Posts for small-to-medium business users facing questions about their technical environment.
Like millions of small businesses around the world, Eclipse Consulting extensively relies on Microsoft 365 email and document management solutions (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) for business productivity and business communications. As a technology services firm, we also set up and install Microsoft solutions for our clients all the time. Recently, our team was discussing…
Meeting scheduling software programs are designed to cut down on back-and-forth emails trying to find a time when everyone can meet. Plus, these apps make it easy for clients to book their appointments. The three best known meeting scheduling apps are: Calendly Acuity Scheduling Microsoft Bookings These calendar-based scheduling tools make it easy to set…
Physical vs virtual servers Most small businesses use one or more physical servers. These hardware devices are essentially big computers with more capacity than desktops. Like all computers, servers have a motherboard, memory, and disk space. Physical servers can be located in your office, in a data center, or in “the cloud” (a data center…
In 2020, G suite became Google Workspace and Office 365 became Microsoft 365. The names have changed but they’re still great tools with even more features now. Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365: Both offer business email plus productivity apps For most businesses, email is the #1 tool for business communication. Your employees’ email inboxes contain…
The volume of business data has grown exponentially over the years. As a result, many businesses are facing out-of-control growth of their computer files, which can create significant business challenges: Running out of data storage space Slowed network performance And the big one – employees having difficulty finding the right files, which can result in…
This is the time of year where businesses are looking over their IT budgets and deciding on whether to buy new computers this year or next. Buying new computers for a business is always challenging – but especially right now. Beyond the widely reported computer chip shortage, global supply chain issues are creating delays for…