When looking for a small business cloud hosting company in the NJ/NYC area, security and compliance questions are sure to arise.  Any understandably so.  We put together a list of frequently asked questions here to guide our prospective customers accordingly.  The questions and answers refer specifically to our New Jersey data center cloud hosting operations. […]

Over the holiday break, I picked up a complimentary copy of Industry Magazine (NJ Edition) at Ray Catena Range Rover, Jaguar.  The publication, right at home in this luxury auto dealership, bills itself as an upscale print magazine that brings to life the world of fashion, entertainment, and luxury lifestyle for tastemakers and trendsetters.  I […]

You may have seen a lot of encryption news lately, and you aren’t alone. According to Hoffman & Hoffman Worldwide the level of interest in encryption and the number of encryption-related news articles are at an all-time high. What’s causing all the attention? A few things: Increased Breaches As more breaches occur and news outlets […]

In the latest edition of Small Business Tech Talk, Chris and Dan go over some of your most pressing questions on cloud computing. Is cloud computing always cheaper? Is cloud computing safe? When we built out our own cloud, we decided that transparency was one of the most important things we could offer to our […]

As more and more employees are using their own mobile, electronic devices for work, employers must recognize and address the many issues that arise from this practice. Today employees typically own three separate electronic devices (smart phones, tablets and laptops), which all potentially can be used for work. In the very near future, e-mails and […]

I was recently interviewed by a trade magazine that was putting together a story with predictions about tech trends for the upcoming year. One of the things I mentioned was that, 2013 will be a year of “churn and burn” for small business cloud services. Let me explain. Hoards of eager, early adopters of small […]

It’s not exactly a common subject of cocktail party conversation.  Common or not, a conversation with your Trusted IT Advisor about Managed Services is far more important than such water cooler fodder as What’s Trending on Twitter. Quite often, however, the reward for a conversation extolling the benefits of Managed IT Services is a slightly […]

We are really excited to launch our newest cloud service for small business, “Cartella”. Essentially, Cartella™ is a virtual file server, in the cloud.  It takes team file sharing to a whole new level by offering many more benefits than a traditional file server. With Cartella, your company files are stored securely in the cloud, […]

Buying a new laptop?  Thinking about it?  Customers call us all the time looking for advice on a new portable computer.  In response, we created a list of questions.  With the questions, we try to collect as much information as possible so that we can help get the customer a machine that will not only […]

Interesting issue that was just resolved at a client. We use Cisco WAPs (Cisco WAP321 model) for some SMB customers and it seems that they have an interesting quirk that will cause some serious issues on a network if they are plugged into an STP-enabled SmartSwitch. By default, the WAP is also STP-enabled and it […]