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Laura Arce Fonseca: Apr 19, 2024
If your organization isn't compliant, you won't be invited to the grown-ups' table and be part of the conversation. Why? Compliance criteria are...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Apr 11, 2024
Your digital ID is the VIP pass to your organization's hidden gems, the key that unlocks your internal network, or the vault where all your precious...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Mar 21, 2024
Have you ever walked outside blindfolded? It would be impractical, right? Well, that's what it feels like when security measures turn your digital...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Mar 14, 2024
Embarking on the path to compliance is no easy feat, and small businesses often find themselves navigating this complex terrain completely...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Mar 04, 2024
Your digital identity is more than just a set of login credentials; it's the shadow that trails your every online move, tracking information about...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Feb 13, 2024
We can compare an internal audit for a company to an annual health checkup. Even if you feel just fine, your doctor will tell you it is wise to go...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Feb 01, 2024
When you hear the acronym "CIA", you might think of secret agents and spy movies. But in the world of cybersecurity and compliance, there is another...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Jan 25, 2024
The phrase "your cybersecurity is only as strong as your weakest link" is more than a mere saying; it holds a profound truth. You might believe your...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Jan 10, 2024
Many employees juggle a multitude of passwords for various accounts, applications, email, and computer logins. For them, the struggle lies in...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Jan 02, 2024
Your home is your sanctuary—a haven of comfort and safety. Logically the instinct to protect it is undeniable. When it comes to safeguarding what...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Dec 27, 2023
I bet you’re familiar with the Trojan horse story. In ancient times, the Greeks, locked in a seemingly endless war with the Trojans, devised a...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Dec 15, 2023
Picture your business as a fearless globetrotting adventurer setting out to explore uncharted territories beyond your homeland. Your goal: to win...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Dec 08, 2023
Imagine the horror: Monday morning at the office, and you find out someone has stolen all your company's private data. Not only that, but they have...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Nov 17, 2023
In today's interconnected and data-driven world, safeguarding sensitive information has never been more critical. As businesses continue to rely on...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Oct 30, 2023
Securing your SOC 2 compliance badge is no small feat, and at the core lies the Trust Services Criteria (TSC). These criteria apply to your...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Oct 18, 2023
How highly do you value your customers' data and privacy? Are they as precious to you as jewels or fine art? If so, it's imperative to demonstrate...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Oct 13, 2023
In today's complex business landscape, regulatory compliance is a non-negotiable aspect of operations. Whether you're dealing with data security,...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Oct 06, 2023
In an age where data security is paramount, SOC 2 compliance is a critical framework for businesses handling sensitive information. SOC 2 compliance...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Sep 17, 2023
In the world of business regulations, where laws and guidelines can become as complex as a mystery, there exists a steadfast guardian – the...
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Bruno Lecoq: Sep 08, 2023
If you are in the market for a Compliance Provider to help you achieve attestation with a framework like SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, or...
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Suzanne Phillips: Aug 29, 2023
As a small business owner, you know how important it is to protect your assets and follow the rules. But do you understand the difference between...
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Suzanne Phillips: Aug 24, 2023
SOC 2 compliance can be a stressful undertaking for SMBs, but achieving it is within your reach. The process of achieving an SOC 2 report for an SMB...
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Suzanne Phillips: Aug 16, 2023
If you run a small or medium-sized business (SMB), you might think that SOC 2 compliance is not relevant for you. After all, SMBs have a lot on their...
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Suzanne Phillips: Aug 09, 2023
The SOC 2 Attestation waters can be a little murky, so first let’s clear up a common source of confusion. There is SOC 1 and then there is SOC 2...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Aug 04, 2023
Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy your front-row seats to the epic battle between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. It's a clash of the titans in the realm...
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Suzanne Phillips: Jul 28, 2023
If you want to stand out from the crowd of competitors and attract more customers, you need to prove that you care about data security and privacy....
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Jul 17, 2023
Imagine a world where your business can seamlessly manage its mobile applications, ensuring security, efficiency, and compliance without compromising...
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Suzanne Phillips: Jul 11, 2023
Zero Trust is a security model that assumes that any network, device, app, or user could be compromised and therefore requires verification for every...
