The Ntiva Tech Corner:
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The COVID-19 pandemic has put office systems and processes to the test. With more than 16 million office workers transitioning to remote work over the past 5 months, tens of thousands of businesses are trying to stay productive while their...

As you browse through our IT services, blog posts, and company info, you’ll quickly see just much we emphasize the importance of cybersecurity here at Ntiva. We’re not trying to scare you, but the fact of the matter is that it takes much more to...

Desktop as a Service (DaaS) has become a hot topic for many businesses, since most employees are now working from home. There are valid concerns on security, data privacy and compliance, among many other challenges. Read on to learn if DaaS can...

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...

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!

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.

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...

If you're on the fence about migrating to the cloud, you may be weighing many pros and cons. One of the biggest consideration is the ROI of doing so, which largely hinges on the question -- will cloud computing increase employee productivity?

In an age of digital transformation, high growth and intense competition, many job roles are being virtualized. This new kind of job role is gaining traction as a cost-effective way to provide smaller companies with the senior experience and...

It’s hard enough for businesses to stay secure nowadays, and that task is even more daunting now that we rely so heavily on mobile devices. There's a ton of great advice out there, but we've narrowed it down to the 6 top things you should do to...

Welcome to 2020 and a new round of cyber threats and warnings! It’s easy for businesses to get overwhelmed when it comes to figuring out what they need for adequate cyber security protection. We recommend that the very first thing you do is a ...

The right technology can play a significant role in helping you grow your business, increase revenues and outperform the competition. We explain the details behind this, using a business technology pyramid to outline all the important layers that...

Microsoft Office 365 is unique in terms of information security. As the productivity platform where your team gets most of their work done, it represents a trove of data that attackers would be happy to get their hands on. Here are 5 best...

When Microsoft Outlook slows to a crawl, one of the first things many people consider is turning on email archiving in order to improve performance. But what's the best way to archive your Outlook email?

Some of you may remember when IT departments had the ability to fully control almost all technology decisions, and who was allowed to use what application or service.