It is a question many businesses are facing these days: to cloud or not to cloud? No doubt about it, cloud and Software as a Service are becoming the new standard in the business world. And why wouldn’t they? The cloud holds many benefits for businesses, including being cost-effective and saving time and trouble. Want [...]

A disaster could quickly strike your business, leaving you with nothing after years of hard work. In order to handle this, many businesses are putting disaster recovery plans in place. Preparing a disaster recovery plan now protects your IT and business infrastructure and saves you from having to make difficult or confusing decisions in a [...]

At Avende, we are known for offering a more personalized approach to IT. We realize that technology needs can differ by industry and we strive to serve clients in all types of trades. In order to do this, we offer three different types of professional services to all of our clients. Complete software implementation: A [...]

Whether you’re a large company with 50 clients or a smaller establishment representing five, there’s nothing more important than customer satisfaction. When evaluating your clients, can you recall what accounts have been recently updated or modified?  When did you last talk to them? How many service calls have you received? What sales are set to [...]

When you were thinking of starting a business, did you develop a strategy for what would happen when your network server failed?  How about deciding who had administration access to each computer?  Avende believes in providing your small business with the knowledge and ability to be ready for anything when your technology takes a turn [...]

CBS Moneywatch writer Dave Johnson raves about the new Microsoft webmail service. Rather than continuing to try to update the aging and (justifiably) maligned Hotmail service, Microsoft decided to start fresh. Outlook is a whole new Web mail service, and it’s an impressive product that deserves your attention. Really, I can’t overstate how cool and [...]

Mat Honan’s entire digital life was hijacked by some clever hackers exploiting some simple security holes. Read the article at Wired.com.

10 ways our Virtualization can help your business: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/slideshows/show.aspx?c=78378 Virtualization explained: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP9S-PaXZtM

Kottke has a funny post about complex password requirements , but there are some good resources at the end of the article for developing secure passwords. Read it here. Exactly eight characters? No consecutive repeating characters? This is the internet equivalent of everyone throwing their supposedly dangerous 3+ oz. liquid containers into one giant barrel [...]

In this article Microsoft’s Steve Clayton explains the Metro design and how it is being incorporated into Microsoft productins including Windows and the Dynamics line. Last week I blogged about Metro style design getting some attention of late. I’ve been immersing myself in the world of design at Microsoft over the last few months and [...]