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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) ## [How to Tell if Your IT Provider Understands Your Business in 5 Minutes or Less](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-it-provider-understands-your-business-in-5-minutes-or-less) Thursday, 18 September 2025 [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) [ ![How to Tell if Your IT Provider Understands Your Business in 5 Minutes or Less](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_articles/1621/b2ap3_large_Eval_673228383_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-it-provider-understands-your-business-in-5-minutes-or-less "How to Tell if Your IT Provider Understands Your Business in 5 Minutes or Less") You don't have time for hour-long meetings that go nowhere. You need to know if your IT provider—or a potential new IT provider you might sign a contract with—truly gets what you do, and you need to know fast. Forget the long, drawn-out discovery process; you can learn almost everything you need to know in a single, five-minute conversation. All you have to do is ask the right questions. Tags: [Managed Service](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/managed-service) [IT Support](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/it-support-1) [Communication](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/communication) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-it-provider-understands-your-business-in-5-minutes-or-less#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-tell-if-your-it-provider-understands-your-business-in-5-minutes-or-less) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Sick of Sifting Through a Packed Inbox? Unsubscribing is Easier Than You’d Think](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/sick-of-sifting-through-a-packed-inbox-unsubscribing-is-easier-than-you-d-think) Wednesday, 17 September 2025 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Sick of Sifting Through a Packed Inbox? Unsubscribing is Easier Than You’d Think](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/September_2025/09-17-25/b2ap3_large_Unsubscribe_1406186447_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/sick-of-sifting-through-a-packed-inbox-unsubscribing-is-easier-than-you-d-think "Sick of Sifting Through a Packed Inbox? Unsubscribing is Easier Than You’d Think") The average email inbox can easily become packed with so many unwanted messages… not necessarily spam, per se, but threads and feeds you’re just no longer interested in. Fortunately, there are capabilities baked into Gmail and Microsoft Outlook alike that allow you to remove these messages from your concern. Tags: [Quick Tips](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/quick-tips) [Email](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/email) [Efficiency](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/efficiency) [Tip of the Week](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/sick-of-sifting-through-a-packed-inbox-unsubscribing-is-easier-than-you-d-think#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/sick-of-sifting-through-a-packed-inbox-unsubscribing-is-easier-than-you-d-think) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Why Are You Still Using That Fax Machine?](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-are-you-still-using-that-fax-machine) Monday, 15 September 2025 [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) [ ![Why Are You Still Using That Fax Machine?](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/September_2025/09-15-25/b2ap3_large_OldFax_255541155_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-are-you-still-using-that-fax-machine "Why Are You Still Using That Fax Machine?") Does your business *really* still use that old fax machine? Chances are, it’s just taking up space and costing your business valuable time, money, and resources that would be better spent elsewhere. Let’s look at how a fax machine can actively hold your business back, both in terms of operations and budget. Tags: [Technology](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology) [Saving Money](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/saving-money) [Communication](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/communication) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-are-you-still-using-that-fax-machine#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-are-you-still-using-that-fax-machine) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [How to Keep Disasters From Holding Your Business Back](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-keep-disasters-from-holding-your-business-back) Friday, 12 September 2025 [Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Best Practices](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/categories/best-practices) [ ![How to Keep Disasters From Holding Your Business Back](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/September_2025/09-12-25/b2ap3_large_BDR_580835876_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-keep-disasters-from-holding-your-business-back "How to Keep Disasters From Holding Your Business Back") What would you do if your entire infrastructure were impacted by ransomware all at once? Do you have a contingency in place to address this risk, or are you going to “wing it” in the face of such a threat? The smart answer is that you’ll be prepared, and a data backup and disaster recovery solution (or BDR) plan will help you do just that. Tags: [Backup](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/backup) [Ransomware](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/ransomware) [Data Recovery](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data-recovery) [0 Comments](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-keep-disasters-from-holding-your-business-back#comments) [ Continue reading](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-keep-disasters-from-holding-your-business-back) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Why Throwing Good Money After Bad Hurts Your Business](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-throwing-good-money-after-bad-hurts-your-business) Wednesday, 10 September 2025 [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) [ ![Why Throwing Good Money After Bad Hurts Your Business](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/September_2025/09-10-25/b2ap3_large_SunkCost_479159862_400.jpg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-throwing-good-money-after-bad-hurts-your-business "Why Throwing Good Money After Bad Hurts Your Business") The more you’ve invested in anything, the more critical it feels for you to get a return on that investment. So, what happens if you keep pouring money into these efforts in the hope that it will eventually work out in your favor? These kinds of skewed choices come about thanks to the sunk cost fallacy—the tendency human beings have to be swayed toward illogical decisions based on what we’ve already spent. Let’s discuss how to avoid this in your business by working through the logic, free of the emotional context that the sunk cost fallacy introduces. 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