Business Planning
Cryptocurrency and IT Infrastructure For Businesses: How You Can Accept It and Profit From Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency isn’t going away anytime soon. With more providers of goods and services accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies now than ever before, businesses just like yours, need to be thinking about what you need in order to accept it as a payment type. Not only are large companies jumping on, but entire countries such as El Salvador are adopting cryptocurrencies to allow citizens…
Read MoreRansomware Issues for Businesses: Why Even the White House Is Getting Involved In Ransomware Prevention
A ransomware attack can be devastating to your business. Ransomware attacks can shut down your business for inconvenient periods of time, permanently damage your reputation, and open the door to more unfortunate yet preventable data breaches. Ransomware has become such a big issue for private companies that even the White House is getting involved. Earlier…
Read MoreControlling Your IT: Should You Outsource Your IT, Hire Internally, or Have a Hybrid?
Hire or outsource? Outsource or hire? We hear this question all the time from business owners, just like you. Here is what we DO know: It is a difficult question to answer with a lot of variables. Let’s talk about the pros and cons with the caveat that your own business may have different priorities and needs. IT costs vary…
Read MoreSpringfield Label and Tape Solves Technology Frustrations Through Partnership with Cooperative Systems
Springfield Label and Tape specializes in creating custom labels for a wide variety of clients. They were facing several technology issues that was starting to impact their productivity including help with IT support, internet and network performance, remote work access and cybersecurity. They heard about us and asked for help. How we did it: We installed a…
Read MorePaid Technology Assessments Vs. Free Technology Assessments: Which is better for your organization and why?
Technology. Some business professionals love it, some hate it. But why? There are many different explanations for this dynamic. IMHO, the lack of proper training & education are the biggest culprits. Part of our mission here at Cooperative Systems, is to ensure that our clients understand the work we do for them. We’ve found that…
Read MoreBackup and Continuity for Hartford and Boston Businesses: Why Backups Are Important
Backups of your IT network and your company data are one of the most important things you can have in the case of unforeseen events. According to Steadfast, human error is the leading cause of data loss, coming in at around 25 percent of all data loss. While it is possible to train your employees to be weary of emails with ransomware, accidentally deleting an important project…
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