Kim Mays

2014 Cybersecurity Forecast Although many employees don’t think anything of bringing in a personal thumb drive or tablet to use at work, it’s important for them to realize the risks involved in doing so. It’s convenient to be able to take work with you when you are on the go, but every connection to an […]

It seems most everyone knows someone who travels and works on the go. Inside airports, coffee shops, hotels and remote offices, you will find salespeople, consultants and busy executives trying to finish that report or finalize the deal. And although these weary travelers prefer to pack light, they are sure to find joy and gratitude […]

SMBs Take Cues from Major Retailers with Early Holiday Promotions A recently released study by IBM that involved more than 4,000 C-suite leaders from 70 countries, including hundreds of midmarket leaders, gave interesting insight into digital strategies employed by various companies. Among the results are some compelling facts about how small to midsize businesses (SMBs) […]

Five Reasons Why Email Works to Reach Holiday Shoppers It is often believed that many small to midsize businesses (SMBs) haven’t quite jumped onto the trend of using mobile and social media platforms to promote business. However, according to a study on advertising behaviors of SMBs, social media and mobile platforms are finally gaining ground […]

When working in IT, as with any job, you most likely have an idea of where you want to be in a year or five years. But do you have a plan as to how you can get where you want to be? In IT, many roles and job titles stand between an administrator and […]

C-Level Executives Lack Confidence in Their Cybersecurity A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that SMBs are not taking IT security seriously. The study involved 2,000 small to midsize businesses from around the world. The majority of respondents, 58 percent, said that senior management didn’t identify their organization as being at risk of cyberattacks. […]

‘Tis the time of year that hackers increase their online scams in search of weary victims who are online shopping for a deal. The holidays generally show an increase in the number of phishing email scams, and although most people think they are savvy to such email, a recent survey found that nearly 30 percent […]

SMBs Take Cues from Major Retailers with Early Holiday Promotions Facebook had reported in the spring that 15 million small to midsize businesses had a company presence on its platform. Recently, however, the social media company decided to rethink its definition of what constitutes an SMB. It now uses three criteria to identify SMBs: An […]

Succession planning is a topic that most high-level executives and business owners don’t put too much thought into. Running a company from such a vantage point leaves little time for grooming someone to take your place. Not to mention, who wants to really consider when their term will be over? In  the book “Passing the […]

Must-Know Facts Every Mobile User Should Know About Security Many SMBs are drawn to cloud-based file syncing services because they provide ease of use for collaboration and are inexpensive. However, that all comes at a cost for IT—worries over security. Recently, Intermedia launched its new file collaboration offering for businesses called SecuriSync. This service promises […]

One of the most important jobs in IT is that of the IT asset manager. Knowing the status of all software and hardware in the organization at a moment’s notice is a necessity. It takes a very detail-oriented person to plan for the life cycles of software, track all software licenses, and ensure that the […]

Five Key Considerations for Backup & Recovery After my recent post about SMBs turning to cloud backups, I reached out to Matt Kowalski, senior manager of product management for Intronis, a provider of cloud backup and recovery service for managed service providers (MSPs), to ask a few questions about MSPs and cloud backups in general. […]