For most companies, time is money. For financial services companies, this statement could not be more true. When systems go down at financial services firms, stock trades don’t go in on time and the company is unaware of market changes or unable to respond to market...

Engineering firms work with extremely large files, such as AutoCAD and MicroStation. Having the right infrastructure to support these files is crucial to the productivity and success of these firms. However, one of these engineering firms, a Logic Speak customer, had...

As COVID-19 shut down many places of business in Spring 2020, several Logic Speak customers needed to quickly pivot from in-office operations to remote work. Below are just a few examples of how Logic Speak helped its client community weather the COVID-19 storm....

If your physical office were filled with unnecessary clutter, it would make the tough job of being an entrepreneur that much harder. And though the benefits of a clean office are well known, some companies are still doing the IT equivalent of working on top of a stack...

Planning for the Chaos... With COVID-19 forcing businesses to shift dramatically to full-on remote workforces this past year, some companies have embraced zoom calls and bedroom workstations as their new way of life. But for many business models, a socially distanced...

The unfortunate truth about cybersecurity is this – you’re only as strong as your weakest link. With the number of phishing and social engineering attacks skyrocketing, the evidence is clear; All it takes is one slip up for hackers to potentially gain access to your...

Continuous improvement—it’s not a phrase that most people associate with IT service providers. These providers typically fix something that’s broken, perform a one-off service, or sell you a piece of equipment without a comprehensive plan or consideration of your...

Got an IT team? Leverage co-managed IT Employing a comprehensive IT staff can be difficult for small and medium-sized businesses. If your company has IT staff, they likely wear many hats with too much to do and not enough time to do it. They may be overwhelmed by...

The shutdowns brought about by COVID-19 have shown many businesses that they can be successful even when their employees work remotely. Indeed, in a recent Gartner survey, 82% of company leaders said that they plan to allow employees to work remotely at least part of...

Managed Services—it’s the new technology buzzword. It seems like a lot of tech organizations are calling themselves managed service providers (MSP) these days. But the reality is that many of these organizations are actually pure support organizations that have...

Prioritizing Your Life In our previous blogs, we discussed how Logic Speak can help your company improve its productivity and profitability. This blog focuses on your own contribution to productivity. How can you become more personally productive, get your work done...

When you think of enabling or improving productivity, procurement may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But the process of purchasing new technology can be a huge time suck on your organization. And getting it wrong can lead to even greater interruptions in...

We’ve all heard the horror stories. An IT provider convinces a client to implement a shiny, new, expensive system that does not make them more productive or further their business initiatives. The company loses time and money and is no closer to accomplishing their...

From the beginning, the promise of technology was that it would increase productivity in both our business and personal lives. And in many ways, it has done just that. But how many businesses are not as productive as they could be because of their technology? How many...

Business Email Compromise (BEC) Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a common type of attack in which criminals will attempt to gain access to company email accounts. A large portion of these attacks focus their efforts on attempting to fraudulently obtain company funds...

In our last blog, we discussed the importance of human connectivity—the ability of humans to connect with each other with as much efficiency, speed, and accuracy as when they are in the same room. This is especially important during remote work due to COVID-19....

One of the side effects of working remotely during COVID-19 is that it can feel like we are always at work. While this blog series has focused on how connectivity can help your business weather the COVID-19 storm and beyond, there is a danger to being always...

At Logic Speak, we understood the enormous impact of connectivity on your organization even before the pandemic. But COVID-19 has magnified these impacts exponentially. Organizations that have invested in both technological and human connectivity—especially via cloud...

What comes to mind when you hear the word 'connectivity?' For many, it means the Internet, switches, routers, and networks—the traditional concept of connectivity. As we work remotely, technological connectivity is essential to helping employees work more effectively...

Our concept of connectivity has changed over the past six months. It likely means something different to each of us as we have been required to limit our face-to-face connections. In business, the term’s meaning was once limited to switches, routers, networks, and the...

In a previous blog, we discussed why it is beneficial to implement your Microsoft Teams collaboration information infrastructure and processes in a way that maximizes productivity for your small or medium-sized business (SMB) rather than reinforcing the processes you...

As a small or medium-sized business (SMB) in this new world of remote work, you may not be thinking about security. You’re probably just trying to figure out how to enable your staff to work productively when all or most of them are working from home. Even before...

Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams help organizations collaborate more effectively—whether employees are in the office or working remotely. This blog discusses the components of a good remote work strategy and describes some of the tools in Microsoft 365 that provide...

“Can you see me? It says my camera is on.” “Can anyone see my screen?” “Sorry I’m late, I had to download an extension.” “Did everyone get the agenda? No, okay, let me send it again.” If you have been anywhere near a video conference over the past several weeks,...

Can’t you just piece together some free tools and wait for COVID-19 to end? The stay-at-home orders resulting from COVID-19 have underscored the importance of collaboration—employees need to communicate effectively and work as teams while physically separated and...