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small business cyber security solutions

4 min read

BEMO's Bronze vs Silver Cybersecurity Plans: Which one is Right for Your Business?

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 be...

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Microsoft Announces Cybersecurity Threat Volt Typhoon

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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zero trust access for dummies

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What is Zero Trust and Why SMBs Need to Work Towards It

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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google drive to microsoft onedrive

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Top 3 Reasons to Move From Google Drive to Microsoft OneDrive

Are you caught in the age-old debate of Google Drive vs. Microsoft OneDrive?  

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BEMO New Hire

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BEMO Welcomes One New Team Member

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2023: Craig Knowles 

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mfa and sso

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How to Maximize Security Without Sacrificing Productivity: Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO)

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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4 min read

Building a Winning Data Security Defense: What is Endpoint Security Management?

  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...

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Microsoft GDAP

5 min read

What is GDAP and How Does BEMO Apply it?

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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How to prevent Cyber Attacks with Business Premium

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Advanced Threat Protection Against Phishing

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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Bemo New Hire

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BEMO Welcomes One New Team Member

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2023: Meliza Soto!

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BEMO Welcomes One New Team Member

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BEMO Welcomes One New Team Member

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2023: Vanessa Bejarano!

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Microsoft 365 Business Premium

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Microsoft 365 Business Premium: What Is It & Why Do You Need it?

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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claiming partner of record microsoft

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What is Claiming Partner of Record (CPOR)?

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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2 min read

BEMO Welcomes Two New Team Members

BEMO is proud to announce our first two hires of 2023, Ron Pollina and Anderson Meneses! 

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10 min read

HIPAA Compliance: What Does It Mean & Why Is It Important?

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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Microsoft Sensitivity Labels

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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10 min read

What is Microsoft Purview ? Your A to Z Guide to Getting Secure Fast

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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BEMO Welcomes One New Team Member

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BEMO Welcomes One New Team Member

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022: Siddharth Nambiar! 

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5 min read

Why You Need A Data Backup Disaster Recovery Plan Today

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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4 min read

Understanding IT Vendor Management From Start To Finish

IT vendor management happens in two distinct phases: procurement and ongoing maintenance.

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5 min read

IT Vendor Management: 5 Tips For A Smoother Process

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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4 min read

Managed IT Services Pricing: What Will You Get For Your Money?

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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BEMO Welcomes Seven New Team Members

BEMO is proud to announce our seven newest hires of 2022: Ken Galan, Hesham Nouh, Suzanne Phillips Sims, Vicente Naranjo, Gordon Russell, Julia...

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4 min read

MSP vs. MSSP: What's The Difference?

“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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BEMO Welcomes Three New Team Members

BEMO is proud to announce our three newest hires of 2022: Maria Corea, Shamiso Muza, and Jorge Correa! 

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BEMO Ranks No. 1430 on the Inc. 5000 List

For the second consecutive year, BEMO returns to the Inc. 5000, a prestigious ranking of the nation's top 5000 fastest-growing private companies.  

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What Is A Managed Service Provider (MSP)? Your Go-to Guide

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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What Are the Pros and Cons of Outsourced IT Services?

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Outsourced IT Services: What Are The Pros And Cons?

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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BEMO Welcomes their Newest Hire of 2022

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BEMO Welcomes Ivan Molnar To The Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Ivan Molnar!

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BEMO Welcomes David Ducolon To The Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, David Ducolon! 

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BEMO Welcomes Kostadin Lukov To The Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Kostadin Lukov!

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BEMO Hires Newest Team Member of 2022

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BEMO Welcomes Adrienne Munday To The Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Adrienne Munday! 

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BEMO Named Finalist for Microsoft's 2022 Partner of the Year Awards!

We are proud to announce that BEMO has been chosen as a finalist for Microsoft's 2022 Modern Workplace for SMB Partner of the Year Award!

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BEMO Welcomes Julio Soza to the Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Julio Soza! 

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BEMO Welcomes Kraig Rury To The Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Kraig Rury!  Kraig has joined our team as Principal Software Development Manager.

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bemo nps csat

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Does your Microsoft Partner make their NPS and CSAT public?

At BEMO, transparency is our middle name. It’s one of our core values and one that we encourage and cultivate every day in our team. Countless times,...

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5 min read

Cloud Managed Services: What’s The Deal?

  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...

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BEMO Hires Next Team Member for 2022

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BEMO Welcomes Tanner Narkoff To The Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Tanner! 

