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Identity Theft Protection, Could You Be The Next Hacking Victim?

Identity Theft Protection

Over 100 Famous Hollywood Actresses’ Secret Naked Smartphone “Selfies” Stolen By Hackers And Brandished All Over The Internet.

As you probably read, earlier this year over 100 celebrities (including Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence, swimsuit model Kate Upton and many more) recently had naked and explicit photos hacked from their iCloud accounts and published online. The hackers aggressively attempted to blackmail many others, threatening to post their pictures online.

While it’s very easy to dismiss these hacks as a publicity attempt targeting only the rich and famous, it’s scary to think of all the data we have in our businesses that we would never want in the hands of any criminal.

Small Businesses Are Actually A Cybercriminal’s Favorite Target

Why? Because small business owners don't have any kind of identity theft protection and are not prepared, making it easier on criminals. One of the biggest issues facing small business owners in the fight against cybercrime is the lack of a cybersecurity plan. While 83% lack a formal plan, over 69% lack even an informal one. And over half of small business owners believe that cybercrime will never affect them.

Cyber-attacks cost SMBs an average of $188,242 each incident, and nearly two-thirds of the businesses affected are out of business within 6 months (2011 Symantec/NCSA Study). A separate study by Verizon showed that over 80% of small-business cybercrime victims were vulnerable because of insufficient network security (wireless and password issues ranked highest). With insecure networks and no formal identity theft protection plan to combat them, we make it easy on the criminals.

Fight Back Against Cybercriminals With This Free Report: “What Every Business Owner MUST Know To Protect Against Online Identity Theft”

This free report outlines in plain, non-technical English common mistakes that many small business owners make with their computer and network security that put their personal information and identity at risk of being stolen.

Download this FREE REPORT here.

 Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of identity theft protection services in San Antonio as well as, cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout south Texas and Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels.

Identity theft protection and data security management in San Antonio with local experts who can help and visit your business to resolve computer problems: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Data Security.

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Urgent Notice, Very Dangerous Cryptowall 2.0 Ransomware

What exactly is CryptoWall ransomware?

CryptoWall is a file-encrypting ransomware application launched around the end of April 2014 that targets every versions of Windows including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. The mass media is normally confusing CryptoWall with the CryptoLocker virus, when it is far more comparable to the CryptoDefense ransomware. The most obvious similarity being that CryptoWall’s Decryption Service is practically identical to the one for CryptoDefense. In the second week of October 2014, the malicious software programmers launched a brand new version of CryptoWall referred to as CryptoWall 2 .0. This latest variation integrates a few extra modifications.

When you are initially affected with CryptoWall it is going to scan your system for documents and “encrypt” them utilizing RSA encryption so these files will no longer be able to open. As soon as the virus has encrypted the documents on your personal computer drives it will launch a Notepad window and an Internet Explorer page, which contains directions on how exactly to access the CryptoWall Decryption Service where you can pay a ransom to buy a decryption package. The ransom price begins at $500 USD and after 7days increases to $1 ,000. This ransom has to be paid out in Bitcoins and sent out to a Bitcoin address that is created per affected user.

This new version of CryptoWall is an enormous danger for computer users and network staff because it will encrypt all of the local data and documents situated on network shares. CryptoWall 2 .0 currently contains modifications which make it far better for the malware creator and many times tougher for a victim to recover their documents free of charge. These modifications consist of distinctive wallet IDs to send ransom payments, safe removal of original unencrypted computer files, as well as the usage of their unique TOR gateway.

CryptoWall is spread through email messages with ZIP attachments consisting of executables that are concealed as PDF files. These PDF documents simulate to be invoices, purchase orders, bills, or any other business communications. After you double-click on the bogus PDF, it is going to contaminate your PC with the CryptoWall infection and deploy malware data files either in the %AppData% or %Temp% folders. Once infected with the virus, the installer will begin to examine your computer’s hard drives for files that it is going to encrypt. While the contamination is looking through your computer it will skim through all drive letters consisting of removable drives, network shares, or even DropBox mappings. To sum up, when there is a disk drive letter on your desktop it will be scanned for documents by CryptoWall.

