March 2025 - S3 Technologies

March 31, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Best Practices

Celebrating World Backup Day!

There you are, working on the most important project of your career. You’ve worked through the initial problems and are making progress, and then your computer crashes. Panic sets in. You reboot, hoping that will fix the problem. It doesn’t. This is the nightmare scenario that haunts businesses and individuals alike. If you don’t have […]

March 28, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Technology

We’ll Help Give Your IT Team a Hand

Technology is the cornerstone of most modern business operations, making supporting this technology more important than ever. That’s one reason we’re so proud to provide IT assistance to our fellow businesses. As we’ve done so, however, we’ve noted that some assistance is required more often than other forms of support. Let’s go over what some […]

March 26, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Business

What Does Compliance Look Like? (It’s Not Easy)

For businesses, one of the scariest threats out there is that of compliance fines for not holding up your end of the bargain with your customers’ data. But what goes into compliance, and what does it look like? We won’t be digging into the nitty-gritty of what these specific regulations require; rather, we’re performing a […]

March 24, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Technology

Everything You Need to Know About Chatbots

One of the biggest things that businesses need to consider today, from an IT front, is how artificial intelligence fits in. One way many companies are integrating AI into their businesses is through chatbot technology. Today, we will tell you everything you need to know to get started with chatbot technology. Running a small business […]

March 21, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Security

Your Antivirus Crash Course (Implement Security Solutions Today)

Antivirus is a staple security solution for businesses and everyday PC users, but have you ever considered how it works? By thinking through some of the details, you might gain a greater understanding of how antivirus works, what it does, and why you need to keep it updated. Today, we’re going to discuss just that, […]

March 19, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Technology

Say Goodbye to Skype (It’s Been Fun)

Skype, once a popular and beloved video chat platform, has reached the end of its rope (in a manner of speaking). Microsoft is discontinuing the 20-year-old communication application, instead focusing its efforts on Microsoft Teams. The last update to Skype will be on May 5, but that doesn’t change the impact Skype had on the […]

March 17, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Business

Is Your Business Stuck in the 20th Century? Here’s How to Successfully Modernize

The modern business is more technologically driven than ever before, but there are some out there who haven’t embraced the benefits of technology and have alternatively chosen to stick with their more analog, tried and true methods. In today’s blog, we’ll discuss why technology is important and how to get started if your business is […]

March 14, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Security

“Security Guard” Needs to Be Part of Everyone’s Job Description

We will always reinforce how critical it is for everyone in any workplace to have a grasp of cybersecurity best practices, regardless of their role or responsibilities. However, based on a survey conducted by UK-based cybersecurity firm Ramsac, this baseline is not being met by a long shot. Why do we say this? Simple: this […]

March 12, 2025
By Ben Mroczek
Technology

Technology That Can Help You Avoid Big Trouble

Running a business is basically a never-ending series of potential disasters just waiting to happen. Some are easy to fix, change a process here, tweak a strategy there—but others? They can completely derail your operations if you’re not prepared. That’s where smart technology steps in to save the day. Let’s look at some nightmare scenarios […]