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With cloud computing being the most prevalent and popular form of data transfer and storage recently, it’s hardly left room for discussion of any other method.

But is it the most secure and beneficial way of transferring and storing data for your business?

Move aside, cloud computing, edge computing is here and it’s better.

Edge computing is similar to cloud computing in that it transfers and stores data in a cloud storage repository.

What makes edge computing superior to cloud computing is that it stores this data in a footprint of less than 100 square feet.

IoT devices transfer the data to a local device in a small form factor where the data is processed at the edge and then sent to the central storage repository in the cloud. Edge computing can also store to physical hardware as well as the cloud.

When IoT devices have poor connectivity, edge computing is ideal to get data more easily and faster.

Edge computing also reduces latency because it doesn’t require data to transfer to a data center or cloud for processing.

Contact IntelliSyn today to learn more about edge computing and how it can benefit your business.

2017 saw a variety of cyberthreats and attacks, but what about 2018? What can businesses expect this year?

Anything requiring the internet puts your business or home at risk of malicious threats and attacks, disrupting business continuity and may even lead to total data loss or corruption.

Become aware of the threats now to prevent them later.

Ransomware: Ransomware is expected to transition from attacking PCs to attacking Internet of Things (IoT) users. Essentially, anything embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity to exchange data can be a target (computers, smartphones, laptops, tablets, FitBits, car electronics, and more).

Home devices: Home devices are becoming a popular means of controlling everything in our day-to-day lives, from cooking to cleaning, lighting, fitness, heating and cooling, and outdoor maintenance. The rise of home devices like Google Home, Amazon Echo, and so many more are increasing the risk of cyberthreats and attacks because they are connected to the internet.

Protect your business and personal devices from cyberattacks with IntelliSecure, a complete, turnkey security solution with

• Proactive security monitoring
• Secure, encrypted, remote administration
• Comprehensive support, including security patches and updates

Contact IntelliSyn today to protect your business with IntelliSecure.

A managed service provider (MSP) for your business IT is the ideal solution when you want effective, secure, and hands-off service for your business’ technology needs.

Outsourcing management of your IT reduces strain on your business and inefficiencies.

But what should you look for when you’re choosing an MSP?

1. Value: Ensure your MSP not only offers the services your business needs, but also directly addresses how they can benefit your business’ bottom line.
2. Cost: An MSP that is upfront and fair about their costs is one you can trust to be consistent and fair over the course of the business relationship.
3. Availability: No exceptions — look for an MSP that is available to you 24x7x365 in case of any IT emergency. Problems can happen at any time.
4. Skill: Choose an MSP that is not only certified, experienced, and fully staffed but also specialized in specific areas of expertise, such as virtualization, management of multiple network technologies and mobility, the cloud, and more.

IntelliSyn provides a complete portfolio of custom, desktop-to-cloud IT infrastructure solutions and services.

Our business communications solutions and services reduce the cost and simplify the process of creating, deploying, maintaining, and managing advanced, secure, desktop-to-cloud business communications networks. Our desktop-to-cloud business communications networks harness the full power of the most advanced IT systems and solutions available.

IntelliSyn is also an accredited member of the MSPAlliance, a member of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), and an active member and sponsor of the Small Business Association — Canada.

Contact IntelliSyn today to learn how our expertise can reduce your business’ costs, eliminate inefficiencies, and keep your business’ technology running smoothly.

Traditional voice-based business systems are no longer the most efficient and cost-effective option for daily business communications.

A unified communications and collaboration solution for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and medium to large enterprises replaces costly phone lines, switches, and cabling with an easy-to-use internet telephony service. And it provides all the call functionality of traditional voice systems at half the cost.

Get this solution with IntelliTalk.

IntelliTalk is configured to fit your business. Employees can use a single number to make or receive calls wherever they are. Calls are seamlessly integrated with the system to appear to callers as if employees are in the office. And because IntelliTalk leverages the internet to provide IP-based voice services, employees can connect with their IntelliTalk service from anywhere in the world.

This complete, turnkey voice calling solution is available as IntelliTalk SMB for businesses with up to eight extensions or IntelliTalk Enterprise for businesses with nine or more extensions. Both versions offer a variety of standard and optional features that enable users to optimize workflows by leveraging unified communications at their desk or from a smartphone while on the move.

Best of all, IntelliTalk is structured to scale with your business as your needs change. Businesses starting with IntelliTalk SMB can upgrade to IntelliTalk Enterprise at any time.

Contact IntelliSyn today to take advantage of IntelliTalk for your office phone systems.

You’ve heard of Bitcoin, but do you know what it is or why it’s being talked about?

