Many outsourced IT support companies claim to be proactive in managing technology and preventing security breaches when in reality they focus more on reacting than preventing issues. That reactionary approach can cause needless frustration for business owners.

Annual MSP 501 Identifies Best-in-Class Global MSP Businesses & Leading Trends in Managed Services

JULY 28, 2020: Envision Consulting has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers on the prestigious 2020 annual Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings for the second year in a row.

Designing a cybersecurity plan for your business that adequately mitigates the risk of suffering a crippling data breach can be an overwhelming undertaking. Truth is, while this requires technical expertise from your IT security team or managed security provider, knowing what fundamental questions to ask will give you confidence that you're taking the right steps to protecting your data.

As the Covid-19 progresses and businesses have for the most part adjusted to a nearly total remote work environment, much is still uncertain about what the future holds.

In an effort to understand specifically how work productivity, technology use has evolved in the last few months Microsoft recently released findings of a series of studies with the goal of shedding a light on what the future of work may look like, and help businesses prepare and continue to adapt.

Thank you for joining us for the final installment of our series on controlling IT costs. We hope it has been helpful to you. Remember to check out the other parts already living on our blog page

Our last strategy focuses on dealing with business operation maturity.

We hope you’re finding this series on how to control your IT costs useful and engaging. This is Part 3, and you can find Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Come back soon so you don’t miss out on our final tip!

Here’s one potential savings opportunity based on your capital and your existing infrastructure that you may find surprising: IT leasing.

Welcome to Part 2 of our series on how to control your IT costs and tackle a challenging budget in 2020. You can find Part 1 here, and be sure to check back soon for parts 3 and 4.

While many organizations have taken steps to move corporate data to cloud environments, we very often run into companies storing data in aging in-house servers.

Sometimes, good advice can go a long way. We started putting together thoughts on how you can control your IT costs this year and just had too much good stuff to share. So, instead of a long post where it’s easy to lose track of actionable steps, we’re putting together a four-part series designed to help.

The average data breach costs a company $1.42 million in lost business and takes nearly 206 days to identify (IBM). That means we haven’t yet seen or understood the cost of data breaches during the coronavirus pandemic.

Unfortunately, security practices and early signs indicate that we should expect the number of breaches to rise significantly compared to last year, and average costs, too.

General guidance and a step-by-step checklist for reopening your business after COVID-19
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As countries, states, and cities begin to ease lockdown restrictions, this checklist for reopening businesses can help you jumpstart your return.