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• A Top IT Services Company in Chicago, IL - BetterWorld Technology

  

  A Top IT Service Company in Chicago, IL per Clutch; BetterWorld Technology BetterWorld Technology, a trusted partner serving theIT needs of small and medium-size business clients in Washington DC. Founded in 2002, BetterWorld takes great pride in exceeding our customer’s expectations and building close, long-term relationships with our clients. We are pleased with our recognition by Clutch as a topIT Services in Chicago, IL.

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• Why Cyber Security Is Important for Mid-sized Businesses & How They Need to Prepare

  

  Technology in the course of recent months has become an undeniably essential part of the remote working environment. From email and chat messages to virtual meetings and Zoom happy hours, organizations depend on technology to run consistently and safely. When these tools are threatened or even undermined, it can disastrously affect a business.

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• Finishing off 2020

  

  Tips For A Successful Fourth Quarter 2020 2021 is right around the corner. However, there’s one more big test that businesses will have to face before the year is over: The busy fourth-quarter sales push. This promises to be a quarter like no other, as companies are still dealing with a variety of supply chain and operational issues due to the pandemic.

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• Securing Your Remote Workforce in Time of Emergency

  

  Remote Work CyberSecurity Remote work has been gaining popularity across businesses of all sizes. It provides flexibility to colleagues and opens up companies to a workforce without limits to city, state, or even country. While the ability to work remote offers convenience for staff and a nice perk to provide prospects with, there are times when your staff will need to work remotely out of necessity.

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News and Happenings

• Fighting Coronavirus-Themed Ransomware and Malware

  

  #Cybersecurity Cybercriminals and Nation-States Aim to Subvert Systems and Devices (Data Breach Today) Attackers are continuing to use concerns over COVID-19 to distribute ransomware and malware, including for smartphones. The healthcare sector is perhaps at the greatest risk from these attacks because it’s serving as the front-line defense against the disease.

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• 6 real-world best practices for setting up your company for successful collaboration

  

  #Cloud 6 real-world best practices for setting up your company for successful collaboration (OSF Digital) We’ll defer to medical experts for how to stay safe and healthy from COVID-19 as the pandemic evolves, but in the meantime, businesses should consider how to best keep operations healthy to avoid a decline in sales.

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• CEO diary: What it’s like to run a company remotely

  

  Featuring great piece from VentureBeat earlier this week: My team has gone remote, we’ve had to cancel events, and I’ve had to rethink every part of my business. This is a diary of one of the most challenging weeks I’ve ever faced as a founder and CEO. Monday 16th March Walking on the beach with the dog at 6:30 am allows time to think about how I’m going to communicate to 5,000 customers that we have to postpone a number of our events.

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• Microsoft Teams passes 44 million daily active users, thanks in part to coronavirus

  

  (VentureBeat) Microsoft Teams, which launched worldwide in March 2017, passed 32 million daily active users (DAUs) this month. A week later, thanks in part to COVID-19, usage had spiked to 44 million DAUs. That’s up from 20 million daily active users in November, a 60-110% jump in just four months. Microsoft used the product’s three-year anniversary to share the new figures and announce new Teams features targeting “underserved professionals, including firstline and health care workers.

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BetterWorld Podcast

• Episode 4 - Talking Local Business and Covid-19 with Chef and Vanille owner, Sophie Evanoff

  Episode Four of the BetterWorld Podcast features Sophie Evanoff, Chef and Owner of Vanille Patisserie, a Chicago French Bakery and institution for almost 20 years. Sophie discusses their reaction to the Covid-19 Crises and ways they are innovating and adapting.

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• Episode 3 - Talking Growth, Innovation and Community with Jeff Grass, CEO of HUNGRY

  In Episode Three, host Matt Bauer and John Jordan, General Manager of BetterWorld Technology, are joined in the BetterWorld booth by Jeff Grass co-founder and CEO of HUNGRY. HUNGRY is an amazing company and BetterWorld customer - we celebrate their success to date and also their incredible innovation and focus on employees and community as the COVID crises continues to unfold.

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• Episode 2 - Talking B Corps with Tim Frick of Mightybytes

  For Episode Two, this week we have Tim Frick, founder and President of Chicago-based and long time B Corps Mightybytes in the BetterWorld booth to help us celebrate B Corp Month and much more…

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Resources Library

• Email Hijack

  

  #Managed IT Services EMAIL HIJACK How hackers break into your email to plunder your business bank account. Every business is under attack but BetterWorld is here to help protect you and your business. Here’s what to do about it.

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• Empower Your Mobile Workforce with Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS)

  

  Empower Your Mobile Workforce with Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) Businesses and organizations around the globe are in a state of rapid digital transformation and affordable cloud services are driving this evolution. As organizations adapt and continue to anticipate the future of work, they are realizing that transitioning away from physical desktops and moving to Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) is the

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• BetterWorld Mission Critical Guide Series, Part 6: SD-WAN as a Service

  

  #IT Management SD-WAN Network Management as a Service Modern enterprise networks are becoming more challenging to manage as companies grapple with growing data volumes, shifting traffic requirements, complex infrastructures, and cloud adoption. Tomorrow’s enterprise network environment will need a more agile form of connectivity management to stay ahead of the curve.

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• BetterWorld Mission Critical Guide Series, Part 5: Cyber Security as a Service

  

  #Cyber Security Why Cybersecurity as a Service? Why Now? Despite the common misconception that cyber-criminals only target larger enterprises, the vast majority of businesses are at risk of cybercrime. In fact, in a recent survey of 850 global organizations with sizes ranging from 10 to 1,000 employees, Vanson Bourne found that 64% had suffered cyber-attacks.

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