January 13, 2017
5 steps to build your cyber security strategy With every passing day, businesses become more reliant on online resources. It’s very likely your business has either moved to or at least discussed shifting workloads to the cloud. Simultaneously the cyber security challenges are becoming more and more complex. A single security breach of your company’s data can have a far…
October 31, 2016
The recent DDoS attack against DYN’s DNS services on October 21st was a rude wake-up call to many organisations. The attack effectively crippled many large internet websites and social media services and caused large-scale disruption to thousands of small and mid-sized businesses across the eastern seaboard of the USA. In light of this, we’d like to…
October 19, 2016
Cloud Security Tips The nightmare of forever-lost, accidentally deleted files could potentially be over with the advent of cloud computing, but security breaches pose a new set of concerns for business professionals. On the professional side, failure to protect customer data is a public relations nightmare that could also open businesses up to litigation. A…
November 24, 2013
Most of the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario has been reeling in the aftermath of the ice storm that at its peak left over 300,000 people and businesses without power. For businesses, the most painful part of this outage was being susceptible to losing access to their pertinent data. Now that everything relies on…
September 25, 2013
In our experience providing services to over 1500 businesses, we’ve found that IT decisions are driven by three key factors: Ongoing operational cost Sustainability and availability Competitive advantage Of course, there are many other factors that influence decisions. However, to address the factors above, business leaders usually ask us three questions. Question 1: How do…
June 30, 2013
No business should take disaster recovery (DR) lightly. Disasters are unpredictable so it is not worth jeopardizing your company’s operations and reputation by not planning ahead. Calculate your average loss of business downtime. The most prudent decision is to have a contingency plan that would not only secure your data and systems, but also help…