IT & Technology Articles.
Choosing the Right Software Is Essential for Today’s Businesses
Most businesses rely on specific software, and a lot of it. It’s used to manage, protect, and facilitate your business. Today’s software is more flexible than ever before, and while control over your business’ IT systems is always better, the ability for a business to...
Three Fundamentals of a Data Backup Strategy
Learn why a data backup strategy is critical for your business. Discover the essentials of backups and regular testing to protect your data.
Tip of the Week: How to Generate Strong Passwords That You Can Actually Remember
Passwords are effectively the cornerstone of your business’ data security—if they aren’t strong enough, your protections could crumble. Unfortunately, many users shortchange their passwords to try to make them more convenient, also making them more convenient for...
What’s Happening with COVID-19 Scams
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been quite a few different types of scams. At first, most of the scams centered around economic relief money that was doled out to people to help prop up the fledgling economy. More recently however, scammers have focused on...
Tip of the Week: Properly Preparing to Respond to a Data Breach
While nobody wants their company to suffer a data breach, the nature of today’s workplace makes these occurrences harder and harder to avoid. In fact, chances are that you’ll eventually encounter one, which makes it important to prepare to deal with it when it comes...
These 3 Considerations Can Help Your IT Decision Making
When your business is in the position to add new technology, the process can be pretty confusing. You try to make good business decisions every time, but with technology, there are more variables that need to be weighed. Is the technology going to benefit your...
Macatawa Tech Core Values
Our Core Values communicate standards we hope to uphold as a team, as well as what you can expect from us as your IT provider!
How to Prepare Your Team to Fight Phishing
While last year saw a significant decrease in its number of data breaches, the number of records that were leaked doubled… and then some. Part of this can likely be attributed to a spike in the use of ransomware, indicating a resurgence in interest of the...
Pro Tip: Adapt your Conference Room for Microsoft Teams
At Macatawa Technologies, we use Microsoft 365 to support our continued collaboration throughout the workday, which allows us to communicate regardless of where our team is physically located. To further support this collaboration, we recently adapted our conference...
Tip of the Week: What to Do if Your Smartphone Goes Missing
Uh oh—your mobile device is missing. If you ever find yourself in this situation, time is of the essence… particularly if you have reason to believe that your device was stolen. To help prevent things from getting messy, we’ve put together a checklist for you to run...