Data is only as good as the way it is used. Are gigabytes of data on medical treatment and healthcare facilities contributing to public health if they are unreachable? Can government agencies improve services and maximize tax payer dollars if data is difficult to access? Even small businesses depend upon the availability of data on customer preferences, internal processes, and other factors to enhance their products and services.

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Think of Microsoft Office 365 as a multi-tool, combining several individual functions into a single enterprise mechanism. Like any multi-tool, there are always a few components that you are a little fuzzy on how to operate, but when you figure them out, they’re a godsend. For Office 365, there are a number of features that get overlooked yet have the potential to increase the collaboration and improve the performance of your employees. Category Blog

Reduced hardware expenses, greater productivity, and improved work-life balance make a strong case for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies around the office. However, some private sector organizations still avoid the BYOD model for fear of cyberattacks. Employees don’t always act with digital caution, unknowingly bringing infected devices into the workplace. Thankfully, Canadian businesses can mitigate BYOD security risks with the right tools and tactics. Here are a few tips to keep your business protected from hackers hitchhiking their way onto your network.

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The performance and reliability of your employees has always depended on the strength of the tools at their disposal. If those tools become outdated, you are then in the situation of trying to solve today’s problems with yesterday’s functionality. Your software solutions are a prime example. If the software you are running is on-premises, your team will lack the performance and adaptability of competitors working with secure cloud services. Category Blog

Imagine you’ve just made a million-dollar investment in your business. You’ve done your research and are convinced this is the right investment to take your business to the next level. Yet something is bothering you about your last few emails. Why did the investment company change the banking details at the last minute? And why have some of the key people in the deal not weighed in on those changes?  It’s a lot of money, and you lose a night’s sleep over this.

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Your data is being underutilized if it is kept in on-site storage. Cloud storage provides greater accessibility and performance at a fraction of the cost. Unfortunately, when you make the decision to shop for cloud solutions, there isn’t a physical showroom to visit and test your options. Even online, it’s difficult to spin up cloud-based storage and metaphorically “kick the tires.” However, there is a criterion your business needs to keep in mind when choosing cloud storage services. Category Blog

Halifax, NS, Canada – IMP Solutions, a division of IMP Group dedicated to providing world-class managed IT services and cloud solutions in Atlantic Canada, is growing and evolving their leadership team to continue fulfilling customers’ business and technology needs. Effective April 1, 2018, David MacKinnon will be promoted from Vice President, Sales & Marketing to Vice President & General Manager of IMP Solutions. Category Blog

Should you let employees work from home? At least 86% of professionals prefer to work alone to hit maximum productivity and telecommuting presents them with that opportunity. Remote work also offers employees more job flexibility, a perk that is growing in demand for workers throughout Atlantic Canada and worldwide. Category Blog

When buying IT hardware and software at an enterprise level, it sometimes feels like answers get replaced by more questions. Which products are right for your business? Which are cost-effective without being cheap? Which will integrate best with your existing architecture? How do you install that technology without halting productivity or service if an error occurs? Just reading this list of questions is exhausting. Category Blog

Lean manufacturing expert Shigeo Shingo once said, “the most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize,” and his words might as well have been about IT budget planning. Too often, opportunities to reduce IT expenses go overlooked without the IT expertise to decode the ROI of current costs and compare them to alternative solutions. Category Blog