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With more than five decades of combined experience in managed IT services for small businesses, these three SandStormIT professionals have seen how managed IT services can help small businesses succeed. Here are the top three pieces of advice they have for small business owners. 1. Always Consider Opportunity Costs “As a small business owner, you’re…
Read MoreAs a business owner, you never stop asking this question: Will this decision provide benefits that outweigh the cost? So what about managed IT? Is it a cost that will be a drain on your bottom line? Or is managed IT support an investment that’s actually worth it? Compelling data shows that managed IT can…
Read MoreAccording to the online ad network Chitika, page one of the search results get 95% of all search traffic. The top result usually yields around 32.5% of the clicks. The 2nd place result receives around 17.6% of the clicks. By comparison, the 7th place result sees around 2.2% of the search traffic. Even the top…
Read MoreGoogle Drive gets its name from being a place to store files, like the hard drive on your computer. All Google accounts come with 15 GB of free storage space on Drive. Not only is Google Drive like having an extra hard drive, it is a full suite of office software you can access through…
Read MoreAre you using spreadsheets to run your business? Frequently, we are consulted to improve upon business processes with automation and integration through custom software only to find out they are running everything from accounting, payroll, inventory management, BI reporting, daily diaries, and project management through spreadsheets. The truth is, there is a better way and…
Read MoreWelcome to SandStorm IT’s 6-part series about Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). In this series, we’ll cover what PCI DSS is and the various requirements: Part 1 – What is PCI DSS? (You are here) Part 2- Building and Maintaining a Secure Network Part 3 – Protecting Data Part 4 – Further…
Read MoreSandStorm IT has launched a FREE website for locally owned restaurants, cafes, and other takeout businesses (TiptonTakeout.com) that don’t currently have online ordering. You can click on the “Add Your Restaurant” link on TiptonTakeout.com to submit your contact info and we’ll contact you for setup. Or, you can call our office at (901) 475-0275 to…
Read MoreThis blog post was inspired by some recent news I heard about a company some of my friends work for. They just had an incident where someone spoofed the email address of an executive in the company and all of the employees’ W-2s were emailed to an unknown party. All of the people that work…
Read MoreTo All Customers and Friends, In response to the COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic and the nationally and state-declared state of emergency, SandStorm IT wants to share the plans and precautions we are taking. We remain committed to continuing to provide the necessary services and support to all of our customers while maintaining a safe…
Read MoreSoftware provides remarkable potential for new abilities and for flexibility around nearly everything in our lives these days. In no sphere is that more true than in a collaborative team environment. Whether a team’s mission is to deliver value to customers through providing the highest quality products and services for the best prices or their…
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