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IT Security Engineer

Reflecting on a Decade of IT MSP Service

We’ve been doing this IT gig for a long time.  Some of you who are reading this may have been with us from the beginning.   Things have changed a lot in the IT world since 1990, and we have had the pleasure of adapting and growing with our clients on that journey. Those of you…
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5 Dangerous Excuses for Status Quo IT

As part of our IT services and cybersecurity business, I get the opportunity to meet with people in a wide variety of organizations to evaluate and discuss IT.  I am often surprised by the excuses people make for their IT support company or their internal IT department. These seemingly harmless excuses can truly lead to…
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5 Qualities of Thankful People

It’s interesting to me the difference that people can make in our lives without us even noticing it at the time.   I’m reminded of a person during my teens, who I felt like was always in my court.  This person was a good friend of my family, and she always had something good to say…
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Security Operation Center

17 Reasons Why IT Fails

How many times have you heard about an IT Department that is completely on its game? Our guess is not enough, if ever.  All too often, organizations start to think of their IT as a necessary evil and end up settling for underperforming technology as a result. They naturally assume that IT is overwhelmingly complicated…
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The Story of Jonathan the Amazing IT Guy – A Modern Day Myth

Jonathan works as the lead IT person for the FOYI Company. He is part of a small team of two people who make up the FOYI tech team. Jonathan takes the lead in tech, and Mark is his intern helper. Between the two of them they manage IT for the entire company. On a typical…
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