4 MIN. READ Gartner Forecasts IT Spending & Your IT Budget in 2021 It’s safe to say that for many businesses, 2020 budgets were impacted by the current COVID-19 global pandemic. Many business leaders have adopted a conservative approach to their 2020 budgets, so it’s no surprise that IT spend for businesses was down for 2020. Gartner, a leading market research firm, reported that as of July 2020, worldwide IT spending is trending to decline 7.3% in 2020. Although IT spend was down this year, Gartner expects technology spend to recover at a faster rate than the overall economy. “Overall ..read more

The Executive’s Guide to Technology Decision-Making As a senior leader, you’re responsible for determining your company’s strategic goals and empowering your teams to execute. The technology your business utilizes plays a crucial role in your workforce’s ability to perform the tasks necessary to achieve those goals. In the digital age, having the right technology is no longer a “nice to have” because business operations and the technology that supports it are closely tied to the success of your business. Even if you’re not a technology expert, business leaders are becoming increasingly impo ..read more

Business Continuity vs Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference? When it comes to businesses experiencing unexpected downtime, it’s not a matter of “if” but “when.” The causes of downtime can take different forms, varying in severity and causes. Examples of unexpected downtime that can impact your infrastructure, data and technology include network and power outages, weather emergencies, cyber-attacks, software and equipment failures, pandemics, civil unrest, and human errors. In 2020 alone, the U.S. has experienced wildfires, rolling power outages, hurricanes, and mandatory office shutdowns ..read more

Determine if going Serverless is the best option for your business Many businesses are “going serverless”, ditching their on-prem servers and moving data to the cloud. With recent events, businesses are realizing that productivity levels are oftentimes increasing because of a remote workforce environment. If employees are working from home, why have a server in the office when you can have it in the cloud while still maintaining access to anyone with permissions? In addition to helping workers increase productivity, the “going serverless” offers companies the ability to scale based on their b ..read more

The “Other” Pandemic – COVID-19 Phishing Cybercrime is an ongoing issue today, even in a state of a global pandemic. Phishing, malware and ransomware attempts are becoming more disguised and believable each day. Oftentimes, cybercriminals use current events to increase response to phishing campaigns. If you have had any conversations, watched television, or been outside your home then you are aware of the latest pandemic, the COVID-19. What you may not be aware of is the detriment that cybercriminals are manifesting based on the societal fears surrounding COVID-19. In response ..read more

Your company was just hit with ransomware. What next? Hypothetically speaking, you open your laptop and there it is, a ransom note telling you that all your company’s data has been compromised. Your emails, accounting information, customer data, everything is compromised. The message tells you that there is one way to get the data back and that is to pay large sums of money to the hackers who have your data held at ransom. I’m sure that we can all agree, that sounds like a really bad day. The harsh reality is that this scenario is not as rare as corporate perception implies. Th ..read more

NexusTek Engages Customers and Partners with 2020 Technology Conference National Managed IT Services Provider Opens Registration for Activate 2020 Technology Summit Denver, CO (January 23, 2020) – NexusTek, a top national cloud, managed IT services and cyber security provider (MSP), announced today that registration is now open for Activate 2020. Activate 2020 is a 3-day technology conference for small to midsized businesses, executive leaders and subject matter experts interested in achieving business goals by engaging with like-minded professionals in a ..read more

NexusTek Appoints Chris Wheeler as Chief Financial Officer Experienced technology executive brings leadership and a track record of financial excellence DENVER, CO / January 20, 2020 / NexusTek, a national provider of managed IT services and full IT outsourcing solutions to small and medium size businesses, announced today the appointment of Chris Wheeler as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Corey Sisler who will be stepping down after over 3 years in the role. Wheeler joins NexusTek as a tenured CFO, including nearly a decade as CFO at Hosting, a national provider o ..read more

Top 6 Questions to Ask About Outsourcing Your IT When looking at your entire IT infrastructure, many companies choose to outsource their IT. There are several reasons for this, but collectively – budget savings and the convenience of domestically outsourcing reigns. When choosing between an internal IT team and outsourced IT support and managed services, you must look at all sides and determine what is best for your business. Companies will need to examine their environment and decide how to move forward. From IT help desk services to cyber security monitoring, outsourcing IT is ..read more

NexusTek Names Mark Richtermeyer as Vice President, Professional Services IT services leader will direct IT consulting, delivery practices and project management team Denver, CO (January 7, 2020) – NexusTek, a national provider of managed IT services and full IT outsourcing solutions to small and medium size businesses, today announced the appointment of Mark Richtermeyer to lead and grow the consulting, delivery practices and project management teams. “Mark is a proven entrepreneur, business leader and consulting expert in IT services,” said Scott Ray, NexusTek COO ..read more