Newsletters Options for Purchasing Microsoft Office Licensing Jan 30, 2017 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment If you are a regular reader of our blog, you are already familiar with Microsoft Office 365. At its core, it is a cloud email solution. Microsoft Office licensing can be bundled with it, or even purchased as a standalone … More
Newsletters The Risk with Data Breaches Dec 27, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment Does your company store private information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, or health information? Are you sure? Data breaches where this type of information is exposed can cost your business money. A quick scan of the newspaper … More
Newsletters The Importance of IT Policies Nov 23, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment Many businesses are operating today without documented IT policies. Most of those businesses wish they had policies in place but with the busy schedules that we all keep today, this task never seems to bubble to the top. Faced with … More
Newsletters Should Your Business Back Up its Cloud? Oct 26, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment The answer is a resounding “Yes!!” Cloud services are on the rise and we here at Colden Company have been touting the cloud for specific business cases for some time. Cloud computing is not a temporary fad; it … More
Newsletters Security Mistakes Businesses Make Sep 27, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment Many of our blog postings have something to do with data security in one form or another. The reason is because today’s world is different than the world was five years ago. If you have not changed the way you … More
Newsletters Farewell to Exchange 2007 Aug 29, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 was a tremendous leap forward for Microsoft’s industry-leading email and collaboration platform. Exchange 2007 introduced things like failover and disaster recovery features, PowerShell in the Exchange Management Shell (EMS), the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) based Exchange … More
Newsletters What Do Businesses Want From Their IT Company? Jul 29, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment The question “What do businesses want from their IT company?” is a question we have been asking both formally and informally for many years here at Colden Company in an effort to make sure we are providing our … More
Newsletters Who is driving the communication tools at your business? Jun 28, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment As the summer season is here and employees are taking vacation time, there are unique business communication challenges that crop up. Today’s vacations are rarely fully unplugged vacations where an employee disappears for two weeks and returns fresh and completely … More
Newsletters Have You Considered Office 365? May 27, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment As many companies and workers are embracing mobile computing and working on multiple devices, it may be time to take a fresh look at how email and documents are accessed. For these workers it is worth considering Office 365 for … More
Newsletters Ransomware: What You Need to Know Apr 27, 2016 Jim Lapointe 0 Comment Viruses are becoming not only increasingly sophisticated but increasingly destructive. It used to be that if you were infected with a virus or malware, you were at risk of having your files copied and perhaps accounts compromised. With the advent … More