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As a small- to medium-sized business owner or manager, you deal with a long list of things to do every day. Keeping track of your tasks can be a challenge — but not if you use Google Tasks. This app can help you keep on top of everything you need to get done.

Office 365, the cloud-based version of Microsoft Office, is becoming the most popular software suite used by small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). With an ever-increasing number of organizations migrating to this solution, it's not surprising that other companies are also considering making the move.

The department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) asked U.S. citizens to be aware of scams and malicious cyber campaigns. Holidays are a busy season for cyber-attackers and scammers.

As this holiday season is near, the CISA encourages U.S. citizens to stay safe of potential holiday scams and malicious cyber campaigns, especially while browsing or shopping online, says CISA.

They also added cyber attackers have various methods to harm your security, like sending emails and ecards that contain malicious links or attachments infected with malware.

The manufacturing industry is one of the extremely competitive fields as technology is inducing in it. In this case, you can’t let technology slow you down.

You need an IT service provider for your manufacturing industry that can design your IT to resolve day to day tech challenges while streamlining your process and productivity.

At the end of the day, the success of any business comes down to whether it’s making a profit. That’s why building and maintaining relationships with your customers — your primary source of revenue — is extremely crucial. To respond to this need, savvy business owners are implementing customer relationship management (CRM) systems as a part of their business operations.

Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms for businesses because it enables them to focus on public conversation and exposure. Businesses use Twitter to engage their customers and update them on various business activities and news. Follow these tips on how to make the most out of Twitter for your business.

Companies — small- and medium-sized businesses, in particular — struggle to protect their data. For one, they make mistakes in the strategies they employ to protect their IT infrastructure. If your organization still does one or more of these bad security practices, act quickly to correct them.

Not too long ago, cloud apps and platforms were the answer to IT efficiency. Today, virtualization is the solution everyone is talking about. And as a business owner, you probably want to know if virtualization can improve your business’s processes.

Most of us now rely on our mobile devices to make work easier. To accommodate this, companies are adopting a bring your own device (BYOD) policy. For businesses that don’t want to adopt this policy, another popular option is choose your own device (CYOD).

Below is a brief overview of BYOD and CYOD.
BYOD
This policy allows employees to bring their own devices to the office and use them for work-related tasks.

If you are looking to deploy a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system, or planning to upgrade your existing infrastructure, consider several key factors. One of the most essential aspects you should look at is Quality of Service, or QoS. To make sure your provider will deliver optimal service with minimal downtimes, ask them these questions about their QoS.
What is QoS?
VoIP providers and IT experts define “Quality of Service” as the overall performance of a VoIP system or network.