In the ever-evolving landscape of the insurance industry, independent agencies face a myriad of challenges and opportunities. Next year alone, artificial intelligence and machine learning are expected to be used more widely to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Insurtech companies are expected to continue to grow and offer new products and services. And cyber insurance […]
Category: Business Planning
Core Tips for Buying the Right Computer for School
The school year may have just ended, but the next one is less than 2 months away. Computer manufacturers will have deals running all summer, so now is a good time to start thinking about what your student might need. The question you should ask when deciding to buy a new computer for school, or […]
End of Year Planning: Are You Ready for 2023?
Can you believe we’re already near the end of 2022?!?! In between scrambling to get ready for Thanksgiving and thinking about all the Black Friday deals you need to get, have you thought about planning out the next year for your business? Now is a good time to start the planning process, even if it’s […]
Uber was hacked again; why does it matter to me?
On Thursday September 15 Uber announced that they had been the victim of a hacker. Details are still unfolding, but initial reports suggest the hacker had complete access to almost all of Uber’s internal systems (https://www.wired.com/story/uber-hack-mfa-phishing/). This kind of announcement has, unfortunately, become quite common. Let’s look at how this happened (with what we know […]
Work from the beach (but really, don’t!)
It’s summer. You’re at the beach. You need to finish up some details to close a last-minute deal. You need to access that critical file because you’re the only one that can handle it. You’re out of luck, right? Not so fast! There are many ways to remotely, and securely, access business resources outside the […]
Why CISA’s Threat Advisory to MSPs Matters to You
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an alert last week, May 11, advising MSPs “of recent reports that observe an increase in malicious cyber activity targeting managed service providers (MSPs) and [we] expect this trend to continue.” They also released guidance for MSPs and their customers to reduce the risk of falling victim […]
Help, our summer intern just deleted that really important file!
Dan, our summer intern, just deleted that super important presentation file that he spent a week putting together for our super important salesperson, Marc, for a super important client meeting. What now!? Backups can help mitigate an issue like this. However, just setting up backups without a plan doesn’t necessarily ensure the files will be […]
How to work from the beach
It’s summer. You’re at the beach (observing physical distancing guidelines of course). You need to finish up some details to close a last-minute deal. You need to access that critical file because you’re the only one that can handle it. You’re out of luck, right? Not so fast! There are many ways to remotely, and […]
Start off 2020 with a bang!
Over the past year, we’ve read a lot of business books. We thought we’d switch it up a little and start off 2020 talking about business plans. There is a myriad of books on the subject, and just as many philosophies about how to plan. We’re not here to say if one book is better […]
Is there a computer performance impact of environments with different temperatures?
We are in the “heat” of the summertime. Computers can run hot. What does that mean for computer performance? For most of us, we just accept the fact that the more we use our computers the slower it will run. However, if a computer gets too hot, then it will slow down and can sometimes […]