With its appearance in 2009, Bitcoin became the first cryptocurrency ever invented, meaning it isn’t a physical form of currency, and can be stored offline on a person’s personal hardware or online.

Bitcoin is treated as if it were physical coin, able to be stored and traded.

Storing Bitcoin online makes it vulnerable to theft, so many choose to store it offline, also known as cold storage.

With its ease of transfer and storage, Bitcoin has become controversial, and has facilitated the move of millions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoins outside of the eyes of law enforcement, subsequently skyrocketing Bitcoin’s value.

Would you invest in and use Bitcoin as a currency?

Contact IntelliSyn today to keep your bitcoin (or other important data) secure.

Offices are switching their traditional non-networked data and file methods to more accessible formats by going mobile, allowing employees to work remotely or access important files and data on the go.

But how do you know if your office is ready to transition?

Take a look at this “when to go mobile” checklist:

• You have employees working remotely: A mobile office enables seamless data access and transfer for employees who work remotely or are on the move often. Remote data storage, like the cloud, allows your office to operate smoothly, regardless of where your employees are.
• You want your data to be secure: Setting up mobile access to files is much more secure for your data than sending files over email or using a third-party file sharing service. Your business will have full control over what data is accessed and by who when using the cloud. Stay secure by going mobile instead of relying on risky data storage methods that can cause your data and files to become lost, damaged, or even destroyed by malicious persons.
• You’re looking to grow your business: Going mobile when growing your business will allow you to increase and maintain your data and files more easily than not having the integration capabilities a mobile office has to offer, and will result in your employees being more productive because of the ease of access and transfer capabilities. Your business can not expand if its technology infrastructure won’t.

IntelliSyn mobile office solutions offer crystal-clear voice and desktop-to-cloud unified communications and collaboration tools that keep your business moving with you. Provide all your employees with secure anywhere, anytime, any device access to business information and communication services with IntelliSyn’s Mobile Office.

If your business is experiencing any of the checklist items above, it’s time to consider making your office mobile. Visit our Mobile Office page for more details or Contact IntelliSyn today to start making your office more productive.

Any time you connect to the internet, you are putting yourself at risk of encountering an unknown number of viruses and malware.

Even when not connected to the internet, inserting infected devices like USBs into your office devices can also cause serious issues.

Not having anti-virus software for your office devices can expose important data to corruption or even worse, deletion.

Prevent data corruption and deletion with safe and sound anti-virus software. With regular updates and different types of protection, anti-virus software could be the difference between your business faltering and thriving.

IntelliSecure protects your business’ most valuable asset with scalable, turnkey managed security and unified threat management (UTM) services that are tailored to your business environment.

With everything you need to keep your business data secure, IntelliSecure ensures you never have to worry about data breaches or any other security issues.

Contact IntelliSyn today to set your business up with the latest anti-virus software.

Success in business is all about access to information. With unrestricted access to business files, your employees can be more responsive to customers and more productive.

An integrated office is the key to employee and business productivity.

To have an effective integrated office, you must be able to share files and data effortlessly, from one employee to the next, all on one system.

IntelliShare enables direct access to your business data from anywhere using browser-based client applications on any desktop or mobile device, including Apple® iOS, Android®, Windows®, and BlackBerry® devices.

It offers maximum flexibility. IntelliShare has no limits on file and folder sizes, so you never have to limit your collaboration processes based on storage space.

Contact IntelliSyn today to learn more about how IntelliShare can improve your office efficiency.

Knowing your business IT’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) guarantees the best help desk support gives you the peace of mind of knowing your business data is always looked after, no matter the problem.

With IntelliSyn, you get all the support you need with our Help Desk Desktop Support services:

• All the benefits of having a fully staffed, in-house IT department at a fraction of the cost
• A variety of support options that provide solutions to the network and computer problems that plague you most often
• Remote monitoring of hundreds of aspects of every system’s performance on your network, anticipating and correcting many problems before they occur

Contact IntelliSyn today to ensure your small business’ IT is secure and has 24/7 infrastructure management.

A serious weakness in the WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) protocol has been found, allowing attackers to intercept passwords, emails, and data on devices or access points within close range.

In other cases, ransomware or other malware is injected into a website a client is visiting.

Known as KRACK (short for Key Reinstallation Attacks), this attack affects the core WPA2 protocol and exploits normally encrypted data, especially on devices running Android, Linux, and OpenBSD.

While there are other ways to help with protection, like using HTTPS-protected web pages, this extra protection can still be bypassed by exploiting this weakness.

If possible, using a wired connection over Wi-Fi is ideal until patches become available and are applied to your devices.

This is an extremely serious issue that can drastically affect your privacy and personal information. We strongly encourage you to contact IntelliSyn today for more information on how to keep your personal and business Wi-Fi devices safe.