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Suzanne Phillips: Jul 07, 2023
If you're a small or medium-sized business owner, you might be puzzled about compliance. What does it mean, and why should you care? You might think...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Jun 15, 2023
Do you ever find yourself juggling a dozen passwords and having to frequently reset them? Is your IT department spending a significant amount of time...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Jun 06, 2023
Have you ever felt like your email provider does the bare minimum to keep you afloat? It is very common for many small businesses to overlook the...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: May 31, 2023
In the fast-paced business world, villains lurk in the shadows, ready to steal your company data through any method they can -- it's up to you to...
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Joseph Candelario: May 26, 2023
On May 24, Microsoft announced an alarming cybersecurity threat by the name of Volt Typhoon and provided important defense recommendations based on...
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Suzanne Phillips: May 25, 2023
Zero Trust has become a buzzword in recent years, and no, not because dating in 2023 is next to impossible (or so I hear… I’m happily married).
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Laura Arce Fonseca: May 18, 2023
Are you caught in the age-old debate of Google Drive vs. Microsoft OneDrive?
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Laura Arce Fonseca: May 12, 2023
As an SMB owner, you may be concerned about the potential impact of Identity Protection on your employees' productivity. After all, implementing...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Apr 27, 2023
As an IT Manager or CEO of a small business, you know the importance of protecting your company's data from potential threats. Managing machines and...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Apr 17, 2023
If you're looking for a way to protect your assets without sacrificing control, you're in the right place. GDAP, or Granular Delegated Admin...
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Laura Arce Fonseca: Apr 10, 2023
We're diving deep into the choppy waters of cybersecurity, explicitly focusing on advanced protection against phishing and how to avoid cyber...
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Suzanne Phillips: Mar 03, 2023
If you currently use a Microsoft 365 Business Basic or Standard subscription, you’re already on your way to streamlining your operations and...
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Brandon Lecoq: Feb 03, 2023
If you're a customer of ours you must be thinking, what the heck is this CPOR thing BEMO is trying to get me to sign?
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Jenna Jacobs: Jan 31, 2023
BEMO is proud to announce our first two hires of 2023, Ron Pollina and Anderson Meneses!
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Mohamed Sekrane: Jan 24, 2023
We’ve all been there: you’re checking in at the doctor’s office and your signature is needed in a few spots. Just sign your name on the dotted line...
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Mohamed Sekrane: Dec 20, 2022
Sensitivity labels will be the first component of Microsoft Purview that we will talk in depth about following up our Microsoft Purview Information...
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Mohamed Sekrane: Dec 19, 2022
You need to bring your business up to regulatory requirements and set up your security in a way that is both easily implemented and still keeps...
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Jenna Jacobs: Oct 18, 2022
Let’s get something straight right off the bat: Your data is your data. It’s your property, your responsibility to maintain, and your butt on the...
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Jenna Jacobs: Oct 11, 2022
IT vendor management happens in two distinct phases: procurement and ongoing maintenance.
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Jenna Jacobs: Oct 04, 2022
Friendly And Helpful IT Vendor Seeking Long-Term Or Short-Term (Business) Partner We’re always on the lookout for great business partners; are you...
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Jenna Jacobs: Oct 03, 2022
How much will managed IT services cost your business? We can't speak for other IT service companies, but what we CAN do is share the pricing of our...
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Jenna Jacobs: Sep 14, 2022
“You know what I need more of in my life? Confusing acronyms!” Said no one ever. Do your eyes gloss over whenever an article throws together every...
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Jenna Jacobs: Aug 17, 2022
Blog posts are great. But getting to know the real humans who will be helping you is priceless. You probably found this article because you Googled...
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Jenna Jacobs: Aug 04, 2022
Put down your copy of “Firewalls For Dummies” and take a moment to introspect. If you could be doing anything in the world right now, what would it...
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Jenna Jacobs: Jun 21, 2022
Life’s Too Short To Worry About Managing Your Own Server Have you ever tried to fix your own plumbing, but somehow made the leak worse? Did you end...
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Jenna Jacobs: Jun 02, 2022
A good software stack can make all the difference in the world for a small to medium-sized business (SMB) trying to gain ground against the...
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Jenna Jacobs: May 20, 2022
60% Of Small Businesses Will Be Targeted By Cyber Attackers. Don’t Make It Easy For Them. If you think that number seems overinflated or pessimistic,...
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Julia Chester: Apr 29, 2022
You've started your business, you've bought your domain and just as you're about to checkout from GoDaddy you get an offer: Office 365 for cheaper...
