Small Business Software Blog
Software Updates And Your Technology Strategy
The most basic element to ensuring that your technology performs is keeping it up to date. Maintaining software updates keeps it secure, protects against threats, and ensures that it runs smoothly in order to keep up with your business’s growth.
Why Is Data Privacy Important: Protecting Your Customers' Data
Often, small business owners think they have nothing to hide, and neither do their own customers. So why is data privacy important for a small business?
Your Technology Strategy: What Is An ERP?
The acronym for Enterprise Resource Planning can make many small business owners feel like an “Enterprise” solution is too big and complicated for their business. The truth is, an ERP can be an essential part of executing and automating their technology and business strategies. So, let’s start by answering that question.
Small Business Technology Planning: Cloud Migration
What is “The Cloud,” anyway? Is it a fancy marketing term created by Microsoft or Google or Amazon? Simply put, the cloud is a data center that is accessed via the Internet. Read on to find out more about when and why to move your systems online.
Software Disclosure Requirements: CCPA and GDPR
Most small businesses were not too concerned with GDPR and compliance, as they were not doing business within Europe. However, California brought the data compliance game straight to the US. So, what will that mean for you and your business software?
Creating Your Company's Technology Strategy
One of the biggest mistakes we see is small businesses going forward without a good technology strategy. Developing your company’s technology strategy needs to be part of your overall business strategy. Find out how to avoid obstacles and vulnerabilities.
SaaS Security Best Practices For Small Business
Securing data that resides in the cloud can be confusing, as there are myths around both sides of SaaS security -- that it’s more or less secure than software run on company servers. So, what are some SaaS security best practices for small businesses?
Cyber Resilience: Cybersecurity In Software Development
Cybersecurity in software development is vital to your business's cyber resilience plan. And it’s something that Sol Minion has made part of each custom software solution we develop and have been doing so for 20 years. Can you imagine investing in custom software then discovering it left your business vulnerable?
Why Is Cybersecurity Important?
Many small businesses see cybersecurity as a big business issue. Yet, they have locks on their doors, their money in banks, and passwords on the WiFi. Adding basic cybersecurity can be nearly as simple and save the business from devastating consequences. So, let’s dig a little deeper.
Do Small Businesses Need Cyber Security?
Small business owners set themselves up for unnecessary risks when they buy into these myths. The facts are that hackers do target small businesses and that software and IT staff can’t do enough to protect your business and your customers.
The Software Development Process: What Don't I Know?
As we walk clients through key considerations for a project, they recognize that we have the experience to manage a project from beginning to end, covering all the bases as we go. So, what goes into a project that you’ll need to consider?
Cybersecurity: Keep Employees from Getting Phished
How many of your employees are unaware of and unprepared for a phishing attack? By clicking a link or opening the wrong attachment, an employee can open your business up to hackers and potentially devastating consequences.