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[ Categories ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://referral.datalyst.net/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://referral.datalyst.net/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Why a Hybrid Cloud is Right for Your Business](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-a-hybrid-cloud-is-right-for-your-business) Friday, 31 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Cloud](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/cloud) [ ![Why a Hybrid Cloud is Right for Your Business](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-31-19/b2ap3_large_177773641_hybrid_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-a-hybrid-cloud-is-right-for-your-business "Why a Hybrid Cloud is Right for Your Business") The cloud can bring numerous benefits to a business. Public cloud offerings can reduce technology costs, provide scalability and flexibility to a business’ computing infrastructure, promote collaboration, protect your business from data loss, and much, much more. What it cannot do, however, is guarantee the control some organizations wish to have over their technology infrastructure. Some businesses prioritize that control, while others are bound by industry and government-induced regulations. For those businesses, there is the hybrid cloud. Tags: [Hosted Solutions](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/hosted-solutions) [Business Computing](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing) [Cloud Computing](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cloud-computing) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-a-hybrid-cloud-is-right-for-your-business#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-a-hybrid-cloud-is-right-for-your-business) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Understanding Managed Services Makes the Benefits Clear](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/understanding-managed-services-makes-the-benefits-clear) Friday, 31 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Technology](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/technology) [ ![blog-managedservices](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_articles/143/b2ap3_large_blog-managedservices.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/understanding-managed-services-makes-the-benefits-clear "blog-managedservices") Businesses today understand that competition is fierce, and in order to avoid being the little fish in their respective pond, they need to be capable of more than ever before. Fortunately, there’s the “as-a-Service” model that enables a small business to leverage services that they simply couldn’t have afforded previously. These services, referred to as “managed services”, can provide a business like yours no small amount of value. Tags: [Managed Service](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-service) [IT Support](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-support-1) [Outsourced IT](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/outsourced-it) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/understanding-managed-services-makes-the-benefits-clear#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/understanding-managed-services-makes-the-benefits-clear) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: How to Encourage Collaboration](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration) Wednesday, 29 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Tip of the Week: How to Encourage Collaboration](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-29-19/b2ap3_large_74462966_collab_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration "Tip of the Week: How to Encourage Collaboration") Collaboration is a crucial business process in many ways, which means you need to be sure that your entire team is on board and prepared to participate. This week, we’re offering some tips to help you accomplish just this in six simple steps. Tags: [Users](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/users) [Collaboration](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/collaboration) [Tip of the Week](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [How Helpful Help Desks Can Be](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-helpful-help-desks-can-be) Wednesday, 29 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business) [ ![helpdesk-blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_articles/142/b2ap3_large_helpdesk-blog.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-helpful-help-desks-can-be "helpdesk-blog") If you want your business to succeed, you need the technology that supports it to be functional. Makes sense, but what happens if your technology isn’t functional? Many organizations have found themselves in many tough spots, simply because their employees had no access to a technology help desk in their hour of need. Tags: [IT Support](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-support-1) [Help Desk](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/help-desk) [Managed IT Services](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-it-services) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-helpful-help-desks-can-be#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-helpful-help-desks-can-be) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [3 Ways You Can Protect Your Data](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/3-ways-you-can-protect-your-data) Monday, 27 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Security](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/security) [ ![3 Ways You Can Protect Your Data](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-27-19/b2ap3_large_186550847_protect_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/3-ways-you-can-protect-your-data "3 Ways You Can Protect Your Data") Businesses have a lot of data to protect and it’s not so simple as implementing a catch-all solution that can keep your data secure. In fact, it takes several solutions working in tandem to maximize data security. We recommend a combination of a unified threat management tool, a Bring Your Own Device policy, and a virtual private network solution. Let’s take a longer look at them: Tags: [Data](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data) [Security](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/security) [Data Backup](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-backup) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/3-ways-you-can-protect-your-data#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/3-ways-you-can-protect-your-data) [ First Page ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog) [ Previous Page ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1310) [ 259 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1290) [ 260 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1295) [ 261 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1300) [ 262 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1305) [ 263 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1310) [ 264 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/javascript:void(0);) [ 265 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1320) [ 266 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1325) [ 267 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1330) [ 268 ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1335) [ Next Page ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1320) [ Last Page ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog?start=1375)