Your products and services won’t sell, no matter how exceptional they are, if no one knows of their existence. That’s how advertising comes into play. Yet for a small business with a limited budget, an advertisement can cost big. But that’s no longer the case, thanks to the cost-effective online advertising platform hosted by Facebook.

If you are planning on migrating to the cloud, you are on the right path. The cloud provides seemingly endless benefits. However, there are some potential cloud migration hurdles every business owner should be aware of. Mind the pitfalls outlined below and your move to the cloud will prove that much easier and cheaper.

Three Primary Areas of Consideration
If your company needs IT consulting in Los Angeles, you need to look for these three primary qualities:

Expedited response time
A competitive service level agreement
Cost-effective operations

One thing you probably do not want is a break-fix support.

What Is A vCIO?
Hiring an IT support team in Los Angeles is the best alternative to having an on-site Chief Information Officer. Your Chief Information Officer is an integral part of operations. But many smaller businesses can't afford to hire such an individual--at least not one with requisite skill.

When there's a data security breach, IT professionals are tasked with stopping the threat using their trusted tools of the trade. Brent Whitfield, CEO of DCG Technical Solutions, wrote an article for Hakin9 in which he dissects a list of the crucial cyber security tools all IT pros need in the event of a breach.

Microsoft is improving the way Office 365 users access their apps and files and collaborate with colleagues. With Office 365’s redesigned web app launcher, users get quicker access to the tools they use the most and useful snapshots of their recent activities.

Game Changer
IT services in Los Angeles support some of the most high-paying clients in the world and so often provide solutions for multiple levels of need. From small to large businesses, you should expect to find IT service providers that offer cutting-edge solutions.

Small to medium-sized business (SMBs) can benefit a lot from outsourcing IT support in Los Angeles. Instead of investing a big part of their budget on their own equipment and staff, they can simply pay a subscription fee to a third-party managed services provider (MSP). This move lowers not only their expenses, but also their risks.

When it comes to security, it’s better to be safe than sorry. But as the Equifax leak case has taught us, once a security breach does happen, it’s best not to be sorry twice. Read on so your business doesn’t experience the same fate as the giant, bumbling credit bureau.

Have you ever pondered what might happen to your company's services if they stopped working overnight? If you have not developed a course of action for such a scenario, your team will end up working overtime and sending your labor costs sky high. The other approach is to deal with the situation during the work day.