If you took some time to evaluate the key parts of your business you’ll quickly discover that your data is one of the most important components in successfully operating your business. Whether it’s the data in your Point of Sale system, your customer information, or your accounting information, if you don’t have constant access to […]
Once upon a time, on a cold dark night, a server crashed……… If you ask anyone at Partek what our biggest fear is, you’ll never hear of ghost stories, zombies or apocalyptic scenarios. In fact, our number one fear that’s keeping us up at night, the experience we work to avoid more than any other, […]
Recent studies, and even analytics from our own website, shows that over 50% of traffic to conventional business websites are coming from mobile devices. In today’s mobile age customers and prospects are checking out your service, product or solution on the go, in social settings, from their phone or tablet. Recommendations from friends and family […]
Having a fast website is equally important as having a good looking, well laid out site. Your visitors will be happier, they’ll come back more often, and Google will even rank you higher. Implementing at CDN (or Content Delivery Network) on your website may be just what your site needs to help deliver that fast user […]
Microsoft unveiled its new Operating System, Windows 10, this past week at an exclusive, low key event for about 50 journalists and tech bloggers. The new OS is set to release later next year, but the announcement has come early in an effort to revive some excitement in the desktop OS. We were able to […]
Business has changed. Having access to corporate data from anywhere in the world is a must now, especially with the introduction of cloud services such as Dropbox and Sharepoint. Gone are the days of USB keys and external hard drives. Employees and Executives want access to data all the time from any device, anywhere in […]
WordPress 4.0, named “Benny” launched this past weekend. Here’s everything you need to know about the much anticipated latest update to the popular CMS: First off, you’re probably wondering what’s with the “Benny”? WP 4.0 was named after famous jazz musician, Benny Goodman, as much like Benny Goodman and his jazz, it provides a smoother overall […]
If you’re a Partek360 customer you’ll be familiar with the monthly reports you receive on the health of your IT. In fact, one of the many benefits of being a Partek360 customer is that you can directly relate the services we provide with the health of your technology, and is a reason why many of […]
We’re excited to learn that we’ve been nominated for a Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce Business Award again this year. After taking home two awards last year, we’re honoured and excited to be back on the nomination slate again this year, for the Customer Service Award. The Chamber of Commerce Business Awards are held each […]
What are some simple ways I can improve my business website without totally overhauling it? 1. Experiment with Video: We’ve found that integrating well-produced videos into a page can dramatically increase conversions. Integrating video is generally simple and can be done without redoing the basic design or navigational structure of your site. Of course, the […]
Tablets are everywhere now, but what are the best slates for your business? We’ve unpacked the details and created this quick list for you: iPad Air Yes everyone loves the iPads, but it’s the most popular tablet for a reason – business included. The Air is thinner, lighter and more powerful than previous iPads, making […]
Email is critical to our everyday operations – a tool we could not live without, so the solution you use it just as critical. However most businesses are using email solutions that are sub-par or just not designed to keep up with the demands of their business. This is where Hosted Exchange can help. Partek […]
We’re an IT company – so you can imagine how many emails we get per day; Support emails, sales emails, inquiries, emails just to say hi. Anyway, we get a lot of emails. Keeping track of all these emails is a challenge. Organizing them so that they can be accessed at a later date is […]
The “Now We’re Talking” – Community Conference 2014 is an event intended to bring together community leaders in the nonprofit, business, and government sectors to share skills and knowledge, discuss meaningful issues, and seek collaborative solutions for a more thriving and inclusive community. The conference is making it’s second appearance after an award winning show […]
The Heartbleed virus has been out in the wild for a little over two years now. So why all of the panic all of a sudden? Here’s what you need to know about the latest virus threat to hit mainstream media: What is The Heartbleed Virus? Heartbleed is a security bug or programming error in […]
The other day there was a problem with my friend’s smartphone. She “Googled” her situation, and in .23 seconds, she received over 15 million results of articles, websites, and videos all proclaiming their “match” to her problem. After wasting time reading through the offered information, no solution was to be found. She desperately wished there was someone she could call. […]
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