Consequences of Moving from Old Small Business 365 Plans to New

November 30, 2015

This is an operational update to all my friends in the MSP community but can also be useful to anyone that has small business based office 365 plans. As of December 1, 2015 Microsoft has begun to force all small ...

Why Office 365?

March 13, 2015

We use office 365 for our clients a lot. It's a good solution for many reasons.Why office 365? 1) Never worrying about what version of the office you're on, anyone on 365 always has an up to date Office version. ...

What to think about before a VOIP installation

February 22, 2015

These days many business are looking at VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) Phone Systems. Instead of carrying calls on conventional phone lines, the voice is carried encrypted across the internet. While VOIP is usually the  way  to go, there are ...

IT Security Service

September 23, 2014

[separator headline="h2" title="Multidefense technology to secure your network"] Technology poses security risks from within and outside every business. H&D Technologies can provide offsite IT security it security service and protection services along with monitoring and consulting services to eliminate risk. ...

Happiest Time of the Year! Tech buying Tips

December 20, 2013

OK, it’s the happiest time of year and the best time of year to get the latest and greatest devices and equipment … Right? The holidays are upon us and here are a few tips you might want to consider ...

Continuity and Disaster Recovery

October 23, 2013

Continuity refers to the ability to get your systems running quickly during an outage. When your server goes down and can't be brought back up - now what? If you have regular, non-image based backups, here are the steps: Find ...

Marketing Tip: Don't Get Blacklisted!

August 30, 2013

There is a common mistake that many business make when sending marketing or information-based emails: sending out email blasts from their corporate email account to groups in excess of 25 recipients and getting blacklisted. For example, if your corporate email ...

Run - Don't Walk - to Hard Disk-Based Backups

August 28, 2013

This is the second installment in the backup series, the first being on the use of tape. We are currently in the best place for backups in the 30 years I've been doing IT. Disk-based backups are awesome! The best! ...

Backups: Beware of Tape!

August 21, 2013

You're going to be hearing a lot on backups in the coming weeks, a favorite topic and one that often is ignored by business owners. Besides the work you perform on your systems, backups are the most important thing you ...

Does “Green Computing” Really Mean Savings $$$?

August 8, 2013

In a word yes, and it’s good for our planet too.  In doing research for this blog post, I ran across some tips on the Journal of Accountancy Website for green computing. If accountants are concerned about this issue, there ...