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The Best IT Consultants in the Pacific Northwest
Finding the best IT consultants is often a challenge. Businesses must carefully consider services, pricing, availability, expertise and more.
Outsourced IT Support
Every business’ information technology (IT) needs are unique and often convoluted. Entrusting another company with managing a vital part of your operations can be a strenuous decision. Getting reliable, outsourced IT support should not keep you up at night and making the decision to switch should be easy. That is why Nuvodia actively and securely..
Hiring The Right IT Professionals
Checking for proof of education and skills is the first thing any small business or enterprise should look for when hiring smart information technology (IT) professionals. Nuvodia IT staff currently hold hundreds of IT certifications to support businesses of all sizes and to help them thrive. Just a few of those IT certifications include: Systems ..
10 Most Beneficial IT Services For Your Business
Information Technology or IT Services is the application of technical and business expertise to enable organizations in the creation, management and optimization of or access to information and business processes. IT Services such as IT Support Services and IT Consulting Services apply to businesses of all sizes. Other IT services such as Cloud Backup Services..
IT Support Services Add Value And Expertise
IT Support Services add value and expertise to an organization immediately, without having to spend months sourcing the right information technology (IT) talent. Instead, investing in remote onshore help desk services are a solution. Businesses benefit from the expertise of experienced IT professionals without the high costs associated with salaried employees. Plus, the right IT…
Cloud IT
What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of information technology (IT) resources over the Internet with “pay-as-you-go” pricing. You can access technology services, such as computing, power, storage, and databases, on an as-needed basis. Storing and accessing your software applications over the Internet or “in the cloud” offers many advantages such as…
5-Step IT Budget Planning Process 2020
Are you planning your company’s information technology (IT) budget for 2020? Then a strategy for improving and growing your IT infrastructure to adapt to the rapidly changing technological landscape is essential. Because, whatever your IT plan was last year, it is almost guaranteed to be different in the upcoming year. The foundation of your IT…
Top 5 Reasons Enterprises Benefit from SIEM Solutions
In the world of cybersecurity, there are a lot of unknowns to the average individual and one of these unknown pieces of information is what a SIEM is. Perhaps you understand that SIEM stands for, (Security Information and Event Management), and that they can help companies withstand cyberattacks, but do you know how it functions…
2019 Best Places to Work Inland Northwest
OCTOBER 10, 2019: Nuvodia was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work Inland Northwest. The fourth annual list of the Best Places to Work Inland Northwest was created by the Journal of Business and Best Companies Group. This survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers…
Understanding the Different Types of Malware
Malicious software — or malware — is talked about when a dangerous software is used to access and infect a computer or information technology (IT) network without being detected. People frequently hear terms such as viruses, adware, spyware, ransomware, computer worms or Trojan horse viruses; all are different types of malware that can severely damage…
Small Business IT Support
Making the best decision about Information Technology (IT) support and the maintenance of the information system is one the greatest challenges among small business owners today. Should you hire an in-house IT professional or outsource your IT support? To help with that question, we at Nuvodia have laid out the facts below with our small…
Healthcare IT Support
What is Healthcare Information Technology (IT) support? Support is a key component to hiring the right Healthcare IT Support Services team for your business. Nuvodia Healthcare IT experts provide the around-the-clock support your team needs, to keep your organization running smoothly. Our Healthcare IT Support Services team is available 24 hours a day, every day…
SIEM as a Service
Nuvodia’s SIEM as a Service is designed to provide businesses of any size, all the benefits needed from a security information and event management (SIEM) system without the personnel headaches or capital equipment investments. This cybersecurity offering is a comprehensive SIEM-as-a-Service solution, fully hosted in Nuvodia’s secure and compliant cloud computing platform, to manage and monitor…
SOC as a Service
Running a Security Operations Center (SOC) is challenging for both enterprises and small businesses. Whether you hire a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) or someone else to oversee your online security monitoring, you need to be sure to retain your clients’ and customers’ privacy. Finding a reliable and cost-friendly SOC or building your own in-house…
2019 MSP 501 Ranking
JUNE 18, 2019: Nuvodia has been named as one of the world s premier managed service providers (MSPs) on the prestigious 12th-annual Channel Futures™ MSP 501 rankings. 12th Annual MSP 501 Identifies Top Forward-Thinking Global MSPs & Leading Trends in Managed Services Every year, managed service providers worldwide complete an extensive survey and application to…
Do You Need A VPN?
