Each new email address must have contacts, settings, signatures, and forwarding setup when moving email providers. However, with larger email providers like Microsoft's Office 365, there are programs that automate the process, making the switch seamless. The service Grundig IT uses for migrating email accounts to Office 365 is Skykick. This service transfers all email data associated with the old addresses to the new service. It also automatically transfers settings and other data as well. … [Read more...] about Switching Email Services: Part 2
Small Business IT
Does Your Business Need Tablets?
The tablets are something that has really changed the way that many of us do business. In fact, there are many things that can be done on this device that can really help to speed up some specific things that we do in today's business world. Although there are almost endless ways to use this new electronic item, here are a few that you will want to investigate your business needs. Tablets can take away the need for a business to give laptops to their traveling salesmen. By using an application … [Read more...] about Does Your Business Need Tablets?
Help Deciding on Hardware Purchasing for your Business
Are you considering providing your workforce with tablets? Phones? Laptops? Maybe you need to find a new desktop solution for your office. When you own a business, there always comes a time when you either need to add to your hardware assets, upgrade them, or both. Hardware Purchasing: How to Decide There are so many things to consider when deciding what physical technology your workforce should use. How important is mobility for the necessary tasks? Will all your employees have their … [Read more...] about Help Deciding on Hardware Purchasing for your Business
Selecting Software for Business
There are very few businesses that don’t use some kind of software. Databases of customers or clients, billing systems, Point of Sale software, internal and external scheduling and communication applications, and more. Most businesses actually use multiple pieces of software throughout the course of a day. The software choices your business makes will determine how efficient and effective you are, how empowered or frustrated your staff feel, and how well you’ll serve your customers, … [Read more...] about Selecting Software for Business
Small Business IT Success Strategies
Major corporations and established businesses generally have well-supplied in-house IT departments to help them manage the technology underlying their daily operations. For small businesses, however, in-house IT support may not be an option. So, how are small businesses to choose the hardware, software, and services that the company will use, install it, integrate it, and keep it maintained and in good repair? Strategy 1: The Enthusiast Approach A common, if risky, strategy involves placing a … [Read more...] about Small Business IT Success Strategies
