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Tech Tip Tuesday: How to avoid being tricked by a phishing email
Phishing emails is one way that a business could be hacked. That means everyone needs to be suspicious of links and attachments from people you do not know – even people you do know. When someone is phishing, they are sending emails with links to fake websites to...
9 Signs Your IT Isn’t Serving You and What to Do About It
Information technology now plays a major role in any given workplace. IT issues like chronic downtime, slow equipment, and security threats stand to undermine your bottom line. But despite the critical role they play, many businesses find that dealing with their IT...
It’s Never Too Late to Budget for next year. Start here.
The bad news: When the year is ending in a matter of a few weeks and you haven’t planned your technology strategy or budget for the coming year. The good news: it’s never too late. Let’s face it: the thought of planning your technology for next year is overwhelming...
When ‘Leave Well Enough Alone’ Isn’t a Good Idea
In the demanding year-end period of planning for next year and putting budgets into place, “leave well enough alone” may get applied to projects and equipment that seem to be holding up pretty well. You might think hopefully they can be put off for another year. This...
6 Things That Will Come Back to Haunt You if You Don’t Plan For 2018
Welcome to the 4th quarter. Now is the time to step out of the office and reflect upon what 2017 brought you (good and bad), and start strategizing for 2018. Have you planned your off-site strategic planning for 2018? In your offsite planning session, you need to...
Macatawa Technologies Ranked Among Top 501 Managed Service Providers by MSPmentor
Macatawa Technologies ranks among the world’s most progressive 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs), according to MSPmentor’s 10th-annual MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings. The top MSP 501 companies ranked this year include organizations from around the world...
It’s More Than Just a Phone System
As some of you may have heard, Toshiba announced a few months ago that they were ending it's telecom division. Although this wasn't at all expected, this gave us an opportunity to evaluate a new phone solution that offered the best features for our clients while being...
When IT Isn’t Your Day Job – Macatawa Technologies Can Help
Running your own business can mean that you wear a lot of different hats – especially when you’re trying to grow your business. As your business and staff increases, you might have noticed that your time is being spent more and more on technology instead of...
7 Things Your IT Provider Should Be Doing For You
Technology plays a major role in business these days, making it crucial to have an IT partner with the ability to plan and implement, not just fix things when they break. Make sure your IT provider is a true business partner who can help your business get to the next...
Relocating Your Business? Here’s Your Checklist to Smoothly Move Your Technology
Relocating a business can be a hassle. Use this handy guide to help your transition be painless so you can get back to business. *If image is blurry on your browser, please click the image to expand*