IT Planning Cost for Law Firms?

How Much Does Strategic IT Planning Cost for Law Firms?

  There are two things law firms absolutely cannot afford to lose: time and data. This, by extension, means that there is one thing law firms absolutely cannot afford to ignore: technology. If done right, a firm’s technology can not only guarantee uptime (no matter what), but also maximize efficiency

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How Much Does Outsourced IT Cost for 501c3 Nonprofits?

How Much Does Outsourced IT Cost for 501c3 Nonprofits?

  Outsourced IT, or managed IT services, means placing some or all of your information systems in the hands of an outside technology consulting firm (or Managed Service Provider). In many cases, 501c3 nonprofit organizations will opt to outsource when they simply don’t want to handle their IT in-house, or

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How Much Does Server Backup Cost?

How Much Does Server Backup Cost?

There is nothing more valuable to an organization than its data. This, by extension, means there is no piece of hardware quite so critical to an organization’s success as its servers. What would happen if something were to go wrong with one of them? Would your operations be able to

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