We’ve all seen the commercials featuring Mayhem, a bruised and battered Dean Winters in a disheveled grey suit, impersonating everything from a texting and driving teenage girl to a fiberglass-chewing…
Not all that has come out of the COVID pandemic has been bad. Businesses in the struggle to survive and adapt amid the challenges have been quite creative. We’ve seen businesses implement new virtual conferencing technologies, new…
Remote working, once thought mostly a nice idea, and perhaps largely only practiced in the tech sector, is now quite common thanks to Covid 19. In fact, according to one Forbes article, over the course of the pandemic, 45 percent of both…
In today’s world of multifunction printers, the words “copier” and “printer” are often used interchangeably, but they are not necessarily the same thing — though admittedly there’s a lot of crossover.
The difference. So what’s the difference between a copier…
It’s been said if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if teach him to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.
In a kind of a corollary to that, Bob Black, the founder of RK Black, is said to have told our copier technicians that…
Keeping your organization’s data secure and private should be a top priority. Why? Because data breaches are becoming increasingly common, destructive, sophisticated and expensive. According to Inc. magazine…
In the last 70 years, office technology has seen quite a bit of change, going from largely typewriters, copiers, telephones and switchboards, to now computers, mobile devices, networks, VoIP phone systems, all-in-one copiers and everything…
Meters and toners and phone calls … Oh my! Meters and toners and emails … Oh my! That’s what managing a fleet of copiers and printers can feel like, right? You know, your office technology provider seemingly daily calling or emailing you…
Anybody using computers or any networked devices these days would likely agree — passwords can be cumbersome. They’re annoying to generate, difficult to remember and often frustrating to populate. To make them worse, they are required seemingly…
What’s the difference between a copier and a multifunction printer? While technically there is a dissimilarity, you could say they’re the same, but different.
To explain what that distinction is, here’s the backstory. The distinction…
The term gets used constantly, but rarely defined clearly. Professional services show up in contracts, proposals, and vendor conversations — often without much explanation of what actually falls under that label or why it’s priced differently from other work. For businesses evaluating technology partners, understanding the distinction matters more than
Every business sends mail. Invoices, statements, compliance documents, marketing pieces — the volume adds up faster than most teams expect. For organizations still processing outgoing mail by hand, that volume also adds up in labor hours, postage mistakes, and delays that could have been avoided entirely. An automated mailing system
The copier salesman promises savings. The IT director warns about hidden costs. Your CFO wants data, not opinions. Managed print services generate this confusion because the value proposition isn’t immediately obvious. Unlike software subscriptions or equipment purchases, MPS transforms an entire business function most organizations have never properly measured. You
The question comes up during nearly every initial consultation: “How complicated is this going to be?” Business leaders considering a document management system want to know what they’re getting into before committing resources. The honest answer? It depends on factors most organizations don’t consider until they’re already knee-deep in implementation.
Your business runs on data. Customer records, financial information, proprietary research, employee files—all stored on hard drives throughout your organization. But what happens when those drives reach the end of their useful life? Deleting files doesn’t actually erase them. Reformatting creates an illusion of security while leaving data vulnerable to
When technology fails, business stops. That’s especially true when your confidential documents end up in the wrong hands. The hybrid workplace has rewritten the rules of document security, scattering your sensitive information across home offices, corporate locations, cloud platforms, and mobile devices. Each access point represents another potential vulnerability waiting
Network infrastructure operates as the circulatory system of modern business operations. Every transaction, communication, and data transfer depends on networks functioning reliably and securely. Yet many organizations approach network monitoring and management reactively, addressing issues only after they disrupt operations. Understanding what are the key considerations for network monitoring and
Your business needs IT expertise, but the path forward isn’t always clear. Two dominant models compete for your attention and budget: staff augmentation and managed services. Each promises to solve your technology challenges, yet they operate from fundamentally different philosophies. The decision between staff augmentation vs managed services shapes more
The infrastructure decision facing your business today will shape operations for years to come. On premises vs. cloud—this choice determines everything from your monthly IT budget to how quickly you can respond to market opportunities. Yet many organizations rush into cloud migration without fully understanding what they’re gaining and what