What do you have to do if you find out your system is contaminated with CryptoWall

Should you realize that your PC is affected with CryptoWall you have to rapidly scan your system with an anti-virus or anti-malware software. Sadly, most of the people usually do not realize CryptoWall is on their computer system until it shows the ransom note and your documents have already been encrypted. The scans, however, will at least, identify and also get rid of any other virus that may have been set up in addition to CryptoWall.

Can you decrypt documents infected by CryptoWall?

Unfortunately at this time, there is NOT any solution to retrieve the private key which you can use to decrypt your data files without paying the ransom on the CryptoWall Decryption Service. Brute forcing the decryption key is not reasonable as a result of the amount of time needed to break an RSA encryption key. Additionally any specific decryption resources and software that have been launched by numerous organizations is useless with this virus. The only possibilities you have of recovering the documents are from a backup, file recovery tools, or if your fortunate from Shadow Volume Copies.

Network Shares on infected computerscryptowall

CryptoWall will encrypt computer data on network shares but only when that network share is mapped as a drive letter on the contaminated computer. In case it is not mapped as a drive letter, then the virus will not encrypt any data on that network share.

It is highly recommended that you protect all available shares by only permitting writable accessibility to the ony the essential user groups or authenticated individuals. This really is a crucial safety standard that needs to be always in place no matter if you have a virus like CryptoWall or not.

Additional information

cryptowallAn adjustment which will benefit affected people who want to pay the ransom are the addition of exclusive bitcoin transaction addresses for every single victim. The first version of CryptoWall could not generate an exclusive bitcoin transaction internet address for every victim. This made it easy for individuals to take other victim’s payment activities and utilize them toward their ransom. With unique payment addresses for everyone, this is no longer achievable.

An additional modification is that CryptoWall will now securely erase the original documents. Initially, CryptoWall would encrypt the computer data and then just erase the original. It would then be possible for you to utilize computer data recovery programs to attempt to restore your information. Now that CryptoWall is securely eliminating your data, this technique will no longer do the job, therefore, you will have to restore from backups or pay out the ransom.

The last refinement is that CryptoWall 2 .0 utilizes unique TOR network gateways. CryptoWall’s ransom payment servers are situated on these TOR computers which permits the virus designers to remain invisible from the respective authorities. To be able to get connected to the server you need access to the TOR network and for the majority of individuals, the installation of TOR is a complicated and challenging procedure. To resolve this, CryptoWall used a Web-to-TOR gateway which would permit affected people to quite easily access the transaction server. When the Web-to-TOR gateway companies realized that CryptoWall was employing their gateways, they began to blacklist those payment servers in order to make them inaccessible. Now that CryptoWall 2 .0 utilizes a unique TOR server they don’t need to bother about getting blacklisted. The existing Web-to-TOR gateways controlled by the CryptoWall designers are tor4pay .com , pay2tor .com , tor2pay .com , and pay4tor .com .

We are still evaluating this most recent variation and as more details are available we’ll to make sure to report it. For more information on this, to get help if you’ve been infected or need to prevent these from happening in your company,  call us at (210) 273-4524 or Contact Us.

 

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Does Your Computer Expert Scare You To Death?

Does The Thought Of Your In-House Computer Expert Leaving Scare You To Death?

Here’s a scary question most businesses don’t think about: what would happen if your computer guy suddenly quit? Most business owners think it would only be a temporary inconvenience, when, in fact, the opposite is usually true. Want to know how much you are at risk? Ask yourself the following 6 frightening questions:

