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Business Benefits of IT Managed Services in 2017

If you find yourself consistently putting off new projects and facing a backlog of user requests, it may be time to look into managed services, especially for a provider that can deliver meaningful value. Before choosing a partner, organizations should clearly define their IT requirements and the improvements they expect to see. Read on to discover the benefits that a managed services provider can bring to your organization in 2017. To clarify, managed services is the practice of outsourcing day-to-day IT management and computer network technical support as a cost-effective method for improving business operations, instead of having a full-time on-staff…

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January 7, 2017Managed ServiceBy mdltechadmin

Dec302016

Kansas City Managed Services Company Details Cybersecurity Outlook For 2017

Security challenges, business data and information architecture are on the rise as hackers and ransomware creators are becoming more efficient than ever before. In short, the days when a simple corporate antivirus solution would be adequate are over. With so much of your data resting on potentially vulnerable networks, a professionally managed security solution may be required. Read on as we detail in the importance of an IT security solution and the outlook for cybersecurity for 2017 and beyond. Last year, Ginni Rometty, president and CEO at IBM, said, “Cybercrime is the greatest threat to every company in the world.” She was right. In the coming years, cybercrime may…

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December 30, 2016UncategorizedBy mdltechadmin

Kansas City Managed Services Company Details Benefits of Dedicated Server Hosting

As the year draws to a close, it’s a great time to review your server hosting solution for 2017. Small businesses in particular may be accustomed to utilizing a shared hosting option due to budgetary restrictions. While a shared option may work well for some, a dedicated hosting solution may be more in line with the needs a of an expanding business. Shared vs. Dedicated Hosting Solutions According to InMotion, a shared hosting solution is much like living in an apartment building. All residents (customers) are in the same location and must share the available utilities with everyone else. These resources may include such things like a pool,…

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December 23, 2016Cloud ComputingBy mdltechadmin

Dec142016

Kansas City Managed Services Firm Details Importance of Enterprise Security Management

As enterprises move towards new technologies to minimize costs and optimize resources, they face increased security risks as cyber-criminals adopt new techniques to target BYOD devices, corporate networks, backend servers and more. As a result, it has become crucial for stakeholders to understand how to balance the security management landscape with enterprise operations. In this week’s blog, we’ll explore the importance of enterprise security management and its ever evolving role. The average modern workplace is faced with an unprecedented number of malicious threats. Across cyberspace, crime runs rampant, with countless digital identities being stolen every day and company servers being breached all around the world. According to CIO Insight,…

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December 14, 2016SecurityBy mdltechadmin

Dec42016

Kansas City Managed Services Firm Explores The Benefits of CRM Marketing

The sales profession is going through a real transformation. The omnichannel experiences of social, mobile and digital are enabling buyers to be significantly more informed at each step of the buying journey. The core sales process is rapidly changing due to the addition of new technology and greater contact touchpoints. Sellers are transitioning from selling individual products to a singular point-of-contact to increasingly complex solutions to buyers who are often only a small part of the stakeholders involved in the final decision. This pushes the process of building relationships with your customers to the forefront. Whether you’re just launching or in your third year of business,…

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December 4, 2016CRM MarketingBy mdltechadmin

Nov282016

Kansas City Managed Services Company Details Benefits of Sales CRM

As the holiday shopping season hits its stride this weekend, we decided to refocus on the one thing that nearly every retailer is obsessing over this time of year: sales. Let’s face it, customers of most businesses are connected to social media 24/7. That means that businesses must be able to reach potential customers at all times of day and be able to make sales, regardless of the time or situation. If only there was a tool that could help businesses do exactly that. Well, actually, there is. MDL sales customer relationship management (CRM) provides your team with the tools it needs to streamline your internal processes and do their…

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November 28, 2016CRMBy mdltechadmin

Nov182016

Kansas City Managed Services Company Details Why The Hybrid Cloud Is The Future of Business

In the purest sense, the hybrid cloud is truly a game changer with undeniable benefits, with many having moved or are considering moving to the platform due to the limitations of operating in either a solely private or public cloud environment. So what exactly makes it so great? First, a little background. When cloud-based data centers came into existence, IT administrators saw them as a great way to use computing power as a utility. One could demand as much storage, RAM, CPUs and application instances as one wanted. The cloud would even expand and contract to provide the varying number users with the resources they needed. However, that…

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November 18, 2016Cloud ComputingBy mdltechadmin

Nov112016

How Virtual Desktops Infrastructure Makes Businesses More Efficient

What is VDI? According to CDW, at its most basic incarnation, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server. The desktop images can then be accessed by different types of devices such as desktop, laptops, thin clients and mobile devices. For a larger group of users, like one would find at any given small to midsize business, it makes sense to create a large number of virtual desktops on a cloud that operators can connect to using a thin client system. How does it all work? In the typical VDI, a special software application called…

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November 11, 2016Virtual DesktopBy mdltechadmin

Nov42016

Why Hosted Applications Benefit Businesses

Due to higher speed broadband becoming available, more and more businesses are now turning to hosted applications for their everyday needs. What is a hosted application? We’re glad you asked. By definition, a hosted application is a software as a service (SaaS) solution that allows users to execute and operate a software application entirely from the cloud on a recurring subscription. These applications are typically hosted and powered from the remote cloud infrastructure and are accessed globally through the Internet. They provide the same functionality as locally installed software but can be updated more easily. Instead of installing and using applications such as the Office suite on your own computer,…

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November 4, 2016Hosted ApplicationsBy mdltechadmin

Oct282016

Kansas City Managed Services Firm Reviews Why Internet of Things is Latest Cybersecurity Battleground for Businesses

The internet of things (IoT) has been described as “the infrastructure of the information society.” It’s the internetworking of all ‘connected’ or ‘smart’ electronic devices such as the tablet in your hand, phone in your pocket or the printer in your office, all of these physical devices are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators and network connectivity that enable them to collect and exchange data. Thus, the internet of things. According to Pedro Abreu, chief strategy officer at ForeScout, “The IoT is the new battleground for security.” To Abreu’s point, firms around the world have spent the past two decades using firewalls, antivirus and anti-malware tools to build layers of…

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October 28, 2016Cyber SecurityBy mdltechadmin