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If IT Threats Were Cast as Star Trek Villains
The United Federation of Planets had a lot of enemies, and if you run a business, you also face some substantial threats to your operation. So in recognition of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, we decided to cast IT’s most infamous bad actors as notable villains from the Trek shows and movies. Ransomware and Viruses as…
Read MoreInventions and Innovations Straight Outta Ireland
Since everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, we thought we’d mention some inventions that we can now claim as part of our newly acquired heritage. As listed at Irish Central (seriously, it’s a website) here are 10 notable inventions by our Irish brethren: Color Photography Invented by John Joly, Bracknagh, Ireland (1857 – 1933)…
Read MoreNetwork Security: What Is Risk Analysis?
When you think about risks to your business network … what comes to mind? Hackers? A server meltdown? Data loss? That would be an understandable response, but actually those aren’t risks. Instead, they are properly understood as “threats.” So what’s the difference, you ask? (Or pretend you did.) To conduct a proper risk analysis, look…
Read MoreBack to School Special: Kids & Social Media
This may come as a shock, but kids like their smartphones … and their iPads … and laptops or even desktop computers. If you don’t believe us, find a teenager and ask him; maybe he’ll stop texting long enough to answer you. One Pew Research poll from a couple of years ago found that kids…
Read MoreSpeaking of Social, Look for Our Next White Paper… Coming Soon!
What you do on social media can have a big impact on how the public perceives your company. That’s just one aspect of a rather complex subject known as “online reputation management.” To help you explore this important topic more fully, SynchroNet is preparing an exclusive White Paper, Online Reputation Management: What People Say about…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening at SynchroNet?
We’ve enjoyed modest growth over the last year as we’ve welcomed many new organizations into The SynchroNet Way. We want to thank our existing/long-term customers for your continued trust and for the opportunity to help your organizations succeed. To our new newest customers, we are excited to have you aboard and can’t wait to make…
Read MoreWho Can You Trust?
A great thing about getting a new computer is knowing it’s pristinely free of junk files and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs). Of course, nowadays new computers do come with a lot of “bloatware,”-a tradeoff for a lower price that most of us can tolerate. But, what if a well-known manufacturer sold you a computer with…
Read MoreDear Virtualization… Be our Valentine?
This is our love letter to Virtualization. See, virtualization is special. It enables us to optimize server hardware and software infrastructure. Businesses rely on servers to perform multiple business functions (like hosting your business applications). Some of these applications require their own servers, which means separate costs per server at the time of purchase, for…
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