  1. Do you have written network documentation about your computer network? What software licenses do you own? What are the critical administrator passwords to your systems and devices? Howcomputer-expert-san-antonio is your computer network structured? What hardware do you own and when do your equipment warranties expire? Are there cloud vendors for e-mail, online storage, hosted line-of-business applications, etc., that you don’t currently have? You should NEVER allow a single IT person or company to keep this information under their full control over your network and company. If they suddenly left for any reason, this could lead to huge consequences for your company.
  2. Do you know where your backup files are stored and if they are being stored properly? If you are like most business owners, you’re too busy dealing with the “crisis of the day” to think about system backups and probably leave tasks to your internal expert. If your database gets fried and your tech is nowhere to be found, you might be in a lot of trouble.
  3. Do you have a written plan for restoring your network fast in case of a disaster? If you don’t have a fully tested disaster recovery plan for your office, you could be at serious risk without ever knowing it until something happens.
  4. Do you know where all of your software is stored? Bad things can happen to computers and servers, and the situation can be made worse if you are not prepared. Taking a minute to organize and store your software in a secure place can save you a considerable chunk of money in the event that you need to restore a program on your systems. If you don’t have access to the software or don’t know where it is located, you might be forced to buy the software again.
  5. Do you know what routine maintenance is being done on your network? I know that the very idea of learning about and keeping track of all the servers, workstations and peripherals on your network is about as welcome as a black cat crossing your path, but it is important information to maintain. If your in-house expert leaves, who will take over?
  6. Do you know how to protect yourself from an ugly security breach if your in-house computer expert leaves? What happens if your in-house expert splits with no warning AND has access to your company’s network? As soon as humanly possible, you should disable his or her access, including remote access to your network and all cloud-based applications.


So how did you do? If you answered “no” to even one of these questions, you need to get the answers now, before it’s too late. Call us at (210) 273-4524 or Contact Us for immediate help.

Areas Covered

Our computer experts provide a wide range of complete computer IT support, disaster recovery, network services and data backup plans  to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local computer experts who can help and visit your business on-site: IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

 

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Disaster Recovery and 5 Easy Things You Should Do To Protect Your Business Now

Disaster recovery? Insurance? Policies?

Let’s face it: no one likes to think about bad things happening to them, much less plan for them. But since September is National Disaster Preparedness Month, we want to give you a quick “brush-up” on some simple things you can (and should!) be doing to protect your business.

  1. disaster-recovery-san-antonioReview Your Business Insurance Carefully. Most businesses carry some type of general liability insurance that would pay them if their building and the things in it were damaged. However, many businesses do not have enough coverage to replace all the computer equipment and devices, desks, art, supplies and other things they’ve accumulated over the years that are housed in their office. Make sure you review your policy every year and keep in mind new additions and assets you’ve accumulated during that year.
  2. Consider Cloud Computing. One of the biggest advantages of cloud computing is that your data and assets are stored off-site in a highly secure, high-availability data center, with failover and redundancy built in. That means that if your building were destroyed and you had to evacuate, or if your server melted down due to an unexpected hardware failure, everything you’ve worked so hard to create over the years is safe and not a sitting duck in your unsecured closet or server room.
  3. Secure Your Data. Making sure that your data is protected from theft is a never-ending battle you don’t want to lose. Companies that get hacked and expose sensitive client and employee data can face severe penalties, lawsuits and massive loss of credibility in the marketplace. Make sure you never have to send an e-mail to your customers explaining the bad news that a hacker accessed their info through you. Further, if you keep any sensitive information (even passwords to portals containing sensitive information) on portable laptops, phones and other devices, make sure you have a way of controlling and safeguarding that information.
  4. Write A Simple Disaster Recovery Plan. The key word here is “simple.” If your plan gets too complicated or difficult, you won’t do it. But at a minimum, think of the disaster that is most likely to happen and that would have a severe and negative impact on your company’s survival.
  5. Review Your Employee Internet Policy. With so many people “addicted” to Facebook and Twitter, it’s important that your employees know where the line is in what they can and can’t post online. We also recommend content-filtering software to block content and web sites you don’t want employees visiting during work hours.

 

Call us at 210-273-4524 during the month of September and we’ll give you a Disaster Recovery Business Assessment for FREE (a $497 value)!

