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09Nov

Partek Acquires I.T. Division from ProComm Technology Solutions

We are excited to announce that we have reached an agreement with ProComm Technology Solutions to acquire their IT Services division effective immediately. ProComm will continue to focus their efforts on phone systems, structured cabling, security, and home automation. We are excited about this move as we continue to position ourselves as the premier IT […]

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30May

Windows 10 Forced Updates

If your computer updates are not managed as part of a Patch Management solution, such as that which we offer with Partek 360, you may have seen the Windows 10 update notification pop up on your computer. In the past this was something you could deny if you didn’t want to update to Windows 10, […]

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26May

How to tell if your computer has malware

Have you ever started your computer and just had to sit and wait………? When your desktop finally shows up, things don’t get any better. Your Internet is sluggish, your programs are taking forever to load, and your cursor is dragging 20 seconds behind your mouse. It might be time for a new computer…….or, mostly likely, you’re infected […]

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26May

Partek Earns Microsoft Silver Competency for Cloud Solutions

As a Microsoft Partner, Partek is eligible to enhance our service offerings by earning competencies in various Microsoft Solutions. We’re excited to announce that we recently earned our Silver status with Microsoft for Cloud Solutions in the Small and Midsize Business Markets.  This competency is given to organizations that show an exemplary effort in selling and […]

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05Apr

Petya Ransomware Locks Your Entire PC

Over the past year, Ransomware has proven to be an increasingly lucrative business for cyber-criminals and has become very widespread that victims have resorted to paying to get their data back. Recently the Dell Sonicwall Threat Research team has received reports of yet another ransomware called Petya. Petya is no different than standard ransomware, but […]

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15Mar

Use Quickbooks? Never want to lose your data? Host it with Partek.

Every business depends on an accounting application of some kind to process payments, print cheques, handle invoicing. If you’re like many SMBs, you probably depend on QuickBooks for exactly that. And, if that’s case, you’re not alone; Recent statistics show that QuickBooks is the favored accounting software for more than 29 million small businesses in […]

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14Sep

Windows 10 Lowdown

It’s been released for over a month now, but is all the hype about Windows 10 worth it? Should businesses be scrambling to upgrade their computers to the new flagship Microsoft OS? What about Windows 8.1? Windows 10 is much more usable than Windows 8 or 8.1 and proudly offers a bundle of new features, […]

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08Sep

Is Your Network Secure?

Most business owners don’t have the time or even the care to think about network security. And why should they? Isn’t that what they pay the “Tech Guy”to care about? Isn’t that what anti-virus is for? The words ‘UTM Appliance’, ‘Endpoint Security’ and ‘AUP’ are all gibberish to most business owners. The reality is unless […]

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08Aug

Partek to Power Co-op Place

In addition to network and IT Management services, Partek provides Remote Monitoring and Management, local desktop and technical support, server support, as well as managed security and endpoint solutions.

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27May

Keeping Data In Canada with Our Canadian Servers

Keeping data inside Canada, and out of the US, has become a bit of a hot topic lately among IT solution providers. But why? And what sort of data are we talking about? The NSA caught major headlines in 2013 with the Edward Snowden debacle. Questions started arising in the mainstream media about what digital information […]

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27May

Windows Server 2003 End of Support – Are You At Risk?

Make headlines for your business growth, not a security breach. News stories about security breaches are making headlines these days. We recently read about this one, affecting 11 million customers. Now you might think, “that’s ok, i’m a small business, they won’t go after me”. Well, how about this one about a hacker who specifically […]

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26May

How Much Could Downtime Cost You? – Downtime Calculator

It’s no surprise that downtime is an important conversation that many businesses are having when it comes to their IT systems.  With so much reliability on our business technology, in many cases we simply can’t operate our businesses without it.  But preventing downtime often comes with a cost. High availability and redundant solutions are expensive […]

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15May

Your I.T. support is broken. Here’s how to fix it.

Hey, let’s have a quick chat. Your I.T. support is broken, and we need to fix it. Here’s the thing, I.T. support is like a diet – when a new I.T. Company comes on board to service your network everyone gets excited and enthusiastic.  Service is quick, attention to detail is top notch. You feel like […]

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01May

Introducing [email protected]

Keeping your business technology running is what we do – and that includes your office printing machines.  Don’t worry about your supplies and consumables for your office printers. Let us order and deliver your consumables directly. We’ve introduced [email protected]. Simply send us an email and we’ll automatically fill your order for the appropriate consumables and […]

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17Apr

Why Managed Services?

Your business depends on its technology – your network, computers, server, printers, even mobile devices now. You can’t run an efficient business without working technology.  But we all know that technology requires a level of I.T. support. Systems are complicated, programs need updates, changes result in additional problems. So, how do you support that environment? […]

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08Apr

Why Cloud Technology Is the Smart Move

As the owner of an IT company, and an entrepreneur I’m often asked by entrepreneurs what they should put in the cloud. My answer is always the same: Everything, period. Why? The cloud is one of the few areas of technology where a small business or startup can access the same resources as large corporations. […]

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