Jeff Collins, Author at Best Managed Cloud, IT and Cyber-security in Florida

9 Ways to Minimize the Risk of a Data Leak

Keeping confidential data private and secure is one of the top challenges for any company. No matter how heavily connected you are to technology, chances are you rely on digital databases to store sensitive information about your employees, customers, and finances. When that information gets out, the risks to your business are significant. The average…

13 Security Requirements for Telecommuting and Remote Employees

Today we are in the age of the mobile workforce. From salaried experts to freelance contractors, it is now possible for almost any kind of employee to work remotely. And if your business is configured correctly, you can offer remote work and telecommute days as a very tempting employment opportunity. Working remotely can mean not…

The Top 7 Security Threats Small Businesses Will Face in 2019

A new year brings new security challenges. To make things more difficult, the old challenges aren’t necessarily going away. Security risks pose potentially significant problems for small and medium businesses not prepared for them. If you fail to address them, there’s a good chance your business never recovers. Fortunately, it’s not all bad. The first…

Introduction to Azure Sentinel and What It Can Do for Your Business

Business networks are very complex, and so is security management on them. The number of devices is huge, even in businesses of moderate size. Each one is a potential target. The number of threats on the Internet seems overwhelming, and new ones keep appearing. Security administrators face a huge burden. Protective software is available, from…

Robot Process Automation (RPA): What is it and what does it mean to your business?

Computers and automated systems continue to change the way we do business and what humankind is capable of. From the printing press to the assembly line to home PCs and mobile devices, technological developments which once would have been unthinkable have now become commonplace parts of the world and the workforce. RPA (Robot Process Automation)…

Push the Cloud to Your IoT Device with Azure IoT Edge

Now publicly available, Azure IoT Edge makes it possible for any enterprise to run cloud-based IoT and AI-related software directly on their IoT devices, even when they’re offline. If you’re an Azure customer, this means no longer needing to upload your IoT device’s collected data to Azure to leverage the benefit of Azure’s IoT-related data processing services.…

Azure Services: Azure Insights

Application Insights from Azure is a service that can be of significant help to anyone that needs reliable applications in order to run their business. Here’s some information about Application Insights, including exactly how it can help a business. Azure Insights Overview Azure Insights is useful in that it allows you to check for both…

15 Benefits of Choosing Applied Innovations For Your Azure Services

Are you looking for the right company to manage your azure hosting? You have come to the right place! Finding the right company that you know works best for you and that you can trust might seem like a daunting task, but at Applied Innovations, it is our primary objective to make that process easier…

Azure: Security and Compliance Services

Security and compliance are two words that should be at the forefront of any e-commerce entrepreneurs mind. These are both concepts that are highly important for making sure your business stays viable and even just operational at a basic level without being shut down or seriously irritating customers and losing their faith and trust. Security…

Azure Services: Cloud Cost Management

Often, the most critical part of any business comes down to the numbers for overhead and total costs and fees. If you happen to need to use cloud services and other services related to running a business online, then you could certainly benefit from Microsoft Azure Cost Management Services. Azure Cost Management Overview One of…