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Tech Tip Tuesday: Why you need to have redundant backups
Businesses have a lot of critical data stored and it’s extremely important to keep that data protected and backed up. How costly can data loss be? How can you protect yourself from it? Here’s what you should know about backups, redundancy and why being a little...
Macatawa Technologies Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services
Holland, Michigan February 20, 2018 – Macatawa Technologies announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Macatawa Technologies to its 2018 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category. This annual list recognizes North...
Not Happy with Your Current IT Provider? Why it Pays to Switch
If you’re reading this article, chances are you already know it’s time to break things off with your IT provider. You’re looking to justify how you feel about the fact that you can’t easily file support tickets. It seems like they never communicate with you. Or when...
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...