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##  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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##  [Promoting Data Privacy](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/promoting-data-privacy)

  Thursday, 23 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Today, everything we do on the computer and on our phones creates data. Organizations that are good at utilizing this data, often look to capture everything that they can. This can leave the individual searching for a way to keep his/her data secure. Let’s take a look at some of the best practices used to prioritize individual data privacy.

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  [Data](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data)   [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Privacy](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/privacy)

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##  [A Brief Look at Virtual Assistants](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/a-brief-look-at-virtual-assistants)

  Wednesday, 22 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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There is no doubt that you have come across the virtual assistant (or voice assistant). Whether you have it on a smartphone or you use it via a digital speaker in your home, you have probably spent some time using some type of virtual assistant.

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  [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology)   [Miscellaneous](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/miscellaneous)   [Productivity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1)

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##  [What Happens During an IT Assessment?](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/what-happens-during-an-it-assessment)

  Monday, 20 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Business](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business)

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With technology being deployed to help businesses solve all manners of operational inefficiency, it’s often difficult to pinpoint what IT will work best for your business. Organizations of all types look to technology; and, at some point you need to ask yourself if your technology is set up to help reach your business’ potential.

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  [Managed IT](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-it)   [Managed Services Provider](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-services-provider)   [IT Assessment](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-assessment)

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##  [Hit Back Hard Against Malware](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/hit-back-hard-against-malware)

  Friday, 17 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/security)

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The threat landscape is filled with more types of malware than ever. To keep your business’ network running effectively, it’s important to have a strategy to keep malware out. Today, we’ll talk about a few basics you should know to keep your cybersecurity strategy working properly.

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  [Backup](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/backup)   [Malware](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/malware)   [Data Recovery](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-recovery)

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##  [Tip of the Week: An Intro to Windows 10’s Built-In Virtual Desktops](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-an-intro-to-windows-10-s-built-in-virtual-desktops)

  Wednesday, 15 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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On a Windows machine, look at your taskbar, near the Start button and the search function. The next little icon, the one that almost looks like a bit of film, is the **Task View** button, the button that (among other purposes) allows you to create and manage virtual desktops. For this week’s tip, we’ll discuss how to use this handy feature, starting with why you might want to.

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  [Virtualization](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/virtualization)   [Workplace Tips](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/workplace-tips)   [Productivity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Tip of the Week](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week)

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##  [Your Business Processes Are Everything](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/your-business-processes-are-everything)

  Monday, 13 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The word “procedure” can easily be perceived in a negative light nowadays. It just sounds so… rote… compared to the exciting and dynamic buzzwords that so many “thought-leading, influencing, social media innovators” today toss around. Now, we don’t mean to disparage these personalities - we just want to emphasize that these innovations rely on a foundation to support them, and these foundations are based on business procedures and processes.

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  [Small Business](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/small-business)   [Productivity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Efficiency](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/efficiency)

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##  [Potential Issues Your Server Could Experience](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/potential-issues-your-server-could-experience)

  Friday, 10 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Most businesses nowadays require a server in order to operate properly, but these critical pieces of infrastructure aren’t immune to issues. Here, we’ll go over a few common reasons that you may experience a server crash.

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  [Server](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/server)   [Network](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/network)   [IT Support](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-support-1)

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##  [Tip of the Week: Business Improvement Resolutions](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-business-improvement-resolutions)

  Wednesday, 08 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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A full week into the new year, have you resolved to make any improvements to your business? In light of all the resolutions that may (or may not) have been broken by now, we decided to share a few resolutions you could put into place to improve your business and its processes.

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  [Workplace Tips](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/workplace-tips)   [Productivity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Holiday](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/holiday)   [Tip of the Week](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week)

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##  [How Cloud Services and Pizzerias Offer Similar Benefits](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/how-cloud-services-and-pizzerias-offer-similar-benefits)

  Monday, 06 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Cloud](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/cloud)

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When you look at the cloud service business model, it can be easy to wonder how it is so beneficial to businesses - or really, how it fiscally can be. After all, dollars to donuts, the monthly service charges most likely add up to less than a business would spend for another, comparable service. To understand how the cloud does this, it may help to look at something that often occurs in the office.

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  [Cloud](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cloud)   [Productivity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Hosted Solutions](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/hosted-solutions)

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##  [Windows 7 EOL is Not the End of the World](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/windows-7-eol-is-not-the-end-of-the-world)

  Friday, 03 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Windows 7 is only days away from being officially retired by Microsoft. The software company has done all it can to try to educate users about the end of the OS, which has its last support update on January 14, 2020, but won’t be getting any more. As of this writing there are still nearly 25 percent of computers running Windows 7. Let’s take a look at why it is imperative that you upgrade or find a solution to get out from under the Windows 7 OS.