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Julia Chester: Apr 22, 2022
Get your questions answered by certified IT experts, no matter where you are in the world. Until the COVID pandemic began, most IT support companies...
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Josh Franklin: Apr 07, 2022
Office 365... You know your company needs it, but you don't know where to purchase it from. You already purchase your domain and website through...
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Joseph Candelario: Mar 04, 2022
Cybersecurity has never been more important for your small to medium sized business. A whopping 43% of cyberattacks target SMBs, and 60% of these...
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Joseph Candelario: Feb 26, 2022
Let's face it: Work-from-home (WFH) and hybrid work is here to stay, and with that, your company has a decision to make: Should you let your...
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Julia Chester: Feb 11, 2022
We've all been there: the dreaded "Talk". When you hear your partner ask if you have time for one, what happens? Head-to-toe chills? Does your...
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Joseph Candelario: Jan 16, 2022
"Rome wasn't built in a day, but it burned in one." - classic Italian saying
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Joel Lachance: Dec 30, 2022
"Microsoft to increase prices for Microsoft 365 in 2022". Maybe you've seen it in the headlines lately or perhaps this is the first time you're...
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Domonic Lastoria: Dec 17, 2021
It's the most wonderful time of the year! How so? If you're thinking hot cocoa and mittens and gifts galore you're way off! No, my friend, it's the...
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Julia Chester: Nov 14, 2021
Business Continuity. It sounds important, doesn't it? It seems like a no-brainer essential and if you agree, you're not wrong. Business Continuity is...
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Julia Chester: Oct 15, 2021
What's your company's security policy? How do you classify your data? How do you manage your data? Most importantly: How do you protect your data? If...
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Julia Chester: Oct 09, 2021
Windows 11 upgrade If you’ve been reading the news (where Microsoft is concerned, at least) you’ll know they’ve been pretty amped to share their...
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Josh Franklin: Oct 02, 2021
Have you ever received an email where...you just couldn't quite tell if it was real? Your heart began to beat just a little faster as you decided if...
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Julia Chester: Sep 16, 2021
Do you know where you stand in terms of your security status? *Gulp* If you just cried a little wondering a.) what I'm talking about and b.) if...
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Julia Chester: Aug 12, 2021
Hello Sir/Madam, My name is Joe and I want all of your money. Will you wire it to me? Thanks! Joe Ah, if only attacks were that easy to spot....
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Julia Chester: Jul 29, 2021
While the last year has taught us that more things than ever can take place virtually (think: school, counseling, events, etc.) some things simply...
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Julia Chester: Jul 08, 2021
Whenever we are making a decision, we want to know: how will this benefit me? Right? Thankfully, in our hyper-connected world, there's information...
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Julia Chester: Jun 24, 2021
So, your company has made the move and you're living your best Microsoft Office 365 life. Congratulations! From Teams to the Office Suite your...
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Brandon Lecoq: May 24, 2021
If you're googling "what is Managed IT" or "IT Support" then you're probably the CEO, COO, or CFO of a small business with 10 to 50-ish employees....
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Domonic Lastoria: Apr 30, 2021
IT support services in recent times have been nothing but revolutionary. The technology landscape has continued to evolve as the sector gets...
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Josh Franklin: Apr 15, 2021
I would be willing to wager that you’ve heard of a file server before but can you be totally certain what it is and what it does? As new terms become...
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Bruno Lecoq: Apr 01, 2021
If you're reading this blog, congratulations are certainly in order! You've completed your email migration and are all set to move forward with the...
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Carol Bubar: Mar 18, 2021
I love Microsoft Teams! At BEMO we use MS Teams as the hub for everything we do. I cannot imagine collaborating with a global team (operating...
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Joel Lachance: Mar 04, 2021
In my previous two blogs, Business Voice Part I & II, I explained what Business Voice is and shared with you what you typically need to deploy a...
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Josh Franklin: Jan 29, 2021
In recent years, public perception of cloud technology has gone from being a “nice to have”, to a "need to have". It's seen as an essential for many...
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Domonic Lastoria: Jan 15, 2021
When you’re searching the internet for Microsoft licensing or IT providers for your business, you’ll likely come across many who have a little...
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Brandon Lecoq: Jan 01, 2021
UPDATED August 31st, 2021 to reflect new (lower) pricing: Choosing between Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise for business can be overwhelming...
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Julia Chester: Dec 25, 2020
Note: This article was last reviewed in November 2022. We do our best to keep all of our blogs up to date to offer the best, most accurate guidance...
