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How to Manage a Greener Business
Environmentally-friendly business practices are a fundamentally good thing for a business to implement. Not only is it better for planet Earth for businesses to adopt green practices, doing so might even save your business a little green in the long term. We’ve put...
Setting Up a Strong Wireless Network
On the average business’ network, you can find many of its most important assets. As a result, any addition to that network will need to come with some solid deliberation. If you’ve been ruminating about the security or viability of your business’ wireless network, we...
Tip of the Week: Optimizing Remote Productivity
For many, the Coronavirus has kept them from their workplaces and offices as a precautionary measure to help limit the spread of infection. This has given many the opportunity to work from home for the time being, which can be just as effective as working in the...
Redundancy is Everything in a Disaster
We are used to hearing “redundant” used as a non-complimentary term, so it can be off-putting to hear how you want to make sure that your backups are redundant in case of a disaster. With March 31st being World Backup Day we want to talk about how important redundancy...
Security Has to Be At the Top of Every Healthcare Provider’s List
With thousands of people exposed to the COVID-19 Coronavirus and millions more under quarantine, the healthcare industry is on red alert at the moment. Just a short time ago they were worried about another virus: Bluekeep. What is BlueKeep? The Bluekeep vulnerability...
Tip of the Week: Three Basic Access Control Considerations
While every aspect of your organization’s security is incredibly important to attend to, we wanted to take the time and delve into a particular aspect that many might take for granted: your digital access controls. Let’s go over a few tips and practices to ensure your...
COVID-19 Update – Mandatory Business Closures
While the uncertainty of the times leaves a lot of room for anxiety and concern, Compudata will continue regular operations and remain vigilant with the trust you have placed in us. We are considered an essential business and well not be affected by the Province's...
An Argument for Workplace Gamification
As the old saying goes, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The question is, how much do you really want a “dull boy” doing all of your business’ important work? This concern isn’t uncommon among businesses nowadays, which helps to explain the rise in...
Moving to a New Office? Keep These Six Considerations in Mind
Moving your business into a new workspace is an exciting, if complicated, process. This is why we felt it would be useful if we discussed a few of the many factors that you need to plan for next time you consider shifting to a different office space. If you are...
Tip of the Week: Exploring the Windows 10 Notification Center
Notifications are almost ubiquitous in computing nowadays, which is what makes it so surprising that--until just a few years ago--Windows notifications were either nonexistent or (when Windows 8 rolled around) effectively unusable. Fortunately, Windows 10 solved this...