Cyberthreats are constantly growing and becoming more sophisticated. At the same time, the costs of a data breach or cyberattack are rising accordingly. A decade ago, a simple password was sufficient authentication for businesses to secure their digital systems. Today, it’s not nearly enough. Organizations that hope to thwart intruders rely on Two Factor Authentication […]
Monitoring and Responding to the International Chip Shortage and Its Effect on the IT Supply Chain
Things will take some time to get better, so adaptive companies need to be as flexible as possible. You don’t have to be a tech expert to have noticed that there is a big problem in international supply chains right now. Headlines everywhere warn of shortages in semiconductors, microchips, plastics, computer parts, and other essential […]
6 Questions to Ask When Designing a Written Disaster Recovery Plan
6 Questions to Ask When Designing a Written Disaster Recovery Plan Data fuels modern business and decides winners and losers in the digital economy. But collecting, analyzing, and leveraging business and user data is only part of the equation. Prudent organizations must also take steps to protect their systems and data and have a plan […]
D2 Case Study: Industrial Distributor in Willow Grove
When a client specializing in engineering products and services marketed to a variety of industries — including some heavily regulated ones, such as chemical processing, wastewater treatment, and petroleum refining — we knew they would require reliable, practical, and narrowly tailored IT solutions that met their exacting standards. That’s precisely what D2 delivered in an […]
SMB Backup Solutions: Veeam vs. Acronis vs. StorageCraft
Backups are not optional. In a business environment where 60% of small companies close permanently within six months of experiencing a significant data loss, leaving your critical digital assets without robust backups is playing with fire. At the same token, smaller organizations with limited resources have to be strategic about the vendors and solutions they […]
Logistics and Distribution Company Case Study
At D2, we love working with innovative, adaptive, principled partners that care deeply about their mission. One of our clients, a logistics and distribution company in Warminster, PA is a great example. The company’s logistics experts have been assisting public media companies and non-profit organizations with customized direct-to-door fulfillment services since 1983. For their latest […]
Analysis of the SMB Firewall Market:
Cisco Meraki vs. SonicWall vs. Sophos
Examining the feature set, license options, and organizational fit of leading cybersecurity solutions It’s the nature of technology that last generation’s most advanced and rarefied tools eventually become more widely accessible. For SMBs, that’s an excellent thing because it means that enterprise-grade protections for their digital assets are now both economical and customizable to their […]
6 Areas to Extend the Reach of Your IT Department
With a flexible Managed Service Provider, your technology assets can improve every corner of your organization with greater efficiency and focus Managing any complex organization is a juggling act. One slipup in a workflow or gap in a supply chain and everything can fall apart, resulting in wastage, as well as slowdowns and stoppages in […]
Microsoft is Ending its Open License Program. How Will SMBs Be Affected?
In late September, Microsoft announced that it is ending its Open License program on December 31, 2021. Created over 20 years ago, the Microsoft Open License program was designed to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) the opportunity to purchase multiple perpetual software licenses at volume pricing. The decision to discontinue the Open License program […]
Wish your remote employees could dial into MS Teams with just a phone number?
Add Flexibility to Your Hybrid Workplace with Free Audio Conferencing from Microsoft The modern workplace is increasingly hybrid. It’s in-office, remote, and a blend of the two. Which is why Microsoft announced in October of 2020 that it would begin offering Microsoft Teams Audio Conferencing at no cost for administrators. That’s right, for free. Teams […]