The Benefits of Outsourcing IT Support

Does your small business have access to IT services?

At Network Services Group, we work with a lot of small businesses, helping them with their computer and network support needs.  For most of them, it makes more sense to bring us in and outsource their IT rather than hire their own in-house IT person.  

The benefits of outsourcing your IT support include:

• More resources (access to the entire NSG team versus just one person)
• More knowledge and experience (20 years supporting small business networks and computers)
• Remote monitoring and maintenance
• Less expensive as compared to the cost of hiring a fulltime employee
• You control costs (select pay as you go or full managed services)

As a small business, hiring an in-house IT support person with limited experience and knowledge of security could be a huge mistake.  By outsourcing with the right company, you save money and gain access to a team with a broader array of knowledge and experience.

Protect Your Small Business with Ann Arbor IT Solutions

Focus on your core business and leave the IT to the experts.  At Network Services Group, we’d love to have a chance to work with you and your company and help you experience the positive side of what technology has to offer. If you’re tired of searching for IT solutions near Ann Arbor, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here.

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

Is your small business protected from ransomware?

Yes, you want to have good backups and antivirus software, but that by itself isn’t enough.  There are effective and cost-effective steps that a small business can take to up their level of security and protection, including:

• Download NSG’s security baseline for small businesses
• Backups, backups, backups!
• User training and awareness
• Password policies
• Multifactor Authentication
• Security software that is regularly updated and monitored
• DNS filtering
• Next generation firewall
• Patching policy
• Network monitoring
• Auditing and logging software
• Regular security reviews

Secure Your Business with an Ann Arbor Computer Service

Ready to secure your business?

Network Services Group is an Ann Arbor computer service that can help you defend your small business from and cyberattacks. Contact NSG today to discuss how you can take your cybersecurity to the next level.

Network Services for Cybersecurity

Are you up to date on best cybersecurity practice?

Cybersecurity is serious business.  Hackers, scammers, and ransomware are everywhere, and it seems like you can’t go more than a few days without hearing about some business being the victim of ransomware.  It almost seems like cybersecurity is a fulltime job and many industries have specific security requirements that would be difficult or impossible for a small business to meet.

What can you do to protect yourself as a small business?  The answer is to work with a qualified and knowledgeable network service and support company to take your cyber security to the next level.

Support Your Business with Computer Service in Ann Arbor

Ready to secure your business?

Network Services Group is an Ann Arbor computer service that can help you defend your small business from and cyberattacks. Contact NSG today to discuss how you can take your cybersecurity to the next level.

Keep Your Servers Up to Date

Reminder that on October 10th, 2023, Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 will no longer be supported.

Keeping your business on an outdated server means you’ll likely experience frequent crashes, incompatibility with new software, limited or terminated technical support, and (arguably most importantly) high vulnerability to ransomware and other cyberattacks. And those are just the bigger issues—issues with performance and efficiency are sure to plague you daily as well.

Update Your Business with Ann Arbor Tech Support

Network Services Group can help you migrate all your old system data to new software and hardware. Our priority is keeping your sensitive data safe and secure, as well as keeping your business running smoothly. Reach out to Ann Arbor tech support to speak with an IT expert, and we’ll help you make a plan to update your tech and protect your business. 

To get started, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here.

October 10th is End of Support for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2

Is your business still running on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2?

According to Microsoft, support for these servers will end on October 10th, 2023. This means that after October 10th, they will no longer be getting security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, or technical support. This makes all businesses running on these servers easy targets for hackers.

If your business is still running on a Server 2012 system chances are you’re relying on other old hardware and technology at your office. Keeping your hardware and software up to date is best business practice—relying on old, unsupported hardware automatically puts your business at significant risk.

Keep Your Business Secure with Ann Arbor Tech Support

Network Services Group can help you migrate all your old system data to new software and hardware. Our priority is keeping your sensitive data safe and secure, as well as keeping your business running smoothly. Reach out to Ann Arbor tech support to speak with an IT expert, and we’ll help you make a plan to update your tech and protect your business. 

To get started, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here.

The Lahaina Fires - Excerpt from Don's Experience

The day after the fires, one of our neighbors took his moped and drove into Lahaina.  The police tried to wave him off, but he kept going.  He took a bunch of pictures and videos and showed them to us when he returned.  Everyone in the neighborhood was squeezing in around him trying to look at his phone.  Sure enough, pretty much the entire town had burned down.

Think about this – there were no gas stations, no grocery stores, and no restaurants.  Everything was closed, because even the stores that didn’t burn down didn’t have power, and for the first week the roads were mostly closed so you couldn’t go anywhere.

Local volunteers started stepping up, gathering donations and making supply runs.  Various distribution hubs started popping up all over the place.  The locals organized and ran it all – the State and Federal governments were nowhere to be seen.

Continue reading Don’s story here.

The people in Lahaina are in need.  Some of them lost everything, and they could use your help.  If you can find it in your heart, please consider donating to one or more of the following charities.  The road ahead will be long, but with your help, the good people of Lahaina will recover and rebuild.  #LahainaStrong

• Honokowai Relief Fund: https://www.givesendgo.com/honokowairelief
• Mercy Chefs: https://give.mercychefs.com/maui_fires_web
• World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
• Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/
• Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Network Services Group is an IT Support Specialist in Ann Arbor, Michigan

NSG has been helping local businesses with computer and network services for over 20 years. Our goal is to establish long-term relationships with our customers and assist them every step of the way in building their IT infrastructure. For more information, visit https://www.nsgroupllc.com/about 

The Lahaina Fires - Excerpt from Don's Experience

On the night of the fires in Maui and Lahaina, around 10:15 p.m., my wife and I were woken by a loud banging on our door.  It turns out it was our friends, Mark and Robyn, and they told us there was a huge fire in Lahaina, the entire city burned down, and they thought their house had burned down along with it.  They threw some stuff in their cars (including their kitty) and drove north to get away from the fire.

Of course, we took them in and were extremely grateful they were safe, but at the same time we were devastated to hear about the fire and the entire town burning down.  It takes a while for something like that to sink in.  “What do you mean, the entire town?  You probably just mean a couple of buildings, or maybe a couple of blocks?”  They made it clear that no, it was the whole town.  I can’t even imagine how they must’ve felt thinking that they had lost everything, but at least they were safe.

Continue reading Don’s story here.

The people in Lahaina are in need.  Some of them lost everything, and they could use your help.  If you can find it in your heart, please consider donating to one or more of the following charities.  The road ahead will be long, but with your help, the good people of Lahaina will recover and rebuild.  #LahainaStrong

• Honokowai Relief Fund: https://www.givesendgo.com/honokowairelief

• Mercy Chefs: https://give.mercychefs.com/maui_fires_web

• World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/

• Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

• Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Network Services Group is an IT Support Specialist in Ann Arbor, Michigan

NSG has been helping local businesses with computer and network services for over 20 years. Our goal is to establish long-term relationships with our customers and assist them every step of the way in building their IT infrastructure. For more information, visit https://www.nsgroupllc.com/about