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Network Security Best Practices for Small Businesses
Four Critical Steps You Can’t Afford to Miss: For most small businesses, network security is either misunderstood, underfunded or left to…
Is Your Office Wi-Fi Bad? How to Test and Troubleshoot
Is Your Office Wi-Fi Failing the Test? You’re on your third video call of the day, trying to land a new…
Cyber Resilience for Small Business Owners: What It Means and Why It Matters
Most small business owners think cybersecurity ends with antivirus software or a secure Wi-Fi network. But real protection today means more…
Disaster Recovery Plan for Small Businesses: Build True Cyber Resilience
One IT Disaster Could Shut You Down. Are You Ready? A cyberattack locks your data. A server fails. A staff member…
IT Downtime Calculator: Measure the Real Cost of Tech Failures
How Much Is Downtime Really Costing Your Business? When your network crashes or software stalls, the real cost isn’t just lost…
Copilot vs ChatGPT Security: Smarter AI Tools for Small Business
AI is transforming how small businesses operate. From automating tasks to generating content, artificial intelligence is helping companies improve customer service,…
The Real Cost of Downtime for Small Businesses
For small businesses, every minute matters. When technology fails, whether it’s your internet, server, payment system, or critical applications, operations come…
How to Choose Cloud Services for Small Businesses
For many small businesses, the idea of “moving to the cloud” still feels like something reserved for tech giants or companies…
Boyd Smith on Sound of Goshen Podcast: TechKnowledgey’s Local Impact
“Sounds Around Town”: Boyd Smith Shares the Heart of TechKnowledgey on the Sound of Goshen Podcast If you’ve ever wondered how…
What’s an Average IT Budget for a Small Business?
Technology is no longer a luxury for small businesses—it’s the backbone of daily operations, customer interactions, and long-term growth. But knowing…
What Is a Cybersecurity Audit?
Why Small Businesses Can’t Afford to Skip This Crucial Checkup If you run a small business, you probably wear a dozen…
From Reactive to Proactive: Why Managed IT Services Save Businesses Time and Money
Many small businesses take an “if it breaks, fix it” approach to IT. While this might seem cost-effective, it often leads…
Cybersecurity for Small Businesses: What Indiana’s Business Owners Need to Know
Cyber threats aren’t just a “big city” or Fortune 500 problem – they’re right here in Indiana, knocking on the doors…
In-House IT vs. Managed IT: The Best Choice for Your Business
As small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) grow, their IT demands become more complex. Business owners must decide whether to invest in…
Zero In On Downtime For Long-Term Business Continuity and Customer Satisfaction
Small business has changed dramatically within the last decade. No change has been more profound than our dependency on information technology…
Ransomware Attacks: Your Business or Your Data
This cyberattack scheme hasn’t garnered nearly as much attention as the usual “break-in-and-steal-data-to-sell-on-the-Internet” type, but it can be even more debilitating….
5 Compelling Reasons to Choose Managed I.T. Services for Your Business
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, a whopping 64% of businesses have chosen to outsource at least a portion of…
Business IT Support – Fully Managed Technology
Comprehensive, Subscription-Based IT Support Businesses today rely on technology to remain competitive. Your network, computers, mobile devices, and cloud assets are…
Online Backups: Do You Really Need Them?
If you are like most small to medium size businesses, you are probably thinking of backing up your data with online…
Trusting Your IT Staff
I built my business the hard way. I started it from scratch over a decade ago, leaving a good-paying job and…
The Great Resignation
See if you can relate to this story. A long-term employee just took a job somewhere else. For years they had…
5 Things SMBs Can Do Right Now To Preserve Their Network and Systems
A successful small to medium business (SMB’s) must align its technology and business initiatives. Constant employee productivity must be maintained to…
My Recent Trip to Philadelphia
You’d be amazed at the number of business execs who put their time and money towards serving others. You’ll often find…
Beware of your employees!