A virtual private network or VPN is a great way to protect yourself while living in an increasingly connected world. A VPN application for personal computers (PCs), laptops and mobile devices acts like your own tunnel onto the Internet, keeping everyone from hackers to advertisers from seeing what you are doing or knowing how you…
What’s New with SD-WAN?
Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) or SDWAN is a software-defined approach to managing your wide area network (WAN). It is frequently leveraged to load-balance other types of connections, including those from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). SD-WAN has grown into a very popular service – most service providers now offer it. Why? Because with SD-WAN…
What Is New with Citrix® Cloud Services?
Citrix is currently trying to migrate everyone to their cloud services. Why? Citrix Cloud services simplify the delivery and management of Citrix technologies. This helps you extend existing Citrix on-premise deployments into the cloud more efficiently and at less cost. Other benefits include creating and deploying secure digital workspaces in hours, not weeks, while placing…
Healthcare Cyber Security Still Struggling: What You Should Know
The healthcare industry is still having a hard time getting its cyber security under control, despite ongoing knowledge that the healthcare sector is among the most vulnerable to cyber attack. It is worth examining why healthcare cyber security faces these challenges, and what can be done to remedy the problems. Healthcare Sector Experiences Twice The…
Preventable Action for Cyber Crime
With its global crime-fighting efforts, the FBI can monitor potential criminal activity in an effort to take preventive action. One of the many important industries that the agency can protect this way is the financial sector. Recent discoveries have already prompted the FBI to issue a warning to banks and financial institutions. We have reason…
Network Virtualization: Benefits For Your Business
Network virtualization (NV) is the process of consolidating the physical hardware of a network into a single, virtual network. This is typically done by using software containers on a single, physical, host machine to run multiple, virtual, guest machines. Network virtualization is the new gold standard for networking, adopted by businesses of all sizes around…
Does “Bad Online Habits” equal Data Breach?
A recent survey by University of Phoenix found that nearly half (43 percent) of U.S. adults have experienced a personal data breach in the past three years.[1] Perhaps unsurprisingly, a greater number of those who had been hacked admitted to having a number of “bad online habits.” The survey found that 88 percent of respondents who…
Tech Industry Tariffs – Why to Purchase in 2018
Tech Industry Tariffs on Chinese imported parts increased by 10% on September 24, 2018 and are already impacting prices for customers. There may be additional tariffs imposed of up to 25% on January 1st, 2019, resulting in further price increases in Cisco Q3 FY19. A 3 to 6 month payment deferral from Cisco Capital can help…
Support for Windows 7 Ended
Ended January 14, 2020 All good things must come to an end, even Windows 7. After January 14, 2020, Microsoft no longer provides security updates or support for PCs running Windows 7. Your workstations are vulnerable to security threats, particularly malicious software. Nuvodia provides Microsoft Windows 7 Extended Security Updates. Microsoft Windows 7 Extended Security…
Hackers Aren’t Your Biggest Threat
The state of information security for companies in the U.S. is scary. 2014 was a record setting year in terms of data breaches with a staggering 783 breaches reported. That means on average more than 2 breaches were reported every day in 2014. When people hear about breaches, they immediately think about hackers. Yet hacking…
Preventing Information Security Breaches
Modern information security breaches follow a very specific pattern and most organizations are simply not designed to stop these attacks. Unfortunately they are not even able to detect them for months and sometimes years later. In short, hackers today use malware rather than direct attacks to compromise organizations like Equifax, Uber, Anthem, Target, Home Depot…
Traditional Firewalls vs Next-Generation Firewalls – Reasons to Upgrade
Why do you need a next-generation firewall, when you already have a traditional firewall in place? The short answer: With new technology comes better security. Limited capabilities and best effort traffic identification Traditional firewalls can…