For decades, business owners believed that servers, data centers, and IT staff were necessary to operate. No one could imagine a workplace without these important tools. This explains why virtualization took a while to take off. To understand its benefits, here are four things to consider.

Goodyear’s mission is to deliver innovative solutions that keep the world moving. But to keep their own team driving forward, they needed a solution that would help keep them connected in the dispersed operating environment they’re in today. With tools like Office 365, Goodyear can collaborate easier and faster than ever before.

You can collaborate and innovate as fast as Goodyear with the right set of tools. At Virtual Office Solutions, we have the industry knowledge you need to help you become more productive with a modern desktop solution. Contact us today to learn more.

The IT professionals in your office do far more than just help you reset your password or recover files from a crashed computer. From the first thing Monday morning onward, these heroes are hard at work protecting your organization.

IT is always at the ready to respond to threats when detected through tools like Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection and Cloud App Security, all while laying the groundwork to avoid future attacks.

The security features in Microsoft 365 can help your IT heroes perform their jobs more effectively. Give them the help they deserve with tools that benefit your entire organization. Contact us to learn more.

Over the years, VoIP has given many companies the power to make and receive calls from any place, at any time. It allows the workforce to promptly meet client demands and boost customer satisfaction. Another feature of VoIP applications that can bring your customer service to a higher level is call recording.

So you’ve been using Office 365 for your business for quite some time now. But did you know that there are a few nifty features that you can use to make work just a little bit easier? From cutting down tedious tasks to getting work done with multiple people at the same time, Office 365 has got you covered.

Mobility has become a staple of the modern workplace, offering flexibility to employees and greater productivity to employers. However, this flexibility often requires that employees use their own devices to work when out of office. So how can you protect your data without losing the benefits of “bring your own device?”

Tools such as Azure Active Directory and Microsoft Intune can help you manage access to your data and company networks without invading employee privacy.

At Virtual Office Solutions, we want you to get the most out of what technology has to offer. Contact us to learn more.

With the rise of eCommerce and online banking, cybercrime has evolved. Like criminals who pull smash-and-grab jobs, they go where the money is. However, unlike bank robbers, cybercriminals do their best to avoid detection by letting malware do the work for them.

In an ever-changing security landscape, how do you keep users, devices, and data across 80 countries protected? For BP, they use Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection that can compile information and identify possible threats more effectively than ever before. So effective in fact, that they put it on all 30,000 Windows 10 devices they have deployed across the world.

And this is just one of the many security tools from Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 that BP is relying on to remain secure as they continue to transform their company. Learn more about their security journey in this video.

It’s not enough for small businesses to have a beautiful-looking website these days. Small business owners must also adopt web design trends that not only attract more visitors but ultimately increase sales. Consider the following web design ideas to achieve just that.