If someone asked you what was the biggest threat to your business from the IT perspective, what would come to your…
Remote Work Best Practices For Data Saftey
Do you have staff working from home? Of late, due to the Coronavirus crisis a lot of businesses shifted to the…
Business Technology: Relevant and Free From Fear
IT SERVICES TO KEEP YOU IN BUSINESS Here at TechKnowledgey, we understand that most small and medium-sized business owners did not go…
Protect Yourself & Watch For These Online Shopping Red Flags
Who doesn’t like online shopping? Online shopping has opened up a whole new world to us. Get whatever you want, whenever…
3 Sound Reasons to Outsource IT Services to an External Provider (MSP)
Taking care of the entirety of your internal IT infrastructure can be a considerable drain on your human resources as well…
4 Lesser-known benefits of hiring a MSP
You are probably aware of the most common benefits of signing up with a MSP (Managed Service Provider) such as: But,…
Why More SMBs are Turning to the Cloud to Reduce TCO
More small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) seem to be taking the initiative to learn more about the benefits of the cloud….
5 Things You Should Do Right Now To Preserve Your Network and Systems
1. Backup Files Every Day – As catastrophic as data loss is, the number of businesses that still are not backing up…
Work From Home Implementation: Planning Matters
Work From Home, also commonly known as telecommuting, is a fairly general term that encompasses a range of workplace policies. Most…
Data Security Is A People Problem
There are some things that only humans can fix. 95% of all security incidents involve human error. Ashley Schwartau of The…
5-Step Process To Improve Collections For Your Business
Businesses are dealing with an epidemic of epic proportions. And no, it’s not COVID-19. It’s collections. Collecting money owed to your business…
The Benefits of a Managed Service Provider (MSP)
Managed Service Providers – or MSPs – are often recommended as a cost effective IT solution for small businesses. For a…
5 Signs Switching IT Service Providers Is Worthwhile
Are you happy with your tech? Most people don’t spend much time thinking about the answer to that question. Instead, it’s…
IT Vendor Management Services
As a business owner, you’ve wondered if IT vendor management services is right for you. Maybe you’ve pondered questions like these while trying…
Why Your Business Should Upgrade to Windows 10
Have you upgraded your business computers from Windows 7 to Windows 10 yet? If not, you should strongly consider it. Windows…
7 Benefits of Remote IT Support
The IT department is a vital part of a business’s operations. As technology advances, so does the need to provide valuable…
Top 5 Holiday Cyber Scams
It’s that time of year again where snow covers the ground, shoppers begin to check items off their Christmas list, and…
What You Should Do When Windows 7 Ends
In the technology industry, the term “End of Life” refers to the ceasing of support for a software and/or hardware product….
7 Examples of IT Services
As a business owner or manager, you understand that great IT services are necessary to keep your business running at peak…
Invest In The Future With Hybrid Cloud Services
Hybrid cloud services are ideal for a business’s IT infrastructure. Investing in the future with cloud services can save on infrastructure…
Natural Disasters Are No Match For The Cloud
While many Goshen businesses were struggling to stay open, Salem Insurance was business as usual, thanks to cloud services. In February…
Choosing The Best Cloud Service Provider: 10 Questions
Switching your company’s office applications to the cloud can reduce costs, increase reliability, and make your processes more efficient. Storing email…
Benefits Of Cloud Services For Business
Today’s “sharing economy” is changing the way we do business. Many of us have benefited from this new model as customers…
IT Support Services Vs. Internal IT Staff
Every business owner or manager has considered utilizing IT support services or hiring internal IT staff at one point or another….
Managed IT Services: Proactive Vs. Reactive
When it comes to health, prevention is always better than a cure. The same is true for your business’s network health….
11 Pitfalls to Avoid When Choosing an IT Service Provider
If your business is looking to partner with a local IT service provider, then you have come to the right place….
11 Reasons To Outsource IT For Small Businesses
There comes a time in each business’ journey where the need for IT outsourcing arises. To outsource IT for small businesses…
How to Maximize Your ROI on Managed Print Services
Though managed print services sound like a complicated process that’s reserved for large corporations, it’s actually something that every business – of…
Why SMBs Need Expert Support When it Comes to Print Security
Data security used to be a concern relegated to large enterprises. Small and medium size business (SMB) owners were more likely to…