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April 27, 2022
Articles By TEAM ASCEND

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 ...

Backups and Disaster Recovery Plans: Why Every Business Needs Both

It’s every business owner’s worst nightmare. Your system crashes, your hard drive crashes, you’re the victim of a cybersecurity attack and all your files are encrypted – you’ve lost all of your data.

Collaboration Software Support Desk Calls Spike 157%

As workers continue working from home and others return to offices, commonly used collaboration platforms impact worker productivity. According to aggregated data from the Ascend Technologies support desk, collaboration service desk calls spiked by over 157% in March as ...

Email is responsible for most corporate security breaches. How can you minimize the risk?

Email is a huge threat vector Between spam, phishing, business email compromise and ransomware the list of risks is long. Email gives attackers a direct line to their victims. It’s no surprise that with daily phishing attacks and spam email, business leaders are ...

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Awani

Awani is an Ascend Technologies Infrastructure Application Engineer focused on Virtual Applications/Desktop, Active Directory, Device Management/Imaging and Cloud services. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

How to Develop Adaptability Among Employees to Meet the Growing Needs of Your Organization

Adaptability and Employee Growth One challenge a growing organization faces involves sustaining a team of skilled professionals that can meet the growing expectations and needs of the business. Even more difficult is the task of filling less-desirable roles, such as shifted ...

Traditional AV — Time to upgrade… or budget for your inevitable breach

Signature-based anti-virus (AV) is dead – and organizations are suffering the consequences.

Using CloudCheckr to Evolve Our Cloud Delivery Model

Ascend Technologies is a 24X7, high-access service provider. We manage infrastructure for our clients, provide application support and development, security management, service desk and NOC. As more clients move to the public cloud, we wanted to provide value add services ...

Easy Cybersecurity Steps That Make a Big Impact

What cybersecurity protections do you need for your business? Unfortunately, as the cyber risks to small and mid-sized organizations increase, it seems as though the expert recommendations are that you need all the cybersecurity protections you can get. While this is true ...

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Vern

Vern is an Ascend Technologies Senior Operations Analyst. He shared what it means to be part of a team. What is your favorite sports team? Chicago White Sox What sports have you played? I play in a softball league and switch to basketball in the winter. What do you remember ...