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Montana Credit Union Network Partners with First Call Computer Solutions
Montana's Credit Unions exists to promote and enhance a thriving credit union community. To fulfill this duty to their members, they have partnered with First Call Computer Solutions, one of Montana's top Managed Service Providers. As technology evolves, cyber...
How to Prioritize Your Technology Gaps
Today's technology-based businesses must deal with multiple issues, including cyberthreats, head-to-head competition and regulatory compliance. Hence, keeping your technology infrastructure up to date is critical, and a technology audit is the best place to start. A...
What is Co-Managed IT – BLOG
There is a common misconception that an IT department can only consist of either an internal IT Team or fully outsourcing to an IT partner. However, every business has varying IT needs depending on the size and complexity of their business. The misconception is that...
6 Questions to Ask Before Implementing a Technology Change
It can be exciting to introduce new technology into your business. Finding a solution that will help your team members do their jobs more efficiently and effectively by filling a gap in your technology infrastructure is certainly an achievement. However, before you...
It is Time to Partner with a Managed IT Service Provider
Managed Services Providers are IT BUSINESS PARTNERS that exist to deliver services such as IT infrastructure, planning, network administration, cybersecurity, and much more. These services are generally outside the business's scope of work yet critical to the...
5 Things You Should Do RIGHT NOW to Preserve Your Network and Systems
1. Back up Files Every Day As catastrophic as data loss is, the number of businesses that still are not backing up their network is unbelievable. According to the Symantec Small to Medium Size Businesses (SMB) data, only 23% of SMBs are backing up their data daily,...
MANAGED CYBERSECURITY
Embrace the CHANGE BLOG
The first password I ever created was 3232; it was my basketball jersey number twice. That was not exactly a secure password, but I could use it and not have any issues for years. Unfortunately, times now are no so simple. A four-character numeric password would be...
Cybersecurity is like Ogres
Is your business's approach to cybersecurity more like Humpty Dumpty than Shrek? No, I'm not crazy, but I'm sure you are thinking, "What the heck is this guy talking about?" Let me say it a little different, does your cybersecurity have a hard exterior with a soft...
Montana CMMC Assistance
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification or CMMC is seemingly overwhelming. A new cybersecurity framework, five different levels of maturity, 17 capability domains, 43 capabilities/, 171 practices, 3rd party assessors, defense contracting requirements, and...
5 Cybersecurity Trends We Expect in 2021
It may not come as a surprise that operating a business is an expensive venture. When a business is faced with technical problems on their network, software or equipment, costs go beyond just a financial standpoint. The time that employees spend trying to fix these...
Do I Need Advanced Security?
Does everyone need advanced security for their network? The answer is no more than the world needs more COVID, but if you do need Advanced Security, it's kind of like a fire extinguisher at that point, if you need it, you REALLY NEED IT.Does your business need to...
The Dangers of the Inbox
Every now and then, an email with a catchy subject line appears in your inbox and you end up clicking on it, either because you’re curious about the subject line or because you assume the sender is trustworthy. Unfortunately, this is how most cyberattacks tend to...
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It is Time to Partner with a Managed IT Service Provider
Managed Services Providers are IT BUSINESS PARTNERS that exist to deliver services such as IT infrastructure, planning, network administration, cybersecurity, and much more. These services are generally outside the business's scope of work yet critical to the...
Montana Credit Union Network Partners with First Call Computer Solutions
Montana's Credit Unions exists to promote and enhance a thriving credit union community. To fulfill this duty to their members, they have partnered with First Call Computer Solutions, one of Montana's top Managed Service Providers. As technology evolves, cyber...
What is Microsoft Business Voice?
Did you know that your Microsoft Teams application can be set up to be your one-and-only business telephone solution? Businesses with less than 300 employees who have implemented Microsoft Teams may purchase the Microsoft Business Voice add-on, allowing Teams users to...
Secure Banking in 2022
Valley Bank of Kalispell Valley Bank of Kalispell(VBK) was chartered in 1911 as the State Bank of Somers and was located in downtown Somers. In 1964, the charter was moved to our present location in Kalispell, and the name changed to Valley Bank of Kalispell. The Bank...
Bank Begins to Reinvest in Technology
Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan Association Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan Association is dedicated to providing quality services and products to its customers, all the while remaining financially strong and adding value to the quality of life in the communities it...
Ditch Your Desk Phone
How do you currently view your business phone system? Is it flexible and adaptable, or a stubborn mule that refuses to budge? Wouldn’t it be nice if your current system worked with you rather than against you? Many business owners are unaware of how embracing a...
Embrace the CHANGE BLOG
The first password I ever created was 3232; it was my basketball jersey number twice. That was not exactly a secure password, but I could use it and not have any issues for years. Unfortunately, times now are no so simple. A four-character numeric password would be...
MANAGED VOICE
Montana Credit Union Network Partners with First Call Computer Solutions
Montana's Credit Unions exists to promote and enhance a thriving credit union community. To fulfill this duty to their members, they have partnered with First Call Computer Solutions, one of Montana's top Managed Service Providers. As technology evolves, cyber...
How to Prioritize Your Technology Gaps
Today's technology-based businesses must deal with multiple issues, including cyberthreats, head-to-head competition and regulatory compliance. Hence, keeping your technology infrastructure up to date is critical, and a technology audit is the best place to start. A...
What is Co-Managed IT – BLOG
There is a common misconception that an IT department can only consist of either an internal IT Team or fully outsourcing to an IT partner. However, every business has varying IT needs depending on the size and complexity of their business. The misconception is that...
6 Questions to Ask Before Implementing a Technology Change
It can be exciting to introduce new technology into your business. Finding a solution that will help your team members do their jobs more efficiently and effectively by filling a gap in your technology infrastructure is certainly an achievement. However, before you...
It is Time to Partner with a Managed IT Service Provider
Managed Services Providers are IT BUSINESS PARTNERS that exist to deliver services such as IT infrastructure, planning, network administration, cybersecurity, and much more. These services are generally outside the business's scope of work yet critical to the...
5 Things You Should Do RIGHT NOW to Preserve Your Network and Systems
1. Back up Files Every Day As catastrophic as data loss is, the number of businesses that still are not backing up their network is unbelievable. According to the Symantec Small to Medium Size Businesses (SMB) data, only 23% of SMBs are backing up their data daily,...
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