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Leverage the Cloud Right! – Why Cloud Services Are Key to Success for SMBs

SMBs have two options - to let their businesses be hampered by the growing pains…

6 Top Cloud Security Trends

According to a recent report by cybersecurity solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies, 35% of…

IT Consulting in Vancouver Can Help Your Business with IT Standardization

This kind of logical streamlining helps companies to move from a reactive stance in dealing…

How to Develop an Effective Cyber Security Strategy?

The strategy needs to be continuously fine-tuned and adapted as per evolving business, technical and…

How Technology Can Be a Sustainability Enabler for Businesses

Digitization of operations is definitely paving the path for more sustainable operations and processes while…

Top Benefits and Best Practices for a Multi-Cloud Environment

Recent estimates suggest that as many as 95% of organizations are moving fast to adopt…

Cybercrime Deep Dive: Top Cybersecurity Threats for 2022 (& How to Protect)

The total damages from cybercrime amounted to a staggering $6 trillion USD globally in 2021.…

Benefits of Cloud-Based Procurement

Automating nearly every part of the procurement process with cloud-based procurement solutions can accrue significant…

MSPs – Why do you need them and how to get the best out of them?

According to MarketsAndMarkets research, the global managed IT services market is all set to reach…

Why Backup & Disaster Recovery Planning is critical

In one of its recent reports, Gartner found that 72 percent of organizations are not…

Data Privacy Essentials for Organizations

Data privacy is an essential component of data protection and deals with the proper management…

To Outsource IT or Not to Outsource? Which is Better?

Should you rely on homegrown resources for your IT needs or engage the services of…

How to Manage Your Outsourced IT Department

The advantages of outsourcing to the right managed IT services in Vancouver or elsewhere are…

Should You Outsource Your IT Project’s Management?

Any project manager will tell you that there are countless issues that can get in…

7 Ways to Spot an Online Shopping Scam

Online shopping is so convenient, so easy. Rather than spending hours trailing around stores looking…

ActiveCo Leadership Transition

Back in September, we announced the retirement of our President, Sam Goh, who has been…

Top Cybersecurity Threats Observed in the Legal Services Industry

Over the past few years, law firms have consistently been one of the top targets…

The Top 4 Benefits of Working with a Construction-specific MSP
Over a Traditional One

When you choose a construction-specific MSP over a traditional one, you will experience the following…

Hacks To Secure The IoT In Your Enterprise

IoT can be as threatening as helpful it is, especially for enterprise security architecture. There…

What is Remote Infrastructure Management?

Select the best of services in the industry as per your needs. ActiveCo combines leading…

Biggest Cybersecurity Threats Targeting Accounting Firms

No industry is immune to cyberattacks and the ripple effects, which can really be devastating.…

Cloud Identity Management – Why are they Critical for SMBs?

Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) generally have a hard time trying to control access to…

6 Common Pitfalls to Avoid in BYOD Security

A 2020 report by Help Net Security indicates that 57% are concerned about users downloading…

Top 6 Benefits of a Cloud Computing Security Solution

Cloud security refers to the multi-layered controls in your network infrastructure that protects all your…

Understanding Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

SIEM systems typically deploy numerous collection agents in a set hierarchy to collect and analyze…

The Difference Between Edge Computing and Cloud Computing (and which will work best for your business)

Sort of antithetical approach between edge and cloud computing is actually not very meaningful for…

IT Strategy Consulting: 6 IT challenges and solutions

Building a 100% foolproof IT plan aligned with your business strategy is challenging. There are…

Cybersecurity: A pre-requisite in Financial Services

It is critical for Canadian banks to protect their financial system and customers’ personal information…

IT Support Services: Let your business make the most out of it!

Instead of a full-scale IT department, outsource your IT requirements to a managed IT support…

Cybersecurity Attacks: Common types of cyber threats

Any business with IT-enabled processes at organizational levels operating on the cloud or even on…

The Top 6 IT Challenges
Facing Construction Firms

Construction firms frequently rely on limited internal resources to manage their IT infrastructure, which lead…

Know Your Managed IT Terminology

To catch the pace of the constantly growing IT field, it’s essential to know every…

10 Future Cloud Computing Trends to Watch in 2021

The only way to keep your enterprise network securely connected, gather strategic business intelligence and…

Top Cybersecurity Trends & Predictions in 2021

Needless to say, cyber security is slated to remain a top concern for business viability…

Why is IT Support Important for Business?

Needless to say, cyber security is slated to remain a top concern for business viability…

Keys to Creating an Effective Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

A business continuity plan is essentially a series of emergency procedures and rules that come…

Canada Has Become the Top Phishing Destination (How to Prevent Phishing)

A trained team of IT experts well-versed in defending against phishing attacks like Managed IT…

The One-Stop Guide to Picking the Right Managed IT Services Provider for Your Business

Managed IT service providers bring on-board a host of laser-focused, customizable plug-and-play solutions for your…

Your Data May Already Be On The Dark Web

Deep web and dark web. What’s the difference? Perhaps you’ve been using these words interchangeably.…

6 Reasons Forcing Companies to Switch Their IT Service Vendor

Changing IT vendors at the right time can be critical for maximum efficiency, cost savings…

Office 365 Migration in Vancouver Using an IT Support Company

Nervous about Office 365 migration? Explore how to migration your existing email system migration to…

ActiveCo Ranked Among World’s Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers

July 28, 2020: ActiveCo Technology Management (www.activeco.com) has been named as one of the world’s premier…

5 Goals for Leaders Returning to Work

Social and physical distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic meant abrupt work-from-home strategies were put in…

Microsoft Teams Live Demo [Video]

Microsoft Teams - Live Training Demo (Webinar) Businesses have quickly transferred to a remote workforce…

Did You Sacrifice Security for Efficiency in 2020?

With remote users suddenly left to their own devices (literally), they may find themselves without…

3 Things Your Team Will Struggle with Working Remotely

Working with a suddenly remote workforce? When your team is working remotely, be it their…

Why you should hire ActiveCo as your Managed Services Provider

Organizations without a team of trained IT professionals or a very small department, often look…

LifeLabs security breach is a good example of why your business needs a Managed Services Provider

The recent LifeLabs ransomware affair has hopefully made you second-guess your current business security solutions.…

Evaluating Your Business’ Information Technology

It’s imperative that you keep your IT infrastructure under control, but many organizations push it…

Access Management Failings Keep Businesses Targeted

Your business’ data is precious, and it goes without saying that there are plenty of…