Our office will be closed on Monday July 5th in observance of Independence day. Technical support will not be available on this day so that our employees can enjoy the holiday with their families.
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M365 subscription billing prorate policy changes
Due to changes in policy with our vendors, we can no longer credit Microsoft 365 services for partial months or partial years. This is a change in the cost structure to us, and we are simply passing these costs on to our customers. Reassignment of licenses are...
Service desk phones
Along with many of our clients, we're switching the entire office over to Microsoft 365 Business Voice (Teams voice). We've been using it on the Professional Services side of the house for nearly a year, and now the entire team will be on it. Our legacy PRI service...
Does your company have Cyber insurance?
Ransomware is a plague on businesses and insurers. Cyber insurance can provide protection in the event your business falls victim. However – we’ve heard insurance rates are going up across the board due to ransomware, and hefty payouts that insurers have...
Partnering with an MSP can Help Your Business Evolve [VLMK Engineering + Design’s Story]
Our client, VLMK Engineering + Design, came to us looking for help with their phone systems in their office. As a structural and civil engineering firm, they are constantly fielding client calls, coordinating with contractors, and connecting internally to bring their projects to completion. For them, communication is important. We were able to set them up with Microsoft 365 Business Voice, a cloud-based calling solution that fits their needs and has already been happily adopted by their team.
Increase Your Teams Collaboration With SharePoint
Facilitating collaboration amongst both remote and in-person teams can be challenging. It is easy for meetings to get derailed and difficult to evolve your conversation into results. However, with the help of SharePoint you can easily align your team and quickly create documentation that is accessible to and able to be edited by everyone.
SpireTech celebrates (sort of) 28 years in business
On Feb 25th, SpireTech turned 28 years of age. We were busy, so we didn’t actually take time to celebrate – but the fact that we’ve been in business longer than some of our employees have been alive is a testament to our...
Impacts of recent Ice storm
The “Valentines day weekend” Ice storm wreaked havoc on tens of thousands of people and businesses. We monitor client networks throughout the metro area, and many clients were without power and/or internet for...
2021 Note from SpireTech’s President
2020 was a year of fairly flat growth at SpireTech. We imagine this has a lot to do with economic uncertainty related to Covid. We’re hoping that the floodgates will open for new business as the vaccine becomes available,...
MSP Security: Does Your MSP Protect You and Themselves?
To effectively monitor and manage their client’s systems MSPs (Managed service providers) often establish remote connections to all their client’s networks. Unfortunately, those multiple connections make MSPs a prime target for ransomware and hacking.