In less than 60 seconds, you are about to learn 10 things that could save you days – or even weeks – of downtime, not to mention the undue stress on your company, and potentially thousands of dollars lost, due to a data disaster…

Use this article as your checklist in a conversation with your IT company to assure that your business has the right plan in place to get back up and running quickly if and when disaster strikes.

1.) Keep a written plan
Simply thinking through in ADVANCE what needs to happen when things go south on you, and documenting it, can go a long way toward getting your network back up and running quickly if it gets hacked, flooded or compromised by human error or equipment failure.

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“The Ultimate Guide To Choosing The RIGHT VoIP Phone System For Your Small Business, Call Center Or Multi-Location Office”

Read This Report To Discover:

• What VoIP is, how it works and why the phone company may force you to switch to a VoIP phone within the next 3-4 years.
   
• 4 different ways to implement VoIP and why you should never use 3 of them for a business phone system.
   
• Hidden costs with certain VoIP system that can negate any cost-savings you might gain on your phone bill.
   
• 7 revealing questions to ask any VoIP salesperson to cut through the hype, half-truths and “little white lies” they’ll tell you to make the sale.

Claim Your FREE Copy Today at Jexet Technologies!

“Everyone looks so much better when they smile.” – Jimmy Fallon, host of the legendary The Tonight Show

What a meteoric ride Jimmy Fallon has had to the top!

How did this son of an IBM machine repairman get to the chair once occupied by maybe the most legendary figure in comedy TV for 30 years straight, Johnny Carson?

He did it through exceptional networking.
In the span of about five years, Jimmy went from a Saturday Night Live alum, unsuccessfully navigating Hollywood, to a late-night star and host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, one of the most respected franchises in entertainment. This did not happen by accident…

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The Grand Prize Winner of last month’s Trivia Challenge Quiz is Rosie! She  was the first person to correctly answer my quiz question from last month:

What does the “V” in DVD stand for?

a) Video   b) Volume   c) Vertical   d) Versatile

The correct answer was d) Versatile. 

Now, here’s this month’s trivia question. The winner will receive a gift card to Starbucks. 

How many dimples are there on a regular golf ball?

a) 336   b) 294   c) 418   d) 377

Call us right now with your answer!
312-583-7279

If you haven’t tried Fiverr.com yet, you’re in for a treat. Fiverr is a global online marketplace where freelancers offer to perform an amazing variety of tasks and services, starting at just $5.00.

Need a whiteboard-style video for your website? A new logo? Help creating a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation? Then you need to check out Fiverr.

To get started, just go to Fiverr.com. And for best results, follow these five rules:

1. Steer clear of bad gigs – Buying hundreds of backlinks for your website might sound cool… Then again, you might be in for a nasty surprise. If a gig seems fake, it just might be… Find another gig.
    
2. Shop around – Compare different sellers and use the “Favorites” feature to build a shopping list before you buy.
    
3. Examine closely – Check reviews, response time, number of gigs completed and gig details. Questions? Ask the seller before buying.
    
4. Communicate clearly – Save time by spelling out in exact detail what you want in your order.
    
5. Accept nothing less than perfection – Top sellers are often happy to make revisions until you’re happy.

Okay? Ready, set… go save a boatload on your first Fiverr gig!

Hate waiting for pages to load on your smartphone? There’s an “AMP” for that.

And no, that’s not a misspelling of “app”… it’s an acronym for Accelerated Mobile Pages. As you may have noticed, there’s a little problem with the mobile web… You click a link on your smartphone, eager to consume the content… What shows up is a spastic jumble of jerky images, videos and ads as the page loads… eventually… if you care to wait. (40% of people bail after three seconds.) Google’s new AMP Project aims to fix that. “AMPed” pages load almost instantly with a simple, easy-to-consume format. To see it for yourself, pull out your smartphone and visit g.co/ampdemo.
-Copyblogger

Encryption in The Cloud – How safe is your data?

Cloud technology can add a whole new layer of protection to your data backup system. However, it’s important to recognize that there’s one key difference between cloud service providers that will determine how safe your data is. When stored data – aka “data at rest” (vs. data in transit) – is encrypted, some cloud services keep the decryption key in their software. If hackers get that key, they can get your data. That’s why it’s important when selecting a cloud service provider to be informed about their security measures. Before choosing, compare encryption methods. It pays to know that your company’s digital property is safe – and will be there when you need it.
-TechAdvisory.org

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