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What should keep business owners up at night
Much of what we write about, and often repeat around security in this newsletter is based on actual experiences and real-world stories that SpireTech has been a part of or privy to learn about from others in the security industry that...
4 Essential Data Backup Practices
In today’s world, essential data backup practices are not optional. Businesses encounter threats on a daily basis that can negatively impact their business by seriously harming their data. These threats can strike any moment and cause unpredictable damage...
Global Chip Crisis Continues
The global chip crisis is continuing into 2022. The industry has been hit hard by a worldwide shortage of chips, which are used in computers and other electronic devices. This has left small businesses across the world to scramble for alternative solutions to their...
Important Microsoft 365 Update
Microsoft has notified partners that they are implementing a new commerce experience starting January 2022. They had also announced in August 2021 that a change with pricing to certain subscription packages was coming in 2022. SpireTech has been tracking these changes...
How to make the most of your IT budget
If you are a business owner, then you will likely have heard the phrase "IT budget" before. It's not as simple as just having a chunk of money to spend on your IT needs - there are many variables at play when it comes to this important part of running a successful...
Windows 11 is available now
This week, Microsoft announced the availability of Windows 11. While it offers some interesting new features, we recommend you wait a bit to let us sort out the bugs first. Our initial testing has revealed a few annoyances that you might want to be aware...
Ransomware education and mentoring
Some of our employees just returned from a training session in Denver, CO – the first time we’ve attended such an event in person since Early 2020. Most of the discussion revolved around security and the persistent threat of ransomware. We...
Windows 11 coming later this year
On June 24th, Microsoft announced Windows 11, it’s evolution of the Microsoft Windows operating system. While hard to believe, Windows 10 was released almost 6 years ago, on July 29th, 2015. Microsoft hasn’t officially announced a release date, other than stating it...
Kaseya Hack and SpireTech’s response
Although SpireTech uses Kaseya software for systems management, neither SpireTech or our customers were victims of the latest headline news breach. Our response, analysis of the hack, explanation of why we were not...