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Working from home.. How are you Coping?
While working to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, in the spirit of optimism we are also looking past it. We’re assessing the question of where will people and companies be working, post virus. If you live in a major urban centre like I do, the downtown core has experienced non-stop construction. Cranes punctuate the horizon, office…
Opening our new office in in Summerside, PEI
Starport Managed Servicesannounces the opening of its new office in the historic Holman building in Summerside, PEI effective November 1st, 2018. Starport’s operations will be located in a 2,000 foot fully renovated sea-side facility which features state of the art technology infrastructure, access to a skilled work force, and opportunity for future expansion. “Our Summerside…
The Cloud – What it means for Backup and Disaster Recovery
In the last issue, we spoke about how there are two types of cloud, private clouds and public clouds, and that in all likelihood, whether in personally or in your business, you’re likely already a cloud user. Congratulations! We concluded by saying that one of the most compelling, and high value uses of the cloud…
Cloud Computing – A primer
Use of the term cloud computing is now commonplace, Apple’s iCloud, Google Apps, OneDrive and Dropbox are a few of the well-known names. You’ve heard about it, but aren’t sure how to ask if it might apply in your business. Is it risky, is it cost efficient, does it afford us the ability to work…
Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) Planning
Some Background Backup and Disaster recovery planning should be a core activity of EVERY organization, yet it is often overlooked by many; the general rationale being that having systems and data backed up is all that needs to be done to ensure that an organization is protected. Backing up however does not address a number…
IS MANAGED SERVICES RIGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
Among the key issues mid-sized enterprise owners face today is choosing the right Information Technology direction to take. Companies today know that IT has moved from being “nice to have” to being critically important. We’ve grouped together some of the questions that have been asked by businesses that have become managed services clients of Starport.…
Ransomware – A Potential Disaster
Ransomware is a form of malware that tricks users into allowing powerful encryption software onto their workstation, when a user opens a seemingly innocuous email attachment received from a known sender. The attachment may appear as a graph, or chart… but it is typically discarded as a “sender error” and the email is closed or…