Quantifiable data is a lovely thing. There’s something so brain-pleasing about sortable, crunchy numbers you can toss into a pivot table and pop out into a chart or graph to show just how successful your company is. I mean, who doesn’t love a good dashboard?! But it can be too easy to lose sight of what real innovation and success … Read More
Turning IT Operations Into Business Value Creation
IT — is it a bug or a feature? An inescapable line item, or a precisely-calibrated business driver? As an entrepreneur, you’re likely familiar with the role IT operations play in keeping both the day-to-day and long-term health of your company in tip-top shape. However, when an acquisition takes place, it’s critical to take the opportunity to shift from simply … Read More
Building Flexible IT Foundations for Post-Acquisition Agility and Growth
So you’ve been acquired… or are about to be. Or maybe you’ve been divested and spun off. Whatever the nature of your specific corporate transaction, you’re transitioning from one company to a (kinda?) completely new one. There are bottom-line pressures, growth targets, all the stuff you’ve come to expect in any M&A deal… but where does your tech stack come … Read More
Why Zero Trust Matters for Your Business — And How an MSP Can Help
Cybersecurity used to be simpler. If you locked down your office network, installed a firewall, and kept your passwords strong, you were doing okay. But today? That approach just doesn’t cut it. There’s a reason a term as ominous sounding as “zero trust” has become the industry standard for security… With remote work, cloud apps, and an explosion of connected … Read More
The Chinese Hack of the U.S. Treasury: What Small Businesses Can Learn
It was the belated Christmas gift absolutely no one asked for. In late December 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department confirmed a massive cyberattack had exposed sensitive government systems to Chinese hackers. This attack wasn’t just a simple hacking attempt, but rather a well-coordinated espionage operation that relied heavily on phishing and social engineering — tricking people into giving away sensitive … Read More
What is peace of mind worth to you?
Running a small or medium-sized business (SMB) often feels like spinning a dozen plates at once — only some of them are on fire. IT disasters, cybersecurity threats, and unexpected downtime? Those aren’t just pesky problems; they can be existential threats to your business. So here’s the real question: What’s peace of mind worth to you? The High Price of … Read More
Tech Due Diligence for Private Equity Acquisitions
Private equity buyers evaluate dozens… maybe hundreds… of different data points in the due diligence process for acquiring a new company. Financials, market forces, competitive landscape, key staff, leadership team… the list goes on. But one of the things you simply cannot ignore — regardless of whether you’re a PE buyer or just purchasing a company yourself — is tech … Read More
The hidden ingredient in successful M&A deals? Tech due diligence
When you’re eyeing a company to buy or merge with, there’s a pretty standard playbook for what you dig into… financials, market share, leadership team… you get the idea. But one of the most overlooked yet mission-critical concerns? Their tech stack. Seriously. Tech due diligence can be just as important as any of those other concerns. A target’s technology stack … Read More
When Disaster Strikes, Will Your Business Weather the Storm?
If you live on the Gulf Coast, you know the drill. Hurricane season rolls around, weather reports show a storm barreling right toward you, and you board up the windows, check your emergency supplies, and hope for the best (or evacuate, depending on how big the storm is). But Asheville, North Carolina? That’s a different story. When Hurricane Helene tore … Read More
Why Your Business Should Embrace Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Keeping your business agile and competitive often comes down to making smart technology decisions (kinda obvious, I know, but it’s true). As we head into 2024, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is one of those decisions more and more small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are making. Instead of buying and maintaining expensive IT hardware, IaaS lets you rent infrastructure — like servers, storage, … Read More
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