So you’re thinking about moving to the cloud? There’s a lot of hype around switching from on-premises infrastructure to cloud computing, but is this really the best choice for you? At CTI, we’re experts in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures, and we know that businesses need to consider a variety of options before making important […]

By CTI | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog

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Is your IT team ready to take on HIPAA compliance? Luckily for you, there were no major changes made to regulations in 2019. All that time you would have spent scrambling to adhere to new requirements can now be used to improve your existing processes. To help you navigate compliance in 2019, we’ve compiled a […]

By CTI | Mar 07, 2019 | Blog

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As a well-rounded IT team, the goal is to be able to handle any task that you come across. And while you certainly want to hire and maintain a broad skill set,  tasks regularly pop up that your team is not prepared to handle. As a business, you have to sit down internally and consider […]

By Keith Millett | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog

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Testing and quality assurance are key for any IT project—launching a product or service that is not up to quality standards is an easy way to drive users away. You’ve likely already considered using your own team to conduct testing and implementation, but there are a few risks when a team decides to handle things […]

By Keith Millett | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog

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Even 10 years ago, corporate data backups were much simpler: all data existed in one location, so it was easy to capture everything in a single platform without much hassle. But now, the landscape of corporate data backups has significantly changed. Between on-premise, cloud, hybrid platforms, and masses of complex data to keep track of, […]

By Keith Millett | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog

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Given its many benefits, including the potential cost savings and unlimited storage, the cloud can seem like an attractive solution for any business. However, this is not always the case. Much like any other infrastructure option, the cloud can either specifically address your company’s needs or, in some cases, work against them. That said, it’s […]

By Keith Millett | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog

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Financial institutions are lucrative targets for hackers. Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and other similar organizations are not only responsible for safeguarding our finances, they’re also responsible for protecting all of our financial data. Even if an attacker fails to steal money through unauthorized transfers, simply gathering our personal data (e.g., account numbers, […]

By Keith Millett | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog

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In recent years, technology has so thoroughly permeated the classroom that K-12 schools are now, for the most part, paperless. Long gone are the days of students lugging around heavy textbooks or losing paper assignments in their mess of color-coded binders and notebooks. Even students in first grade now learn on portable devices like tablets […]

By Keith Millett | Oct 25, 2018 | Blog

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IT systems support a wide variety of tasks in an organization—from general computer upkeep and backups to the maintenance of massive data centers, we expect IT services to be secure, functional, and constantly up and running. Sometimes, though, this doesn’t always happen. Any issue that manifests requires a quick resolution in order to maintain business […]

By Keith Millett | Oct 25, 2018 | Blog

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The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is a supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation created by the Department of Defense (DoD) that dictates how the DoD purchases or leases goods and services from contractors or subcontractors. This supplement is intended to protect the DoD from data breaches and other cyber attacks, particularly those resulting […]

By Keith Millett | Oct 03, 2018 | Blog

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