The importance of videoconferencing for midsize companies When it was first introduced commercially in 1982, videoconferencing was a luxury that companies only aspired to. Today it is widely used for everything from high-level corporate meetings and briefing sessions to job interviews and performance reviews to sales pitches and product demos. Videoconferencing is no longer just…
Is managed services right for you? You’re looking to roll out a big data initiative—or build a more flexible network to support new applications and services, and future expansion. Trouble is, you don’t have the appropriate technical expertise or IT resources in house to pull it off, and hiring and training new staff takes time…
The value of using two-factor authentication to secure your network With cyberattacks in the news so often these days, security is a growing concern for businesses of all sizes and in every industry. Here at Next Dimension, we’re always looking for ways our customers can make their networks and users more secure. And user authentication…
Why You Need the Latest Wireless 802.11ac Wave 2 Mobile usage continues to explode. According to a Cisco report issued in February 2016, by the year 2020 there will be 4.4 billion mobile users worldwide (up from 4.8 billion in 2015) and 11.5 billion mobile-ready devices and connections (four billion more than in 2015). http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/index.html…
What’s new in the cloud—and what’s in it for you? The transition to cloud computing has changed everything in IT. Virtually every company in every industry now utilizes the cloud for some or all of their business applications, not just data storage and backup. In fields ranging from healthcare to manufacturing, cloud computing has streamlined…
Are your cyber defenses up to the challenge? 2015 was a particularly good year for hackers. Big data breaches and cyberattacks made the news quite frequently —and the victims were well-known companies like Anthem, CVS, Walgreens, Experian, Scottrade, and V-Tech. http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/hack-future-experts-make-2016-cybersecurity-predictions-n486766 According to a recent study of business risk managers released by The Boiler Inspection…
Why traditional antivirus isn’t enough anymore—and how to think beyond it. In 2013, Chinese hackers conducted a four-month cyberattack on the New York Times. Despite having an antivirus system on its network, the newspaper missed 44 out of the 45 pieces of custom malware installed by the attackers. http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/31/technology/security/antivirus/ Here we are in 2016, and…
As an IT Managed Services Provider, Next Dimension is constantly keeping monitoring our client’s systems, and we’ve seen a resurgence of the Cryptolocker family of malware lately. This family of malware silently encrypts your business’s digital data, rendering your files useless to you unless you pay up or can recover from Backup or DR Systems.…
Did you know that 46% of businesses who experience a fire, flood or other type of major disaster will never re-open? That’s quite a sobering thought: the odds of your business recovering from a major event like this are essentially 1 in 2. The real tragedy here is that most of the companies who didn’t…
BYOD or “Bring Your Own Device” refers to the trend where organizations allow their employees to use personal mobile devices at work and allow those devices to connect to corporate networks and resources. There are Advantages and Disadvantages to it, and most organizations even without an official BYOD policy are already seeing both, even if…