In the world of IT ,an assessment helps you better understand your current state of technology, minimize business risks and prepare your organization for future needs.

The 9th annual Bicycles Battling Cancer ride on Sunday June 11th began and finished at the Hillside School in Marlborough, MA. Ty Cornwall, Broadleaf’s President participated in the 30 mile ride and joined the post ride celebration along with Chuck Mosca, Broadleaf COO and Terry Donovan, Broadleaf Solution Specialist. Check out our photos from the event.

Typically, we think of a managed service provider as a business that provides services for an agreed upon fee. More often than not, organizations choose their provider based on cost, service definition, location proximity, contract terms, etc. At Broadleaf, it is our goal from the earliest stages of our engagement with you to become your partner rather than just your provider.

Because of the increase in expectations from customers and employees, the business is changing their expectations of IT. The business needs it BC/DR sights set on maintaining availability over just having the ability to recover.

Do your employees need more training about security? Does your employee handbook adequately cover IT security? We know the importance of IT security. But even with the best, most sophisticated security tools, organizations aren’t completely safe if they don’t train their employees on proper Internet usage and how to recognize threats and scams. Most data breaches are accidental. Usually, employees aren’t aware of threats and how to avoid them. Our partner, Sophos, has created this excellent list of the top 10 “do’s and don’ts” to include in your handbook. Customize for your needs or include them as they are here.