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##  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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##  [Tip of the Week: Searching Google More Specifically](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-searching-google-more-specifically)

  Wednesday, 12 August 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Everyone knows how to do a Google Search, right? Go to the site, type whatever it is you’re looking for into the search bar, and you’re off to the races. Fewer people are aware, however, of the ways that you can help Google narrow its search a bit. Let’s go over a few handy Google cheat codes that can make your search results more precise.

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##  [5 Benefits of a Document Management System](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/5-benefits-of-a-document-management-system)

  Monday, 10 August 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Every person has documents that they need access to, so it stands to reason that a business has hundreds. If you and your staff are tired of sifting through dingy file cabinets to find that the document that should be in a certain place, isn’t, considering a document management system may be right for you. Today we will give you five good reasons why moving to document management can be a benefit for your business.

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  [Document Management](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/document-management)   [Paperless Office](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/paperless-office)   [Files](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/files)

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##  [How Have Businesses and Their Technology Been Impacted by COVID-19?](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-have-businesses-and-their-technology-been-impacted-by-covid-19)

  Friday, 07 August 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has had no small impact on the way that business is conducted. A considerable part of that impact is directed toward the technology that powers these businesses. One way or another, the way that businesses use their technology is bound to be influenced before all this is over.

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  [Business Management](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/business-management)   [Productivity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/covid-19)

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##  [What’s the Benefit of Content Filtering?](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/what-s-the-benefit-of-content-filtering)

  Wednesday, 05 August 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Wasting time is a big concern in any business, and this is one place where the Internet can potentially hurt as much as it helps. Of course, it does still help, as the Internet is where many of today’s business tools are accessed. How can you ensure that your team is spending their time working, rather than on social media or other distracting websites?

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##  [Datalyst Ranks 96 on the 2020 CRN® Fast Growth 150 List](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/datalyst-ranks-96-on-the-2020-crn-fast-growth-150-list)

  Tuesday, 04 August 2020

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Datalyst is proud to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company®, has named Datalyst to its 2020 Fast Growth 150 list. Each year, CRN® recognizes the fastest-growing technology integrators, solution providers, and IT consultants across North America for the substantial growth and performance they’ve achieved over the previous two years. The elite group of companies named to this year’s list have generated a combined total revenue of more than $37.8 billion between 2018 and 2019.

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##  [Google and Apple Pushed a COVID-19 Exposure Notification Setting to Your Phone. Here is Everything You Need to Know](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/google-and-apple-pushed-a-covid-19-exposure-notification-setting-to-your-phone-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know)

  Monday, 03 August 2020

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Many users are noticing or just starting to hear about Google and Apple’s initiative to work with local governments to provide an easy way to help users prevent getting infected with COVID-19. The idea is that, if a local or state government wanted to build an app for users that would tell them if people nearby have been tested positive for COVID-19, they would get a notification on their phone.

This, of course, raises many questions and concerns about privacy, but a lot of people are being warned that this has been forced onto their phones already, and that just simply isn’t the case. Let’s take a look.

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##  [How to Avoid the Influence of a Phishing Scam](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-avoid-the-influence-of-a-phishing-scam)

  Friday, 31 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Phishing emails are a real problem for today’s businesses, which makes it critically important that you and your team can identify them as they come in. Let’s touch on a few reliable indicators that a message isn’t a legitimate one.

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##  [A Brief Guide to Leading a Company During COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/a-brief-guide-to-leading-a-company-during-covid-19)

  Thursday, 30 July 2020

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Chances are your business has been affected by COVID-19. For those companies who had to shut down their operations, and are in the process of opening back up; or, the business that moved operations out of their location and had their employees work remotely and are recalling their employees, this situation is unprecedented. This month, we thought we would take a look at some of the factors surrounding this process, and how they will affect your staff.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Spotting Potential Mobile Malware](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-spotting-potential-mobile-malware)

  Wednesday, 29 July 2020

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Chances are, you not only have a smartphone, but that smartphone is also currently within arm’s reach. With these devices playing an increasingly important role in our personal and professional lives, these devices have proven to be a lucrative target for hackers to pursue. This week, our tip is meant to help you spot the warning signs that an application is hiding an attack.

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##  [Think Of Managed Services as Healthcare for Your IT](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/think-of-managed-services-as-healthcare-for-your-it)

  Tuesday, 28 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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When you feel under the weather you visit the doctor, they examine you and prescribe a remedy. It’s a pretty simple process; and a relationship that is important to maintain your health. A managed service provider functions the same way for a business. Let’s take a look at the similarities.

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  [IT Services](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/it-services)   [IT Support](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/it-support-1)   [Managed Service](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/managed-service)

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##  [Businesses Need to Use Automation to Adapt](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/businesses-need-to-use-automation-to-adapt)

  Monday, 27 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Let’s be real. For most small businesses during this period, it’s been extremely difficult. If you were somehow able to sustain operations during this time, you most likely had to make some serious alterations to the way that you normally do things. Today, we’re going to take a look at some of the technologies that you probably already have, and how you can change the way you use them to benefit your business as concerns spike over COVID-19.