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  [Upgrade](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/upgrade)   [Business Computing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing)   [Windows 10](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/windows-10-1)

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##  [Celebrating 10 Years of Business!](https://www.datalyst.net/news-a-events/celebrating-10-years-of-business)

  Thursday, 02 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Datalyst LLC, a provider of managed IT services and support, is celebrating their 10-year anniversary. The Lakeville-based company has spent the past decade serving businesses around New England, adjusting to changes in technology to always provide the highest caliber of service.

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##  [Relocating Your Office? We Can Make It Easier!](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/relocating-your-office-we-can-make-it-easier)

  Thursday, 02 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Moving is a complex affair. Relocating your entire office requires a lot of planning and foresight. You aren’t just packing things up into boxes and unpacking at your leisure, you’ve got to get back in business quickly.

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  [Office Relocation](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/office-relocation)   [Physical IT](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/physical-it)   [Cloud](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cloud)

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##  [Holy Moly It’s 2020: 50 Years of Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/holy-moly-it-s-2020-50-years-of-technology)

  Wednesday, 01 January 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/technology)

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Today is the first day of the third decade of the 21st century. For some, it’s just another year, but for others it seems almost impossible that we’ve reached this point without floating cars and manned missions to Jupiter. Fifty years ago, some of the technology that is used in the course of doing business was simply fiction or conjecture. We thought it would be neat to take a look at some of the technological changes made since 1970.

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  [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology)   [Business Computing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing)   [Business](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business)

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##  [The End for Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 Just Days Away](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/the-end-for-windows-server-2008-and-windows-7-just-days-away)

  Tuesday, 31 December 2019

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Newsletter](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content)

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Microsoft is just days away from officially retiring their Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems. If your business is, for whatever reason, still using this software, you will need to upgrade by January 14 or face using unsupported software that could quickly become a security problem for your business. Let’s take a look at your options.

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  [Upgrade](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/upgrade)   [Windows Server 2008](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/windows-server-2008-1)   [Windows 7](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/windows-7-1)

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##  [How Our Help Desk Benefits You](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/how-our-help-desk-benefits-you)

  Monday, 30 December 2019

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Best Practices](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/best-practices)

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You’re likely aware that we have a Help Desk for our clients to leverage, but not all companies handle their support the same way. Here, we wanted to share a few reasons that we are confident that our approach to support is better for our clients.

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  [Productivity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Efficiency](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/efficiency)   [IT Support](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-support-1)

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##  [Your Business Will Benefit from Proper Data Management](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/your-business-will-benefit-from-proper-data-management)

  Saturday, 28 December 2019

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Newsletter](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content)

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As digital systems have been adopted by more businesses, data has become a bigger tool. This is due to businesses having the initiative to direct this data into creating strategy. Today, data services are a desirable component for a business to embrace. Let’s take a closer look at how businesses are expanding their use of their data.

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  [Data](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data)   [Business Computing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing)   [Data Management](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-management)

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##  [Technology Concerns Heading Into 2020](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/technology-concerns-heading-into-2020)

  Friday, 27 December 2019

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Business](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business)

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For most businesses, technology has a major role in what they do. They use it in all manners of ways, but there is no question that it has become a driving force for business. As the calendar flips to a new decade, we thought that it would be good to take a look at what the 2010s brought us, and what to expect in the 2020s.

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  [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology)   [Innovation](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/innovation)   [Business Computing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing)

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##  [Baseline Cybersecurity](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/baseline-cybersecurity)

  Thursday, 26 December 2019

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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More than any time before, cybersecurity has to be a major consideration for businesses. It is, in fact, one of the biggest problems the modern business has to face day-in and day-out. Shortage in cybersecurity talent and antiquated strategies are making it difficult for businesses to find the knowledgeable resources that will help them work to secure their network and data from threats to the business.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Network Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/network-security)   [Cybersecurity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cybersecurity)

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##  [Break-Fix or Managed IT: Getting Your Computer Repaired](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/break-fix-or-managed-it-getting-your-computer-repaired)

  Thursday, 26 December 2019

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Business](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business)

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When businesses search for computer repair options, they are presented with two models: the traditional break-fix model, and managed IT services. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Let’s take a moment to examine them and help you decide which is best for your business.

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  [Break-fix](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/break-fix)   [Managed IT](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-it)   [computer repair](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/computer-repair)

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##  [The Night Before Christmas (A Visit from St. Isidore)](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/the-night-before-christmas-a-visit-from-st-isidore)

  Wednesday, 25 December 2019

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog)   [Miscellaneous](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/categories/miscellaneous)

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‘Twas the night before Christmas, and with all the work done,
 The office was closing for some holiday fun;
 Their coats buttoned up, they had all saved their files,
 Everyone’s face creased in a big, toothy smile.

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  [Computers](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/computers)   [Holidays](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/holidays)   [IT](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it)

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