Slow Website? Try a CDN.
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 […]
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Windows 10 Tech Preview
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 […]
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Storing Company Data: SharePoint vs. Dropbox vs. Google Drive
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 […]
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Everything You Need to Know About WordPress 4.0
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 […]
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Introducing the New Partek360 Reports
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 […]
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Partek Nominated for 2014 Business Award
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 […]
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5 Ways to Improve Your Website Without Overhauling It.
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 […]
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Top Tablets for Small Biz
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 […]
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Supercharge Your Email With Hosted Exchange
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 […]
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Get Control of Your Inbox in 5 Steps
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 […]
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Partek Named as Innovation and Technology for Sponsor for Now We’re Talking Conference 2014
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 […]
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The Heartbleed Virus: What You Need to Know.
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 […]
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Why You Can’t Replace The Human Factor of IT Support
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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Partek Takes Home Alberta Biz Award
Partek took home the Youth Entrepreneur Award at the Alberta Business Awards this past weekend in Edmonton, Alberta. Partek was nominated in two categories: Marketing Excellence Award, and Youth Entrepreneur Award, which celebrates achievements and success by a business owner under the age of 35. We were incredibly honored to be recognized at a provincial […]
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What Makes Partek Different? It’s All About the Customer Experience
How and why we think differently about service at Partek – from James Parsons, Owner As a small business it’s often easy to think that great customer service is simple to deliver. After all, with a small team, everything should come easier – communication, team work, etc. However, that’s not always the case – especially […]
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Partek Becomes Platinum Lexmark Partner
Partek has become a Platinum Business Partner with Lexmark. This allows us to sell Lexmark printer and copier solutions as well as peripherals and supplies to our clients. Lexmark is extremely competitive in the office solutions printing space and provides high quality, easy to use printing solutions such as all-in-one units, laser printers, and digital […]
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