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3 Ways to Save Money with a Managed Service Provider
Hiring internal staff to take care of your company’s technology infrastructure and help-desk needs can be costly. To cut down costs, an increased number of small to medium sized businesses are turning to Managed Service Providers. Managed Service Providers ensure busine...
5 Tips for Choosing an IT Managed Service Provider
If you’re considering an IT Managed Service Provider (MSP), you’ve no doubt come across many options that promise you the best managed services on the market. With all of the possibilities and IT jargon, it is easy to get lost while trying to find the solution that fits...
Is Your Business Ready for Cyber Insurance Requirements?
Many companies are understandably concerned about the rapidly growing number of cyber-attacks happening all around us. In 2020 alone, the FBI reports nearly 20,000 business email compromises leading to losses of $1.8 Billion. These attacks are primarily through weak o...
Be a “Best Place to Work” by hiring “Best Place to Work” People!
“And the #5 Best Place to Work in the micro category is… Revolution Group!” Woohoo! Applause I was so honored to accept this award at last month’s Business First award ceremony. Throughout the next few weeks we have received many congratulations. And, many people have a...
3 Factors to Consider if You’re Looking for an IT Consultant
Many small businesses look at bringing on IT consultants to support a project, a workload, or an overall strategy. To determine if bringing on an IT consultant makes sense for your business, you need to take an in-depth look at your current IT environment and business p...
3 Managed IT Solutions Commonly Outsourced by Small Businesses
In a shift from previous years, more and more small businesses have begun outsourcing standard IT solutions over developing in-house solutions. The move to outsourcing standard IT solutions allows companies to keep their data safe and their costs low. If you are a small...
Top 4 Computer Maintenance Recommendations
As businesses head into Q4, they begin annual budgeting and strategic planning to set themselves up for success in the coming year. The same kind of planning and preparation should be applied to your computer and infrastructure set-up as well. The new year will be upon ...
3 Facts of IE End of Life and the Transition to Edge
The term “end of life” is often perceived as being abrupt and permanent. Fortunately, Microsoft gave customers the needed time to process and adjust before pulling the plug on the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) browser. The announcement that Microsoft 365 apps would stop s...
Top 3 Most Common Cybersecurity Threats
Cybersecurity is a key concern for businesses in today’s digital world. Working from home has become the new norm, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also due to the advancement of technology. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are taking advantage of this by targetin...
Cloud Computing – Is it the Right Time to Make the Switch?
Cloud computing has evolved with increasing acceleration since the 1950s when mainframe computers first came into existence. From the mainframe to cluster computing to grid computing to virtualization and Web 2.0, fast forward to today and cloud computing is ubiquitous....
Top 5 Things to Consider When Changing your MSP
The word “change” can be scary for companies and individuals alike. Without diving into the psychology of change and why it stirs such trepidation, most organizations relate “change” to the last positive or negative experience or interaction they had. In many cases, com...
2021 Trends to Watch: Cybersecurity
Last December, when we identified the 2020 Cybersecurity Trends, no one would have imagined what 2020 was about to unleash. Who would have thought that we would be facing a world-wide pandemic which will clearly continue into 2021 or longer?! The trends that we identifi...
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
In my continuing series of blog posts relating to “The Shift in the Modern Day Workplace,” I’m going to tackle the topic of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in an easy, digestible way and explain how it relates to ALL organizations. In the past, DLP was a term primarily assoc...
Remote Workforce Enablement
A few weeks ago, in my blog post, “The Shift in the Modern Day Workplace,” I discussed the many aspects of business operations that are undergoing a “shift” and causing business owners and executives to scramble to keep up with the changing times. I want to continue the...
What is SOC and Why Should You Care?
SOC (System and Organization Controls) is a suite of reports produced by an audit of an organization’s internal controls. These controls are the mechanisms, rules and procedures which ensure the integrity of a company’s financial information, reliable financial reportin...
What IT Departments Need To Do When a Remote Employee Leaves a Company
As nearly the whole business world transitions to a remote workforce, it presents a brand new set of challenges. One of the biggest questions companies are being forced to ask themselves is, ‘What do IT departments need to do when a remote worker leaves the company?’ At...
