FOCUS on TECH - Communicate Better!

5 things we can do as leaders to enable better communication

Invest in better Cameras! Great cameras like the Logitech C930E that we recommend aren't available right now. We need to plan for this and look ahead.

Some important things to remember as Summer Heats up...

Do not leave your electronics in a hot car or exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time. Laptops, tablets, mobile phones, cameras, and other electronic devices do not deal well with high temperatures.

FOCUS on TECH - You live in an insecure environment

What does the CyberSpace Solarium Commission have to do with your daily work environment?

On June 2, 2020 the CyberSpace Solarium Commission released a white paper on "Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic". Jeff Dettloff does a great job translating what this means for YOU in your daily life.

“Did you turn it off and on again?," quips a tech from the show 'The IT Crowd' as one of their recurring punch-lines.

That’s a question that gets asked a lot by IT professionals, so much so that the concept gets joked about, not only regarding computers, but in other areas of life as well.

Focus on Tech - 340,000 Michiganders effected by unemployment fraud?

What do you do if you’ve experienced Unemployment Insurance Fraud?

On Friday, June 5th 2020 the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity revealed an estimated 340,000 Michiganders have had their accounts flagged as the state investigates possible fraud throughout its system.

 

How do you keep a good pulse on your team? On your customers? How do you stay connected?

Polling or surveys in an often overlooked tool in our toolkit. We recommend Microsoft Forms.

Unexpected changes can be challenging to manage. If you are finding the transition into social distancing and remote work hard to navigate, we've collected some resources and tools that you may find useful during these times. As always, you can call upon our team to start #makingtecheasy for YOU.

Remote Toolkit

Resources:
• LinkedIn Learning – LinkedIn Learning has a whole series dedicated to Work from Home.

Is your organization #QuarantineReady ?

Here are six questions to ask yourself (or those in your organization) to help guide you towards the best ways to become #QuarantineReady for your organization.

What systems are so vital to the business that access needs to be available at all times and from any location?
Where are your files and/or database(s)? Can they be securely accessed from a remote location?
Communication systems - can your phones, email, etc be securely accessed without someone on-site administering their operations?
Accounting - can you run your business securely and successfully without local access to accounting/ERP systems?
What Internet service is available at the remote location - is it fast enough for the user to do their job without frustration? 
For all of the above, what steps are you taking to ensure that they are operationally secure? Cyber-Security is ultimately a human behavior problem much more than it is purely a technology problem.

 

Providence Consulting Recognized on CRN’s 2020 MSP500 List 

 Lansing, MI, February 18, 2020 – Providence Consulting Co., who specializes in “Making Tech Easy” announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company has named Providence Consulting to its 2020 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the “Pioneer 250” category.