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete computer IT support, disaster recovery, network services and data backup plans  to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site: IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

 

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HaaS – Hardware As A Service Is Becoming A Common Option For Businesses

Hardware As A Service

Could Buying A Computer Actually INCREASE Your Cash Flow?

If you dread writing checks for a network upgrade because it hits your cash flow in a big way, then you’ll want to look into HaaS or “hardware as a service.” HaaS is becoming a more common option for bus
inesses because it allows you to pay for ALL your IT services – hardware, installation, security, backups, applications, Internet, etc. – as a flat-fee service, thereby eliminating the heavy cash-flow hit of upgrading or expanding a computer network and giving you the ability to write off 100% of your IT expenses without having to depreciate those assets over time.

Additionally, your IT provider takes total responsibility for the maintenance of your network. Like businesses that lease their equipment, HaaS (hardware-as-a-service) customers pay monthly for their infrastructure. This allows them to keep more cash in their pocket and gives them the tax advantage of converting a typical capital expense into an operational expense. But unlike leasing, HaaS can also do the following:hardware-as-a-service

1) No More Expensive Surprise Upgrades. With HaaS, your computers are automatically replaced with new ones every 3-4 years, ensuring compatibility with almost any software refresh. No end-of-lease buyouts of
outdated equipment or ever having to re-lease equipment again.

2) Warranties Are A Thing Of The Past. With a HaaS program, you get your equipment AND the service included in the monthly cost. Anything that goes wrong with the computer (like the inevitable computer crash just days after your warranty expires) is our problem to resolve. Plus, since HaaS computers are replaced on a regular schedule, you don’t have to settle for refurbished parts or old computers for long.

3) One Easy Invoice. Purchasing via a HaaS program is like having a condo. You get control of what goes in it, but don’t have to worry about maintenance, building-code issues or updating the facade. Everything in one low monthly fee!

Looking to upgrade equipment while saving cash? Call us today at 210-273-4524 to find out if HaaS is right for you.

Looking for a way to get new computers without the big up-front outlay of cash? Call us today to learn more about HaaS (hardware-as-a-service) and find out if it’s a right fit for your business.

Enjoy these benefits with HaaS:

– Avoid expensive computer and server hardware upgrades.
– Free software licensing and upgrades.
– Your warranty is covered by us.
– Pay-as-you-go service.
– Your full monthly expense is a tax write-off.

Call 210-273-4524 or go online: 123onit.com/HaaS to start saving.

 

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete cloud services, hass, hardware as a service, and IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site to resolve identity theft problems: Cloud services, IT Support and computer service in Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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It’s Time To Declare Freedom From Online Identity Theft

Online Identity Theft

If you want to prevent your personal or business identity from being stolen by a cybercriminal, this report is a MUST-read! This informational report outlines in plain, non-technical English common mistakes that many small business owners make with their computer and network security that puts their personal information and identity at risk of being stolen. It also further explains what identity theft is, and how you can prevent it from happening to you and your business.

You’ll Discover:

– The top 3 ploys used by online identity thieves to easily gain access to your business and personal information, and how to avoid them.identity-theft

– 10 sneaky e-mails used to steal your identity that you should IMMEDIATELY delete if they land in your in-box.

– One easy, surefire way to keep your network and computers safe and secure from online thieves.

– What you need to know about the NEW scams being used to steal personal information via social media sites like Facebook.

– Best practices to prevent you or your employees from inadvertently giving away passwords and other “keys to the castle” to Internet criminals.

 

Download your free copy today!

During the month of July, we are offering a free download of our informational report, “What Every Business Owner MUST Know To Protect Against Online Identity Theft.”

Get yours FREE today

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete cloud services, identity theft protection, computer services and IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site to resolve identity theft problems: Cloud services, IT Support and computer service in Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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Mobile Device Management San Antonio

Mobile Device Management San Antonio

Fellow Business Owner,

Managing and securing iPads, iPhones, Androids, and other mobile devices accessing your corporate data can be challenging. Most organizations today don’t have the real-time visibility into and control over their mobile environment to reduce the risk and cost of manage these devices.

