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NUVESTACK SOLUTION OVERVIEW

Posted on May 9, 2016

THE PROBLEM Today’s SMB owners are faced with ensuring security, compliance and the resources needed for optimal performance and the growth of their business. All of these issues fall under their IT expectations and they are more daunting than they can or should have to deal with. This is especially true for companies that operate within regulated industries who are under increasing pressure to deliver data security, communications and compliance. F …

Save Money, Improve Employee Productivity with a Virtual Desktop

Posted on December 2, 2015

By Nuvestack The least expensive IT help may be sitting next to you. When the topic of inexpensive IT help comes up, thoughts often turn to overseas hiring. As an alternative, however, I would suggest doing more with what you have by using Software as a Service and Desktop as a Service as force multipliers. If you can outsource necessary but commoditized functions, like your user desktops, you free your employees to do more important and productive th …

Law Firms Should Get Out of IT and Into the Cloud, Then Demand their Clients Do the Same

Posted on November 11, 2015

By David Turcotte Every law firm understands the importance of maintaining “industry” and “reasonable” standards when it comes to operating and protecting a business. More critically, every law firm understands the substantial risks and liability exposure that is created when businesses fall below those standards. With that in mind, let’s discuss reasonable standards for law firms today as it relates to their IT infrastructure and strate …

HIPAA-HITECH Act: End Point Data is Your Greatest Security Risk

Posted on November 11, 2015

Recent HIPAA-associated regulations now apply to organizations outside of the healthcare industry. By David Turcotte, CEO Since it was first enacted, the healthcare industry has been under constant pressure to keep personal healthcare information (PHI) secure and to remain compliant with the evolving rules and regulations promulgated via HIPAA and the HITECH acts. The rules have expanded to impact organizations outside of what is strictly defined as в …

Daas, Desktop as a Service, Desktop Stability, Desktop Security, Cloud Computing

Posted on July 28, 2015

Can your business survive significant computer downtime or a systems crash? For most companies, the answer is surely a resounding no. Whether your company has a system that consists of one computer, a shared hard drive, or a global system of internal servers, all of them could present significant issues if they failed. Your company could miss sales, lose data, or have to replace expensive hardware. With Desktop as a Service, those risks get eliminated …

Keeping Our DaaS Prices Fair and Simple

Posted on July 16, 2015

By Lanny Gray, VP of Sales When a company raises its prices, it can indicate success — at least for that company. But when an entire consumer segment can increase its prices without fearing a market loss, it provides a clear sign of a maturing industry with widespread consumer acceptance. Cloud computing has now reached that point, at least according to a recent Fortune story by Barb Darrow entitled “Surprise! The cost of cloud is about to rise.†…

5 Considerations before Buying New Small Business Computers

Posted on July 9, 2015

By Anthony Taccone, Director of Marketing There was a time – you may remember it – when the speed of your PC actually mattered. Maintaining a premium processor speed in your desktop or laptop was important because every new release of an application required more horsepower, if not an entirely new operating system. Computers often became obsolete within a year or two, even with regular upgrades. But for most of the past decade or so, users have no …

8 Ways to Save Time at Work

Posted on June 30, 2015

By Anthony Taccone, Director of Marketing A real service saves time, right? That’s one of the greatest benefits of switching to Desktop as a Service (DaaS) – DaaS saves time for your IT team and everyone else who comes in contact with desktop computers. Or you could look at it this way: if the IT team isn’t managing user desktops and the users aren’t battling app problems, everyone can be more productive, right? While the benefits your organiz …

Is Your Small Business IT Scalable?

Posted on June 22, 2015

By Dave Turcotte, CEO Say you’re starting a new business or growing the small business you already own. Do you stop and buy a new computer every time a new person comes on board? Do you purchase all of the apps that the new user needs? What happens if you only need that person on a temporary basis – would it be possible for that temporary hire to just use equipment he or she already owns? And which people on your staff are going to get stuck pulli …

Three Tips for Increasing BYOD Security

Posted on June 19, 2015

By Anthony Taccone, Marketing Bring Your Own Device, in which employees connect their own smartphones, tablets and other devices to the corporate network, has proven popular with workers. It can also be a security nightmare for CIOs, only about one-third of whom allow BYOD in their companies. Here are four tips for protecting your company f …

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