Position Your Business for Success with IT Roadmapping By Eric Egolf, CEO Planning, budgeting, and prioritizing for IT can be a complex process. Big-picture, strategic planning is a critical part of maturing a business’s IT operations. But many businesses don’t know where to start with this type of planning. Even if they do, many encounter… Read more »
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Components of an IT Roadmap | IT Budgeting & Strategy By Eric Egolf, CEO IT roadmapping can have a major impact on moving a business IT strategy from reactive to proactive. It is the process of itemizing IT projects, subscriptions, software, and services into a timeline-based spreadsheet to better understand upcoming costs, projects, and overall… Read more »
Email Safety | 5 Ways to Spot a “Phishy” Email Quick Tips & Best Practices We rely on email for many functions of business today. This makes it an excellent tool for bad actors to exploit. Email is one of the quickest and easiest opportunities threat actors have at their disposal. Threat actors have gotten… Read more »
Reframing Your Approach to IT Security Decisions By Sean Gill, vCIO The IT security landscape has continued to shift rapidly over the past couple of years. Threat actors leverage creative social engineering techniques, phishing and spoofing threats are continuously rising, zero-day vulnerabilities are exploited, and ransomware is at large. Businesses are more reliant on technology… Read more »
How to ride a wave of ravenous demand for products and services By Russ Levanway, President Last year, so many of us had to cope with things we never even considered would happen. I don’t have to go into detail, of course — we all lived it. From working remotely, to COVID protocols, to… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CIO Solutions’ President Russ Levanway Expands His “Reach” in San Luis Obispo September 24, 2021, San Luis Obispo, Calif. – Fulfilling a personal mission, CIO Solutions’ President, Russ Levanway, is moving forward with a planned multi-month professional transition from his corporate job to the non-profit world in San Luis Obispo. CIO Solutions,… Read more »
Ditch the Drama: 5 Ways to Stay Ahead of The Hackers By Russ Levanway Ransomware attacks are getting to the point where they are becoming existential threats to organizations and can disrupt entire industries and supply chains. If it wasn’t serious before, it is now. Furthermore, hackers are increasingly sophisticated and daring, and are… Read more »
Work from Home Standards Recommended Minimum Hardware & Software Standards Working from home can be as productive as working from the office in many circumstances. Having the right equipment can make the difference between a great and a poor experience. These recommendations are based on years of experience working with a variety of businesses using... Read more »
Choosing the best IT provider for your business can be a daunting task. While there is no single foolproof indicator, if you do your homework and ask the right questions, you can make a well-informed decision. Here are some of the questions you should keep in mind as you evaluate your options. A qualified Managed... Read more »