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Debunking the “If It Ain’t Broke, Why Fix It?” Myth
Of course we’ve all heard of the saying “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?” And really, to some degree, that saying holds true.
When it comes to technology, though, reality favors the opposite. You might have hardware right now that’s a bit old by industry standards but is still working, so there seems to be [...]
Disaster Recovery—An Increasingly Important Aspect of Your Business
As networks and devices become increasingly complex, more and more things can go wrong. As a result, disaster recovery plans have also become more complex.
Is yours good enough?
According to Jon William Toigo, the author of Disaster Recovery Planning, 15 or 20 years ago a disaster recovery plan might consist of powering down a mainframe and [...]
Why You Can’t Survive without a Disaster Recovery Plan
It’s simple: Businesses that suffer data losses usually fail as a result.
That’s according to a study by the Department for Trade and Industry, which found that 70 percent of small businesses suffering a major data loss are out of business within 18 months.
What this means is most small businesses have failed to protect themselves from [...]
The Importance of Data Portability and Stimulus Preparation
Things change—and change could affect your electronic medical record (EMR). That’s why it’s important to choose an EMR that will qualify for stimulus funding and a vendor that guarantees data portability.
Stimulus funding
Doctors considering an EMR should be certain that the system is certified and stimulus-ready. That’s the case with gloEMR from gloStream. In fact, we’ll [...]
Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan Up To Date?
Businesses are constantly changing. Is your disaster recovery plan changing, too? It should be.
Every company can experience a business-altering event at any time: floods, explosions, accidents, computer malfunctions—the list is endless.
If you have a disaster recovery plan, you’re prepared to prevent such events from disrupting your normal operations—or at least you were at the time [...]
Understanding the Value of Managed Services
Most small and medium businesses can’t afford the luxury of a qualified IT administrator, let alone an entire IT department. If you’re in this position, how do you maintain the information technology infrastructure that’s critical to your organization?
One option is Managed Services, in which you outsource this role to an IT expert called a “managed [...]
Five Reasons to Consider Managed Services
Managed IT services are the technology solution of choice for large businesses, but many small and medium businesses remain resistant to considering this approach. Below are five reasons you may want to change your mind.
Reason #1: You need to control costs. In today’s economic environment, IT budgets have been slashed – but a cut in [...]
A defining moment: Final meaningful use and certification definitions proposed
Two big announcements have been made in regard to electronic health records (EHRs).
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its draft definition of “meaningful use”, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has issued an interim final rule on certification criteria.
Meaningful use
The meaningful use definition describes the proposed [...]
Preventing Data Loss With Managed Services