How you can leverage cloud services infrastructure to reduce IT costs?

How you can leverage cloud services infrastructure to reduce IT costs?

Let’s start by talking what exactly is “the cloud” and is it mature enough to run your IT?
Computing as a service over the internet is referred as cloud computing or simply “the cloud”. In this cloud you can run your business applications and software.
Cloud services have always been there in one form or the other. The easy example would be email services offered by providers like Yahoo and Gmail. These type of services have really picked up as the internet providers are able to provide high speed internet bandwidth cost effectively to the businesses.

Benefits

Here is how small business can benefit from it:
1. Applications and data is available from any connected workstation – business or home
2. Zero capital costs – No need to upgrade or buy new servers
3. No data loss if your computer breaks since the application and data are in the cloud
4. Reduction in IT staff

Reinvest your money back in your business rather than investing it in Servers and Upgrades.
Let us help you save IT costs and reinvest it back in your business… where it belongs.

Why HIPAA and PCI Compliance are Important for Small Businesses

Why HIPAA and PCI Compliance are Important for Small Businesses

Many small businesses probably do not pay much attention to HIPPA and PCI compliance. Many feel it is a hood effort, complicated and not very important. parental locks However, compliance with data security standards can bring your business major benefits, while failure to comply can bring your business serious and negative long-term consequences.

Benefits of Compliance

Compliance with the set standards means that your systems are secure and that your customers can trust your business with their sensitive information. This trust gives customers confidence in doing business with you that will likely result in repeat business in the future. These satisfied customers are also more likely to recommend your services to others. Compliance will not only improve your reputation with your customers, but also potential business partners.

Through your efforts to comply with standards, you will be better prepared to comply with other regulations that you encounter in the future. You will also have a basis for a corporate security strategy and be able to identify ways you can improve the efficiency of your IT infrastructure.
It is important to remember that compliance is an on-going process, not a one-time shot. Because compliance continues to evolve, you will know that if you are in compliance you are doing everything in your power to prevent a security breach and theft of your customers’ payment information. Data thieves are becoming more and more sophisticated, posing a threat to those who do not stay on top of their security. HIPPA and PCI work constantly to monitor threats and improve the industry’s means of dealing with these thieves through enhancement and updates of the standards. By being compliant, you are becoming part of the solution in fighting these thieves.

Cons of Not Complying

If you chose not to comply with the standards, you can have your customer’s data compromised. This does not leave you with happy consumers, merchants or financial institutions. A single incident can severely damage your business’s reputation which will have a negative impact on your ability to conduct business effectively. You also face the possibility of lawsuits, insurance claims, lost business, payment card issuer fines and even government fines.

Because you have worked so hard to build your business, do not let it go to waste by failing to comply with HIPPA and/or PCI standards. Luckily, the team at TechHeights is here to make the process simple. We can ensure you are in compliance and that you stay in compliance. Give us a call today to find out more.

What is Microsoft Office 365?

What is Microsoft Office 365?

Microsoft Office 365 is a subscription plans that includes access to a range of Office applications as well as other productivity services enabled over the Internet, or cloud services. Microsoft Office 365 is promoted as a great solution for organizations of all sizes. This special program is made up of cloud versions of:

• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Lync Server

Some Office 365 subscriptions can also include access to other platforms like Microsoft Office Professional Plus and the Microsoft Office Web Apps.

This range of different products can make comprehensively covering the migration process a real challenge for the untrained worker.

The Microsoft Office 365 Migration

When migrating to Microsoft Office 365, there are a myriad factors to consider. It is well known that organizations who transition to Microsoft Office 365 can save money. However, the migration process from an established infrastructure to a cloud environment can be confusing and difficult without the right guidance and help.
Luckily, the team at Tech Heights can make the Microsoft Office 365 transition an easy one. Our team can offer a range of services that will get your organization up and running with Microsoft Office 365 in no time! Our services include:

• Setting up Office 365 subscription
• Modifying MX records
• Add additional required DNS records
• Integrating Office 365 with your existing organization
• Migrating mailboxes to Office 365 from your existing accounts
• Planning your network bandwidth requirements to ensure you are supported
• Fine tune any performance issues

Business owners understand that technology can offer a wide range of benefits that help the business grow and employees to be more productive. However, if this technology cannot be properly implemented, it offers no benefits. That is why you should turn to the team at Tech Heights to ensure your Office 365 migration is flawless, easy and quick so you and your employees can focus on the business.

