There are lots of articles out there about how to identify toxic coworkers and how to deal with such individuals, but what about office technology?
Can’t it be toxic too? Yes, it can. Just like how toxic individuals in the workplace can…
Congratulations! You’ve set up your business’s network with a BDR (Back-up and disaster recovery) system. Now you have a copy of your data off-premises, protecting you from whatever may befall your network, be it viruses, fire, flooding…
So you want to know what makes VoIP business phone service so much better than legacy business phone systems? Well, the “bennies” are many, but here are perhaps the four biggest advantages a VoIP telephone system has over a traditional system…
Want to know which IT service providers in Oklahoma are among the best? Well, according to the results of a recent survey, R.K. Black is among the top three. The Journal Record on Friday released its first issue of Reader Rankings, a list…
Traditional wisdom says to not reinvent the wheel. While that’s good advice, it doesn’t mean the wheel can’t be utilized in ways unimagined by the inventor. Since that October day in 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant Thomas…
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 raccoon. Always around him is some scene…
To borrow a quote from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” “There are two kinds of spurs, my friend. Those that come in by the door; those that come in by the window.” Those spurs that come in by the window probably don’t belong there and mean…
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 raccoon. Always around him is some scene…
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
Office paper consumption remains stubbornly high despite decades of predictions about the paperless office. The average office worker uses approximately 10,000 sheets of paper annually, with a significant portion printed once, used briefly, and then discarded or filed away never to be retrieved again. Understanding how to reduce paper waste
Small IT teams face an impossible mandate: protect the organization from sophisticated cyber threats while managing daily operations, supporting users, and maintaining infrastructure. The cybersecurity landscape grows more complex each year, yet budgets and headcount remain static or shrink. Understanding how to build a cybersecurity strategy with limited resources means
Every business handles sensitive information. Employee records, financial statements, client contracts—these documents contain data that could devastate your organization if compromised. When it’s time to dispose of confidential paperwork, understanding how mobile shredding works becomes essential to protecting your business and maintaining regulatory compliance. Mobile shredding brings industrial-strength document destruction
Business leaders often face an impossible choice: reduce operational costs or maintain service quality. The traditional approach forces organizations to sacrifice one for the other, creating a dangerous cycle of diminishing returns. Managed IT services break this paradigm entirely. The Hidden Cost Crisis in Business Technology Technology expenses consume 15-20%
The question of whether multi-functional printers represent the optimal choice for modern offices depends entirely on how your organization actually works. Single-function devices dominated offices for decades because they excelled at specific tasks—printers printed quickly, copiers handled high volumes, scanners delivered quality digitization, and fax machines managed telecommunications. Multi-functional printers
Cybercriminals target small and medium businesses at an alarming rate, with 43% of cyberattacks specifically aimed at SMBs according to Accenture’s Cost of Cybercrime Study. The financial impact can be devastating—cyberattacks cost small businesses an average of $200,000, with 46% of all cyber breaches impacting businesses with fewer than 1,000
