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Six Things to Look for in Modern Remote Management and Monitoring Tools
If you are a managed IT services provider or a company that gets services from one, you are likely very familiar with remote management and monitoring software. RMM has been a mainstay application...
12 Cyber Readiness Strategies
Is your business ready to handle a targeted cyber-attack? Maybe you have been attacked and don't even know it. According to the the 2020 Thales Data Threat Report, 49% of US companies have already...
Microsoft 365 Trends in 2022
After a somewhat late start and mixed approach to offering services versus software (remember ASPs and Hosted Exchange), Microsoft 365 has become the dominant SaaS platform for mid-market and SMB...
Remote Device Management Trends in 2022
In the third of our four-part series on trends for 2022, we are looking at device management trends. When we talk about devices we mean any physical asset that a person uses to connect to a network...
Cloud Compliance in 2022
This is the second in our series of 2022 trends. Last week we covered employee information management trends for 2022. This week we look at the trends for cloud compliance in 2022. Compliance –...
Employee Information Management Trends for 2022
The past two years have had a major impact on everyone’s lives, so we are looking forward to 2022 with anticipation (well, not as much as the anticipation last year leading into 2021.) Some of the...
Phishing in the Workplace: 3 Attacks and 3 Ways to Protect Yourself
About the time most people learn how to spell phishing, they realize that it is an email-based social engineering tactic to get access to a user’s account or financial information. It probably won’t...
Tis the Season for Cyberthreats: 3 Ways to Keep Your Device Secure Over Turkey
It's that time of year for travel, visiting family, eating too much, and rushing around for last-minute errands and gifts. It is a hectic and wonderful time but if you are like me, it is also when...
CMMC and Cloud Compliance for Mid-Market Companies
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a new and still developing standard for measuring a company’s cybersecurity effectiveness. It has been developed by the Department of...
5 Reasons Why Employee Information Management is Hard
1. HR, Finance and IT All keep their own Databases Employee information is kept by many groups within a company. It starts with information gathered by HR during the recruiting and hiring process....
Montra Ranked #48 in 2021 NextGen 101 Managed Service Providers To Watch
NextGen 101 Honors Montra as an Industry Leading Managed Services and Technology Provider NextGen Honors 101 Industry Leading Managed Services and Technology Providers. Selected from 2021 Channel...
Pitfalls/Solutions for Employee Onboarding
Three Critical Suggestions for Employee Onboarding in 2021 While employee onboarding is crucial to support the success of a new hire, it is too often an ill-managed process for most companies....
Engaging MSPs: What Should Customers Look For?
Why Engage an MSP? (Part 1) Managed IT services is external support for a company’s core IT functions. Specifically, it entails end-user support, cloud, security, and device management. Typically...
Why Engage an MSP?
Why Engage an MSP? (Part 1) Managed IT services is external support for a company’s core IT functions. Specifically, it entails end-user support, cloud, security, and device management. Typically...
Remote Workforce Business Continuity
Ensure your Business Continuity Plan Secures your Remote Workforce In our last Securing Remote Workers Blog, we discussed how organizations in today's world must adapt to changing business...
PSAP Cyber Risks to 911
CISA Report on Cyber Risks to 911: TDoS A telephony denial of service (TDoS) attack is a specific type of DDoS attack directed towards a telephone system to bring the targeted system down. These...
Remote Workforce
7 Critical Considerations for Firewall Performance in the Era of Secure Remote Work All organizations in today’s world must adapt to changing business conditions to ensure a secure remote workforce....
Secure Your NextGen 911 Network
Protecting America's NextGen 911 Networks NextGen 911 systems allow Public Safety Answering Point (PSAPs) and public safety agencies to deliver a more responsive service that saves lives -- yet...
Montra Solutions Ranked Among World’s Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers
Annual MSP 501 Identifies Best-in-Class Global MSP Businesses & Leading Trends in Managed Services ATLANTA -- (August 2, 2020) -- Montra Solutions has been named as one of the world’s premier...
4 Tips for Ensuring Compliance in the Cloud in 2020
Cloud Computing is well understood as a great method for increasing the speed of deployment and agility of managing IT infrastructure. For these reasons, the migration to and utilization of Cloud...
10 Ways to Stay Safe As We Return to Work
In the last week or so the national conversation has shifted from sheltering in place to returning to work. Slowly and carefully, but we are opening back up. Now is the time to remain vigilant to...
Montra Solutions Named a Top 40 Innovative Technology Company
Montra Honored for Innovation and Contributions to the State’s Technology Community by Technology Association of Georgia ATLANTA -- (FEBRUARY 7, 2020) -- Montra Solutions, a software-enabled managed...
Windows 7 End of Life
When Windows 7 reaches End of Life on January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer patch security holes or fix any bugs that come up in their popular operating system. This means if you are one of the...
Tips for Managing Your Sprawling IT Infrastructure in 2020
IT Sprawl is a phenomenon that has risen significantly in small and mid-market businesses over the past several years. This growth can largely be attributed to two factors: rapid cloud services...
Do You Need Dark Web Monitoring?
Data and information security has been a top priority of businesses for years. Firewalls, password policies, and user right limitations help control information flow in and out of your company....
Top Reasons Companies Leave Their MSP
MSPs provide an excellent option for companies looking to improve their overall IT performance without having to invest heavily in internal staff. However, not all MSPs are equal. As the market for...
Atlanta’s Montra Solutions Acquires Midtown Technology Partners
Atlanta-based Montra Solutions, a software-enabled managed services provider that delivers cloud, security and infrastructure solutions, has acquired another local company, Midtown Technology...