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Boost Your Business: A Guide to IT Managed Services for the Small Business Owner
Considering managed IT services for your small business? Access to technology expertise, improved security, and strategic growth support are within...
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5 Reasons Location Matters When Choosing an MSP
It's tempting to believe that, in this age of connectivity, the location of your managed service provider (MSP) is irrelevant. With remote support...
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Navigating Growth: Five Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Current Managed Service Provider
As your organization evolves, so do its technological demands. Identifying when your current MSP no longer meets these changing needs is key to...
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6 Ways IT Mismanagement Stifles Business Growth
In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern business, the role of IT has outgrown the idea that it’s simply a support function. It’s now a driver of...
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The Integral Role of IT Management in Business Strategy: How Size Matters
Information Technology is often the heartbeat of an organization, fueling its operations and future ambitions. When strategizing the role of IT...
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Streamlining Employee On-boarding and Off-boarding with an MSP: IT Considerations and Benefits
The on-boarding and off-boarding of employees are integral processes that demand meticulous planning and execution. The Information Technology team...
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Beyond the Obvious: Unveiling the Hidden Benefits of Managed Service Providers
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Why Sagiss Doesn't Offer "All You Can Eat" Contracts: Putting Service First
In the dynamic world of IT managed services, finding the perfect balance between service quality, client satisfaction, and business sustainability is...
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How Sagiss Crafts the Perfect Managed Services Contract to Fit Your Business
At the heart of any successful engagement with an IT managed service provider (MSP) is the contract that details the scope of work. The Statement of...
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Infrastructure as a Service: A Growing Force in Cloud Computing
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offers a flexible, scalable, and cost-efficient solution to simplify the complexity of managing IT infrastructure....
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MSPs Are Key to Unlocking IT Network Agility for Business
Agile has become a buzzword in business circles for some time now and for good reason. Agile organizations outperform their peers by as much as 50%...
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Overcoming IT Complexity During Mergers and Acquisitions
When two people get married and buy a house, they have to figure out which furniture to move in, what items to keep, what things to get rid of, and...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) Creates Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities for Businesses
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest areas of growth in IT. The market for IoT devices was valued at $544 billion in 2022 and is...
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Break-Fix vs. Managed Service Provider: What Is Right for Your Business?
In the not-too-distant past, when something broke, you’d call in someone to repair it and wait for the repair to happen. That may have been fine when...
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7 Questions You Should Ask an MSP Before Hiring Them to Migrate You to the Cloud
Cloud migration is more complex than it might seem at first. Companies often find that out the hard way.
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Need Top IT Talent? Look No Further Than Sagiss
With all the layoffs in the tech sector making news these days, you’d think there might be readily-available talents to fill all the open IT jobs....
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Talking Tech: Translating Technology for Understanding
Has this ever happened to you? As a business leader, you ask what seems like a simple question, and you get a long-winded answer that uses a lot of...
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Effective IT Should Be Unnoticed
IT infrastructure is the backbone of nearly every business. Reliability, resiliency and security are key to success and productivity. When the system...
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What You Get When Working With Sagiss
IT systems today are incredibly complex. We depend on them to run our businesses, but what happens when something breaks down?
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How to Adopt a Managed Services Mentality
Businesses of all sizes are looking for ways to streamline processes and reduce expenses without sacrificing quality or reliability. Utilizing...
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Why You Need an MSP That Is Cyber Verified
The managed service provider (MSP) you choose to work with is a significant decision. You need to be able to trust they can provide the services you...
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The SOC 2 Audit Process and Why it Matters
In the past year, cybercriminals have escalated their attacks on companies. Cyberattacks have reached an all-time high and they have become more...
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What Is a Virtual CIO and How Can a vCIO Help Your Business Grow?
Business leaders focus on running things smoothly, maximizing profits, and delivering the bottom line. Yet, there are so many things that can be...
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What Makes Sagiss Different from Other Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
Managing IT is a significant challenge for small and medium-sized companies. Most can’t afford to hire an IT team or Chief Information Officer, staff...
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Using Multifactor Authentication? Beware of MFA Fatigue and MFA Spamming
Multifactor authentication (MFA) is an effective tool for stopping unauthorized access to networks and websites, even if passwords are compromised....
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Disaster Recovery as a Service: A Necessity, Not a “Nice-To-Have”
It’s interesting how ancient stories can remain relevant across millennia: despite having made huge strides as a species, humanity continues to...
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Public Vs Private Cloud
Most of us have taken lessons of some sort — pottery, coding, cello, or public speaking. Let’s say you’re interested in learning more about rock...
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Think before you click
People often look to sophisticated tools for security solutions.
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Remote managed IT services - How do they work?
One question we often get concerns the benefits of remote managed IT vs. on-site support.
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Is a fractional CIO a good fit for your business?
Businesses have an endless list of needs but may not have the resources to satisfy all their needs in-house. That's why many businesses outsource...
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MSP vs MSSP - What are the differences?
The masses are often confused by the terms "MSP" and "MSSP". They may think there's no difference because the two are differentiated only by an extra...
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Security is a team effort
In decades past, job responsibilities were reserved for specific departments. One department had one type of people who performed one type of task.
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Security dos and don'ts
Solid security is, in many ways, complicated. Fortunately, there are a few basics you can follow to tighten up your security right away and get high...
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What is threatware?
Threatware is not a common term, so you may think it's a new class of cyber threat. But threatware is an umbrella term including many common security...
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The 4 most common types of data storage
The world runs on data. And businesses now have access to more data than ever before.
