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Staffing pressures are forcing many organizations to think carefully about how they use their people and resources. But there’s another challenge that can make those pressures even harder to manage: technology that doesn’t work together.

It’s easy to overlook. Systems get added one at a time, over the years, usually to solve a specific problem in the moment. A new CRM here, a new scheduling tool there, and a solution for compliance tracking somewhere in between. None of these decisions are necessarily wrong on their own, but over time, they can

For many, October means spooky season. The time of year for jack-o-lanterns, ghost stories, and trick or treating. October also represents another important time of year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for individuals and businesses to evaluate their security practices and ensure proper cyber hygiene.

The US federal agency CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) chose “Securing the Next 250” as this year’s theme, in concurrence with the United States 250th anniversary, focusing on building digital resilience that will last for years to come. Their principles they have outlined apply to

Manufacturing floors look different than they did five years ago. Sensors track machine performance in real time, automation handles repetitive tasks, and production data feeds decisions that used to rely on gut instinct. That shift has made manufacturers more efficient but has also raised the bar.

Managing IT costs is a high priority for business, but without proper insight, it can quickly get overwhelming. As systems continue to evolve and new tools are added or needed, technology spend often grows over time, and it can be hard to tell what’s necessary and what’s just been accumulated over the years.

Your data is important, but have you thought through what happens if it’s suddenly gone? September is National Preparedness Month, and while most people think of preparedness in terms of flashlights, bottled water, and evacuation routes, we see how it applies to your business’s technology. A fire, a flood, a ransomware attack, or even a simple hardware failure can take your systems offline in an instant. For many small businesses, that kind of disruption is the difference between a bad week and a business that never fully

Every business relies on a certain level of trust when it comes to their vendors, contractors, and partners. Picture this, and invoice comes in, it looks familiar and recognizable, and the payment is approved and goes out. That routine trust is exactly what scammers are now exploiting, and vendor impersonation fraud is becoming one of the most costly cyber-attacks facing businesses today. 

Have you heard of shadow IT? It’s the practice of employees using apps and devices without approval from your IT team. Shadow IT is the newest version of this problem, and it’s spreading faster than shadow IT ever did. 

The Department of Defense has suspended the CMMC Phase 2 transition that was set to take effect on November 10, 2026. For contractors handling CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information), this means a third-party CMMC Level 2 assessment won’t be required for now, and subcontractors can continue after completing a self-assessment. 

Many businesses have a general sense of what they spend on technology. The monthly software subscriptions, managed service agreement, and licenses auto renew every year and are therefore very simple to keep track of. What far fewer businesses have a clear picture of is what their spending is actually returning. 

There is a lot of noise around AI and the ramifications it will have on the workforce, but we believe most of these concerns miss the point. The real story isn’t that AI is eliminating jobs, it’s eliminating certain job tasks that were never a good use of a talented employees time in the first place.