
4 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement for Remote Work
- January 25, 2021
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Every type of organization faced challenges in 2020. Although there have been some difficult issues for most businesses in the last...

Are You Missing These Essentials for 2021?
- December 4, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
The stage has been set for the professional world in 2021. Some companies have returned their staff to the office, while...

The Benefits of Communications as a Service
- November 2, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Every business leader searches for proven methods to improve their team’s ability to work together. A harmonious work environment allows for...

Improving Collaboration to Improve Productivity
- September 29, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Team collaboration has never faced more challenges than the present day. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses closed their doors....

Conquering Compliance: The Essential Checklist
- September 1, 2020
- Maxwell IT Staff
- Blog
When you think of data breaches, the first thing that comes to mind might be personal privacy concerns: Has my data...

Steer Clear of Compliance Roadblocks
- August 3, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
When it comes to compliance, it doesn’t take long for business owners to realize that there’s a lot to keep track...

Are You Taking Advantage of Compliance as a Service Yet?
- July 2, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
If you’re working in certain industries, you’re bound to spend a lot of time and energy making sure you stay compliant...

Why You Can’t Skip on a Disaster Recovery Plan
- May 29, 2020
- Maxwell IT Staff
- Blog
You’ve seen the headlines. You know the risk of cyber breaches. You’ve seen the effects of natural disasters. So, what’s holding...

Developing New Habits During COVID-19: Data Backup Essentials
- April 30, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Running your business during COVID-19 is hard, period. The last thing you need to experience during this crisis is a devastating...

How to Define Security During COVID-19
- April 1, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
COVID-19 and social distancing have quickly forced a change in how we conduct businesses. With many organizations shifting some – or...

Preparation Is Key
- February 28, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Your employee just opened an email that looked like it was from you and clicked an attached link. Your data has...

Every Second Counts: What to Do Following a Cyberattack
Nobody wants to think about the worst-case scenario, but if a cyberattack hits your business, every second counts when it comes...

4 Tips for Protecting Your Small Business from a Ransomware Attack
- January 1, 2020
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Cybersecurity attacks are becoming more common as the business world continues doing more online. It can seem like every time you...

2020 in Tech: 5 Trends to Keep an Eye On
- December 3, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
The technology industry moves in one direction — forward. As more companies continue to use advanced programs to run their businesses, knowing...

Follow These 5 Steps to Give Your Business the Best Gift of All
- November 1, 2019
- Maxwell IT Staff
- Blog
Follow These 5 Steps to Give Your Business the Best Gift of All As the year comes to an end, business...

7 Ways to Prevent a Data Breach in Your Business
- October 1, 2019
- Maxwell IT Staff
- Blog
Don’t think you’re vulnerable to a data breach? Think again. In 2018, businesses reported 1,244 breaches – and small businesses accounted...

2020’s End-of-Support List: Why it Matters & What to Do
- September 3, 2019
- Maxwell IT Staff
- Blog
January 14, 2020 is the fast-approaching date when a long list of Microsoft® products and solutions will reach their End of Support. That’s a lot of widely...

4 Ways a Business Continuity Plan Can Help Your Company
- August 2, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
As a business owner, the buck stops with you. Your employees rely on you to have the answers when a problem occurs. But what are...

Is Your Google Calendar Scamming You?
- July 10, 2019
- Maxwell IT Staff
- Blog
Everyone is pretty familiar with how to spot a phishing email these days, but are even savvy users ready for risks...

BDR: A Shelter from the Storm
- June 28, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
As a business owner, you’re always focusing on how to best move your company forward. But have you taken time to...

Is Your Business Following the Right Financial Compliance Regulations?
- June 3, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Does your website or company accept payments online or store financial records digitally? If you answered “yes,” then you need to...

Checklist: Do You Need a Project Management Solution?
- May 3, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Project management (PM) software plays a critical role in how successfully you implement a new solution or resolve a task. In...

5 Things to Outsource to Your vCIO
- April 1, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
As your business grows, you’ll eventually need someone to help you choose and deploy technology to protect your business, improve processes...

5 Tools to Improve Your Collaboration
- March 8, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
The McKinsey Institute found that teams improved productivity up to 25 percent through increased collaboration. But, finding out which collaboration tools...

3 Technologies that Flourish with the Cloud
- February 1, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
According to research from Ovum, 20 percent of business processes have already moved to the cloud. The cloud isn’t only an...

5 Things You Should Know About Ethics & Privacy
- January 1, 2019
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Understanding ethics and privacy may seem simple at first, but when you start to dive in, you discover that finding the...

3 Simple Trends to Implement in the New Year
- December 1, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Updating your technology can be complicated and overwhelming – especially if you try to do all the research and make decisions on your own....

7 Holiday Gift Ideas for People Who Rock Your Business
- November 1, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
One of the best things about the holidays is the opportunity to show the people who help your business the most...

Section 179: Your Guide to Keeping Your Competitive Edge
- October 1, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Are you losing customers to competitors because of lagging technology? It might not seem like there’s any room in the budget...

