Small business owners are often worried about data loss. Rightly so, because data loss has the potential to wipe out a business. We have identified the most common forms of data loss so you can see how they fit into…
Think Quicker Recovery Time, Not Quicker Backup – While incremental backups are much faster than executing a full-backup, they also prolong recovery time. In the event of data loss, a full restore will require loading the most recent full backup…
Partnering with a managed service provider (MSP) is one new approach being used by many companies like yours. Experienced MSPs have access to newer tools that reduce costs by automating many routine in-house labor intensive processes. Break-fix is labor intensive,…
Did you know that 50% of small business owners think their businesses are too small to be targeted by the thieves of the virtual world? Contrary to popular belief, 72% of hacker attacks often happen to smaller firms – firms…
Research has revealed that over half of all users end up opening fraudulent emails and often even fall for them. Phishing is done with the aim of gathering personal information about you, generally related to your finances. The most common…
Businesses today are relying more than ever on IT systems to efficiently run their business, support customers and optimize productivity. These systems house sensitive digital data ranging from employee and customer information, to internal emails, documents and financial records, sales…
According to Symantec, 50% of SMBs admit to having no backup and disaster recovery plan in place. 41% of those surveyed confessed that they had never even given much thought to implementing a disaster recovery or business continuity plan. If…
It’s no secret that passwords are the keys to the kingdom. So how is your organization handling passwords? If your organization is still using passwords that are less than 12 characters, serious trouble may be on the horizon.
By now, you probably know that JCMR Technology is an IT Solutions provider focused on delivering professional services for a wide variety of Security, Management and Data Center products. Our main goal is become a trusted local technology partner that…
In the past two weeks, we’ve blogged about driving Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) success by defining a BYOD policy and protecting data with Information Classification. This week, we explore balancing the user experience and data protection and security to…
Last week we blogged about the “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) trend, which allows businesses to save money on costly IT hardware and maximize new technology faster. However, the BYOD model can pose a threat to data security. Allowing employees…
Server monitoring goes much further than simply keeping an eye on how your equipment is running; it involves tracking performance, remediating issues, identifying trends and reporting out on what you find. Whether you’re monitoring servers, applications, clouds, or networks,…
Blog Post: The Secret to Selling Virtualization to Your CFO In last week’s blog, we talked about how virtualization is the most promising solution to the rising costs of tech, hardware, and infrastructure. However, benefits such as optimizing and scaling…
In today’s blog, we introduce Pate Dawson Company and a case study on the implementation of network infrastructure in a new distribution center as well as site-to-site failover VPN services between locations.
Engaging a local technology partner to help with vendor and production selection can help companies achieve better results with lower costs. Having a trusted local technology partner offers access to additional pools of knowledge while also bringing a third party’s…
A security breach has taken place on your network. A data leak, an intruder gains access, or critical files have been deleted… who’s to blame this time? An employee is to blame. You’ve experienced the very real and very common…
The old rule that no one in IT gets fired for buying IBM and Lotus is as dead as buying IBM and Lotus. The modern corollary – that an IT environment should use a single vendor across as many parts…
If your company couldn’t run without its network and its data, then disaster recovery systems aren’t a luxury. They’re a necessity. While transitioning applications to the cloud can give you access to those provider’s systems, protecting your business starts with…
It sounds like the plot of a movie… But it is very real possibility. Imagine: Your entire Company’s files have been hijacked and encrypted with 2048-bit encryption. You receive a notification that you have 72 hours to pay a ransom….
As the amount of data stored in virtual environments continues to grow, companies are becoming increasingly concerned with the expenses associated with backing data up. These costs are not limited to the price of extra hardware. Labor costs associated with…
Wireless is incredibly convenient But it can also pose a serious threat to your environments security. Just as it is easier for your customers, employees, and legitimate users to access your network via wireless technologies, it also makes it…
Companies looking for robust environments for Application Management or Data Management require secure Data Centers. There are two major security conditions regarding Data Centers that must be addressed by any IaaS Provider: Physical Security of the Data Center Data Centers…
This is Part III in a three-part series about Public versus Private Cloud Services An alternative type of Cloud offering is the Private Cloud. Most of the time the Private Cloud consists of both infrastructure and services operated for a…
It was not just about the great job JCMR Technology did in providing services, but the experience they brought to our Team. They educated my staff, worked with them very well. Implementing these solutions gave valuable time back to my…
Many companies that should have a disaster recovery plan in place either do not have a plan in place, or they have an underdeveloped one. Here are a few reasons why it is important to fully develop your plan so…