What is a Mobile Wallet? Let’s take a closer look at what a Mobile Wallet is. What features are you going to want or need? We will discuss the features of today’s most popular mobile wallets, and help you find which one will fit your lifestyle best. Mobile wallets are apps that use the same…
Small Business Solutions: Guide to Choosing the Right Data Storage Small businesses are starting to generate more data than in years past. That’s why data storage backups are essential to a business being efficient. Having an established data storage solution ensures customers that their private information is secured. Breach Level Index reported that over 4 million…
Data Breach Occurred at Your Company? Now What? Have you ever thought about what you would do if a data breach occurred at your company? Do you have a plan of attack if it does? Many business owners believe an actual data breach won’t happen to them and therefore don’t prepare for one. With cybersecurity…
Understanding IT: Your IT Provider Decoded There always seems to be miscommunication between the company executives and the IT department. DirectPointe IT is here to help you communicate more effectively by understanding ten terms IT professionals use regularly with our IT Dictionary. Below is a list of words commonly misinterpreted between executives and IT professionals…
The Weakest Link: 5 Things to Prevent Technology Disaster They say that a team is only as strong as it’s weakest link. This is especially true when it comes to cybersecurity. The problem is that in this case, often the weakest link isn’t the technology itself; it’s the employees. So what can be done? If it…
A strong password is an important line of defense in your company’s cyber security Do you think the IT guy gets tired of repeated password recoveries when everyone forgets their randomly generated passwords? Or that he gets tired of recovering accounts that have been hacked? Can you afford to lose the information protected by your…
The Pitfalls of IT Offshoring A natural tension exists between C-level executives and internal IT organizations. DirectPointe, Inc CEO, James Martinos, found the two tend to not understand each other in regards to vocabulary, financial goals or primary objectives. At it’s worst, the relationship is comparable to a wagon with a horse attached to each end.…
Better than street view: A Google 360˚ virtual tour of your office According to Statista.com, Google Maps is the most used app in the world with 54% of global smartphone users accessing it each month; that’s more than Facebook. Another study shows that consumers turn to mapping services 44% of the time when considering a new business or purchase.…