Silicon Harbor has become a tech landing spot for some weary city dwellers
CHARLESTON, S.C. — It may be 2,740 miles away, as the crow flies, but Charleston seems like a million miles away from the hustle, bustle and stress of Silicon Valley.
An idyllic beachfront on the Carolina coast, drawing 7 million tourists annually. Horse-drawn carriages and pastel antebellum houses with roots to the American Revolution. Fort Sumter in the distance, a reminder of where the first shots were fired in the Civil War.
And yet the economic formula is decidedly 21st Century after decades of relying extensively on the military, automotive and textile industries. The focus today is on high-wage jobs in an affordable, lifestyle-friendly setting.
Welcome to Silicon Harbor: Home to more than 250 tech companies employing 11,000. This port city has quietly become the No. 1 mid-sized U.S. metro area (500,000 to 1 million) for IT job growth, adding 4,000 jobs the past five years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Tech Quick Tips: 3 Microsoft Office Hacks You Never Knew You Needed
With Microsoft Office You Can…
1. Edit PDFs
Your PDF files open by default in Adobe. But, what if you want to edit them? You cannot do that within Adobe Reader, and the Adobe software that does let you make changes to PDFs is not cheap. Microsoft Word to the rescue!
How Managed IT Services Align with SMB Business Priorities
Despite the need to embrace technology and IT innovation, most SMBs lack the necessary vision, strategy and resources. However, partnering with a managed services provider like Bluetowne can help SMBs address these challenges to achieve strategic growth that aligns with their business’ priorities – including the top SMB business priorities that are depicted below.
With Bluetowne’s Managed IT Services you’ll be free from necessary, but time-consuming tasks. Tasks like monitoring and managing your IT infrastructure, performing server maintenance and updates, and remediating end-user issues. You’ll be free to focus the right people and resources on the right things. Your strategic initiatives will fall into place all while increasing efficiency and productivity.
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eBook: 10 Hidden IT Risks That Might Threaten Your Business (Plus 1 Fast Way to Find Them)
Download our FREE eBook: 10 Hidden IT Risks That Might Threaten Your Business (Plus 1 Fast Way to Find Them)
You may not be in the intelligence technology business, but it’s probably impossible to imagine your business without IT. Today, computing technology plays a vital role in the way you serve, work with, and communicate to your clients. Thanks to advances that have made technology more powerful yet less expensive, even the smallest practice can enjoy capabilities – in everything from marketing and sales to delivery and fulfillment – that were once the sole domain of large enterprises.
But today’s big IT advantages come with major risks. Your networks and systems serve as your silent partner in operations. Should they fail – and when they do, it’s usually without warning – you’re exposed not just to an IT problem, but to a potentially large business problem.
This brief paper exposes 10 silent threats that might be quietly undermining your operations now – and proposes one quick, easy and FREE way to bring these threats under control, fast.
Tech Quick Tips: Understanding the Cloud
1.What is the Cloud?
The cloud is virtual and therefore does not require any hardware of your own to deliver a service. Cloud technology can deliver that service to you, without having to install anything or have it on a server at your business. This is something that you can access remotely, or via the Internet through your web browser. Offsite, secure third party data centers manage all of your cloud data so that you can access it at your convenience.
2. You May Already be Using the Cloud
Are you using Gmail? Amazon Music? A Kindle? Dropbox? These are all cloud services that store the data you access. All you have to do is log in to their servers to get what you need. If you use an Apple iPhone or iPad, then you’re familiar with the iCloud service, the cloud technology that allows you to sync and upload your photos and contacts.
3.Why Use the Cloud?
The cloud is convenient for accessing and backing up data no matter where you go. With it, you can access servers anywhere, rather than just locally from your office. This allows you to perform your job duties at home and on the go! There is no need to carry around (and risk losing) USB drives with sensitive information on them. If you lose that USB drive, then your files are gone forever. If you back them up to the cloud or store them there, however, you can easily retrieve that data.Read More
2017 Mount Pleasant Business Expo
Come say hey to your friends at Bluetowne in Booth #88 at the Mt. Pleasant Business Expo on September 28th!
The Expo will take place from 2-5:00 PM, with a Happy Hour from 5-7:00 PM that will include live music, beer and wine. There will be a DJ giving away door prizes all day, and giveaways will continue through the Happy Hour with a drawing for the Grand Prize taking place at the end of the evening!
September 28th, 2017
Expo: 2-5 PM
Happy Hour: 5-7 PM
Omar Shrine Temple
176 Patriots Point Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
WEBINAR: Managed IT Services: Making the Transition to Simplicity
With Bluetowne’s Managed IT Services you’ll be free from necessary, but time-consuming tasks. Tasks like monitoring and managing your IT infrastructure, performing server maintenance and updates, and remediating end-user issues. You’ll be free to focus the right people and resources on the right things. Your strategic initiatives will fall into place all while increasing efficiency and productivity.
Join us on Wednesday, July 10th at 10:00 AM to learn how Bluetowne’s Managed IT Services can help your company:
- Operate more efficiently and effectively
- Enhance End-User productivity and satisfaction
- Receive immediate, real-time support via the BlueCare Help Desk
- Reduce operating costs
- Enjoy the peace of mind associated with our ongoing security reviews
- Refocus on promoting growth and profit
- Ensure the greatest possible availability and performance
- Enjoy the peace of mind associated with a reliable and secure platform
- Avoid the stress and cost associated with an unforseen network outage
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WHY MANAGED IT SUPPORT?
Because life and work move fast, and you have enough on your plate. Free yourself to focus on more strategic business initiatives, while Bluetowne handles your daily IT operations.
We know every business’s technology needs are different and that having the right IT support in place is mission-critical. Bluetowne provides customized solutions to fit your business and budget. Your employees will be supported and IT systems monitored, where any potential issues are resolved before they can present a problem. Our Managed IT Support offering eliminates the need to have dedicated resources in-house, and positions your company to benefit from Bluetowne’s wealth of experience and intimate knowledge of your environment.
End-User Support
Make sure your end-users get what they need, when they need it. Providing around-the-clock help desk support for end-users is a potentially unrealistic endeavor, yet keeping employees up and running is absolutely critical to driving your business forward. Bluetowne provides responsive, seamless and high quality support to your end-users so your business can:
- Operate more efficiently and effectively
- Enhance End-User productivity and satisfaction
- Reduce operating costs
- Refocus on promoting growth and profit