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The benefits of co-managed IT
When most people think of outsourced or managed IT, they likely think of fully-managed IT. With fully-managed IT, you rely on a managed service...
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Why Microsoft Edge is the best web browser for business
Microsoft Edge recently passed Safari as second place in the desktop browser wars. But Edge should hold the top spot as the web browser for business.
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How technology fits into business continuity planning
Every business needs a business continuity plan.
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Microsoft end-of-life survival kit
Nothing good lasts forever. Even Microsoft products.
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Why internal policies are crucial for managed security success
Once upon a time, good security amounted to little more than protecting your perimeter to keep threat actors out of your networks. But now, with the...
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What is the cost of a data breach?
Year after year, data breaches are getting more expensive.
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Pros and cons of BYOD
Businesses are always looking for ways to save money. Rather than buy more devices for their employees, some businesses implement BYOD programs.
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What is emotet?
Emotet, one of the worst security threats ever created, originated in 2014 as malware that intercepted internet traffic and harvested sensitive...
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10 security red flags to avoid
Sometimes you hear a piece of advice so harmful that it grates your ears like nails on a chalkboard. You might call such advice "red flags."
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IT troubleshooting basics
Any time you have an issue, you may be tempted to jump to the most dire conclusions. It's easy to do with technology: Your device isn't working as...
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Disabling NTLM, The Sagiss Way
To increase security, we are disabling NTLM (NT LAN Manager) for our clients.
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8 security concerns for the modern web [Updated]
Just a couple decades ago, a trusty antivirus program was all you needed for healthy security. But so much has changed in recent years.
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Sagiss ranked on Channel Futures 2022 MSP 501
Sagiss Ranked on Channel Futures 2022 MSP 501—Tech Industry’s Most Prestigious List of Managed Service Providers Worldwide
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Why your business needs a certified MSP
A managed service provider (MSP) is an outsourced IT department that handles all your company's IT support needs and is available in an instant. That...
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Managed IT support services, The Sagiss Way
Managed IT support services are the backbone of the value we provide for our clients. Two crucial individuals enable our managed IT support services:
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5 benefits of hiring a vCIO [Updated]
If you own a business, you probably have multiple plans in place to reach your long-term goals. While your business may not have the hefty IT budget...
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Why businesses need web content filtering
Web content filtering is a service that prevents users from accessing unwanted sites and services from company devices.
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Why your company needs end user security training
The vast majority of security breaches are directly related to human error. After a phishing or emotet attack, the employee who enabled the attack...
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Threat actors are targeting MSPs. Are you ready?
On May 11, 2022, authorities from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States issued a joint cybersecurity advisory for...
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Why businesses still need network firewall security
When working in an office was the only option most of us had, making the case for a network firewall was an easy sale.
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How do password managers work?
Every day, more people are falling victim to cybercrime. The good news: It doesn't have to be this way. Not when we have so many simple and...
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What is vulnerability management?
Threat actors are tirelessly testing your network for easy access to your crucial data and files. By the time you've identified a breach, it's...
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Sagiss receives elite Cyber Verify AAA risk assurance rating
The MSPAlliance Cyber Verify rating gives customers of cloud & managed services the assurance their provider is using the most current cyber security...
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What is next-generation antivirus?
While "next-generation" may sound new and revolutionary, next-generation antivirus actually has roots in technology most of us are already familiar...
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What is cyber liability insurance and why is it so important?
The increase of cyber attacks has made cyber liability insurance a necessity for nearly every business. Yet many businesses still don't understand...
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Managed IT essentials
In the past few years, more and more businesses have been ditching those sweaty palms and anxiety-ridden days in favor of fully managed or co-managed...
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Cybersecurity essentials for businesses
We routinely hear about the cyberattacks that bring down the Goliaths of the business world: Facebook, Equifax, and NVIDIA come to mind. Taking down...
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Data backup and disaster recovery [Updated]
People often use the terms "data backup" and "disaster recovery" as if they are synonyms. While the two concepts are fundamental parts of business...
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How does a network security assessment work?
A network security assessment is a common tool used by IT departments and managed service providers like Sagiss. In short, a network security...
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Sagiss is now a Microsoft Gold Partner
We’re proud to announce Sagiss has achieved a Microsoft Gold Partnership for Cloud Platform Services.
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Sagiss leads discussion panel at 2019 MSPWorld Conference
Hosted by the International Association of Cloud & Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance), the MSPWorld conference attracts managed IT support...
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What is Windows Core OS?
In October 2019, Microsoft announced the upcoming release of Windows Core OS. Naturally, users had questions. And Sagiss created the materials in...
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Sagiss completes MSP Verify certification with SOC 2 Type 2 audit
We're proud to announce Sagiss has earned its Soc 2 Type 2 Certification from the MSP Alliance!
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Multi-factor authentication: Why you need it
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds another layer of protection to your online accounts and is one of the simplest ways to improve your digital...
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How the cloud benefits business
Cloud-based applications like Microsoft 365 and Azure are revolutionizing the way companies of all sizes do business, enabling them to compete on...
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3 reasons to install software patches
Software patches are much more than pesky reminders to update and restart your computer. These often-ignored acts of regular PC maintenance...
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How network documentation software saves time and money
When you consider your most valuable IT assets, network documentation software is likely nowhere on your list. Creating good network documentation...
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The benefits of IT asset management
Properly tracking your IT assets helps you avoid unscheduled downtime, skip unnecessary asset purchases, and take the pain out of software audits.
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Data storage: 30+ interesting facts & figures
The way data is stored is something that every business should be concerned with because it is critical to the security of a business. Would you...