Collecting data is vital for keeping records, tracking performance, and delighting customers. With so much on the line, it’s never been more important to have backups of all your files. If your data is growing at a rate that’s hard to keep up with, analytics tools are an awesome way to figure out which backups […]

For decades, one of the most foundational principles of cyber security has remained the same: Always update and patch your software. But for most people, hardware is exempt from this process. They think of hardware as nothing more than a vessel for software to occupy — and that’s totally incorrect.

As much as I would love to say that Castema’s Managed IT service is the perfect solution for every small business, the reality is that some businesses need the value that Managed IT gives them more than others do. I’m going to break this post into two parts in order to give a complete answer to the question, “Who is a good customer for Managed IT?” Today I’ll introduce the concept of two types of support costs, and explain them, as well as define a new Natural Law pertaining to Information Technology support. Next time, I’ll talk about hotels and how they relate to IT Support business models (trust me), and what that means to your IT support cost.