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Domonic Lastoria: Dec 18, 2020
Around this same time last year, we started receiving the ESU phone call. IT Professionals from SMBs to Enterprise levels were asking "Where can I...
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Josh Franklin: Dec 04, 2020
Note: This blog was last reviewed November 2022. We do our best to keep all of our blogs up to date to offer you the best, most accurate guidance...
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Joel Lachance: Nov 25, 2020
Right now, more than ever, connectivity is key. Every day we email, chat and text to ensure our businesses are running smoothly as we transition from...
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Bruno Lecoq: Nov 20, 2020
If the words "Email Migration" strike fear into your heart, you're not alone. Many of our customers find email migrations to be, at best,...
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Domonic Lastoria: Nov 13, 2020
Today, we use passwords to restrict access to and protect most, if not all, of our electronic computing devices (computers, tablets, cell phones and...
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Bruno Lecoq: Nov 13, 2020
At BEMO, migrations are our expertise. Every day, we perform assessments and migrations and we take great pleasure in helping our customers...
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Julia Chester: Nov 06, 2020
Earlier this fall, we had our final of 10 customer interviews. It was a process we began in summer of this year and one that was long overdue. With...
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Josh Franklin: Oct 30, 2020
Windows 10 Pro is the business version of Windows 10 that comes pre-installed on most PCs when you buy them from Dell, HP, Microsoft etc... Windows...
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Josh Franklin: Oct 23, 2020
Imagine for a minute that you just purchased Microsoft 365 Business Premium for your company. You install the desktop apps, get loaded in, and start...
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Brandon Lecoq: Oct 16, 2020
I'm a voracious consumer of books, whether it be reading them or listening to them, I probably consume 2-3 books per month and have done so for...
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Josh Franklin: Oct 09, 2020
OneDrive for Business is one of the best cloud-based storage solutions out there. It enables us to securely store our data in the cloud, and also...
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Joel Lachance: Oct 02, 2020
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last six months, chances are you've noticed that a lot of businesses are changing the way they do,...
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Julia Chester: Sep 25, 2020
When I joined BEMO, six months ago now (!), I was curious about our customers. Working in Marketing, I spent very little time actually interacting...
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Bruno Lecoq: Sep 25, 2020
If there is one thing that gets an IT professional’s heart pumping, it’s being asked to be part of a migration. From the planning and testing to the...
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Brandon Lecoq: Sep 18, 2020
You may have registered your small business with your local government, but it’s not until you have a website that things really feel real, right?...
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Josh Franklin: Sep 04, 2020
Three months ago, I transitioned from my job as a Cloud Technical Expert at Microsoft, into a role as a Cloud Solutions Specialist with BEMO. Going...
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Julia Chester: Aug 28, 2020
Technology is ever-evolving. Every day there are new ways to interact online and with those many points of access, open many doors for security...
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Josh Franklin: Aug 14, 2020
Cloud computing has been around for a while now, but it’s only more recently that it has become a major focus of businesses worldwide. More and more,...
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Julia Chester: Jul 24, 2020
If you’re using Teams and you’re like me, you’re discovering new things about it every day. Microsoft has been a busy bee since the release of Teams...
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Josh Franklin: Jul 17, 2020
Note: This blog post was last reviewed December 2022. We do our best to keep all of our blogs up to date to offer you the best, most accurate...
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Catalin Alaci: Jun 26, 2020
In this post, we'll take a look at Slack vs. Teams. More likely than not, you've heard of both, maybe you've even used one or the other but what do...
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Harpreet Singh Wasu: Jun 19, 2020
In this blog post, we'll be giving you the step-by-step instructions for configuring Office Message Encryption. I have to say they aren't for the...
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Julia Chester: Jun 12, 2020
A few months ago, upon starting up with BEMO, they upgraded my setup from my laptop to a new laptop and two monitors. It was an outright command...
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Julia Chester: Jun 05, 2020
Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) protects you by preventing dangerous links and malicious attachments from entering your organization via...
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Julia Chester: May 21, 2020
I am busy. I have a sneaking suspicion that you are too. However, until recently, I donated precious time, multiple times a day, to getting out my...
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Catalin Alaci: May 17, 2020
In this blog post, we're going to walk you through the step-by-step process for setting up Exchange Online Protection (EOP). Although setting up...
