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Filling the Technology Gaps in a Manufacturing Operation

December 5, 2024

One truism that can hurt any business is, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Often, over time, we work in systems we’ve grown used to, sacrificing potential productivity for familiarity and comfort. That’s what Tom Jarry, Director of Engineering, recently encountered with a mid-sized manufacturing client with about 50 employees. “We completed a Technology…

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Which Mobile Payment App or Method Should You Use: The Best Payment Apps of 2019

December 20, 2019

You carry your smartphone with you everywhere you go. Cashless payments are becoming part of our everyday spending habits. We pay bills online, and we carry credit and debit cards as our primary method of payment on-the-go. It’s no surprise that a mobile payment app (or multiple!) would become a regular part of our day-to-day…

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Top 3 Holiday Cyber Safety Tips

November 29, 2019

Read this before you do any more shopping this season! This year we encourage you, more than ever, to commit to holiday cyber safety. We’ve put together a shortlist of tips to serve as your guide. Be prepared to combat common scams out there so you can keep yourself, your business, and your family safe…

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Buying A Laptop: 5 Important Things To Consider Before You Buy A Laptop

November 21, 2019

Business owners and IT managers come to us all the time before buying a laptop to find out what we would recommend for their team. As with many technology decisions, the answer is not the same for every person and it is different for every business! There are a number of factors to take into…

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Ransomware Survival Guide: How To Survive Ransomware Attacks

November 11, 2019

Ransomware holds its spot at the top of the list of malware threats year after year for good reason: It is a highly profitable and effective attack vector for cyber criminals. In order to figure out how to survive these attacks, businesses absolutely need to have a strategy and plan ahead of encountering ransomware scenarios.…

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Top 4 Risks You Face If You Don’t Upgrade to Windows 10

October 25, 2019

When you don’t upgrade to Windows 10, you’re leaving your machine and your entire network open to a variety of critical vulnerabilities. As we have addressed over the past year, Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows 7 after January 2020, and even Windows 8 users are outside of mainstream support at this point. What…

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2019: 10 Tips for Cyber Safety

October 18, 2019

Tech Tips from CoopSys – Episode 6: 10 Tips for Cyber Safety In this episode of Tech Tips from CoopSys we walk through our 10 tips for cyber safety list, which offers some simple tactics to help members of the online community to better protect themselves. People in the US spend as many as 12…

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How To Decide When To Upgrade Your Technology

October 11, 2019

When is the right time to upgrade your technology? How do you decide what to upgrade and how do you upgrade it? Are you getting the most value out of your current IT? How do you figure out what technology to upgrade in order to maximize ROI on your investments? You can start by asking…

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Why Modern Workplaces Use Office 365

October 3, 2019

When you think about the current state of workplaces you know versus what you have seen in the past, it is not hard to make some guesses about why modern workplaces use Office365. As we have explained in previous posts we do not always recommend the cloud for all businesses; however, there are some really…

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Should You Leave Your Computer On Or Turn Your Computer Off

August 15, 2019

At the end of the workday, you have an important decision to make: Should you turn your computer off or leave your computer on? Each option has its own set of pros and cons, and there are a number of variables that can affect the answer. Are you confident that you’re making the right decision…

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Multi-Factor Authentication 101

August 2, 2019

Tech Tips from CoopSys – Episode 5: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) 101 and Introduction to Single Sign-On (SSO) This is episode 5 of Tech Tips from CoopSys, we discuss the multi-layered approach to authentication, as well as the concept of single sign-on. We know that you and your team might find passwords down-right annoying sometimes, so…

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Cooperative Systems Ranked Among World’s Most Elite: 2019 MSP 501

July 5, 2019

12th Annual MSP 501 Identifies Top Forward-Thinking Global MSPs & Leading Trends in Managed Services Cooperative Systems has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers on the prestigious 12th-annual Channel Futures 2019 MSP 501 rankings. Every year, MSPs worldwide complete an extensive survey and application to report their product offerings, growth…

Blockchain Technology and The Future of Accounting

June 20, 2019

With innovative technology and new automation comes concern about the role of human professionals in the field. We see it time and time again. We want to start by saying: Experts do not see blockchain technology replacing the significant role of the people in this industry and we will explain why! This technology will, however,…