Office 365 Phone System: Working Remotely with Microsoft Teams
When the COVID-19 pandemic sent millions of people home from work, businesses were forced to shut down and phone calls for sales and service went unanswered. However, organizations with foresight already had a tool at their disposal which allowed employees to answer pho...
Does your Managed Service Provider (MSP) need a SOC Certification?
Managed Service Providers (MSP’s) are responsible for maintaining your company’s hardware, software and network infrastructure. However, they are not all the same. How do you know if your provider has the right processes in place to reliably support your organization’s ...
How To Avoid Ransomware Attacks (Before It’s Too Late!)
Until recently, “ransomware” was a technology buzzword that you may have encountered online or heard your IT staff discuss around the water cooler. Unfortunately today, it is not just IT lingo, but instead, a serious threat to businesses around the world. According to C...
Managed Service Provider vs. Hourly Support
Have you ever considered living life without insurance? You could save a lot of money in the short term without paying insurance premiums. But, eventually, an accident, natural disaster or health issue will occur and could significantly impact you financially. The same ...
Phishing Emails: What to Look for and How to Avoid a Data Breach
By now, you have probably read dozens of articles about cybercriminal activity and data breaches. Large firms like Equifax, Uber, Anthem, Target, Ubiquiti, and many more have had security breaches that have resulted in the exposure of sensitive customer information. Wit...
Global Ransomware Epidemic: Know the email tactics used by cyber criminals
With yet another high-profile breach in security in our recent past (Equifax), you now have to assume that your personally identifiable information (PII) has already been compromised. Whether you are a consumer, business owner or an employee, you need to continue practi...
5 Ways to Avoid Phishing Attacks
In a world where new cyber threats and techniques seem to develop almost weekly, some phishing tactics that have stood the test of time and continue to jeopardize corporate security. The email below came to me from a bogus address masked as coming from one of our owners...
What Should I Pack When I Move to the Cloud?
Just like moving to a new office, making a move to the cloud provides companies the opportunity to clean out and get rid of some old items they won’t use anymore. However, because cloud computing encompasses applications, security and processing, the clean-up can seem d...
A Beginner’s Guide to Encryption
Have you had concerns about becoming a victim of hacking? Implementing additional data security layers – such as encryption – can seem daunting and unobtainable for those who don’t fully understand it. To help you better understand, here is our beginner’s guide to encry...
Two-Factor Authentication as Additional Security
To understand two-factor authentication, you will need to know what single-factor authentication is. Single-factor authentication is a common login where you have to enter your username and one password. In this single-factor authentication model, anyone who can obtain ...
How Often Should I Replace My Servers?
Servers are such a vital part of a company’s technology infrastructure. Depending on how you use your server, your day-to-day operations could come to a halt if you experience issues like server downtime. By not being able to complete your day-to-day tasks, you’re sure ...
Which Type of Technology Consumer Are You?
Once the awareness and consideration stages are complete, there are 5 purchasing stages of the Technology Adoption Lifecycle. The adoption lifecycle was developed by Everett Rogers to describe the different ways people adopt technology and the characteristics those cons...
8 Things You Need to Know About Technology Alerts
Do you have technology alerts set up for your company? Even having basic monitoring and alerting systems can save your company time and money by notifying you before a problem gets too big. Being prepared can mean the difference between a small, fixable issue and a cata...
Our Favorite Office 365 Features
Office 365 is the cloud-based, subscription model of Microsoft Office. For a business, Office 365 comes in three different packages to meet varying business needs – Business, Business Essentials, and Business Premium. Although Office 365 has been around since 2011, Micr...
What is a Managed Service Provider?
What is a managed IT service provider? A managed service provider (MSP) is now a widely accepted technology term for a team of IT specialists that take responsibility for a company’s hardware, software, and network infrastructure maintenance and support. The type of mai...
6 Key Technology Certifications and What They Mean To You
Whether you employ an in-house IT team or outsource with a Managed Service Provider, keeping up with changing technology is imperative. Choosing infrastructure solutions for your company can be difficult enough, but the number of options available can confuse even the b...
Web Filtering: Are You Protected?
The internet has provided businesses everywhere with resources to learn, grow, and collaborate on just about every topic imaginable. Accessing that information has become all too easy. For every good, valuable piece of information the internet provides, it also delivers...
