Blog Posts In Category: IT Strategy

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How SMBs Are Leveraging AI To Create Value

By Ryan Drake / September 18, 2024

Believe it or not, this article is not written by Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is currently an explosion of content being generated by Large Language Models (LLMs) with ChatGPT being one of the most popular being trained on vasts amount of data in an attempt to return expert data in any domain. I personally have…

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What SMBs Stand to Gain From 24/7 IT Support

By The NetTech Content Team / May 23, 2024

Many SMBs that start with a single in-house IT professional or small IT team that is only available at certain times eventually outgrow the capacity of limited IT service. Increasing your coverage to having at least one IT support professional available 24/7 can have exponential results. If you are among the approximately 76 percent of business owners who do…

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How to Create a Shared Network Drive With SharePoint

By The NetTech Content Team / February 27, 2024

At a time when data is king, an astonishing 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated each day. This underscores the critical need for efficient file management and sharing systems. Amid this flood of digital information, businesses of every scale are on a quest for solutions that not only accommodate their growing data needs but also…

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What Is IT Lifecycle Management?

By The NetTech Content Team / November 30, 2023

Every part of your IT system has a limited lifespan: a period of time during which it is genuinely useful and beneficial to your company. If you fail to keep up with the lifecycle of your hardware, you may quickly find that your equipment stops working as effectively as you might have hoped, creating a…

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Why Choose Managed IT Services?

By The NetTech Content Team / August 22, 2023

Is your SMB still relying on an in-house IT team to maintain your systems? It may be time to consider a change. Most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) aren’t equipped to keep up with the current pace of innovation. As a result, many organizations are currently taking a reactive rather than proactive approach to IT…

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Why Cyber Awareness Training May Be Required To Keep Cyber Insurance Providers Happy

By The NetTech Content Team / June 5, 2023

We get it, you’ve read countless blogs about how important cybersecurity awareness training is. You may have seen the startling statistics, too, with the latest ones showing that global cybercrime costs may reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. But we’re not here to say the obvious. We’re just redirecting your focus to a more pertinent issue.…

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What is Azure Blob Storage? (Besides a Funny Name)

By The NetTech Content Team / February 23, 2023

Data is invaluable in today’s digital world. In fact, according to Zippia, 94% of companies leveraged cloud services in 2022. In particular, the migration to remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced many organizations to migrate their data and workloads to the cloud. Some of this data may be stored in hierarchical form, but a…

ChatGPT Cybersecurity Risks and Impacts

By The NetTech Content Team / February 1, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many aspects of modern life, with applications in customer service and support, education and training, and virtual personal assistants. AI-based chatbots, in particular, have grown popular thanks to their ability to simulate human conversations and provide human-like responses through text box services and voice commands. Going by recent developments, ChatGPT seems to be…

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What is IT Service Management (ITSM)

By The NetTech Content Team / December 1, 2022

Tech businesses need to deliver the best quality IT services to end users. There’s no better way to do so than having an IT partner to help your company design, manage, and improve the quality of services provided to end-users. IT service management (ITSM) is the strategic approach business leverage to improve how they use their IT…

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Why Your SMB Needs Next-Generation Antivirus

By The NetTech Content Team / September 22, 2022

When people mention malware attacks, we tend to assume that larger organizations are the primary target. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth because SMBs are equally lucrative targets. According to a recent report, 52% of SMBs suffered a cyberattack in 2021. More worryingly, 60% of SMBs are likely to close shop within six…