The Ntiva Tech Corner

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...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate, CEO’s are quickly coming to grips with the fact that business will be anything but normal for the next few quarters.

With our sudden shift to remote working, it's important to get all employees on a single communication platform. It's incredibly inefficient if everyone is using different apps and services - now is the time to consolidate on an agreed-upon...

No question about it, donors are the greatest asset of the nonprofit industry. The last thing you want to worry about is the potential of your donor’s personal information being stolen or compromised. This article will get you started on the 7...

Even as customers demand a multi-channel experience that includes websites, text, and social media, the cloud-based telephony system remains the nerve center of most small businesses.

Remote work is no longer a thing of the future, it’s here and it’s here to stay. More companies are turning to IT consulting services for help with the transition into a telework (work from home) business model. And why wouldn’t they? Working...

The concept of the IT help desk was born with the technology boom of the late 1980s, and since then IT services, whether in-house or through a good IT consultant, have become an integral part of our daily lives.

Keeping a business protected from cyber attacks is one of the most pressing issues of 2020. But can you afford the level of security that you need? You might be surprised to learn that most organizations who are looking for IT support in Chicago...

When it comes to selecting a data management tool, there's no shortage of platforms to choose from. Since the inception of the cloud in 2006, we've watched this market boom, with arguably the most popular platforms coming from Microsoft.

Our office kitchen just got a fancy new coffee machine. It’s an impressive thing with a snazzy color display and can make you a dozen different types of drinks. We now have TWO machines and folks love it - we go through coffee pods like crazy!

Almost every business has some level of regulations to comply with. If your business depends on tech in any way - and we all do - you're probably subject to regulatory compliance issues.