There are many acronyms to keep track of in the IT realm. One that’s been around for over 30 years now is VLAN – virtual local area network. A VLAN offers flexibility that more and more businesses find appealing. But what exactly is a VLAN? …
E-accounting: Top 3 Considerations for Online Client Meetings
Many businesses were teleconferencing before COVID-19. After all, meeting virtually saves both you and your client time, and busy business owners often don’t want to spend the time to make a trip to your office. The coronavirus has hastened the move to e-accounting, but this …
7 Benefits of Cloud Computing for Accountants
The public cloud services market has grown dramatically, and, according to Gartner, migrating to the cloud is a top priority for a third of companies. Analysts predicted the market would reach $266 billion in 2020. Accountants enjoy cloud computing, too. This article rounds up the …
Dial up Telehealth Security
The use of telehealth has been growing rapidly over the past decade. Then, the coronavirus pandemic prompted another jump in telehealth offerings. There are many advantages to digital healthcare, but securing this access to physicians and specialists is more challenging. Telehealth services offered through videoconferencing, …
The True & Unexpected Costs of Being Hacked
There are the normal costs everyone associates with a breach, like getting your own server and computers fixed up, with maybe a little downtime. But really, most businesses view the possibility of getting hacked as more of an inconvenience than a bottom-line cost. For those …
Better Balancing IT Price and Value
We make cost-based decisions every day. Weighing value is more complicated. Yet whether the business is buying new laptops or thinking about upgrading its existing office software to get the newest release, value has a real impact. The ebook Let’s Make a Deal: Evaluating Price versus …
Ring in the New Year with New IT
For many of us, 2021 can’t come soon enough, and we’re hoping next year will be a better one. One way to get the best start in the new year? Take the time now to review business technology. There are several areas that you might …