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Quick Financial Forecasting in Excel
Forecasting is a critical aspect of financial planning and analysis, enabling businesses to anticipate future trends based on historical data. Excel's built-in forecasting tools make this process more accessible and efficient. What is the Forecast Sheet Feature? ...
Launching Microsoft Copilot in Your Organization: 3 Essential Steps
Launching Microsoft Copilot in your organization takes some planning and execution. We’ve broken down the process into three key steps to ensure a successful deployment. Launching Microsoft Copilot in Your Organization: 3 Essential Steps Step 1: Assessing Potential...
4 Tools to Manage Your Cyber Risk | Accept, Transfer, Control, & Avoid
As cyber threats become more frequent and costly, managing risk has become a top priority for organizations. With rising attack costs and expensive security tools, leaders need a structured approach to decide how much to invest in security. Cyber risk management...
Understanding External Vulnerability Scans
Hackers continue to evolve their attack methods to take advantage of weaknesses in the external network of governments and organizations around the globe. External vulnerability scans check the surface area your network presents to the world and the larger internet....
Understanding Internal Vulnerability Scans
Cyberthreats evolve as hackers hunt for potential vulnerabilities they can exploit, such as unpatched software running on a user's laptop or poorly implemented security controls. As new vulnerabilities are discovered, cybercriminals evolve their attacks to target...
9 Signs You’re Not Getting the IT Support You Need
Businesses today need more than just a help desk from their IT outsourcing provider. At a minimum, your IT support provider should keep things running, but it takes more than functional IT to get your business where you want it to go. What your business really needs...
[Event Recording] Cybersecurity Essentials: Stay Ahead of Today’s Threats
Aldridge's CIO, Chad Hiatt, and Mitchell Sowards talk through the cyberthreats facing today's businesses, how they work, what tools you can use to defend yourself, and building an overall security strategy. Get the slide deck
Your Data is on the Dark Web: Now What?
The anonymity of the dark web is what makes it dangerous. It allows hackers to roam without surveillance, making it the center for illicit activities. Understanding the dark web, data breaches, how to react if your sensitive data is exposed, and how to protect your...
What Is Managed Detection & Response (MDR) and How It Has Protected Our Business
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a cybersecurity professional service that dedicates a 24/7 team of security specialists, utilizing innovative threat detection and analytics tools to monitor and evaluate the integrity of your endpoints...
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): Which One Do I Need?
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) are commonly thrown-around terms in the cybersecurity space. Although they sound similar, they are pretty different. The simplest way to think about it is that MDR refers to a professional...
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The Value of a Fractional Security Consultant
Businesses face growing pressure to safeguard their operations, data, and reputation. Enter the fractional security consultant – a strategic asset offering specialized expertise without full–time commitment. The Value of a Fractional Security Consultant The Rise of...
The Power of Fully Managed Outsourced IT Services
From optimizing operations to adopting innovation, the role of IT is essential. Yet, many businesses find themselves juggling between managing their core operations and navigating the scope of technology. Enter fully managed outsourced IT services—a game-changer for...
Co-Managed IT vs Managed IT: What’s the Difference?
Two prominent models—Co-Managed IT and Managed IT—hold significant influence in the IT landscape. But what sets them apart, and how do they align with different business requirements? Co-Managed IT vs Managed IT Untangling Co-Managed IT and Managed IT Managed IT...
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SharePoint in 30 Minutes – Part 2: New Documents in SharePoint Online
Video Transcription I'm going to create a new folder here first so I can create that document inside of it. I click on new and then folder. Then, I give that folder a name. You can see that the folder "Test" is created inside of this library. Now, if I want to...
SharePoint in 30 Minutes – Part 1: Search Basics
Video Transcription As we learned in the first video, files are stored in folders which are contained inside of libraries, inside of your company's SharePoint site. You're probably accustomed to searching for files on a traditional network share, so let's show...
SharePoint in 30 Minutes: Overview
Video Transcription SharePoint is a part of the Office 365 suite from Microsoft that acts as a cloud-based hub for all of your company's content such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, images and more. With SharePoint you can create, store and share...
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5 Benefits of Managed IT Services in Dallas
Technology is the backbone of your success. You need a reliable and secure infrastructure to conduct business and serve your customers. But for many Dallas businesses, managing IT in-house ultimately is a distraction that diverts too many resources away from core...
Launching Microsoft Copilot in Your Organization: 3 Essential Steps
Launching Microsoft Copilot in your organization takes some planning and execution. We’ve broken down the process into three key steps to ensure a successful deployment. Launching Microsoft Copilot in Your Organization: 3 Essential Steps Step 1: Assessing Potential...
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The Power of Fully Managed Outsourced IT Services
From optimizing operations to adopting innovation, the role of IT is essential. Yet, many businesses find themselves juggling between managing their core operations and navigating the scope of technology. Enter fully managed outsourced IT services—a game-changer for...
Co-Managed IT vs Managed IT: What’s the Difference?
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