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BEMO Welcomes Their Next Hire of 2022, Adam Janssen

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BEMO Welcomes Adam Janssen To The Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Adam Janssen! Adam has joined our Marketing team as Sales Development Representative.

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BEMO Welcomes Kevin Jefferson to the Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Kevin Jefferson! Kevin has joined our growing sales team as an Account Executive for SMBs.

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4 min read

Does BEMO have the best benefits out of any Microsoft Partner?

Here’s some food for thought: We spend 33% or more of our time during the week at work. Assuming you sleep 8 hours a night, that’s HALF of your...

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How To Stay Organized At Work

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How To Stay Organized At Work

Let’s face it: getting organized and staying organized at work can be difficult. Despite how hard you try, it’s easy to lose sight of your long-term...

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3 min read

IT Management Software: Top 8 Solutions For Your Business

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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1 min read

BEMO Welcomes Cindy Oliveto to the Team

BEMO is proud to announce our newest hire of 2022, Cindy Oliveto!

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5 min read

IT For Small Business: Never Skimp On Cybersecurity!

  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...

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BEMO raised $3M seed round to deploy Microsoft Security Stack easier

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What is BEMO building?

 We recently announced that we raised $3M from investors in addition to a $500k, 0% interest loan from Microsoft. So... what are we building?   ...

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BEMO raised $3M Seed Round

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BEMO Raises $3M Seed Round to Build Security Solutions on Top of Microsoft Security Stack

Redmond, WA, May 16, 2022 — BEMO, a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), today announced the completion of a $3 million seed funding round to...

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How to remove office 365 from GoDaddy

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How to remove Office 365 from GoDaddy (+ more tips and tricks)

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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remote it services

4 min read

What You Can Expect From BEMO’s Remote IT Services

Get your questions answered by certified IT experts, no matter where you are in the world. Until the COVID pandemic began, most IT support...

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Welcome Daleska Sanchez & Jenna Jacobs, BEMO's Newest Hires of 2022

We here at BEMO are proud to announce our third and fourth hires of 2022: Daleska Sanchez & Jenna Jacobs!Daleska Sanchez will be joining our Support...

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GoDaddy customer service email

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GoDaddy customer service email: Tired of waiting for a reply?

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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what does it cost to brand your small business

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What Does it Cost to Brand Your Small Business?

by Steve Gershik @sgersh Steve Gershik is a three-time founder of small businesses and an experienced technology marketing executive for over 20...

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Welcome, Nina Cullen! BEMO's Second Hire of 2022

We here at BEMO are proud to announce our second hire of 2022, Nina Cullen!

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1 min read

How to Keep Your Remote Workers Cybersecure

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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6 min read

Personal vs. Corporate Devices for Remote Work: Pros & Cons

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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6 min read

5 signs it's time to break up with your Microsoft Certified Partner

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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bemo microsoft new commerce experience

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BEMO Launches the Microsoft New Commerce Experience on the BEMO Store

March 18, 2022 - Update Microsoft announced the implementation of a new cancellation window duration for commercial seat-based offers in CSP new...

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2 min read

Welcome Ademar Amorim, BEMO's First Hire of 2022!

What better way to bring in the New Year than to announce BEMO's first hire of 2022, Ademar Amorim!

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cybersecurity tips for small to medium sized businesses

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Top 9 Cybersecurity Tips for Small to Medium Sized Businesses

"Rome wasn't built in a day, but it burned in one." - classic Italian saying

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Microsoft 365 price increase

6 min read

Microsoft's Office 365 price increases in 2022: What you need to know

"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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Windows 7 esu cost

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How do I purchase Windows 7 ESU 2022? Plus: What does Win 7 ESU cost?

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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new hire

4 min read

Welcome, Joseph Candelario, BEMO's Fifth Hire of 2021!

The Marketing Team, which until this fall was a team of one, is growing by leaps and bounds! Come September, we were lucky enough to add Steve...

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hiring

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Welcome Diego Godoy, BEMO's Fourth Hire of 2021

Please join us in welcoming Diego Godoy as our newest BEMO Team member! Diego specializes in Intune and Microsoft 365 Security and will be joining...

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Business Continuity Plan Checklist

4 min read

Business Continuity Plan Checklist

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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small business marketing and branding techniques

6 min read

Top 5 Small Business Marketing and Branding Techniques to Grow Your Business

by Steve Gershik @sgersh Steve Gershik is a three-time founder of small businesses and an experienced technology marketing executive for over 20...

