Datalyst Blog

Does it feel like your business is outgrowing your IT company? As if your technology were a bottleneck, holding you back, when the whole point of technology is to pave the way forward?

You aren’t alone.

Small businesses are reliant on IT, and in turn that sort of shackles the small business to whoever they hire to consult and support their technology. That could be an in-house person, or more than likely, an outsourced IT company.

But just like how some pizza places are better than others, not all IT companies are going to get your business the same results, especially as you scale and your demands increase.

Windows Defender is Microsoft’s own antivirus solution, and it comes bundled with Windows, so it’s confusing to think that a business would need to pay for it, right? Well, there are actually two separate products called Defender, with a big difference between them.

A popular automotive dealership software platform has recently become the target of a cyberattack, resulting in the solution going down for several days. Any business that has a solution it relies on can sympathize with the situation. After all, if you lose access to your critical business apps for several days, would your operations be able to recover?

All businesses use email to communicate, but too many organizations haven’t jumped on the encrypted email bandwagon yet. Encryption is incredibly helpful to keep networks and infrastructure secure, and it can do the same for your email solution. In fact, it is likely required to ensure the secure transfer of critical and sensitive information.

A successful business thrives on building beneficial relationships, which generates a lot of data and contracts that need to be efficiently shared and stored. While this might seem straightforward, leveraging today’s technology can significantly cut down on filing costs and enhance file-sharing efficiency. Let’s explore how.