What Do You Do When Your Cloud Provider Goes Out of Business? Lessons Learned from the Demise of Nirvanix

When discussing data cloud storage with business owners, one of the most common questions we are asked is how secure is my data in the cloud.  While most who ask this question are thinking about possible data breaches from cybercriminals, they also should be asking 1) is this a turn-key...

Xero – Everything You Need to Run Your Business’s Accounting

It's no secret that the majority of small business owners dislike crunching numbers; in part because keeping accurate financial records can be extremely time consuming,  confusing and it may involve expensive, hard-to-use software.  In most programs, double-entry accounting isn't pretty, it isn't intuitive, and it's unforgiving of errors. While products...

Remote Teams Enamored by Flavor of the Month Collaboration Tools? Manage Them All With Just One App

One of the many challenges of managing remote teams is keeping up with the multitude of free or almost free online collaboration tools team members are using. Some project managers may try to impose a standardized set of applications for their teams but as new tools are released users tend...

Rebooting | A Simple Cure for What Ails Your Technology

Probably one of the first questions we are all asked when calling tech support for assistance is "Have you tried rebooting?".  While this may seem like a flippant response or even maybe a stall for time, there are a number of really sound reasons why your Client Solutions Manager might...