Lessons from the CrowdStrike Outage: Why the Case for Local Cloud Hosting is Stronger Than Ever

More than ever before, businesses are relying on cloud services for data storage, security, and IT infrastructure management. The recent CrowdStrike outage has highlighted some critical vulnerabilities associated with large public cloud providers. This event underscores the importance of considering local cloud hosting services like those offered by Cooperative Systems. Here’s why choosing a local…

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Cybersecurity IT Solutions for 2023

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Cyberattacks continue to impact businesses like yours because of the levels of sophistication, and lack of awareness of how at risk you really are.  Many businesses we talk with still think that “it won’t happen to us because we’re protected”.   Wrong, wrong, wrong!  Here are some very humbling statistics (out of many) reported from various…

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

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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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Why Modern Workplaces Use Office 365

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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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