4QuartersIT: Blog
Say Goodbye to Internet Explorer
We’ve reached the end of life for Internet Explorer and while it may still be accessible on your computer’s desktop, continuing to use it is putting your security at risk. Last year Microsoft announced that the once popular browser will…
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4 Best Practices You Should Know About Data Backup
A Word About “Cloud Storage” Services like Dropbox and Microsoft’s OneDrive, known commonly as “Cloud Storage” are often confused with Cloud Backup. These services provide a cloud based location to synchronize your files to. It is important to keep in…
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How to Plan for IT Needs at Your New Office or Building
Why you should involve your IT team early in your new location plans. Making the decision to relocate or expand your business or organization can be a very challenging (and rewarding) experience. The need to relocate or grow often comes…
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3 Advantages of VoIP
Like email and video streaming, VoIP uses the internet to transmit voice calls. And just like the vast improvements that came along with email and video streaming, VoIP offers tremendous advantages over the “old” way of doing things. Below I…
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Three Steps to Achieving Endpoint Security
Businesses of all types continue to increase their reliance on technology to streamline operations, improve the customer experience, and enhance product and service delivery. In addition to traditional endpoint devices like the desktop and laptop computers commonly found in most…
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The Great Annoyance: Spam
Spam email is more than just an annoyance. Top Cyber-Security experts cite these unwanted emails as the leading source of cyber-attacks. To protect your users, systems and data from these destructive cyber-threats, you need an agile, yet robust email security…
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4 Easy Steps to Spring Cleaning
According to my allergies (which are never wrong about these kinds of things), Spring is fast approaching! For most of us, Spring is known as a time of renewal and new beginnings, and that goes for your IT equipment as…
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Cloud Computing Made Easy
For many “The Cloud” is a place to store documents, pictures and similar data, like OneDrive or Dropbox. For others, The Cloud is where they go to access email with services like Google’s Gmail or Microsoft’s Office 365. While these…
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WiFi Beyond the Coffee Shop: How Businesses are leveraging Wireless Networks to enhance the customer experience, while saving on infrastructure costs.
Wireless Networking: By now, almost everyone has used a basic wireless network of some kind in their personal life. Wireless networks allow us to browse the internet while hanging out at our favorite coffee shop or bookstore. Our in-home wireless network allows us to connect and control our “Smart” devices…
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Do I need Managed Services? How to decide which MSP is right for me?
In our recent blog titled “6 Major Advantages of Managed Services that take your Organization to the Next Level”, we outlined several advantages of the Managed Services approach to IT Management and discussed the concept of the “Managed Service Provider”…
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