Traditional Backup vs. Intelligent Business Continuity
For those who use technology, backing up your data has become second nature. On a personal level, social sharing is taking over – live streaming, selfies, and social media updates are forcing data storage to become a top concern. Data storage is a constant concern for c...
Beware of this Wire Transfer Scam
Revolution Group has recently seen an increase in a highly successful spearphishing scheme. Attackers are disguising their operation with internal email domains to request wire transfers from an executive in the organization. The scammers are targeting finance departmen...
Expert Tips for Remote Access
Over the last five to ten years, workplace cultures have undergone a transformation. More than ever, the workforce is demanding flexibility in their work environments. From hotel rooms, to airports, to the home-offices, employees are logging hours remotely in vast numbe...
3 Tips for a Successful Bring Your Own Device Initiative
Over the last ten years, personal technology devices such as smartphones, tablets, and notebooks have advanced to a point that people rely on these devices for everyday tasks. Employees rely on these devices to answer emails, check their calendar, set reminders, or acce...
4 Reasons to Backup Your Business Email
Email is the corner stone of communication in this digital age. For many professionals, a majority of their communication is done through email. Its ease of use has thrust it to the forefront of interaction. With that being said, it’s easy to see that your business emai...
Organizing for the New Year? CEO Rick Snide Suggests Evernote
My absolute favorite app – Evernote! I discovered Evernote several years ago when the iPhone was first released. I downloaded it and played with it, but didn’t really get how valuable it was until six months ago when I integrated the Getting Things Done system with Ever...
RevON IT Professional Certification Path
As a progressive technology consulting firm, Revolution Group is committed to paving a successful path for our IT Services Division. This is why you often notice our employees with a plethora of certifications and titles under their name. Here is a quick infographic dep...
Jailbroken Devices: A Security Risk to Your Company?
Mobile devices are showing up in company settings at an exponential rate. The two big leaders in this market are the Apple iOS (iPhone & iPad) and the Google Android (Droid phones & Tablets) devices. It is becoming more and more common for consumers to “jailbreak” these...
Our Journey: A Long and Winding Road
16 years ago, Polly Clavijo and I started a long and winding road with the creation of Revolution Group and the goal of building a business where we could help other businesses take advantage of all the benefits that information technology can bring. To do something we ...
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Be a “Best Place to Work” by hiring “Best Place to Work” People!
“And the #5 Best Place to Work in the micro category is… Revolution Group!” Woohoo! Applause I was so honored to accept this award at last month’s Business First award ceremony. Throughout the next few weeks we have received many congratulations. And, many people have a...
Organizing for the New Year? CEO Rick Snide Suggests Evernote
My absolute favorite app – Evernote! I discovered Evernote several years ago when the iPhone was first released. I downloaded it and played with it, but didn’t really get how valuable it was until six months ago when I integrated the Getting Things Done system with Ever...
Our Journey: A Long and Winding Road
16 years ago, Polly Clavijo and I started a long and winding road with the creation of Revolution Group and the goal of building a business where we could help other businesses take advantage of all the benefits that information technology can bring. To do something we ...
3 Ways to Save Money with a Managed Service Provider
Hiring internal staff to take care of your company’s technology infrastructure and help-desk needs can be costly. To cut down costs, an increased number of small to medium sized businesses are turning to Managed Service Providers. Managed Service Providers ensure busine...
5 Tips for Choosing an IT Managed Service Provider
If you’re considering an IT Managed Service Provider (MSP), you’ve no doubt come across many options that promise you the best managed services on the market. With all of the possibilities and IT jargon, it is easy to get lost while trying to find the solution that fits...
Is Your Business Ready for Cyber Insurance Requirements?
Many companies are understandably concerned about the rapidly growing number of cyber-attacks happening all around us. In 2020 alone, the FBI reports nearly 20,000 business email compromises leading to losses of $1.8 Billion. These attacks are primarily through weak o...
3 Factors to Consider if You’re Looking for an IT Consultant
Many small businesses look at bringing on IT consultants to support a project, a workload, or an overall strategy. To determine if bringing on an IT consultant makes sense for your business, you need to take an in-depth look at your current IT environment and business p...
3 Managed IT Solutions Commonly Outsourced by Small Businesses
In a shift from previous years, more and more small businesses have begun outsourcing standard IT solutions over developing in-house solutions. The move to outsourcing standard IT solutions allows companies to keep their data safe and their costs low. If you are a small...
