TORONTO, ONTARIO, April 14th 2020 — The current Covid-19 pandemic has given new ways for tech savvy criminals to take advantage of human emotions. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, creating fake urgency or panic to get unsuspecting users to click or perform an action is easier than ever. Being aware of these scams can…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, April 14th 2020 — The current Covid-19 pandemic has given new ways for tech savvy criminals to take advantage of human emotions. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, creating fake urgency or panic to get unsuspecting users to click or perform an action is easier than ever. Being aware of these scams can…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, April 3rd 2020 — With the novel Covid-19 virus taking an abrupt hold of the world, companies have been forced to quickly adapt, organizing remote work for employees with just a moment’s notice. The cloud services that make working from home possible have saved countless businesses from having to close their doors but it…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, April 3rd 2020 — Video conferencing has been the tool of choice by those now working from home. Of these, Zoom has been the go-to vendor of choice. Zoom’s user base increased from 2 million monthly active users in February to an estimated 13 million users and growing. The rapid growth has also attracted…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…