The Ntiva Tech Corner

Microsoft Office 365 (now called Microsoft 365) is an indispensable tool for many businesses. But here's what you need to know when it comes to protecting your Office 365 data!

Cyber attackers will do whatever it takes to hack into a vulnerable network, and no amount of firewall protection or anti-virus software can completely guarantee security. Because of this, one of the most important aspects of cyber security is...

2020 has become the year of cybercrime. Cybersecurity service providers are seeing record numbers of attacks and breaches.

These days, most of us are waking up to a very different workday routine. We grab our laptop, tablet, and cell phone to sit down to work in our "offices" (spare bedrooms, dining room tables) and start the day. Who owns those mobile devices - you,...

Almost every business you can think of is using cloud services for many of their critical business applications. We're all familiar with Google G-Suite, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, Dropbox, Adobe, HubSpot, QuickBooks...and the list goes on! 

There’s no denying that automatic updating is a handy tool, but it’s not always the way to go. In some cases, manual updating is the safer solution, and all responsible Managed IT Service Providers understand that “automatic” doesn’t always mean...

As IT consultants, we've seen a huge increase in organizations that are spending more on technologies -- from business intelligence and demand forecast to marketing, customer support, and logistics.

As much of the global workforce continues to work from home, many business leaders are wondering if ‘going to the office’ will ever be the same. New tools and processes are still being rolled out as we speak to support this migration, and...

“The typical cyber-criminal is rather like your common thief: he will go for the window without security locks. There is a high element of opportunism.” - Thomas Naylor

How resilient do you think your business was to the recent disruption? Did you have a robust plan in place for business continuity? There certainly were mixed results as to how well companies performed!

For your business to survive and thrive, it’s essential to stay up-to-date on modern technology. After the recent business disruption, it's become even more important to figure out how to get back on track in the most efficient way possible - and...

Lately, we’ve seen an increase in mid-sized organizations looking at co-managed IT solutions. This makes sense given the recent strain on IT departments, coupled with business leaders who are now looking to reduce operating expenses and benefit...

Sometimes, life throws a curveball. In this particular case, the curveball came at the last minute. Luckily, our future client turned to the best Chicago IT Service professionals, and found the value of hosted cloud computing!

By mid-March of this year, the way we worked changed dramatically and abruptly. As the global workforce sheltered in place due to COVID-19, remote working went from roughly 30% of employees working from home "some of the time" to, in some...

With the recent and sudden increase in remote collaboration, many workers are taking advantage of Microsoft Teams. As most businesses already have Office 365, it makes sense to use Teams as a single place to meet with distributed colleagues.

The world has changed so much in 2020, and many organizations have been pushed to their absolute limit, when it comes to technology demands.

In the past, using strong passwords was enough to keep accounts secure and hackers at bay. This is no longer the case, and cyber security services require a lot more than just a solid password. Hackers are becoming more devious and highly...

Someday, this pandemic will be over. We’ll be able to go back to our normal schedules of school drop-offs, heading to the gym, and going to the mall. But the way many people work will be changed forever.

It feels like we’ve entered a different world over the last few weeks. Businesses are closing left and right, school years are being cut short, and we’re all just trying to get by.

Imagine if you came into the office and all your PCs and servers were completely down. How quickly do you think you could get your business back up and running? How smoothly would that process go? Do you have a rock start IT team to help you...