Top 4 Computer Maintenance Recommendations
As businesses head into Q4, they begin annual budgeting and strategic planning to set themselves up for success in the coming year. The same kind of planning and preparation should be applied to your computer and infrastructure set-up as well. The new year will be upon ...
3 Facts of IE End of Life and the Transition to Edge
The term “end of life” is often perceived as being abrupt and permanent. Fortunately, Microsoft gave customers the needed time to process and adjust before pulling the plug on the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) browser. The announcement that Microsoft 365 apps would stop s...
Top 3 Most Common Cybersecurity Threats
Cybersecurity is a key concern for businesses in today’s digital world. Working from home has become the new norm, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also due to the advancement of technology. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are taking advantage of this by targetin...
Cloud Computing – Is it the Right Time to Make the Switch?
Cloud computing has evolved with increasing acceleration since the 1950s when mainframe computers first came into existence. From the mainframe to cluster computing to grid computing to virtualization and Web 2.0, fast forward to today and cloud computing is ubiquitous....
Top 5 Things to Consider When Changing your MSP
The word “change” can be scary for companies and individuals alike. Without diving into the psychology of change and why it stirs such trepidation, most organizations relate “change” to the last positive or negative experience or interaction they had. In many cases, com...
2021 Trends to Watch: Cybersecurity
Last December, when we identified the 2020 Cybersecurity Trends, no one would have imagined what 2020 was about to unleash. Who would have thought that we would be facing a world-wide pandemic which will clearly continue into 2021 or longer?! The trends that we identifi...
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
In my continuing series of blog posts relating to “The Shift in the Modern Day Workplace,” I’m going to tackle the topic of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in an easy, digestible way and explain how it relates to ALL organizations. In the past, DLP was a term primarily assoc...
Remote Workforce Enablement
A few weeks ago, in my blog post, “The Shift in the Modern Day Workplace,” I discussed the many aspects of business operations that are undergoing a “shift” and causing business owners and executives to scramble to keep up with the changing times. I want to continue the...
What is SOC and Why Should You Care?
SOC (System and Organization Controls) is a suite of reports produced by an audit of an organization’s internal controls. These controls are the mechanisms, rules and procedures which ensure the integrity of a company’s financial information, reliable financial reportin...
What IT Departments Need To Do When a Remote Employee Leaves a Company
As nearly the whole business world transitions to a remote workforce, it presents a brand new set of challenges. One of the biggest questions companies are being forced to ask themselves is, ‘What do IT departments need to do when a remote worker leaves the company?’ At...
Office 365 Phone System: Working Remotely with Microsoft Teams
When the COVID-19 pandemic sent millions of people home from work, businesses were forced to shut down and phone calls for sales and service went unanswered. However, organizations with foresight already had a tool at their disposal which allowed employees to answer pho...
Does your Managed Service Provider (MSP) need a SOC Certification?
Managed Service Providers (MSP’s) are responsible for maintaining your company’s hardware, software and network infrastructure. However, they are not all the same. How do you know if your provider has the right processes in place to reliably support your organization’s ...
How To Avoid Ransomware Attacks (Before It’s Too Late!)
Until recently, “ransomware” was a technology buzzword that you may have encountered online or heard your IT staff discuss around the water cooler. Unfortunately today, it is not just IT lingo, but instead, a serious threat to businesses around the world. According to C...
Managed Service Provider vs. Hourly Support
Have you ever considered living life without insurance? You could save a lot of money in the short term without paying insurance premiums. But, eventually, an accident, natural disaster or health issue will occur and could significantly impact you financially. The same ...
Phishing Emails: What to Look for and How to Avoid a Data Breach
By now, you have probably read dozens of articles about cybercriminal activity and data breaches. Large firms like Equifax, Uber, Anthem, Target, Ubiquiti, and many more have had security breaches that have resulted in the exposure of sensitive customer information. Wit...
Global Ransomware Epidemic: Know the email tactics used by cyber criminals
With yet another high-profile breach in security in our recent past (Equifax), you now have to assume that your personally identifiable information (PII) has already been compromised. Whether you are a consumer, business owner or an employee, you need to continue practi...
5 Ways to Avoid Phishing Attacks
In a world where new cyber threats and techniques seem to develop almost weekly, some phishing tactics that have stood the test of time and continue to jeopardize corporate security. The email below came to me from a bogus address masked as coming from one of our owners...