That’s why ONIT Technology Solutions is pleased to announce that we have teamed up with a group of  world-clas  partners to offer all of the essential functionality for powerful, end-to-end MDM (Mobile Device Management) in a single solution. With our MDM solution you can:

– Embrace all devices across all mobile platforms. From iPhones, iPads and Android to Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices. Our MDM simplifies all aspects of deploying, supporting, and protecting the mobile enterprise.

– Manage all your mobile users, devices, apps and content from a single console. Gain instant visibility into who is connecting to your corporate data and with which devices — for secure and centralized control.

– Analyze activity and compliance in just a few clicks. Know exactly what’s happening with each user, device and application with a true 360-degree view of mobility.

– Deploy quickly and scale effortlessly. As a true on-demand cloud service, our offers immediate control without the added costs and complexities of deploying hardware and software, dealing with intricate configurations and dedicating additional resources to support the solution on an ongoing basis.

Why not try it today, for free? See the ONIT Technology Solutions MDM difference working with your devices, your policies and your employees. To learn more, contact us directly at (210) 273-4524 or [email protected].

 Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete mobile device management San Antonio, cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout south Texas and Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels.

Mobile device management San Antonio and local experts who can help and visit your business on-site to resolve computer problems: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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The 3 Biggest Problems San Antonio CEOs Have With Most IT Firms

Computer Problems Most San Antonio CEO’s Face When Dealing With A Technology Company

If you are a highly successful, results-oriented CEO who wants to focus your time, energy and money on growing your company, but find yourself constantly distracted and slowed down by chronic computer problems and incompetent IT support, then you probably don’t need us to tell you how frustrating that is.

Our research shows that most successful San Antoniocomputer-problerms-san-antonio CEOs have 3 big problems when dealing with most IT support companies. See if you agree…

Problem #1: You Have Constant Technical Problems.

Maybe you’ve experienced this yourself: you hire a so-called IT expert to support your computer network, but every time they “solve” a computer problem, two more crop up. Or the problem they were supposed to have solved keeps coming back again and again. Then, to add insult to injury, they don’t check their work, they keep charging you to come back and repair the same issues or they waste your time trying to explain why the problem is happening instead of just taking care of it.

Problem #2: They Don’t Understand How Critically Important Your Time Is.

If you’re like most busy executives we work with, you’re the most important player on the team, with multiple time-sensitive projects and critical deadlines that can NOT be missed, yet most computer guys don’t seem to understand this. When you call their office, you get voice mail. When they finally get around to calling you back, they waste your time with a million dumb questions and walking you through a number of mind-numbing tasks (like rebooting), wasting even MORE of your time while they try to get a clue. If they can’t fix your computer problems that way, then you have to wait around for them to show up, take it back to their office, fix it and bring it back – a process that could take days. Meanwhile, your blood pressure is going through the roof because you need to get back to work.

You shouldn’t have to tolerate this type of poor service. Our stance is that you shouldn’t be having those kinds of issues in the first place. Second, when you DO have a problem, it should be addressed IMMEDIATELY – not hours or days later.

Problem #3: Poor Communication And Service.

From arrogant technicians who talk over your head to zero communication on the status of your requests and projects, another BIG problem many business owners have with their IT person is poor communication skills. On top of that, NONE of them seem to understand basic business concepts and want to have a conversation about the technical details rather than just getting it done.

Imagine being able to just tell your consultant what you’re trying to achieve in your business and they make it happen – and provide REAL value by advising you on how to make those outcomes happen faster, cheaper and with less effort.

 Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site to resolve computer problems: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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Exactly How Cloud Services Can Help Your Small Business In San Antonio

Cloud Services Can Help Your Small Business In San Antonio

Cloud services computing is a concept that could save your business quite a bit of money on software, hardware, upgrades and services. Instead of purchasing hardware and software for your office, with cloud computing you put your programs on a highly secure “super-server” online. All you need is an Internet connection to your office and you’re in business.

