A Day Without IT

If your systems went down, how would your business hold up? As any IT professional or small-to-mid-sized business owner knows, IT is the lifeblood of commerce. A system failure can have far-reaching effects from lost productivity to customer service, and can damage the reputation of any size company.

Provident Technology Now Offering Cloud Backup and Recovery Services

New Cloud Backup and Recovery Services Help Clients Comply with Regulations, Automatically Protect Data and Gain Peace of Mind

By: Deborah Shapiro
As a leading managed IT and cloud services company, Provident Technology is pleased to announce we are now offering cloud backup and disaster recovery (BDR) services to small and midsize businesses in the Philadelphia region.

Opting Out of Emergency Alerts

 

By: Jennifer Schuler

Technical Writer

Likely, if you own a cell phone, you have received one by now and perhaps even one that has awakened you in the wee hours of morning – an “Amber Alert.” Amber Alerts are urgent bulletins about abductions issued by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children along with public safety officials.

Recovering Lost Data

 

By: Matt Wise, Technical Engineer and

Jennifer Schuler, Technical Writer

 

So you think your data is protected – solely because you have your computer files backed up on a secondary storage device such as a USB flash drive? Think again …

Data that is accidentally deleted, corrupted, or otherwise becomes infected and inaccessible can be recovered, yet depending upon the way in which the files were “lost” in the first place, it may or may not be an easy task.

Internet Explorer Security Flaw

By: Ric Hayman

On Saturday, April 26th, 2014 it was announced that a flaw has been discovered in the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser that presents a significant security risk. The flaw affects Internet Explorer versions 6 to 11 (the most recent version). The department of Homeland Security has made a statement advising everyone to avoid using Internet Explorer until a solution is found and released by Microsoft.

Out with the Old and in with the New: Why Leaving Windows XP Is Necessary Now

By: Jennifer Schuler

Technical Writer

By now you may have heard – either through news reports or via email notification, that when you wake up on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. You may be wondering: What does that mean for me? In a nutshell, it means that you will no longer have support and receive security updates, such as Microsoft security essentials.

Your Best Storage Options: Part III

 

By: Jennifer Schuler

Technical Writer

Storage options for personal use such as pictures and home movies, and capacity needs for storing large amounts of images for your business, vary and involve many considerations. There is almost no limit to online storage places – and choices, so delve into your options and find the one best suited to your needs!

In this three-part series, we have looked at several key features, as well as advantages and drawbacks, of some of the most popular storage options.

Your Best Storage Options: Part I

By: Jennifer Schuler

Technical Writer

Whether you are looking for storage for personal pictures and home movies, or need capacity to store large amounts of images for your business, there are many options available. There is no shortage of online storage places!

One factor that may affect the storage options you can choose from is your computer model and what it can handle.