New Year + New Decade = Great Time To Regroup Wouldn’t it be great if all small business owners had a big red button that would re-set at the touch of a finger, everything that needed our attention? It’s a nice fantasy, but I’ve never found restructuring my work strategy to be that easy. Ever. […]
Is Your Business Winning Or Losing With Technology?
Is Your Business Winning Or Losing With Technology? As business owners, what can we do better in 2020? One of my own personal steps for review is a careful (often painful) review of my budget. I try to be brutally honest with myself about what worked and what didn’t and be honest about how well […]
4 Tips To Help You Plan For 2020 Business Goals
4 Tips To Help You Plan For 2020 Business Goals I’m already planning goals for my business in 2020 and I suspect almost all small business owners are doing the same. Before I think about product improvement or personnel upgrades, though, I think about whether my infrastructure can or cannot support those initiatives. Maybe the best plan […]
Here’s Something You Should Know
Here’s Something You Should Know Here’s Something You Should Know Here is a real kick in the pants. Did you know that one of the most targeted types of businesses for hackers these days is a Managed Service Provider? Yes—that’s me. Aptica is a managed service provider or MSP company. “Join the club,” you say? “Boo-hoo for […]
Passwords: A Protocol We Love To Hate
Passwords: A Protocol We Love To Hate As users, we hate passwords so much that we invented apps to take care of them for us. Now we need to learn how to use and trust our password manager programs. It’s always something with computers, right? Here’s what you need to know. Hackers hack to find […]
Aptica Is Hiring—Finding The Fit Is Hard
Aptica Is Hiring—Finding The Fit Is Hard Aptica is hiring. We are busy, and we need more help. It’s a common situation for small business owners, and mine is no different. I have been interviewing and I’m reminded daily: finding that fit for my office is hard. Aptica has an opening for an outstanding, experienced Reactive Operations […]
Aptica Is Looking For New Talent–ASAP
Aptica Is Looking For New Talent–ASAP Aptica Is Looking For New Talent–ASAP Keeping with the spirit of me always advising you to ask for help: I need help. Literally. Aptica has an opening for an outstanding, experienced Reactive Operations Center (ROC) & Service Engineer. This is an opportunity to play at a high level, to be […]
Empower Your Employees To Help Protect Your Business
Empower Your Employees To Help Protect Your Business In a survey by Wombat Security Technologies, more than 30% of employees didn’t even know what phishing or malware was. It would be worth your time to have an informal survey of your own employees to see what your percentage might be. This statistic alone should be […]
Who’s Got Your Back(up) In Case Of Ransomware?
Who’s Got Your Back(up) In Case Of Ransomware? Who’s Got Your Back(up) In Case Of Ransomware? Big stories in the news these last two weeks are about ransomware attacks. A school district in New York State and 22 small towns in Texas were the victims of a coordinated ransomware attacks. The New York school district […]
Security: How Can You Know You Have It?
Security: How Can You Know You Have It? Security: How Can You Know You Have It? Security is a big, big issue in these times, and the effort to be secure has become a major daily responsibility. How can you know you are secure? Whether it’s a small gesture like locking your front door when […]