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PIVOT 2016 – Here’s What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Conference

Leap forward and grow your organization – this is one of the mottos of PIVOT 2016. This year’s conference is shaping up to be one of the main events for Indiana’s entrepreneurs, business owners, and non-profit leaders. Experienced speakers with decades of experience will share their insightful know-how on finding new business directions and shifting … Continue reading "PIVOT 2016 – Here’s What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Conference"

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4 Easy Steps To Setting Up Your BYOD Policy

Let’s start with the basics. BYOD stands for “bring your device”, meaning that you are going to bring your phone, laptop or tablet that you privately own to work. Your employees have the laptops and phones they own for a reason. They have deliberately selected these items over the many options available today and invested … Continue reading "4 Easy Steps To Setting Up Your BYOD Policy"

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5 IT Trends for 2017 – Is Your Company Prepared?

There is only one constant in IT – change. Technology evolves. It is continually improved. Thus, your company needs to stay relevant. You have to always adapt to the changes that come. Let’s have a look at 5 of the most critical IT trends for 2017 and how your company should deal with them: 1. … Continue reading "5 IT Trends for 2017 – Is Your Company Prepared?"

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What it takes to be a great leader in the tech world

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” Steve Jobs Being an exceptional leader is about more than getting the job done. You’ve got to balance your team’s needs with your goals and objectives. When money is tight, and stress levels are high, it’s easy to … Continue reading "What it takes to be a great leader in the tech world"

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Staying Safe In The Cloud

The Cloud uses the internet to provide immediate access to various computing resources, which include applications, e-mail, communication, content sharing, and electronic transactions. The cloud can provide these services that you can access remotely, or via the internet through your web browser. Offsite, secure third-party data centers manage all of your cloud data. This storage … Continue reading "Staying Safe In The Cloud"

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LEAP Managed IT is Named 2016 Recipient of the Edge Award

LEAP Managed IT was one of two companies named as the recipient of the 2016 Edge Award by the Indiana Small Business Development Council. The award’s focus is to celebrate entrepreneurial and innovative Indiana-based businesses. We can’t thank each and every one of you enough for your continued support of our business as we continue to evolve … Continue reading "LEAP Managed IT is Named 2016 Recipient of the Edge Award"

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Driving Productivity With ShareSync

Let’s face it: file servers have often been thought of as a necessary evil, not necessarily a gratifying experience that has allowed for collaboration and seamless access to data. And they sometimes make it challenging to share information with users outside of your company, and even more difficult to access files behind a VPN (Virtual … Continue reading "Driving Productivity With ShareSync"

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The Typo That Can Get You Hacked

You need to go to Marriott’s site to book a room for your vacation. You are trying to relax and watch your favorite show on Netflix. You are starving and want to order a pizza online from Papa Johns. How many times a day do you try to type in a website’s address and mess … Continue reading "The Typo That Can Get You Hacked"

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Tech Talk: Meet the Presenters

Ironman triathlons, data recovery specialists, Ph.D.s, executive directors, professors, entrepreneurs, IT geniuses, marathon runners, and more. These are just some of the traits of our presenters at our tech talk on May 4th at the Minnetrista Gathering Place in Muncie. Find out more about the tech talk HERE. We wanted to introduce you to our … Continue reading "Tech Talk: Meet the Presenters"

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Prevent Ransomware Before it’s too Late

Your definition of ransom may need some updating. No longer does ransom just refer to criminals and kidnapping. It’s not just people requesting money for their safe return. Ransom in 2016 is all about your computer. Ransomware is the combination of the word ransom and software. It is a type of malware or bad software. … Continue reading "Prevent Ransomware Before it’s too Late"

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