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Harpreet Singh Wasu: May 17, 2020
In this blog post, we're going to walk you through the step-by-step process for setting up Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Setting up...
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Julia Chester: Apr 17, 2020
As many companies shift their operations online (and their employees shift into their “daytime jammies”) so too must their attention shift to...
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Joel Lachance: Dec 20, 2019
UPDATE, December 2020: This blog was originally written for ESU updates for 2020. If you're wondering where to purchase updates for 2022, check out...
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Brandon Lecoq: Nov 26, 2019
Microsoft will no longer release security updates for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 after July 9, 2019. Remaining on legacy infrastructure...
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Brandon Lecoq: Nov 21, 2019
Microsoft 365 is a bundle of Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS). Microsoft 365 is the parent product of Office 365 and...
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Catalin Alaci: Nov 21, 2019
Azure AD Connect is a Microsoft tool designed to meet and accomplish your hybrid identity goals. It lets you connect your on-premises Active...
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Brandon Lecoq: Nov 20, 2019
Microsoft 365 Business Standard (formerly known as Office 365 Business Premium) is by far the most common product among SMBs while Office 365 E3 has...
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Brandon Lecoq: Oct 24, 2019
Most of our customers and partners ask us about the approval process for government organizations wanting to be on Microsoft Government Community...
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Bruno Lecoq: Oct 22, 2019
A successful Zero Trust strategy requires seamless and flexible access to applications, systems, and data while maintaining security for both users...
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Catalin Alaci: Oct 21, 2019
When you bring on a new hire does your IT team spend time having to configure that person's computer and then does the new hire has to spend the next...
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Joel Lachance: Oct 11, 2019
In our last blog post, What is Microsoft EMS? we gave an overview of the 6 tools that make up the Enterprise Mobility + Security suite. In this post...
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Joel Lachance: Oct 10, 2019
Microsoft launched the Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) in March 2014, in an effort to transition from 'bolted-on' security to 'built-in'...
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Brandon Lecoq: Sep 24, 2019
The team at BEMO came up with the most important questions to ask any business owner or company executive when determining their risk of a data...
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Bruno Lecoq: Sep 16, 2019
With 81 percent of data breaches being due to weak, reused, or stolen passwords, turning on Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all of your apps is...
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Catalin Alaci: Sep 11, 2019
Think of your organization’s Active Directory (AD) like the bouncer outside of your own very popular, hard-to-get-into club. This AD system not only...
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Brandon Lecoq: Sep 04, 2019
No company on the planet can beat Microsoft's value to schools and education organizations. Between school-specific applications, heavily discounted...
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Brandon Lecoq: Aug 28, 2019
I was approached by the Head of IT for a 70-something person company via LinkedIn, wanting an independent review of their environment. I thought...
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Bruno Lecoq: Aug 25, 2019
We do our best to keep our articles updated. Please note that Microsoft Active Directory has been renamed to Microsoft Entra ID. At BEMO we’re...
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Joel Lachance: Aug 14, 2019
Most people are still unaware that Microsoft provides domestic and international calling plans for businesses through Office 365's Microsoft Teams....
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Brandon Lecoq: Aug 09, 2019
Microsoft is now pushing companies to adopt the Microsoft 365 product line, which bundles Office 365 with Windows 10 and their cybersecurity tools...
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Harpreet Singh Wasu: Jul 25, 2019
Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) for Office 365 and Azure is a great solution created by Microsoft to enable users to change and reset their...
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Joel Lachance: Jul 17, 2019
Microsoft will stop providing mainstream support for the Windows 7 operating system on January 14, 2020. From that day on, Microsoft will no longer...
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Brandon Lecoq: Jul 09, 2019
Office 365 E3 is $20 per user/month and Office 365 E5 is $35 per user/month, so is it worth the extra $15 per user/month? In this article we dive...
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Bruno Lecoq: Jun 28, 2019
In this blog post, we're going to walk you through configuring SPF, DMARC, and DKIM. While this is an essential step, it is only one portion of a...
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Brandon Lecoq: Jun 18, 2019
The most common migration we do at BEMO is moving customers from GoDaddy to Office 365. We know the masses can't be migrating just because we are...
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Brandon Lecoq: Jun 18, 2019
Most people that come to us to migrate their email to Office 365 are under the impression that it's a really easy process. You have no idea how many...
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Brandon Lecoq: Jun 11, 2019
Microsoft will no longer release security for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting January 14, 2020. Remaining on legacy...
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