The Importance Of Keeping Devices And Software Up To Date

Do you know that little pop-up notifying you to restart your computer for a software update? The one that appears at the least opportune time? As bothersome as it may seem, this notification is critical to securing and protecting your devices from a cyberattack. Let's ...

Returning to in-office business in the face of COVID-19

Unprecedented Business Environments Though pandemics have occurred throughout history, they are an unprecedented event for modern business. Across the United States in mid-March, many businesses took the lead in requiring employees to work remotely where possible as ...

Advanced Threat Protection | The Difference Between Azure, Microsoft 365, and Defender

With various Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) tools offered through Microsoft, it's essential to know their features and how each matches your security needs. Let's look at what ATP is and its differences and benefits between Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Defender.

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Stefan

Stefan is an Ascend Technologies Senior Operations Manager. He shared what it means to be part of a team. What sports have you played? Surfing is my favorite sport. I go wherever it takes me! What do you remember being the most valuable lesson from someone that supported ...

Building a Scalable Cloud Infrastructure that Enables Business Growth

Growing businesses need flexible cloud environments that can extend and expand with the business For growing businesses, the ability to adjust and scale infrastructure quickly is critical. A flexible staffing and support model designed for your business needs is crucial for ...

Security on a Budget: The Do’s and Don’ts of Updating Your IT Infrastructure

As we continue to navigate the effects of COVID-19, newly remote offices are being presented with new challenges for their IT infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Tim

Tim is an Ascend Technologies Operations Center Supervisor. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

Keep Your Hybrid Exchange Server Environment Supported

It's rare for an Exchange Server administrator to have never opened a case with Microsoft’s Support group. To save time during these encounters, it helps to be in a supported state before you pick up the phone. But how do you know if your systems are in a supported state?

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Nathan F.

Nathan is an Ascend Technologies Operations Analyst. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

Thoughtful, staged migration to the cloud provides better results

What you need to know about cloud migrations Often, organizations want to move to the cloud for potential cost savings, flexibility and access to cutting-edge technology. The problem? Where to start

The Best Password Managers of 2020

With the notable increase of phishing and ransomware schemes making their way through everyone’s inboxes, there’s no better time to remind our readers of the importance of having a reliable password manager.

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Vincent

Vincent is an Ascend Technologies Senior Engineer for ServiceNow. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

How Private Equity Firms are Staying Ahead of Digital Transformation to Maximize Value

Are you realizing the full value creation opportunity from your portfolio companies? Private Equity is moving faster than ever and there’s more competition and uncertainty. Information technology is central to doing business today and the landscape is constantly changing ...

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Shane

Shane is an Ascend Technologies Salesforce Developer. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

Why an Enterprise Architect Pays Dividends for your Environment

An enterprise architect offers peace of mind As technology evolves, IT extends further into day-to-day business operations and enterprise architects play an ever more important role. With the change of pace comes small shifts in how organizations use their technology. This ...