INSIGHTS
Why So Many Entrepreneurs Ask the Wrong IT Questions?
Many business owners, when faced with a situation where some of their technology isn’t working the way it’s supposed to, will ask themselves a simple question: can I fix this...
Are You Ignoring an Important Part of Your Tech Budget?
Usually, when a business owner or chief technology officer mentions their technology budget, it’s in the context of the money they will need to spend on renewals, upgrades, and...
3 IT Boosters That Have Nothing To Do With Tech
Because technology is our area of expertise, we spend a lot of time thinking (and posting) about actual hardware and software. Most of what we have to say about productivity,...
Are There Benefits to Being in a Tech Ecosystem?
Spend enough time online, or with a salesperson in the technology industry, and you’ll start hearing about the benefits of a particular ecosystem. But are they real? Before we...
4 Ways to Avoid Ransomware Problems
We wish we didn’t have to spend so much time posting content about ransomware. And yet, in our business, these sorts of articles are unavoidable. That’s because every time, the...
The Digital Kidnapping Conundrum
Lately, some in the business world have begun comparing ransomware attacks to another crime with a similar profile: kidnapping. In certain parts of the world it’s actually not...
A New Wrinkle in Ransomware Attacks
The good news about ransomware is that awareness is higher than ever before. Companies are more vigilant about the risks of such attacks than they ever have been in the past. The...
Should You Ever Overfund Your IT Budget?
Although business owners are well known for cutting costs wherever they can, we sometimes meet with entrepreneurs who make a habit of overfunding their IT budgets. Why would...
Are You Treating IT Like A Crash Diet?
With summer coming into full swing, you’re going to see a lot of articles, videos, and social media posts floating around with the “best ideas” for stepping into a beach body....
Fantastic IT Receives First Review on Clutch!
Present-day advancements in technology have pushed the demand for IT services to skyrocket over the years. Businesses are struggling to keep up with the fast-phase changes in the...
3 Ways to Fight Ransomware Attacks
Every time we post an article about ransomware, we hope it will be the last one that is needed. And then, two or three months later, another major attack becomes front-page...
Why You Should Always Be Careful About IT Advice
As a general rule, business owners and executives find it difficult to manage technology. That’s because there are a lot of details and concepts that fall outside their area of...
Why Is It So Hard To Find A Good IT Employee?
One thing that clients – and even colleagues – often tell us is that it is incredibly difficult to hire and keep IT personnel. Given that we employ some of the best technical...
Should Your Small Business Accept Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrencies have been in the news a lot lately. Well-known CEOs have gone public with their thoughts on what makes crypto wonderful or terrible, leading to huge price swings...
5 Signs Your Tech Budget Is Too Small
Although we generally like to use our blog as a forum for helping business owners and executives save money, we do occasionally come across businesses that are budgeting too...
How Big Should Your Outsourced IT Partner Be?
Look through the online reviews for Fantastic IT and you will discover that clients love our ability to function as a growing business without losing that feeling of serving them...
One Problem With the Data-Driven World
The availability of data is changing the business world in exciting and dramatic ways. When you know where your best customers are, you can market your products and services more...
7 Mundane IT Tasks That Can’t Be Ignored
Usually, when a business owner or executive goes searching for a new outsourced IT firm, it’s because they are worried about (or currently experiencing) a crisis. These are...