3 Reasons to Choose a vCIO Over an In-House CIO
- September 1, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Balancing the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a business with strategic planning for the future is a struggle – especially when it...

5 IoT Systems That Will Do Wonders for Your Small Business
- August 1, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
If trying to figure out how IoT fits into your business seems overwhelming, rest easy – you likely use several IoT...

Don’t Let These IT Disasters Happen to You: Three Lessons We Learned in 2017
- July 2, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
You’re looking toward the future – you have marketing plans, sales plans and growth plans. But do you have an IT...

Can the Cloud Really Future-Proof Your Business? Absolutely!
- May 31, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
If you haven’t made the move to the cloud yet, now is the time. A recent Forbes study predicted that cloud...

You’re Not Using Office 365 Yet? Here are Four Reasons to Change Your Mind
- May 2, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
So, you’re still using Office 2013? 2010? 2007? Well, how’s that working out? Is your team really being as productive as...

Is Unified Communications Right for Your Business?
- April 9, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Did you know that 95% of people in the workforce say that face-to-face interactions are essential to building long-term business relationships?...

Top 5 Tech Tools for Taming Your Remote Workforce
- February 27, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
It’s the 21st century, which means it’s not uncommon for organizations to have some workers in the office and others telecommuting...

Top 5 CES Products: The Best Way to Achieve Your Goals in 2018
- February 5, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
It’s true that there’s never a wrong time to buy new technology, but what’s the best time? The beginning of a...

Is PCI Compliance Just Too Complex?
- January 3, 2018
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Turn on the screen, open the newspaper or scroll through social media and you’re sure to see a headline of another...

Checklist: Is Your Tech Ready for 2018?
- November 27, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
As we near the end of 2017, it’s time to start planning for the New Year. Now, before you start making...

It’s the Best Time of Year Thanks to Section 179
- November 3, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Is brand-new tech for the office on your holiday wish list? Well, you don’t have to wait–you’ll be jumping for joy...

Here’s How You Can Minimize the Cost of Downtime
- October 1, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Technology is the backbone of your business, so downtime can dramatically damage bottom line. According to a 2016 ITIC survey, one...

How to Leverage Virtual CIO Services to Achieve Your Business Goals
- August 31, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Today’s business challenges require leaders to think more strategically about IT—not just whether or not your systems and network are up...

Four Reasons You Need a Tech Refresh—Stat
- July 28, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
You’re not doing yourself any favors by dragging your old PCs with you year after year. Whatever you’re saving in purchasing...

Why Cloud Computing?
- July 1, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
These days, everything is in the cloud or happening in the cloud. Simply google cloud computing and your search results will...

Questions to Ask Before Committing to an IT Managed Service Provider
- June 1, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
You’ve already taken a step in the right direction—you’ve admitted that you need help managing your infrastructure and technology budget. The...

Do you need a managed services reality check?
- April 28, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
There are many advantages of managed services that often get overlooked due to managed services misconceptions. But don’t be fooled, partnering...

What Are MSPs?
- March 28, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
A Crash Course Have you ever been frustrated with your IT? Do you have enough time in the day to...

What is Your Mobile Workforce Missing?
- February 22, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
By the year 2020, the U.S. mobile workforce is expected to grow to approximately 105.4 million people. Many companies are leveraging...

3 Good Reasons to Consider Co-Managed Services
- January 31, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Co-managed services are the IT support sweet spot—a third-party partner handles routine maintenance and monitoring without you having to surrender total...

Don’t Let Old Tech Slow You Down in 2017
- January 17, 2017
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
As the new year begins and we say goodbye to 2016, we often reflect on our past success and failures and...

Make a Confident Transition to Cloud
- November 28, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
The benefits of cloud computing—lower costs, greater flexibility and easy scalability—are common knowledge. But before you dive in, here are a...

Discover Hidden Savings within Your IT
- October 28, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Cutting costs is the primary goal for most business owners. They’ll check and double check their books looking for areas that...

Disaster Recovery—Don’t Get Spooked, Get Protected
- September 29, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Picture this eerie scene. It’s a dark and stormy night, the winds are howling and tree branches scratch the office windows....

Is a Managed Service Provider the Answer to Cutting Costs?
- August 26, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Every business looks to keep costs down, but the best way to do that differs based on many variables—especially when it...

A Deeper Dive into the Impact of Downtime
- August 1, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
It’s another busy work day when all of a sudden your server crashes and business applications go down. In that split...

Why Partner with an MSP?
- June 28, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
It takes technology to grow, and to support an increasingly complex IT environment, it’s important to partner with a company that...

Feel Like You’re Constantly Dodging Downtime?
- April 25, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
How much of your day is consumed with worrying about the next IT outage? When your technology isn’t working, your people...

Microsoft Office 365 – A No Brainer for Your Business
- March 27, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
Cloud computing is officially a common term. More and more small and medium-sized businesses are looking to cloud because it offers...

Safeguard Your Business with a Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Plan this World Backup Day
- February 22, 2016
- Maxwell IT staff
- Blog
World Backup Day occurs annually on March 31. This day is a simple reminder that our critical data is simply not...