Technology Advice for Small Businesses

How to stop Heartbleed

A new security problem, known as Heartbleed, has infiltrated the Internet and caused havoc to both large companies and individual users. Despite the efforts of major companies to release updates to counter its effects, the damage has still been enormous. What you need to do is learn more about Heartbleed and how you can counter… Continue reading How to stop Heartbleed

Setting up Gmail’s Undo Send feature

Setting up Gmail’s Undo Send feature is really easy to do. It’ll only take you about a minute to setup but the benefits from enabling this can be massively useful. Find out how to set up your Gmail account with the easy steps outlined in this article, plus if you wish to customize the duration… Continue reading Setting up Gmail’s Undo Send feature

Introducing Office 365 business plans

Office 365 offers a good range of business plans and they come packed with valuable features to fit every business size and need. While Office 365 might be ideal for businesses, the decision then rests on choosing the best plan to help you reach your goals and conquer greater business heights. Not sure which plan… Continue reading Introducing Office 365 business plans

Making content marketing successful

Content marketing is quickly becoming one of the most valuable marketing strategies at the disposal of smaller businesses. Content marketing is the act of creating your own branded content and sharing it on various mediums. When successfully orchestrated, it can prove to be an extremely effective way of expanding your online brand. The question then… Continue reading Making content marketing successful

Upgrading from XP – your options

In April, Microsoft took somewhat of a great leap forward and officially ended support for one of the most popular operating systems (OS) ever – Windows XP. If you use Windows XP, or have been reading tech blogs, you likely know about this and may even be considering upgrading. The problem is it can be… Continue reading Upgrading from XP – your options

Analytics is a necessity in today’s health-care environment

Business intelligence and analytics have become must-haves in today’s challenging health-care environment, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. Analytics involves extracting useful information from data. Increasingly, it is being used been used by health-care organizations – for example, to track the quality of care in the patient population, provide clinical decision support,… Continue reading Analytics is a necessity in today’s health-care environment

Recent hacker attack highlights need for security

Multiple cyber attacks, possibly by hacker group Anonymous, plagued the Boston Children’s Hospital in April – highlighting the need for data security in all health-care environments. The attacks may have been a response to the case of 15-year-old patient Justina Pelletier, who the hospital reported to the state as being the victim of medical neglect,… Continue reading Recent hacker attack highlights need for security

We’re ready for ICD-10

President Obama has authorized yet another delay in the implementation of ICD-10 after the Senate approved the measure as part of the Sustainable Growth Rate legislation on April 1. To IT vendors who haven’t prepared for the transition, the delay is a relief – but to us at gloStream, it’s a disappointment, as we had… Continue reading We’re ready for ICD-10

Are workarounds putting business at risk?

Most businesses using an entry level accounting system or legacy ERP manage many of their processes outside of the system, usually with spreadsheets. These “workarounds” may even keep the business running pretty smoothly. They are easier than replacing the system and cheaper than a custom application. The risk of spreadsheets Workarounds may have become a… Continue reading Are workarounds putting business at risk?

How to make secure passwords

Passwords are made to safeguard our online accounts. But in this day and age when rampant hacking incidents happen every day and around the world, security is oftentimes compromised. As a result, private data can fall into the wrong hands. For this reason, it is imperative that the passwords protecting your data are strong enough… Continue reading How to make secure passwords