What Should I Pack When I Move to the Cloud?
Just like moving to a new office, making a move to the cloud provides companies the opportunity to clean out and get rid of some old items they won’t use anymore. However, because cloud computing encompasses applications, security and processing, the clean-up can seem d...
A Beginner’s Guide to Encryption
Have you had concerns about becoming a victim of hacking? Implementing additional data security layers – such as encryption – can seem daunting and unobtainable for those who don’t fully understand it. To help you better understand, here is our beginner’s guide to encry...
Two-Factor Authentication as Additional Security
To understand two-factor authentication, you will need to know what single-factor authentication is. Single-factor authentication is a common login where you have to enter your username and one password. In this single-factor authentication model, anyone who can obtain ...
How Often Should I Replace My Servers?
Servers are such a vital part of a company’s technology infrastructure. Depending on how you use your server, your day-to-day operations could come to a halt if you experience issues like server downtime. By not being able to complete your day-to-day tasks, you’re sure ...
Which Type of Technology Consumer Are You?
Once the awareness and consideration stages are complete, there are 5 purchasing stages of the Technology Adoption Lifecycle. The adoption lifecycle was developed by Everett Rogers to describe the different ways people adopt technology and the characteristics those cons...
8 Things You Need to Know About Technology Alerts
Do you have technology alerts set up for your company? Even having basic monitoring and alerting systems can save your company time and money by notifying you before a problem gets too big. Being prepared can mean the difference between a small, fixable issue and a cata...
Our Favorite Office 365 Features
Office 365 is the cloud-based, subscription model of Microsoft Office. For a business, Office 365 comes in three different packages to meet varying business needs – Business, Business Essentials, and Business Premium. Although Office 365 has been around since 2011, Micr...
What is a Managed Service Provider?
What is a managed IT service provider? A managed service provider (MSP) is now a widely accepted technology term for a team of IT specialists that take responsibility for a company’s hardware, software, and network infrastructure maintenance and support. The type of mai...
6 Key Technology Certifications and What They Mean To You
Whether you employ an in-house IT team or outsource with a Managed Service Provider, keeping up with changing technology is imperative. Choosing infrastructure solutions for your company can be difficult enough, but the number of options available can confuse even the b...
Web Filtering: Are You Protected?
The internet has provided businesses everywhere with resources to learn, grow, and collaborate on just about every topic imaginable. Accessing that information has become all too easy. For every good, valuable piece of information the internet provides, it also delivers...
Traditional Backup vs. Intelligent Business Continuity
For those who use technology, backing up your data has become second nature. On a personal level, social sharing is taking over – live streaming, selfies, and social media updates are forcing data storage to become a top concern. Data storage is a constant concern for c...
Beware of this Wire Transfer Scam
Revolution Group has recently seen an increase in a highly successful spearphishing scheme. Attackers are disguising their operation with internal email domains to request wire transfers from an executive in the organization. The scammers are targeting finance departmen...
Expert Tips for Remote Access
Over the last five to ten years, workplace cultures have undergone a transformation. More than ever, the workforce is demanding flexibility in their work environments. From hotel rooms, to airports, to the home-offices, employees are logging hours remotely in vast numbe...
3 Tips for a Successful Bring Your Own Device Initiative
Over the last ten years, personal technology devices such as smartphones, tablets, and notebooks have advanced to a point that people rely on these devices for everyday tasks. Employees rely on these devices to answer emails, check their calendar, set reminders, or acce...
4 Reasons to Backup Your Business Email
Email is the corner stone of communication in this digital age. For many professionals, a majority of their communication is done through email. Its ease of use has thrust it to the forefront of interaction. With that being said, it’s easy to see that your business emai...
RevON IT Professional Certification Path
As a progressive technology consulting firm, Revolution Group is committed to paving a successful path for our IT Services Division. This is why you often notice our employees with a plethora of certifications and titles under their name. Here is a quick infographic dep...
Jailbroken Devices: A Security Risk to Your Company?
Mobile devices are showing up in company settings at an exponential rate. The two big leaders in this market are the Apple iOS (iPhone & iPad) and the Google Android (Droid phones & Tablets) devices. It is becoming more and more common for consumers to “jailbreak” these...
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