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IT security policy handbook

5 min read

IT Security Policy: Why You Need One (+How to Create Yours)

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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Windows 11 upgrade

5 min read

Should I upgrade to Windows 11? Not yet. Here's why.

  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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how to find out where a spoofed email came from

5 min read

How to stop email spoofing

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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Security attestation

3 min read

Security Attestation: What is it? Do I need it? + Free template

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 you're...

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Steve Gershik

3 min read

Welcome Steve Gershik, BEMO's Third Hire of 2021

After months of preparation, sorting through hundreds of applications, and weeks of interviews, we are happy to announce that Steve Gershik has...

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BEMO ranks #1951 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies

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BEMO ranks #1951 on the Inc. 5000!

Inc. Magazine publishes a yearly list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States called the Inc. 5000, and for the first time...

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prevent cybersecurity attacks

3 min read

How to prevent cybersecurity attacks

Hello Sir/Madam,My name is Joe and I want all of your money. Will you wire it to me?Thanks!JoeAh, if only attacks were that easy to spot....

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managed it services near me

6 min read

Managed IT Services Near Me: Does Location Matter?

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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benefits of it management

4 min read

Benefits of IT Management

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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O365: Improve Microsoft Office Skills

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O365: Improve Microsoft Office Skills

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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Lauren MacBlane

2 min read

Welcome Lauren MacBlane, BEMO's Second Hire of 2021

Please help us in welcoming to the team Lauren MacBlane! Lauren is our newest BEMO team member and will be joining us as our second Customer Success...

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 Sylwia Chmielewska, Director of People at BEMO

2 min read

Welcome Sylwia Chmielewska, BEMO's First Hire of 2021

Sylwia is the newest addition to our BEMO team and we couldn't be happier to have her! Joining us as our Head of People, Sylwia will be a stellar...

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What is Managed IT

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What is Managed IT?

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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4 min read

Managed Service Provider vs. Cloud Solutions Provider: What's the Difference?

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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4 min read

What is a file server?

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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7 min read

All of Your Post-Email Migration Questions for Office 365, Answered

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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6 min read

Microsoft Teams Governance

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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8 min read

Business Voice & Microsoft Teams Calling, Part III: Setting Up Your Plan

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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difference between local storage and cloud storage

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Cloud Storage vs. Local Storage

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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4 min read

What is a Microsoft Certified Partner?

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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2 min read

Windows 10 Pro vs Enterprise

UPDATED August 31st, 2021 to reflect new (lower) pricing:Windows 10 Pro is the business version of Windows 10 that comes pre-installed on most PCs...

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3 min read

How to Boost Your Outlook Mail Client’s Performance by Clearing Your Cache

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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11 min read

How Do I Buy Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) 2022?

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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Working for Microsoft

9 min read

Working for Microsoft vs. Working for a Partner

It's hard to believe it has already been 3 months since I joined BEMO as our Customer Success Manager. Prior to joining the team, I worked for the...

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3 min read

Which Microsoft Power BI Is Right for Your Business?

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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10 min read

Microsoft Business Voice, Part II: Office 365 Phone Setup Prep

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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office 365 migration questions

7 min read

Your Top 8 Office 365 Migration Questions, Answered (+ Pricing)

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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future password security

9 min read

The Future of Passwords is in Your Hands (and Your Eyes, and...)

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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Office 365 migration from Gmail

4 min read

How to Migrate Your Gmail, G Suite or IMAP Contacts and Calendars to Office 365: A Step-By-Step Guide

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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6 min read

Customer Interviews, Phase II: A Change Is Gonna Come, 10 Promises for 2020 and Beyond

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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2 min read

Welcome Christophe Koehl, BEMO's Seventh Hire of 2020!

Christophe Koehl is our newest addition to the BEMO team! Christophe joins us as an Implementation Engineer. He is an expert in Autopilot and Intune...

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windows enterprise e3 vs e5

5 min read

Windows 10 Enterprise E3 vs E5: What's the Difference?

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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7 min read

The Top 5 Add-Ons Your Microsoft 365 Licensing Needs to Make Your Business Thrive

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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The 12 Best Business Books of All Time

14 min read

The 12 Best Business Books That Made BEMO 3X Revenue in 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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5 min read

Getting Started with OneDrive for Business: 6 Tips and Tricks

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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