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In-House IT or Outsource IT Department?

Amazing how so many people are looking for a job yet finding the right person can be daunting. Let alone a qualified IT person that you can trust with the life blood of your company, your information systems.

7 questions to ask when interviewing an IT candidate…

Recurring IT Costs – What should you expect?

It’s easy to see that a light bulb needs to be purchased or a failed system needs replacement. But all too many times the reasoning behind why money goes into reoccurring IT costs seems to elude many. I hope to clear up what is to be typically expected of any modern business regarding what their […]

2020 State of CyberSecurity Webinar

October is CyberSecurity Awareness Month. Join us Oct 28th @ 11:00 AM PST for a special 2020 State of CyberSecurity webinar. FBI Special Agent Lance Pehrson and Compnology CEO Nathan DeSutter will share what you need to know about: – CyberSecurity trends, threats, vulnerabilities, and risks that business are facing today. – Most effective mitigation […]

Security Tips for Work From Home (WFH)

COVID-19 has spawned a new era in the global #WFH (Work From Home) initiative.   In the rush, many are sacrificing key security.  What can you do to protect yourself and your company?  Here are a few Security Tips for Working From Home

Coronavirus – Cyber Security Training (WFH)

#WFH is a Cyber Criminal dream. During the work from home rush, network security has commonly been shoved aside. Compnology is providing (at no cost) Cyber Security Training for your entire organization.

Internet is Out – Now What!

We live in a connected world, and wow when the internet goes out, it can have a huge impact to your business. Now What? Most Small Business Internet Providers are under NO obligation to you for actual service uptime. They don’t really have an SLA (Service Level Agreement). Oh well they say they do, but […]

Cyber Monday – Protect Yourself

Looking forward to Cyber Monday?  So are the cyber-crooks.  Distracted shoppers willing to click on any ad or link provide ample opportunity to spread the holiday cheer of ransomeware, malvertising, and all sorts of attacks.  Make no mistake, they are preying on you.  See 6 Tips to protect yourself.

Is your IT a Profit Point? or an Expense?

I Declare that everyone’s IT should be a PROFIT POINT and NOT an Expense. I strongly believe we make our clients more money than IT Support costs. My methodology is to focus on the “end result”. What’s the “end result” ? The same thing everyone wants for their company = Satisfied Customers, Happy Employees, Enjoyable […]

Do Modern Systems Require Less Support?

  Yes and No. There is a shift of support. I’ve always find it weird how much ‘less’ of a good chair you get now and how much ‘more’ they cost. 15 years ago most support was centered on HARDWARE. Today (2013) hardware has become significantly better. So hardware related support has gone way down. […]

The Real Costs of Downtime

I Declare that your IT should be a profit point NOT an expense. We can take any company be it ‘technology strategic’ or ‘technology dependent’ and increase their annual revenue well beyond the perceptive expense associated with IT. Thus taking what all your competitors view as an expense on their P&L Statements and making IT […]