2FA—A Major Tool For Your Security What I like best about 2FA (2 factor authentication) is that it’s a major security tool I myself can use to help protect my data. Yes, it’s one more step to get into your software and services, but every day brings a new story of a major security breach. […]
Password Manager App: This Is Now A No-Brainer
Password Manager App: This Is Now A No-Brainer I know the thought of having to add even one more step to daily IT safety routines can bring cringes and groans, especially to anyone who has not yet had a major, catastrophic, time-consuming hack. But it’s time. Get to know your new BFF—your password manager app. […]
Working On The Puzzle of “Fit” With Your Suppliers
Working On The Puzzle of “Fit” With Your Suppliers When you own a business, you spend much of your time working on puzzles. Your ever-changing market can be a puzzle. Maximizing employee productivity can be a puzzle. Staying on the leading edge of your industry can be a puzzle, and sometimes just finding the leading edge of […]
Before The Internet
Before The Internet Before the Internet How well do we remember our lives before the internet? Before we had instant knowledge of everything just a few clicks away? Before we could hear driving directions as we motored through a new city or country? Before we could do stupid things because we didn’t know any better, […]
Malware In A Flash: It’s A Thing
Malware In A Flash: It’s A Thing I don’t often get to discuss a subject ripped from today’s headlines, but malware in a flash drive is a security issue you should be aware of. So here’s a little warning. Recently a Chinese woman talked her way into Mar-A-Lago and was then arrested. On her person […]
Fun Facts About Better Business IT
Fun Facts About Better Business IT Better Business IT The technology landscape today offers an overwhelming array of business improvement options. Safe to say it would be easy to buy new and better business IT products that might not interface effectively with technology you already have–unless you ask an IT expert. As your business grows, streamlining […]
Good IT Management Helps Preserve Profits
Good IT Management Helps Preserve Profits I was recently asked to explain how having excellent Information Technology will pay dividends. That’s a great question, even if the answer is not just one or two sentences. My short answer is that the right IT for your company will not necessarily create profit, but it can preserve […]
What Is Technology Leverage?
What Is Technology Leverage? You’re thinking, “I know I should know this!” Here’s a refresher. Broadly defined, technology leverage is when you can create increasing value, even with stable or shrinking resources, and increase your ability to evolve at a faster rate. For example, what if your technology allowed you to increase productivity without increasing […]
Don’t Settle When It’s Your Business Technology
Don’t Settle When It’s Your Business Technology “Don’t settle” is a hot topic for me. Often when I take on a new client, I can be surprised at what I see this business has been using for their IT. It can be obsolete hardware, outdated software, strange network configurations, poor security and data preservation techniques, […]
Wishing You Peace With Your IT In 2019
Wishing You Peace With Your IT In 2019 From all of us at Aptica, Happy New Year! For me, a new year always bring the promise of new friends, new opportunities, and inevitably—new challenges. As a local small business, we know we are farther down the road to our success goals, and as members of […]