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Is Ransomware as Big a Threat as It Seems? No… It’s Worse
BySeamrog Tech September 12, 2025September 16, 2025

Ransomware seems to be everywhere. One can hardly turn on the news without hearing about a new ransomware attack—and that’s just the ones that hit the news cycle, not to mention the smaller ones that are either hidden by the companies or not considered newsworthy. Meanwhile, businesses are urged to invest in more security tools and IT-themed acronyms than ever. Is all this investment actually worth it? Is ransomware actually as significant a threat as it is made out to be?

The truth is, it isn’t. If anything, it’s even worse.

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Business

Don’t Let the Sunk Cost Fallacy Keep You Stuck in the Past
BySeamrog Tech September 10, 2025September 16, 2025

The more money you throw at something, the more you hope that it will eventually deliver on the investment… but if you’re not getting the results you hoped for, you might be falling into the sunk cost fallacy. You might find yourself making illogical decisions based on the investments you’ve already made, and that doesn’t help anyone—in life or in business. Today, we want to discuss how you can free yourself from the sunk cost fallacy to make better decisions for your business’ IT solutions.

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Tip of the Week

Tip of the Week: Improve Your Network Through Router Placement
BySeamrog Tech September 8, 2025September 16, 2025

A solid Wi-Fi connection is a necessity, not a luxury. To provide your team with the best possible wireless connection, you need to choose the right router and place it correctly. It’s best for a business to buy its own modem and router, rather than renting a combined device from an internet provider. This gives you full control over your network and allows you to select hardware that fits your specific needs.

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Technology

The Key to Understanding How Bandwidth Works
BySeamrog Tech August 29, 2025August 27, 2025

The Internet is a staple in most offices around the world, and you’d be hard-pressed to find one that doesn’t rely on it in some fashion. A big part of seeing success with the Internet depends on your bandwidth, as well as your network’s capacity to reach the capabilities of your Internet service provider. Today, we want to break down what bandwidth is, as well as how you can make the most of your Internet package.

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Technology

Is All This Extra Tech Actually Making Your Team More Productive?
BySeamrog Tech August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

You should want your team to be ready and able to accomplish as much as possible. So, when a team member approaches you with a request for a better laptop or a dual-monitor setup and the wish to do more with their time, you should agree. However, there may be that little voice in the back of your head, whispering, “Was that a wise investment?”

It can be hard to balance the need for employee satisfaction with your budgetary restrictions, but it must be done. Let’s go over the considerations you need to make… as well as the pitfalls that must be avoided.

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Technology

Don’t Let Miscommunication Eat Up Your IT Budget
BySeamrog Tech August 25, 2025August 27, 2025

There’s a specific stress that comes from the disconnect between the money you invest in your business IT and the value that comes back from it. Sure, you know what the money is being spent on… but that’s a far cry from knowing how these investments are shifting the needle.

Let’s discuss the importance of understanding what your IT is telling you and when you need to demand more information… politely, of course.

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Business

Business Data: Ask the Right Questions, Get Smarter Answers
BySeamrog Tech August 22, 2025August 27, 2025

Every business owner has heard the mantra: Data is the new oil.

It sounds great, but for most, the reality is far from it. Your data is probably unrefined, messy, and sitting in a digital graveyard. You’re paying to store it, worrying about a potential security breach, but you can’t point to a single decision it helped you make. It’s an asset that performs like a debt.

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Business

Microsoft SharePoint: What It Is (And What Your Business Can Do With It)
BySeamrog Tech August 20, 2025August 27, 2025

How much does your business value communication and data security? The answer to that should be “A lot.” Microsoft SharePoint, a web-based platform for storing, organizing, sharing, and accessing information, can help businesses that use Microsoft 365 work more effectively. Today, we’ll cover three of its best features and what your business can accomplish with them.

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Business

Stop Your Sprawling Software-as-a-Service Spend
BySeamrog Tech August 18, 2025August 27, 2025

I have two questions for you.

First: how many subscriptions do you pay for that pertain to your business and its software? Second, how many of those subscriptions are actively used in your business’ processes?

This kind of sprawl is too easy to fall into if you aren’t carefully paying attention to these agreements… but you must. Let’s explore why.

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IT Blog

Use Version Control for More Effective File Management
BySeamrog Tech August 15, 2025August 13, 2025

There are times when you might make changes to a file, only to wish to revert back to the previous version. Sometimes you’ll accidentally overwrite an important existing file, and sometimes someone else will make edits to a document without permission. All of these situations warrant version control, or having the ability to view different iterations of a file. Here’s why you need to have version control in place, as well as what’s at stake if you don’t have it turned on.

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