IT News, Information And Tips To Help Your Business

Productivity is gold in business. CEOs, managers, and employees alike are constantly looking for ways to speed up their processes — and, in turn, boost profits for their company. One such process is daily email management, on which the average American professional spends 28% of their work day.

So you’ve just unboxed your brand new laptop — what do you do next? Before you start using it to surf the internet or finish your tasks for the day, take these steps to optimize its performance and ensure it meets your needs.
1. Update your laptop’s operating system
One of the first things you should do before using your laptop is to update its operating system (OS). Assuming you did not purchase the laptop when it was first released, it will still be running an older OS. Because important patches and fixes are released with each new update, you must install the latest ones to ensure your laptop doesn’t have vulnerabilities that malicious third parties can exploit.

Gmail’s email management interface is a crowd favorite, owing to its pleasant aesthetics and intuitive design. But did you know that you can still take your Gmail experience up a notch? Try the following tricks.
Undo Send
In the fast-paced world of business, mistakes happen.

Disaster recovery (DR) used to be an expensive solution that relied predominantly on tape backups. Today, cloud computing has dramatically changed the DR landscape, affording even small- and medium-sized businesses cheaper and more reliable DR solutions.

With working from home now becoming a “new norm,” it helps to find ways of improving productivity, efficiency, and employee engagement as business tasks are increasingly taken off site.

Clear, consistent communication is essential to any workplace no matter the setup.

In 2003, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stated that strong passwords should consist of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Recently, however, the institute reversed its stance. Find out why and learn what their new recommendations are for creating strong passwords.

With a large portion of the US workforce now teleworking due to COVID-19, the benefits of working from home have never been more highlighted and discussed. Businesses are starting to realize remote work’s positive impact on employee productivity and engagement, and its ability to save significant costs on both ends.

Are you still hanging on to your old work computers since they “still work fine”? While they may still help you get the job done, their outdated firmware can make you vulnerable to security risks that can lead to major problems.
What is firmware?
Firmware is a basic type of software that is embedded into every piece of hardware.

Microsoft Outlook comes with a raft of features that make managing your busy schedule and boosting your productivity easier. If you find Outlook’s myriad capabilities a little overwhelming, don’t worry — these tips and tricks will have you using Outlook like a pro in no time.

Can you afford the software licenses your small business needs? Worried that you don’t have the budget for yearly maintenance costs? For many small businesses, the costs of acquiring and maintaining software is a huge drain on their resources. Fortunately, there’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Find out how your business can save money with SaaS.
What is SaaS and what makes it appealing?
SaaS is a software delivery model that allows you, the user, to access software from any device through the internet.