Viruses can be a pain when they infect your computer, but there are ways to help protect yourself against computer viruses.

• Get anti-virus software for your computer.  There are many options available both free and paid.
• Always keep your Operating System updated.
• Most Operating Systems allows you to turn on User Account Control.  This feature alerts you when software makes a change to your computer.
• Think twice before clicking that link.  There are many malicious emails and messages telling you to “click here” or “look at this”.  
• Ensure the site you are viewing is secure.  Look for “https” in the URL and some browsers actually have a little lock icon beside the URL.
• Only download software from trusted sites.

Let us help you find the right steps to keep you safe.

There are different methods to back up your data from using an external drive to backing your data on a remote server over the Internet.  Backing up to an external drive, like a USB stick, it cheap and quick by using your computer’s built-in backup software.  Backing up over the internet usually costs money, but you are protected against any type of data loss. Contact us to discuss your options

An email system is a network of computers handling electronic mail (email) on the Internet. An email system includes user machines running programs that compose, send, retrieve, and view messages. Agent machines are part of the mail handling system. We have several different options available depending on what your are looking for. Contact us to discuss your needs.

Ideally your purchase of business computers and network gear would be staggered over multiple years ensuring life cycle planning on a 1-5 year plan. Our virtual CIO service is designed to help with all your IT budgeting needs like planning out new hardware purchases and coming up with a reasonable yearly budget based on your growth.