It happens all the time….. We get busy and need to get something done so rather than testing out a new cool tool we end up using what we are familiar with so we can get things done quicker. Well Slide Rocket will give you many reasons why you should break away from your normal PowerPoint presentations and try something new! With the internet and new technology advancements most companies have changed the way they do business by using online CRM tools, web meetings and tracking tools but advancing how businesses make presentations seemed to have been left behind.

Slide Rocket takes presentations to the next level by allowing for easy collaboration, sharing and dynamic content. One of The Launch Pad’s favorite features is the system’s ability to make sure slides in many different presentation decks are up to date. For example: Your company wins an award and you would like to update that slide with the most recent achievement. The slide with information about the company is generally in many presentations so you would have to update every PowerPoint template you have created for your company. But, with Slide Rocket you only have to update one slide and the system will make sure all others are up to date so everyone is working with the most up to date decks. Continue Reading >>

Mobile, Mobile, Mobile! Everywhere you go, everything you see revolves around mobile. Consumers are relying on their phones for so much more than just a phone call. We are accessing and storing images, videos, banking information, social profiles, music and most importantly – sensitive work information! IT Managers are trying to create BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies as quick as they can but they are not able to keep up with how fast technology is changing.

Ken Dulaney, an analyst from Gartner states, “The number of devices coming in the next few years will outstrip IT’s ability to keep the enterprise secure”. SMB’s need to make sure they understand the risks their business could face if sensitive business information is compromised due to mobile devices. Continue Reading >>

On July 9th. 2012 the FBI will disconnect internet access for hundreds of thousands of computers. Last year the FBI shut down a major click-jacking fraud ring that compromised nearly 4 million computers. The FBI raided data centers in New York and Chicago, removing almost 100 servers that were infected by the malware. Rather than just shutting down all of the servers and affecting millions of users the FBI replaced them with clean servers to allow the public time to clean up their machines.

The shutdown was supposed to take place in March but due to the large amount of people and companies that would still be impacted they extended the deadline to July. If your computer is still infected after the cutoff date you essentially will lose internet connectivity. Make sure you take the proper actions to make sure your computers are safe from the internet outage and all malware attacks. If you experience any problems please contact The Launch Pad.

For more information visit TechRepublic to learn about what is going on, how to check if you are infected, how to fix an infection and what happens if your computer is still infected after the deadline.

Thank you for everyone who attended our webinar, “Don’t Get Data Duped: Blasting Myths of Data Protection”. If you were not able to attend and would like to download a copy of the presentation you can here. We had some very good questions asked during the webinar so we wanted to follow up and make sure everyone had the opportunity to learn more about how to prepare your own backup and disaster recovery plan. If you have any other questions you can post them below, Tweets us @revitupnow or email us at mmeisner@launchpadonline.com.

How often should I be backing up my data?
Doing real-time data backup is CRITICAL! Daily backup solutions are no longer the best method. The solution that The Launch Pad offers backs up in 15 minute increments but what works best for you really depend on the industry that your company is in. Some industries may find they need to be using continuous backup method while others can be backing up every hour. Continue Reading >>

Google Drive… Like all Google product launches, Drive caused a big buzz around the internet. But what is Google Drive? Should you spend your time trying to figure it out? We took a deeper dive into Google Drive and compared it to other similar offerings to make it easier for you to decide.

What is Google Drive?

It is a syncing and cloud storage service with 5GB of free storage. Once you install Google Drive it will appear as another drive in your Windows Explorer so you can create a folder structure, copy, move and directly save files to it easily.  You may be thinking – Doesn’t Dropbox do the same thing? It does but at twice the cost and there are some other advantages of using Google Drive over Dropbox. Continue Reading >>