The time has come. You’ve read the information, you’ve had the conversations, you’ve crossed the last t and dotted the last i. It’s time to upgrade to Office 2016! You’re halfway through the installation process when you get the following message: “We need to remove some older apps. Some older apps don’t work with Office…
We do love our acronyms in IT: OS (Operating System), PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert)…but what about HaaS? You may be slightly more familiar with SaaS – Software as a Service, sometimes called on-demand software. It’s the software licensing and delivery model in which your business gets software on a subscription basis…
When considering infrastructure models for cloud services, there are three options: public cloud, private cloud, or a hybrid cloud computing environment. But which service adds the most value to your organization? Private Cloud A private cloud hosting environment resides on your company’s intranet or hosted data center. All your data is protected behind a firewall,…
Lean IT provides principles, methods, and tools to help you balance demands for information, functionality, accuracy, and efficiency. The next step is a clear roadmap of the exact steps needed to successfully launch a Lean IT initiative. The webinar below was offered by the Lean IT institute, and goes over the sequence of steps needed…
When it comes to training for employees, many tend to think in terms of specific technology: a new piece of hardware or software imperative to the performance of the job and overall business value. While this type of training is important, boosting other important workplace skills can bolster the bottom line just as much. Employees…
A few weeks ago, I received an email from Amazon with my Data. They sent me a fascinating report of the music that I listened to over the past year – to include the artists, songs and albums I’d purchased. I was surprised by some of the data and was actually motivated to expand my…
In today’s IT landscape, there are continuous demands for CIOs to cut waste and cost from the IT Service Management delivery process. This is where Lean IT can help extract value. We live in a time where processes themselves do not only need be effective, but cost effective as well. Is what we do really…
Virtualization has changed the way computer systems operate in business environments. Gone are the days of one-server-for-one-workload. Cloud economics, from server cost to scalability, from lifespan to security, are making migration of workloads across servers, both internally and across data centers, a reality to be seriously considered as a value-adding system. When thinking about virtualization…
Choosing the right phone system for your business can be instrumental in building value. If you’re not sure where to start, this quick guide can give you a jumping-off point. Want to know more? Broadview Networks can help. Call (204) 984-9897, or email solutions@broadviewnetworks.ca.
Two of the most important services you can invest is are backup and disaster recovery. Should anything happen to your network (natural disaster, technical failure, etc.), are you prepared to retrieve any lost information and get back online as quickly as possible? Want to learn more? Call (204) 984-9897, or email solutions@broadviewnetworks.ca.