Here are 9 reasons why “cloud services computing” has caught on FAST with small to medium businesses, and why you might consider it too: cloud-services-san-antonio

1. Create An INSTANT Virtual Office. Access and work from any secure PC, laptop or device. If you have employees who travel, are in remote locations or ever need to work from home, this is an ideal solution.

2. Save Hard Dollars On Software, Hardware And Support. Never purchase, install or maintain servers or other network equipment again.

3. Less Downtime and Fewer Problems. Software in the cloud runs on extremely fast and reliable systems that include some form of redundancy. Compare that to your own server going down; until you get it fixed, you’re unable to work.

4. Automatic Disaster Recovery. If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it 100 times: make sure you back up your data. But when your data is hosted in the cloud, the backup is done automatically for you and accessible from anywhere you work.

5. Less Expensive To Scale Up Or Down. With cloud computing, you pay only for what you need and increase or decrease storage or resources when necessary.

6. Hassle-Free Software. All of your software is loaded on a server in a datacenter and then shared over the Internet. There are no software disks to manage, organize or file.

7. Environmentally Friendly. Cloud computing uses significantly less power in your office. You also won’t have to upgrade your hardware as often, which means fewer PCs, laptops and other components piling up in landfills.

8. No More Expensive Software Upgrades. Networks in the cloud benefit from automatic software upgrades; best of all, they are done FOR you.

9. Reduced Maintenance. When your software is in the cloud, patches are automatically applied, meaning fewer reboots and downtime for maintenance. It’s all taken care of for you.

Free Cloud Readiness Assessment And Cost Analysis

At no cost or obligation, our highly trained team of IT pros will come to your office and conduct a comprehensive Cloud Readiness Assessment to help determine if your business could benefit from moving to the cloud.

Get yours FREE today at
123onit.com/cloud-test through May 31st!

 

Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete cloud services, computer IT support, network services and data backup plans  to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site: Cloud services, IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

 

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Can You Really Afford Not To Have a Backup Plan?

Have a Backup Plan?

According to Symantec SMB, 50% of SMBs admit to having no backup and disaster recovery plan in place. 41% of those surveyed confessed that they had never even given much thought to implementing a disaster recovery or business continuity plan. If you are one of them, then you really need to think about whether you can afford the status quo. Answering these questions will help you decide.

1. How often is employee productivity and customer accessibility or service stalled each day from a downed network or system?

2. How much downtime can your business truly afford and what kind of backup or recovery solutions are in effect when systems are unavailable?

3. What level of IT support can be accessed? Can it be accessed quickly enough to minimize damage? Are you confident that your business can either be back online or be able to access lost data with minimal disruption, no matter what?

4. Is your most critical data frequently backed up? Is the data on the personal laptops, iPads or Blackberrys of employees backed up? Are all backups stored in a location off-site and quickly accessible in the event of theft, fire or flooding? Are you using any custom installed software and is the supplier still in business should this software need to be re-installed or updated? Are account details, licensing agreements, and security settings somewhere on record, and is it duplicated off-site?

5. Are your systems truly protected from theft, hackers, and viruses? Are passwords to sensitive data changed whenever employees leave the company or business unit?

6. When was the last time you tested backup processes to ensure they are working properly? How quick were your back ups? Answering these questions will help you understand if you are needlessly bleeding money every day by subjecting your business to the high hourly rates, service charges, trip fees and wait times of on-call IT support. If you are an SMB, you don’t have to fear technology failure. A trusted MSP can help you resolve these challenges in a more effective and efficient manner.

Not sure what all that means? We do. Call 210-273-4524 or contact us today for a Free 43-point IT Systems Security and Performance Assessment.

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Areas Covered

We provide a wide range of complete computer IT support, network services and data backup plans  to businesses throughout San Antonio, Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels and throughout Southern Texas.

Local experts who can help and visit your business on-site: IT Support San Antonio, Stone Oak IT Consulting, Leon Valley Network Services, San Antonio Data Backup Plan and Disaster Recovery, Stone Oak Information Technology Consulting and San Antonio Anti-Virus and Security.

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