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Why Businesses Should Use Either Microsoft 365 or G Suite

According to a McKinsey Global Institute analysis, the average employee spends 28% of their work time on email and checks it approximately 11 times per hour. With the shift towards remote and hybrid work due to the...

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Why Businesses Need Computers with Minimum Specifications & Operating Systems

Most modern employees are tethered to their computers, depending on them to communicate, collaborate, and work efficiently. As a result, the computer has become one of the top tools for facilitating productivity....

10 Advantages of Virtualization Solutions for Chicago Businesses

Do you find yourself with a lack of time and resources on your company's IT front? Is your staff's training and industry knowledge becoming outdated and irrelevant? Rather than invest a large amount of time, money...

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What You Need to Know About Cloud Migration for Small Businesses

Migrating your business to the cloud can be the key to unlocking scalable and cost-effective operations. But with so many options and considerations, where do you even begin? This guide teaches you how to manage a...

Office 365 or G Suite: Which is Better for Your Organization? (2020)

Every business needs email, communications, and productivity tools. 85% of businesses use Microsoft's Office 365 or Google's G Suite solutions to address these needs. But which is better: Office 365 or G Suite? The...

Pros and Cons of SharePoint: Is SharePoint Worth it?

According to the 2019 State of the Digital Workplace, 80% of medium-sized and large organizations' employees said their company has an intranet. If your organization's rapid growth is creating file and data storage...

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How Much Should Unified Communications Cost?

With a few quick searches, you can get some idea of the typical pricing of a cloud phone system. Determining the pricing of a Unified Communications system is a little more difficult. The price isn't the true total...

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The Best Collaboration Tools for Business: Microsoft Teams vs Slack vs Google Hangouts (2020)

Slack has 10 million daily users. Microsoft claims they've eclipsed 13 million daily users. And we're still in the very early stages of adoption in terms of the toolset overall. For the forward-thinking...

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How Endpoint Security Protection Helps Safeguard Small Businesses

A single security incident can cripple a business, sneaking in undetected and stealing sensitive information or causing costly downtime. Endpoint detection and response is a valuable weapon in the fight against...