When you have several cost-effective options like cloud computing and managed services providers, IT spending should never get out of control. And if you want to cut back even further, trade in your expensive desktops for thin and zero clients. What are thin and zero clients? Thin clients are stripped-down computers with minimum processing power […]

Truly understanding the ins and outs of virtualization is not for the faint hearted. It’s a complicated field that is constantly evolving, but one thing remains mostly the same: its benefits. Read on for an uncomplicated recap of just a few of virtualization’s greatest advantages. More technology uptime Virtualization vendors use lots of fancy names […]

Rather than issuing updates three times a year — February, June, and October — Microsoft is slowing things down for Office 365 ProPlus. Now, users will receive updates every March and September, and here’s everything you need to know about the new ProPlus update schedule. Why the new schedule? Feedback has almost always been Microsoft’s […]

Support for Windows XP ended in April 8, 2014. This means that Microsoft has stopped providing updates, security patches, and technical assistance for XP users for over three years. But despite the end of support date, Microsoft has recently released a new security fix for the outdated operating system. Here’s why. More WannaCry copycats The […]

Adding to the list of reasons to outsource your network security to a certified IT provider, a recent CIA leak shows just how vulnerable most network routers really are. Read on to learn why this is such a big vulnerability and what you can do to fix it. The Wikileaks CIA documents For several months, […]

Apple will release iOS 11 in late 2017, and users should expect to see substantial tweaks in user interface and productivity features. The changes will be most evident in the iPad Pro, which the company is positioning to be a standalone computer for enterprise users. Originally designed for individual users, the iPad has gone through […]

SWK Technologies, Inc. (SWK) has been named Datto, Inc.’s U.S. Partner of the Year for 2017. The news was announced at Datto’s DattoCon conference on June 7th.

The Partner of the Year award goes to the top partner that has made a commitment to and supports Datto in the promotion of their products.

A Global Attack

In case you have not yet heard, there was a massive ransomware attack that took place recently called WannaCry. Criminal hackers have released a new strain of ransomware that spreads automatically across all workstations in a network and has caused a global epidemic.

Summer is finally here! The weather this spring has been a bit cool so I’m sure everyone is anxious to get out and enjoy some nice summer weather. Whatever it is you might go do, if it is camping or tailgating an event to going to the beach or even just lounging outside the Coolest Cooler is sure to be a fun addition.

At the beginning of the month the New York State DMV released a warning about a phishing scam that was pretending to be the DMV and asking victims to pay a ticket within 48 hours or their license will be revoked. This is not the first time something like this has happened and won’t be the last.