Superior IT Solutions for Your Custom-Built Website

Is your website secure, regularly updated, and equipped to handle potential cyber threats?

WordPress dominates the website world. Today, over 800 million websites use WordPress. Because it’s so widely used, if hackers discover a flaw in the WordPress core, 800 million websites are at risk.

This along with several other factors are why custom-built sites are a smarter option. Learn more about the great benefits of a custom-built website from our Webmaster, Autumn Mahoney, and Web Developer Dan Holland:

Tighter Security 

Our custom-built Content Management System (CMS) is developed by a very small team of professional developers who are in constant communication with very tight standards. Because our CMS is customized in-house, we build solutions for our clients no one else is using (or will know how to use) which drastically cuts down the threat of hackers. Should you ever experience a website hack, know that you will be supported and won’t be left to figure it out alone with little to no help from WordPress. 

We go to great lengths to make sure websites and their data are backed up in multiple distributed locations. Every time an Amazon outage makes the news for taking out a large swatch of the web, our sites stay running.

Expert Tech Support

NSG is in a sweet spot to be uniquely responsive to the needs of our small and medium-sized clients. You’ll find cheap commodity hosting, but then you may become a commodity customer – dealing with automated systems, self-serve interfaces, and little help when issues arise.

With the tech support from us, you benefit from a team that works with you as a technology partner without having to hire your own programming department. WordPress only takes your website so far, and leaves little room for capability, flexibility, and personalization. Our programmers will hear out your vision for your site, and help you grow it along the way as your business expands. 

Enjoy Customized IT Solutions Near Ann Arbor with Network Services Group

We’re eager to build custom solutions to help our partner companies take advantage of web-based technology, while providing security, SEO, speed and convenience. 

We would love to talk with you about ways we could do the same for you! If you are seeking IT solutions near Ann Arbor, submit a contact form today to get started.

When was the last time your business’s website was updated?

Google constantly changes the way it evaluates websites for search engine placement. It's always tweaking its algorithm and enforcing new standards for qualities it deems important. Even if a website was well-built in the past, it doesn't mean that it will remain in good standing with Google and other search engines as new standards are imposed. 

WordPress is the most ubiquitous CMS—and therefore the most maliciously targeted. It needs to be kept up to date. So do all its themes and plugins. And when a plugin or theme has a severe vulnerability, it needs to be temporarily disabled until the developer patches the problem, or permanently deleted and replaced with something similar.

Revamp Your Business’s Website with Ann Arbor Tech Support

Ready to bring your business into 2024?

When it comes to premier business-class website design, development, and hosting, you can rely on our Ann Arbor-based tech support [link to KWP]. To get started, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here. 

How long ago was your business’s website created?

Our team has been developing and hosting websites and web applications since the dawn of the commercial Internet. We know the technical stack inside and out, and we know what works. We don't just blindly outsource our infrastructure; every time an Amazon outage makes the news for taking out a large swatch of the web, our sites stay running.

We are at a sweet spot to be uniquely responsive to the needs of our small and medium-sized business clients. You may be able to find cheap commodity hosting, but then you become a commodity customer — dealing with automated systems, self-serve interfaces, and little recourse when things go wrong. On the opposite end of the spectrum, enterprise-scale corporations hire entire teams of developers and IT workers to keep their online presence running. With NSG, you get the benefit of an easy-to-reach, responsive team that works with you as a technology partner without having to hire your own programming department.

In addition to standard websites, we also specialize in building web-based applications that companies use to run their business processes — from internal systems to track production and work orders, to external-facing applications that help automate workflows with your customers. There are so many ways that technology can be used to make your business run more smoothly; we've built plenty of custom solutions to help our partner companies take advantage of web-based technology, and would love to talk with you about ways we could do the same for you.

Revamp Your Business’s Website with Ann Arbor Tech Support

Ready to bring your business into 2024?

When it comes to premier business-class website design, development, and hosting, you can rely on our Ann Arbor-based tech support. To get started, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here.

Security, Backups, and Updates!

When was the last time you updated your business tech?

There are three major things you should do to set yourself up for technological success at the beginning of 2024: update security, enable backups, and replace outdated systems.

