IT Advice & Guidance

Slow internet at work can bring business to a crawl—and the culprit isn’t always your ISP. From aging firewalls to outdated switches or cabling, hidden “clogs” in your network can choke performance. In this non-technical guide, we’ll show you how to spot common network bottlenecks before they drain productivity—and what to do to fix them fast.

SB 2610 protects Texas small businesses from lawsuits after a data breach — but only if you follow cybersecurity best practices. Businesses with fewer than 250 employees must now adopt recognized frameworks to qualify. RIATA Technologies provides assessments, training, and compliance support so you can safeguard your company, your clients, and your legal standing.

"You don’t need it until you need it, and when you do, you need it right now.” It might sound cliché, but this phrase sums up the entire mindset behind proactive IT support and cybersecurity.

The recent tariffs polices are impacting the price and availability of all IT equipment. This blog discusses how best to navigate.

Runaway subscription-based licenses are costly and inefficient. Learn why auditing these licenses is key to optimizing your costs.

Even the most sophisticated cyber solutions are unable to prevent human error. Learn how to minimize the weakest link in cybersecurity.

An internet outage can create a lot of disruption to your business. Read this blog on how to mitigate the impact of this.

Managing your own in-house IT can be good, and bad. Learn the pros and cons of establishing in-house IT support.

Technology is the key to this freedom. I recently took an extended trip to Portugal and enjoyed being able to ‘work anywhere’ and ‘live...

Adopting new technology can increase your competitive advantage. But you must have a strategy for adopting.

Transitioning to an all-cloud network. If you’re reading this, you have probably already moved parts of your business into the cloud,...

Key differences between 5G and 6G, and wireless trends that will impact your business.

Blogging and writing with AI has become much easier for business owners to access and leverage.

Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone systems promise lower costs and scalability. But, dropped calls, echoes and poor quality can be a nuisance.

A step-by-step process for transitioning to a cloud-based practice management system.

IT Services for cloud-based business is different than most.

There's a reason this solution is in high demand. Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure, commonly referred to as WVD, has quickly...

Moving to 'the cloud' may not be all at once. Develop a strategy to manage your 'hybrid cloud' in the meantime.