<p>As your business grows and you add workstations, connected devices, other network components it&#8217;s a slow fade to when IT issues become the norm as you start to experience performance issues with hardware or software. Let’s say you’re a small office and don’t have a million dollars for an IT budget or to hire full-time&hellip;</p>

<p>With hurricanes and snowstorms hitting communities along the east coast repeatedly, the last couple of years were some of the worst in history. Most times, the damage is irreconcilable. While it might seem trivial to think about cloud storage strategy when in the middle of a category 4 hurricane, not having a cloud backup strategy&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;Should I upgrade my Microsoft Office version or subscribe to Office 365?&#8221; This is a question we get asked often when we meet with our clients.&nbsp; &#8220;Should our company subscribe to Office 365, or should we just keep purchasing Office licenses every few years?&#8221; The high-level answer is this: If your business model or industry&hellip;</p>

<p>You’d think that in an era of increasing cybersecurity risks, disaster recovery and other such business-critical initiatives would be well-funded. Sadly, they’re not. (In fact, according to CIO Insight, 40 percent of companies still don’t have a documented disaster recovery plan in place.) How do you solve this problem? Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you&hellip;</p>

<p>Most of us have a virtual personal assistant that lives in our pockets, internet connected devices in our homes to make our lives easier, and we’re having lengthy customer service conversations with chat bots. Technology has gotten more sophisticated in every way (aside from that printer that never seems to work). In this climate of&hellip;</p>

<p>Cooperative Systems, a premier provider of IT and technology services with offices in Connecticut and Massachusetts, is celebrating its 25th anniversary! Cooperative Systems has been successfully serving businesses from Hartford to Boston and beyond for a quarter century. They have become a trusted technology advisor for their clients and partners. Cooperative Systems prides itself on&hellip;</p>