Security

It’s unfortunate, but cybersecurity is a huge concern in today’s world.  While technology does a lot to improve our lives, it also opens the door for unscrupulous actors to threaten our security.  We are seeing more and more organizations requiring companies to meet security standards to ensure customer data is protected.  This includes insurance companies, payment processing firms, and government entities. Here are a few basics of cybersecurity:

• Robust antivirus software that is monitored
• DNS filtering
• Advanced firewalls
• Security policies
• System updates and patching
• Backups

Don’t just think you’re backed up.  Know that you are.  This includes knowing where your data is stored, and ensuring a reliable backup solution is in place to back it up both locally and in the cloud.  Oh yeah, your backups should be encrypted too.

Replace Old, Outdated, and Unsupported Systems

We all want to get a good bang for our buck out of technology, but as technology ages it tends to slow down, become less secure, and develop problems.   For instance, did you know that Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on October 14th of 2025?  Did you also know that a lot of older systems (2019 and before) are incompatible with Windows 11?  

Microsoft also ended support for Windows Server 2012 in October of 2023.  Aside from not having any support, any systems running Server 2012 will increasingly become a security risk as exploits are discovered but not patched by Microsoft.

If your systems are old, slow, or running unsupported software, maybe it’s time to consider an upgrade.  You’ll be amazed at how great it feels to have a new fast and responsive computer system.

Update Your Tech with an Ann Arbor Computer Service

It’s not too late to set yourself up for new year’s success! Network Services Group is an Ann Arbor-based Computer Service that can help you update and maintain your business technology. For smooth sailing in all IT matters, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here. We look forward to helping with all your tech needs!

Does Your Business Need New Tech for 2024?

Are you dreading a new year of IT difficulties for your business?

Happy New Year!  A lot of people take this time of year to start working on improving themselves – cleaning up their diet, working out, setting goals, and following a daily plan.  If this is you, then fantastic!  These are all great things to do.

However, you might also want to consider giving some of your attention and effort to improving your technology.  Do you really want to enter the new year being saddled with old and slow systems, security concerns, and nagging problems that never seem to go away?  No way!  It’s time to up your technology game, and NSG would love to help.

Why bring old problems into the new year?  Maybe your systems are slow, frequently crashing, or experiencing other problems that just keep lingering.  Let’s work on getting all of that stuff cleaned up so we can set you up for success in the new year.

It’s time to up your technology game for the new year and leave old problems behind.  Replace slow and outdated systems.  Increase your security.  Ensure your important data is safe and backed up.  At NSG, we want your technology to work for you, when you want it to, and the way you want it to.  Feel free to reach out if you’d like some help with improving your technology and security for the new year and beyond.

Set Yourself up for Success with an Ann Arbor Computer Service 

It’s not too late to set yourself up for new year’s success! Network Services Group is an Ann Arbor-based Computer Service that can help you update and maintain your business technology. For smooth sailing in all IT matters, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here. We look forward to helping with all your tech needs!

Antivirus and Backup Services

Are you up-to-date on cybersecurity threats?

Network Services Group offers the following backup and antivirus services:

Backups

• Reliable multi-generational backups
• All critical data stored in approved areas and backed up
• Offsite backups
• Backups are encrypted
• Periodic restore to test backups

Antivirus

• Business class antivirus software installed (centrally managed)
• Systems up to date with security patches (recurring)
• Regularly scheduled virus scans

Protect Your Business with Ann Arbor Computer Services

If you aren’t satisfied with the security, performance, or reliability of your network, please contact our computer support specialists at Network Services Group. We strive to make your experience with computers and technology a positive and productive one! To set your business up with Ann Arbor-based computer services, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here. 

Update Your Network and Servers

Do you know how your network is setup?

Network Services Group offers the following services for network infrastructure and servers:

Network Infrastructure

• Business Class Router and firewall
• External Port Scan / No Unnecessary Port Forwards
• Use VPN instead of port forwarding whenever possible
• External vulnerability scan
• Router Firmware Updated
• Router default password changed
• Switches / Other network devices – default password has been changed
• Business class Wi-Fi
• Wi-Fi admin password has been changed from default
• Wi-Fi uses WPA2 with reasonable password
• Wi-Fi guest access (if any) is isolated.

Servers

• Servers kept in secure location (physical security)
• Servers up to date with security patches (recurring)
• Administrator passwords are on a need-to-know basis
• Strong password for administrators
• Shared folders require authentication
• Restrict access to shared folders to those who require it
• Access to servers is restricted – do not use your server as a workstation, unless it is specifically configured as a terminal server.

Check Out More Computer Services from Ann Arbor

If you aren’t satisfied with the security, performance, or reliability of your network, please contact our computer support specialists at Network Services Group. We strive to make your experience with computers and technology a positive and productive one! To set your business up with Ann Arbor-based computer services, call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here.