"You guys are so great to work with and such a comfort knowing that our server is in good hands - it is very nerve racking when you don't have that comfort level."
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After an overwhelming response and more questions about our series on Cloud Computing, we decided to wrap it all together and add some extra content in this free eBook. This eBook contains all of the great information that was in the individual posts in the series but valuable, additional content has been added by our [...]
Read the rest of this entry »ForeSite sees many small businesses (and even medium-sized businesses) not taking the time to plan their IT growth. Using “Band-Aids” for common IT issues (without realizing the ramifications to the network) is common practice. And it’s negatively affecting the bottom line.
We’ve identified three common IT issues you can look at to see if you can improve your bottom line.
Read the rest of this entry »In today’s IT world, we know all about protecting our perimeter. We have firewalls, antivirus and malware protection, and IDS/IPS.
While all that is necessary and considered best practice, we need to not forget about the inside threats. This post will describe some of these inside threats and what you can do to mitigate risk.
The principle [...]
Have you looked at your LinkedIn homepage recently?
Do you read most of the status updates from your network?
Are you keeping your network alive for business opportunities, by sending messages to a few of your connections each week?
Do you comment or “like” updates on most days?
Or do you ignore status updates because they look like a [...]
If you missed parts one, two and three in our series, you can find them here:
Business Cloud Computing PT 1: A Quick Introduction
Business Cloud Computing PT 2: 3 Problems the Cloud Solves
Business Cloud Computing PT 3: 3 Myths (and Truths)
Cloud computing solves many key challenges facing businesses.
But that doesn’t mean businesses should rush and jump [...]
In part one of our cloud computing series, Business Cloud Computing PT 1: A Quick Introduction, we talked about three types of businesses ripe for cloud computing, the benefits of cloud computing and two main drawbacks of cloud computing.
Now, in part two, we’ll look at three classic problems the cloud solves for many businesses.
Three business [...]
Believe it or not, cloud computing for businesses is not a new invention.
The cloud is simply the Internet. Thus, the cloud has been here since the Internet started becoming popular in the early 1990s.
The cloud allows you to use applications and store data without having physical hardware and software in your office; someone else handles [...]
Irene came and went, and overall CT and MA fared better than expected. But how did your organization feel when the possibility of a natural disaster forced a test of what you did or didn’t have in place for protecting your network and critical data?
There are some basic best practices that you should consider BEFORE the next “disaster” strikes, be it weather, fire, theft, or the most common – hardware failure.
Read the rest of this entry »East Hartford, Conn. (August 23, 2011)- ForeSite Technologies, a Web site design and IT support company, has been named by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest-growing, privately held companies.
The Inc. 500|5000 list is compiled by ranking best in class companies according to their success and growth from 2007 to 2010. ForeSite ranks at #3188. [...]
Misconceptions about social media’s effectiveness to help promote businesses are slowly fading away. Social media can help generate leads and convert those leads into customers.
There’s no doubt that social media is an important tool in a marketing toolkit.
So let’s assume Twitter is one of the tools in your toolkit.
Let’s also assume your Twitter account is [...]
