GadellNet is continuing to help all of our clients transition to a work-from-home policy wherever possible. As the earliest concerns of connectivity are beginning to subside, new and perhaps more important concerns of security are beginning to pour in. Once workers leave the secured network of their office, regardless of whether they are fully cloud or server-based, they are immediately putting their company data at risk. Moving at short notice from a trusted office environment to w [...]
Ryvit is GadellNet’s sister company and a software integration platform created for construction companies. Construction companies utilize a great number of apps. Ryvit acts as a hub where all of the applications can talk without any coding required for a single monthly fee. Ryvit’s integrated platform as a service allows companies to tap into several applications to optimize for more profitability. Ryvit could be described as a robust ecosystem of organizations that connect construction co [...]
We're upgrading feedback platforms As you know, when your service ticket has been completed, GadellNet sends a feedback survey. This survey is incredibly valuable to us as your feedback helps usmeet your needs better and continually improve our skills. In order to keep improving, we have decided to change our feedback platform. We are going to start using CrewHu for these surveys and wanted to let you know a few of the finer details. This is what you need to know: You'll [...]
Nine members from the GadellNet team took a step away from the day to day hustle to attend true U’s Learning Summit aimed at leaders where individuals could explore, engage, and emerge themselves in professional development. The environment at this event was supportive, inspiring, collaborative, and fresh. After this day recharging day of learning, each GadellNet team member shared their key takeway. “As the Gardner Grows, So Does the Garden” Ashley is Gade [...]
If you want to get the most out of your Outlook, look no further! We have 5 awesome tips and tricks to make you more efficient. Sync Google Calendar, Outlook, and iPhone Calendar On the Windows machine running Outlook: If you use a free Gmail or Google Apps account: Make sure iCal4OL is installed. You can use a different Google Calendar or CalDAV for Outlook add-on, of course; the CalDAV settings from below should still apply. Launch iCal4OL. Go to the Who tab. [...]
What is Vendor Sprawl? The cyber security space is experiencing vendor sprawl and inflated promises. This has a detrimental impact on small to mid-sized businesses. There are several factors that contribute to this environment, but more importantly, it leaves small to mid-sized business leadership overwhelmed and with many questions that need to be answered. Before we can dive into that, it's important to understand what vendor sprawl is. You may have heard of data sprawl before, which is the co [...]
Memorial Day is just around the corner and as the unofficial kick off to summer, we wanted to give you a list of some fun summer-time tech. Maybe not must-haves, but these nice-to-haves will get you through the heat and help you enjoy all of that time out of the office this summer. Yonannas Frozen Dessert Maker These little gadgets only run about $50, but they help you make healthy desserts. No more running out for ice cream could save you money in the long run. Since you'll just be putting [...]
IT Security is hard. It's time-consuming and costly, and after all of that, it's hard to know how protected your organization truly is. After another rough week in the industry, I wanted to reflect on the state of events and the landscape in general. Some details from the incident: WannaCry (also known as WannaCrypt, WannaCry, or WCry) was widely deployed and destructive. And yet, experts don't regard it as well-developed malware. That's scary. The attack was actually stopped by a 22 [...]
This month, GadellNet merged with Blue Key Technology, an Indianapolis technology provider. GadellNet chose to add Blue Key to the company because of the similar technologies implemented for the customer by both firms and because of the aligned ideologies: a strong commitment to core values and customer service. “I am excited to welcome Blue Key’s employees and customers to GadellNet,” said Nick Smarrelli, CEO of GadellNet. “We have been growing rapidly over the last 6 years, and this [...]
Last week, Congress voted to overturn FCC privacy rules that limited how Internet service providers can profit from our data. Once President Trump signs the resolution, ISPs will be able to: Sell our browsing history Share our searches with third parties Use malicious ads to monitor all online traffic Track all non-encrypted traffic Install spyware on smartphones that can even defeat HTTPS Quincy Larson at freecodecamp.com wrote an excellent article on how this happened, a [...]