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

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##  [An Experienced Endorsement for Testing Backups](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/an-experienced-endorsement-for-testing-backups)

  Wednesday, 20 November 2019

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

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Just because you *think* that you’re following best practices, doesn’t necessarily mean that you actually are. Take it from this aspiring entrepreneur, who shared his own personal experience with us, so you could benefit:

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  [Data Backup](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-backup)   [Business Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-technology)   [Data Loss](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-loss)

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##  [Windows 7’s Time Has Come](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/windows-7-s-time-has-come)

  Tuesday, 19 November 2019

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

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Chances are if you are still using Windows 7, you’ve begun to see warning messages about its imminent end-of-support date. Microsoft is retiring support for one of its best tools on January 14, 2020 and if you are still running Windows 7 after that date, it could put your whole IT infrastructure at risk. Let’s take a look at the particulars of Windows 7’s retirement and what your options are.

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  [Upgrade](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/upgrade)   [Windows 10](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/windows-10-1)   [Windows 7](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/windows-7-1)

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##  [Learn Why Backups are Most Crucial to Users](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/learn-why-backups-are-most-crucial-to-users)

  Monday, 18 November 2019

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

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Data loss is no joke - and we’ve heard plenty of stories from people who have experienced it firsthand, when personal or business data was lost. We appreciate everyone who shared their experiences with us, and allowed us to post them here. First, we’ll tell the story of someone who learned something in college that wasn’t in the syllabus.

Don’t forget to share your own stories with us in the comments!

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  [Data](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data)   [Backup](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/backup)   [Hardware](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/hardware)

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##  [4 Timeless Cybersecurity Rules to Live By](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/4-timeless-cybersecurity-rules-to-live-by)

  Friday, 15 November 2019

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

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Cybersecurity has become an overly complicated, increasingly important part of our lives. These days, many people are concerned about their privacy; who is collecting their data, what data is being collected, how to prevent information from being stolen, how to prevent breaches, etc. Then there are the traditional threats like malware, ransomware, and phishing that are not only becoming more common place but are capable of doing more damage.

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

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##  [Tech Term: Uptime](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tech-term-uptime)

  Wednesday, 13 November 2019

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

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In managing business technology, we are always talking about downtime--how expensive downtime is, how downtime hurts productivity, how there are a multitude of separate situations that can cause downtime. That kind of doom and gloom may not get you to act, but it may just put you off. Today, instead of downtime, we thought we would talk about uptime.

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  [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology)   [Avoiding Downtime](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/avoiding-downtime)   [Tech Term](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tech-term)

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##  [A Brief Review of Backup Strategies](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/a-brief-review-of-backup-strategies)

  Monday, 11 November 2019

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

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For the modern business, not having a backup system in place is inexcusable. If you use digital data to run your business, you need to protect the data you can’t replace by having it backed up regularly. Some businesses have been around long enough to have files that don’t have any practical application in the course of business. You don’t need this data, and you don’t need a copy of it. Today, we will discuss how to select and choose which pieces of data you should seek to protect.

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

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##  [Tip: Control File Sharing for Employees in Microsoft OneDrive](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-control-file-sharing-for-employees-in-microsoft-onedrive)

  Friday, 08 November 2019

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

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If your business uses Office 365, your users get access to OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage. Your employees can upload, sync, and share documents to collaborate with colleagues. This can be a good thing, but you may want to control how employees are sharing company documents.

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  [Best Practices](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Office 365](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/office-365)   [OneDrive](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/onedrive)

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##  [Tip of the Week: Managing Your IT Inventory Management](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-managing-your-it-inventory-management)

  Wednesday, 06 November 2019

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

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IT inventory management is the process of making sure that your information technology resources are maintained to be their most effective, such as what needs to be updated, which licenses need to be renewed, and whether your resources are helping you accomplish your organizational goals. It is essentially a fancy way of saying asset management, specific to your IT - and it is a very important process for any business.

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  [Data](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data)   [Technology](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology)   [User Tips](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/user-tips)   [Tip of the Week](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week)

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##  [Google Password Checkup Tool Works to Keep You Secure](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/google-password-checkup-tool-works-to-keep-you-secure)

  Monday, 04 November 2019

  [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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Imagine a world where there wasn’t a singular dishonest being. Passwords would simply vanish from our everyday lives, as we would not be paranoid of a breach or other forms of cybercriminal activity. The harsh reality is this will never become reality. Even worse, the cybercriminals don’t just skim for lack of passwords. Instead, the dishonest criminal goes even further; they take advantage of common or recurring passwords. So how do you know if your password practices are leaving you vulnerable? Google is here to help.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Google](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/google)   [Password](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/password)

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##  [The Security Risks of Using Workarounds to Get iMessage to Work on a PC](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/getting-your-imessages-on-windows-10)

  Friday, 01 November 2019

  [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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If you use an iPhone, iPad, or any other Apple device, you’ve probably used iMessage. iMessage is the popular built-in messaging app. It’s Apple’s version of the text message, but it’s packed with great features that iPhone users have grown very fond of. We looked around online for ways to access your iMessage in Windows, but only found workarounds that compromise your security.

We’re going to discuss these workarounds, but we highly recommend you do NOT attempt them. These are two of the most common procedures people have come up with to try to get iMessage to work on a Windows 10 PC, but both put you at a security risk.

