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Your Cybersecurity Insurance and MFA (multi-factor authentication) in 2022: what should you consider? As we begin the 2022 year, many insurance companies are reaching out to clients and letting them know they will need to have MFA enabled for their company in order to maintain compliance for their policy. While this may sound like a large task, Remedium Systems can assist you though the process to make it as easy and smooth as possible. Some companies are already well situated with only a few small changes necessary. Some companies will have to move to a more modern framework either with current providers, or move to new providers. These requirements pertain to both email and remote desktop types of services. Contacting us sooner rather than later will help us to plan the process with you: laying out clear steps, timeline, and budget requirements. Give us a call and begin the process!

Should you use Microsoft FastTrack for your Windows 7 Migration?
After a recent conversation it was brought to our attention that Microsoft is advertising their FastTrack migration plan as a free method to help companies move on from Windows 7 by the end of the year deadline.
For small-to-medium businesses this plan isn’t free unfortunately. If you are buying less than 150 licenses, you will have to pay for the migration ‘guidance’. And the service they offer is guidance through written and phone support. Out-of-Scope advice cannot be given, either.

Remedium Systems can help you with that planning, as well as aftercare once the migration has occurred. There is no Out-of-Scope work when it comes to our assistance.

Contact Remedium Systems today for a no cost, no obligation analysis.
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5G Networks - Is It Too Early to Hop On?
This last weekend saw a flurry of early-bird announcements ahead of CES 2019 (Jan 8-11) in Las Vegas. And the incoming 5G cellular network is certainly catching a fair share of attention. One question we are asked more-and-more often is: “Should I get a new 5G phone this year?”

We are fairly comfortable in recommending that people not get too excited about the 5G rollout in our area. Why? Because the technology will start in just a handful of the biggest Metro areas, and it will not be “full fledged” 5G anyway.

From all the marketing we have seen during the last year this advice may seem conservative, but the reality of the situation is quite different from the marketing.

5G is a very short-range technology and will require many, many more towers than are currently in place to give coverage to the same geographic area.

5G is actually a “suite” of technologies, which will not be fully rolled out in the beginning. Some areas will see services sooner than others, and service will suffer as a result. (not just the perception of service)

5G will be expensive to implement, and that cost will be passed on to the consumer. As with any advance in service, it is always hoped the consumer will be willing to pay “a little more” for the improvement. That, coupled with the extra cost for the electronics in the mobile phone (maybe $200 over the equivalent 4G LTE capable phone), will mean more than just getting a new phone to enjoy the benefit of the new service.

So our advice is to sit 2019 out unless you are spending a lot of your time in the prime locations for the initial rollout. And if you are going to bite the bullet, be sure to do a little research on interoperability between carriers in your area. It looks as if each carrier is implementing their own flavor of 5G, which will limit your service even further.