updated 3/21/2019

Looking for a sensible IT checklist?

Something that is easy to follow and doesn’t have 245 steps on it, but covers all the essential steps that you can complete in less than 45 minutes.

Here are the critical steps that you need to take to speed up and safeguard your computer while protecting your data. We broke it down into four phases: Update > Clean > Backup > Secure.

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A customer database helps to build relationships.When you develop stronger, healthier relationships with your customers, they are likely to purchase regularly, buy even at a higher price, try the new versions of your products when they get launched. But poor data quality interrupts many database efforts. When your customer information is duplicate, inaccurate, and incomplete, you cannot get your whole universe of contacts, wasting resources and contacting wrong phone numbers and addresses.

The following stats will help you understand the potential of the customer database.

  • “By evaluating and analyzing more than 14 days of customer behavioural history and applying prescriptive and predictive analytics, one travel company is able to increase bookings by 2.6 percent and 50,000 additional transactions a day.”
  • According to experts,“More than 40 percent of all data analytics projects will associate to an aspect of customer experience by 2020.”
  • As per research director at Garter, Melissa Davis,“ When businesses invest in customer analytics, they are able to know customers’ needs, the value of satisfaction, and able to give a better customer experience.”

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Date breaches can affect a small business in unexpected ways, but there are measures you can take when it comes to reducing risks. In this article, we will look at why is it so important to educate your employees about how data breaches occur and what you, as a small business owner can do to protect your information.

How Data Breaches Occur

There are three main ways that data breaches occur, and knowing what they are and why they happen is the first step to preventing them.

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Buying a computer, whether you need an average-sized laptop for home or you are looking for a business workstation, is not always an easy task.

With the prices of most computer brands being more competitive than ever, and with the fast-evolving computer hardware and software, you must dedicate some time to doing research and comparing specs and brands to ensure that you make the right choice.

Failing to do so may lead you to blow your money on a machine that may not cope with your computing demands within a few months or spend too much money on an expensive system you are bound to under-utilize.

Are you in Miami? I am going to show you how and where you can go about finding the right machine for you and save money and time in the process. Read more

A server or servers power the software that small businesses can rely on to run efficiently. Teams can utilize servers on collaboration projects, they can store business data, and even backup data on the cloud.

This post explains the key features and highlights every entrepreneur should look out for when selecting the right server.

The server has undeniably transformed how businesses operate. The increasing efficiency and falling costs of hardware have made these the best times for companies to invest in a server to handle all sorts of computing requirements.

In fact, entrepreneurs are spoilt of choice considering the wide variety of brands and types of servers that are designed to suit the demands and budgets of every business.

If you are considering buying a server or servers for your business, the most important question to answer is, which is the right one for you? Read more