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  [Microsoft](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/microsoft)   [Apps](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/apps)   [Apple](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/apple)

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##  [VoIP Gets You Where You Need to Go](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/voip-gets-you-where-you-need-to-go)

  Thursday, 31 October 2019

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

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Do you run into a scenario like this in your work? You are out of the office and you are made aware of a situation that has resulted in an irritated client. You call the client to make things right, and you successfully smooth the situation over. A while later the client wants to discuss something with you and he calls your personal phone directly. You try to politely direct him to use your business line, but over time, he makes your personal line his business’ support number.

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  [Communications](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/communications)   [Telephone](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/telephone)   [Mobile VoIP](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/mobile-voip)

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##  [Tip of the Week: How to Automate Sorting Your Emails](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-automate-sorting-your-emails)

  Wednesday, 30 October 2019

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

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Emails are a wonderfully useful solution, and quite possibly one of the most commonly used ones in the workplace today. However, not everyone is using every capability that their email solutions offer - and it has led to a lot of time being wasted in the workplace. For this week’s tip, we’ll review how to help cut back on the time spent organizing your emails.

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  [Workplace Tips](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/workplace-tips)   [Email](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/email)   [Tip of the Week](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week)

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##  [Disaster Recovery: RPO & RTO](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/disaster-recovery-rpo-rto)

  Wednesday, 30 October 2019

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

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For the modern business, ensuring that you have contingencies in place will go a long way toward keeping you in business if disaster strikes. One of the contingencies many businesses choose to make as part of a business continuity strategy is a disaster recovery plan. Disaster recovery is more than restoring data, it can mean mobilizing people and capital against time. Let’s take a look at two of the core components of a comprehensive disaster recovery strategy, Recovery Time Objective and Recovery Point Objective.

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  [Business Continuity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-continuity)   [Disaster Recovery](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/disaster-recovery)   [Data Backup](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-backup)

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##  [You Have to Be Smarter About Your Data](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/you-have-to-be-smarter-about-your-data)

  Tuesday, 29 October 2019

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

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You’ve heard it over and over for the past several years: data loss is a disaster. A data breach can ruin your business. Ransomware is a business’ biggest enemy. Your reputation can never recover after a data breach. These statements may be redundant, but if you don’t heed the message behind them, you will likely regret it.

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  [Redundancy](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/redundancy)   [Cybersecurity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cybersecurity)   [Data Backup](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-backup)

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##  [Everything You Need to Know About Data Backup](https://www.datalyst.net/newsletter-content/everything-you-need-to-know-about-data-backup)

  Monday, 28 October 2019

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

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You know the phrase, “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket?”

The idiom comes from the novel Don Quixote, and is used as a lesson to not put all of your efforts and success on a single thing. For computing, we say it like this:

“Don’t put all of your data in only one place… or else.”

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

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##  [DHS Cybersecurity Shortage a Major Problem](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/dhs-cybersecurity-shortage-a-major-problem)

  Monday, 28 October 2019

  [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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Cybersecurity is a big point of emphasis for the modern IT administrator. For the private business, it’s important for enough to be done in order to secure the business’ assets, and the integrity of the network itself. Unfortunately, when looking at public computing resources, there isn’t enough talent available to properly secure the systems that government entities rely on.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Government](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/government)   [Cybersecurity](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cybersecurity)

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##  [How Much TLC Does Your IT Need?](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/how-much-tlc-does-your-it-need)

  Friday, 25 October 2019

  [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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Technology is a requirement in today’s businesses - but just having technology isn’t nearly enough. You need to make sure that you are performing the proper maintenance activities as well, to prolong the useful life of your solutions. Here, we’ll review a few basics to keeping your technology solutions ready for your use… and how we can help with that.

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  [IT Services](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-services)   [Upgrade](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/upgrade)   [Managed Service](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-service)

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##  [Tip of the Week: Get Better at Managing Your Mobile Data](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-get-better-at-managing-your-mobile-data)

  Wednesday, 23 October 2019

  [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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You may not think much about managing mobile data, but if your business routinely transmits sensitive data over the Internet, you should. Today, businesses of all types are using the Internet as a tool to drive their sales and marketing processes, but they don’t often consider the threats that come in when they use it for productivity. Today, we will go over what a Mobile Information Management solution is, and how to leverage it for your business.

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  [Data](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data)   [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Mobile Device](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/mobile-device)

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##  [Cybersecurity Insurance Gaining Steam](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/cybersecurity-insurance-gaining-steam)

  Monday, 21 October 2019

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

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Controlling your organization’s data relies on keeping your network and computing infrastructure free from threats. Early detection allows your business to actively confront risks before they develop into major issues. However, threats are becoming more difficult to detect in early stages, and one hidden threat could doom your entire 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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##  [Don’t Be Snagged by This Google Calendar Phishing Scam](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/don-t-be-snagged-by-this-google-calendar-phishing-scam)

  Friday, 18 October 2019

  [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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Gmail and the applications associated with it seem to have some level of inherent trust among users. We just don’t anticipate threats to come in via something from Google. However, it does happen, as a recent spat of phishing has shown using Gmail and Google Calendar. What’s worse, this particular scam has been around for some time.

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  [Security](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security)   [Email](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/email)   [Phishing](https://www.datalyst.net/blog/tags/phishing)

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