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  [Small Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/small-business)   [Technology](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/technology)   [Business Computing](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/business-computing)

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##  [Are You Wasting Money in the Cloud?](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/are-you-wasting-money-in-the-cloud)

  Saturday, 25 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The cloud has proven to be an extremely useful tool for modern businesses. Not only does it provide anywhere-anytime access to applications, processing, storage, and more, it also delivers those products as a service, allowing an organization--or an individual--to budget for recurring costs rather than major upfront ones. This provides your organization with functional, supported, and secure computing environments that eliminate a lot of the support costs that traditional computing environments require. It sounds like a perfect scenario for small and large businesses alike, but things aren’t always what they seem, as a lot of cloud users have found that they have incurred several hidden costs by using cloud platforms. Today, we take a look at these hidden costs.

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  [Saving Money](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/saving-money)   [Cloud](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/cloud)   [Hosted Solutions](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/hosted-solutions)

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##  [The Extreme Changes Businesses Have to Make to Survive COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/the-extreme-changes-businesses-have-to-make-to-survive-covid-19)

  Friday, 24 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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For the months that COVID-19 has been around, everyone has done all they can to hold on to their business. They have closed down, they have closed their offices and forced their employees to work from home, they have borrowed money and scaled back or eliminated their 2020 plans. It would be nice if all that sacrifice would pay off, but the frustrating reality is that there is going to be a lot of sustained discomfort for a lot of business owners. Let’s take a look at some things small business owners should consider as they reopen their businesses.

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  [Business Management](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/business-management)   [Technology](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/technology)   [COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/covid-19)

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##  [4 Tools that Every Small Business Should Use](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/4-tools-that-every-small-business-should-use)

  Thursday, 23 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The key to running a successful small business is keeping costs down and production/service delivery efficient. This is easier said than done. Some tools have been developed to boost productivity and efficiency while others are built to eliminate downtime and manage risk. Let’s take a look at some of the technology your business should be using.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Handy Tricks to Formatting Excel Spreadsheets](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-handy-tricks-to-formatting-excel-spreadsheets)

  Wednesday, 22 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Microsoft Excel is, for many, the de facto spreadsheet-creation software. However, fewer know about its useful formatting capabilities and shortcuts. To help you make your own Excel sheets more comprehensible, we’re sharing some tips to help you format your documents.

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##  [Remote Monitoring and Managed IT, and the Impact it Has on Small Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/remote-monitoring-and-managed-it-and-the-impact-it-has-on-small-business)

  Monday, 20 July 2020

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With more people than ever working from home, their ability to receive the support they need to keep their devices in top working order is crucial. As a result, many businesses have turned to managed IT service providers to maintain their employees’ computers. MSPs like us utilize a tool called remote monitoring and management software (RMM). Let’s discuss what it is and why it is so useful for managing your company’s IT.

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##  [What Your IT Documentation Needs to Include, and Why](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/what-your-it-documentation-needs-to-include-and-why)

  Friday, 17 July 2020

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It is important that you have a handle on the technology that your business utilizes, which will require you to maintain comprehensive documentation regarding it and its support. Here, we’ll go through what a managed service provider includes in this documentation, as well as how it is used.

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##  [The Modern Office Philosophy Can Help Your Business Adapt to the New Normal](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/the-modern-office-philosophy-can-help-your-business-adapt-to-the-new-normal)

  Thursday, 16 July 2020

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Massachusetts businesses that have been able to stand up against the pandemic still have a long road ahead before things normalize. For businesses that are in the beginning phases of reopening, decision makers will have a lot of work to do to protect staff and ensure the continuity of their organization.

One thing is for certain: businesses that were able to react quickly, or were prepared to make major internal and external changes were more likely to persevere through this disruption. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t taken hard work, but we want to explore some of the technology differences that could lead to stability for a modern office, despite outside forces.

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##  [These Types of Applications Can Improve Workplace Productivity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/these-types-of-applications-can-improve-workplace-productivity)

  Wednesday, 15 July 2020

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Productivity is—generally speaking—the core goal of any modern software solution. Today, we wanted to go over a few tools that can boost your productivity and efficiency right now.

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##  [Business Growth Demands Shifts in Strategy](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/business-growth-demands-shifts-in-strategy)

  Monday, 13 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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As an owner of a small business, there are a whole lot of issues that you have to confront every day. Besides the normal issues, there are always situations that pop up without warning. When your business is small and more easily manageable, they are easier to steer one way or another When your business starts growing rapidly, however, turning things around can get more difficult. This can turn into roadblocks to progress. Today, we will look at some of the issues that a small business owner will encounter when their business grows fast.

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