The success of an organization relies on its members’ ability to collaborate to achieve a common goal. With many small to medium sized businesses (SMB’s) converting to a paperless office structure and allowing employees to work from their home offices, their reliance on collaboration tools has never been more important. Several tools are now at our disposal to assist with demanding schedules, and conflicting deadlines. Read more
Top 3 Reasons You Need to Sway
Microsoft has been striving to dominate the enterprise workforce, and continues to do so by offering more tools through Office 365. Office Sway is Microsoft’s latest presentation tool that is now available for free not only for Office 365 subscribers, but also for those using Windows 10, iPhone and iPads. Here at Compulite our collaboration team goes beyond providing computer services, and have highlighted the top 3 reasons you need to explore Sway: Read more
Apple’s Operating Systems Are Changing Our Expectations
Every September Apple shows off its latest and greatest in terms of updates and upgrades at their Apple Event. Don’t anticipate being one of the many in line eager to receive the new iPad Pro or the iPhone 6s/6s Plus? You can still upgrade your current device running iOS 8 or OS-Yosemite operating systems to experience the new improvements. The team at Compulite goes beyond providing IT Support and presents you with the most recent buzz on what consumers can expect from the latest in Apple’s operating systems. Read more
Round up of new features in Office 2016
Later this year, Windows users will be able to see first-hand how Microsoft has kept its traditional Office experience intact, while moving towards a mobile, cloud centric world. Mac users with an Office 365 subscription have already had the chance to review what’s new or improved within the suite. For those who have yet to examine the new components, Compulite’s consulting services practice has broken down all the new or improved features users can anticipate.
Windows 10: Is it worth the hype?
The soft launch for Windows 10 has now officially been introduced to market. In a previous post, we highlighted the anticipated elements to be released. It’s clear that many of the features have been predominantly geared towards the consumer market, and there are still several key updates required to make it viable to businesses. Read more
What Windows Server will look like in 2016
At the center of the Microsoft Cloud Platform, is Windows Server 2016. This latest version of Microsoft’s server operating system includes a vast range of improvements in security, virtualization, networking and storage. As of the date of this writing, Server 2016 is still in Technical Preview stage (May 2015 edition). Read more
It’s Almost Time: Upgrading to Windows 10
Starting July 29, 2015, Microsoft is offering a FREE upgrade to Windows 10 editions for current users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Should you be interested in making the switch, our team has compiled all the information you need to know about upgrading to Windows 10 in one place! Read more
Best Practices your IT Service Provider should be following
Outsourcing your IT needs to a service provider can be a cost effective way to manage and scale your infrastructure. Read more
3 Major Players in Home Automation that Everyone Should Be Watching
The Internet of Things (IoT) is based on the idea that objects have the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring a human-to human or human–to–computer interaction. The insights enabled by this data collection from connected devices are what the Internet of Things is all about. Read more
The Changing Landscape of Security Threats – Part 2
Using the right mix of technology and expertise, SMBs and professional services organizations must include cyber security in their corporate agenda. Whether it is your corporate website or internal servers, the increased level of security threats identified by the researchers and confirmed every day by IT vendors in the field, are that regardless of size, every organization is vulnerable and far too many are unprepared for a cyber-attack. Read more