“When should I hire a full-time Information Technology (IT) person?” Every small- and mid-size enterprise (SME) owner asks this question at some point. It is partly a marker of the importance that information technology has assumed in business of all kinds. From – desktop computers to wireless devices, business systems and servers, IT is both [...]
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How to Make or Break a SharePoint Collaboration Implementation
April 2, 2012 – 10:36 am
At Tango, we’re sometimes (too often) reminded of the costs of getting a SharePoint implementation wrong. It goes beyond the cost of the technology investment. When an intranet or collaboration project goes awry, there are a more damaging costs to corporate culture and productivity. And yet, it is not difficult to avoid. But it does [...]
SMEs: Notoriously Unprepared for Disasters
March 19, 2012 – 9:57 am
- Dean Tremblay, Partner A recent survey of 145 professionals responsible for IT security in small- and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) recently found that 87% of SMBs have inadequate or out of date disaster recovery plans. Another 45% of them don’t enforce security policies. SMEs are remarkable for operating under many pressures while being one of [...]
Business-Centric IT: What Does that Really Mean?
March 8, 2012 – 11:04 am
- by Dean Tremblay At Tango Technology Group we like to say that we take a business-centric approach to technology. It’s definitely what makes us unique among other providers of IT services to small- and mid-size business customers. But what does it really mean to be “business-centric”, and why should a small- or mid-sized business [...]
A New Paradigm for Critical Document Management & Records Management
February 20, 2012 – 1:41 pm
- by Dany Charland Document and records management (DM/RM) has traditionally followed a strict file plan, with profile forms used to create and maintain records. These are important best practices; and, for regulated industries such as accounting firms, healthcare, IT, food safety etc., they are necessary to provide evidence of document controls. However, a common [...]
SharePoint Collaboration vs. Governance: Not Necessarily Mortal Enemies
February 6, 2012 – 10:24 am
- by Dany Charland Virtual/online collaboration is an absolute necessity for many small- and mid-sized organizations today. It may be required to support ad hoc project teams; to facilitate geographically dispersed teams to work together; or, to increase the efficiency of internal communication in any organization. Virtual collaboration environments – such as SharePoint intranets or [...]
Don’t Let Your Business Become a Statistic in the Year of the Data Breach
January 30, 2012 – 9:35 am
- Dean Tremblay, Partner Online security threats to organizations reached an all-time high in 2011, according to software security firm, Internet Identity (IID). In fact, IID has named 2011 “the year of the data breach” and cites these market shifts as drivers behind the increased threat: A new black market makes it easy to obtain [...]
2012: How Your Small/Medium Size Business Will Benefit in the Year of the Cloud
January 12, 2012 – 11:06 am
- Dean Tremblay, Partner Information technology think tank, IDC, has made its annual technology predictions for 2012. I’m not surprised that they’re predicting that cloud services will begin to take leadership in the enterprise technology mix. IDC anticipates that “the strategic focus [will shift] from building infrastructure to the creation of application platforms and ecosystems,” [...]
