5 Key Points About Testing Backups

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What are the key points to include in a backup testing strategy? Most business owners are now well aware of the need for regular data backups to overcome unforeseen events such as natural disasters, system failures, ransomware attacks, or accidental deletion of data. A backup ensures that data will be restored in the event of such primary data failure. What …

How To Recover An Unsaved Microsoft Office File

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How To Recover an Unsaved Microsoft Office File A lost document is a common problem in any workplace. The most common reasons are: it was mistakenly deleted, it was accidentally closed before saving, or the work was lost due to a software crash or power outage. Mobile Computer Services, a managed IT company in Wake Forest, shares the possible ways …

6 Reasons to Switch Managed IT Solutions Companies

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Businesses that partner with a capable IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) enjoy numerous benefits, including:  increased flexibility,  reduced spending on IT maintenance and repair, and better security.  However, not all MSPs are keeping up with the pace at which this industry is moving as the business world moves online. These six signs are a good indication of when it’s time …

What Are the Leading Managed IT Services Trends for 2021?

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The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic altered how many companies conducted their operations and daily tasks, and managed IT service providers continued to adapt solutions in 2021. Many businesses had explored the possibility of digital platforms and remote employees. However, the big change was that these trends highlighted a need for dependable managed IT service providers who would handle IT operations and …

How to Evaluate an IT Company: 6 Tips

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The computer infrastructure of a business is invaluable for day-to-day operations and as the business’s online “face” to consumers. Managed IT service companies offer many services, such as monitoring, streamlining, and maintaining a business’s vital computer infrastructure. Working with an experienced Managed IT service provider can prevent the cost, frustration, and embarrassment of computer glitches and outages. The experts at …

Managed IT Service Explains Four Common Cybercriminal Phishing Emails

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Dental practices, veterinary clinics, and small businesses must keep their guard up in the effort to maintain cybersecurity. Vulnerabilities can spell disaster. IT managed services are a burden that most small businesses are unable to shoulder alone. An outsourced managed IT solutions provider, such as Mobile Computer Services, Inc. of Wake Forest, is an affordable way to gain the cybersecurity …

IT Management Company Explains How a VPN Protects Internet Activity

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A virtual private network or VPN provides a secure internet connection and grants anonymity to a user’s web traffic. A VPN functions to establish a secure connection between a user’s device and a remote location by creating a tunnel from the device in use to the network of the VPN service provider. The internet traffic routes through this tunnel to …

Telehealth and HIPAA Compliance in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

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A prophetic vision for the future of teledentistry was cast over twenty years ago. “Teledentistry is a rapidly forming subset of telehealth, a field that already has a considerable impact on the healthcare industry. Recent advances have created new opportunities for teledentistry, and changes in diverse technologies have created new tools for the practitioner. Technologies currently available are beginning to …

Managed IT Services Help Dental Practices Protect Against Cyber Attacks

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According to a recent study, the average direct cost of a cyber-attack resulting in a security breach at a small business is approximately $38,000. Downtime ($23,000), lost business opportunities ($5,000), and the service providers the company will need to hire to deal with the cybersecurity breach are included in this figure. Small businesses pay an average of about $10,000 in …

8 Serious Threats Lurking in the Cybersphere

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When cyber threats strike, they are costly for both large and small businesses. A recent study provided data indicating that the direct cost to a small business to remediate a cyber-attack is $38,000. For a large company, the direct costs are a whopping $825,000. These figures do not account for more tangential and tertiary or “hidden” costs which rocket recovery …