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[ Categories ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/media/com_easyblog/images/avatars/category.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) ## [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week?format=feed&type=rss) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Preparing For a Successful Upgrade](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-preparing-for-a-successful-upgrade) Wednesday, 20 March 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Preparing For a Successful Upgrade](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/March_2019/3-20-19/b2ap3_large_97875734_upgrade_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-preparing-for-a-successful-upgrade "Tip of the Week: Preparing For a Successful Upgrade") A business’ IT solutions aren’t the kind of thing that you can worry about once and never touch again - this is why manufacturers and developers are always sending out upgrades. However, you also need to have a strategy ready before you go to implement these upgrades. For this week’s tip, we’ll review how to put this strategy together. Tags: [Workplace Tips](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/workplace-tips) [Upgrade](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/upgrade) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-preparing-for-a-successful-upgrade#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-preparing-for-a-successful-upgrade) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Creating Process Documentation](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-creating-process-documentation) Wednesday, 06 March 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Creating Process Documentation](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/March_2019/3-6-19/b2ap3_large_P5KVWXN_document_process_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-creating-process-documentation "Tip of the Week: Creating Process Documentation") Businesses are driven by processes. More often than not, these processes are fairly definitive - do this, then do that, then do the other thing - and require a set order of operations. There also happen to be a lot of these processes, which makes it important that they are well-documented so you and your employees can refer to this documentation later. Here, we’ll offer a few tips on how to best document a task. Tags: [Best Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/best-practices) [Workplace Tips](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/workplace-tips) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-creating-process-documentation#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-creating-process-documentation) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Here Are a Few of Our Favorite Security Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-here-are-a-few-of-our-favorite-security-practices) Wednesday, 06 February 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Here Are a Few of Our Favorite Security Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/February_2019/2-6-19/b2ap3_large_193300892_totw_security_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-here-are-a-few-of-our-favorite-security-practices "Tip of the Week: Here Are a Few of Our Favorite Security Practices") There will never be a time that we are not committed to improving the security of businesses. To continue striving for this goal, we’re dedicating this week’s tip to describing some solutions that can assist in locking a business and its data down. Tags: [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security) [IT Support](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/it-support-1) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-here-are-a-few-of-our-favorite-security-practices#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-here-are-a-few-of-our-favorite-security-practices) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Making a Functional Database in Excel](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-making-a-functional-database-in-excel) Wednesday, 27 February 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Making a Functional Database in Excel](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/February_2019/2-27-19/b2ap3_large_194080983_excel_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-making-a-functional-database-in-excel "Tip of the Week: Making a Functional Database in Excel") A database is an incredibly useful tool for organizing a lot of information in a relatively concise and accessible way. Did you know that you can use a relatively common program, Microsoft Excel, to generate a database for your business to use? For this week’s tip, we’ll walk you through this process to help you keep your data organized. Tags: [Data](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data) [Microsoft Office](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/microsoft-office) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-making-a-functional-database-in-excel#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-making-a-functional-database-in-excel) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [4 Ways a Managed Service Provider Can Help Your Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business) Tuesday, 29 January 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Best Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/best-practices) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![msps_help_businesses](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_articles/67/b2ap3_large_msps_help_businesses.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business "msps_help_businesses") How much does your business rely on technology to keep your organization running forward? As business technology becomes more complex, it’s becoming increasingly popular for organizations to have their own internal IT departments to manage and maintain it. Yet, small businesses don’t often have the necessary funds for such a feat. How can your company afford quality IT service? You can start by pursuing managed IT solutions from a managed service provider. Tags: [Flexibility](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/flexibility) [Vendor Management](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/vendor-management) [Managed Service Provider](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/managed-service-provider) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business) [ First Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ Previous Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week?start=100) [ 1 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ 2 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week?start=20) [ 3 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week?start=40) [ 4 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week?start=60) [ 5 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week?start=80) [ 6 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week?start=100) [ 7 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ Next Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ Last Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);)