Why Choose TechHeights?

TechHeights proudly offers a tradition of excellence by serving all the technology needs of our customers. We were founded with a clear focus to proactively evaluate new advances in the technology industry and successfully apply them to our client’s ever-increasing business needs. Each of our services will complement your business and help you achieve your technical objectives. Technology has offered the business world many benefits that can help businesses grow faster and be far more productive. With the help of Tech Heights, you can take full advantage of these new technologies.

301 Redirection or Rel=Canonical Tag…..hmmm….which one to use?

301 Redirection or Rel=Canonical Tag…..hmmm….which one to use?

There is a comprehensive issue in the world of SEO about when a 301 redirection should be used and when a Rel=Canonical tag should be used. This post highlights the difference between the two and makes clear what conditions work most favorably for each.

301 Redirection:
301 redirection means that the content of the webpage has permanently moved to a new location. A 301 redirection is a server-side redirection, designed to facilitate search engines and users to find pieces of content (webpage) that have moved to a new URL or new location permanently. This redirection also passes all the link juice to the redirected page or new URL. In accordance to Google, this is the best way to make sure that search engines and users are directed to the correct page. 301 redirection is useful in the following instances:

Moving or redirecting a site to new location: 301 redirection should be used when moving a website to a new location (new domain) or changing the URLs to a new structure. Even if a user types the old URL or location, with a 301 redirect, they will automatically redirect to your new URL or location.
Home page is opening with multiple URLs: Visitors access your website or URL through numerous different URLs. For example, if the homepage can be accessed via URLs such as: https://example.com/home
https://example.com
https://www.example.com

It’s a fine idea to choose one of these URLs as your preferred location; we should use 301 redirection to send traffic from the other location or URL to your preferred location or URL.
Expired Content: If you have old or expired content on your site such as old products, old blogs, news items, etc. which are no longer significant and of no use to users. Using 301 redirection, your expired content will be redirected to another page. This is generally the best method for SEO and can also be customized to improve the user-experience via dynamically-generated messages.

Rel=Canonnical Tag:
We use Rel=canonical tag, when a site has duplicate content and you want to keep both pages live. A canonical page is the preferred version of pages with similar content. A canonical is also a best practice when you have two domains with the same content, but you want them both to remain live. The rel=canonical tag tells the search engine which page is the main page, if you have a similar page or content. The rel=canonical tag is placed into the section of the web page The format for a rel=canonical tag is: It is to be placed in the section of the webpage.

Rel=canonical tag is useful in the following instances:

Dynamic URLs are generated
Dynamic URLs are URLS that are generated depending on how a user or visitor goes through your website; like in E-commerce. Another example is adding tracking code to the end of the URL to determine variables like: clicks on ads or links, etc.
www.example.com/page-id=12345?/size10/~dyn987

301 isn’t possible
There are some instances, while rare, where 301 redirection is not possible. domain check Possibly the CMS doesn’t have the aptitude to do this, or maybe the coders of the site don’t know how to do it. A rel=canonical is a lot easier than a 301 redirection to implement on the website, as you only place this tag on the section of the page for it to take effect, rather than making changes on server-side (like 301 redirection).

451 4.4.0 Primary target IP address responded with:” 421 4.7.0 too many errors on this connection, closing transmision channel.” Attempted failover to alternate host, but that did not succeed. Either there are no alternate hosts, or delivery failover

Solution: The error 4.7.0 with 451 4.3.1 “Insufficient System Resources” signifies that the inbound mail submission has stopped due to resource constraint such as disk space being low on the volume where the queue database is located.

The following changes are required on EdgeTransport.exe.config file to disable the “BackPressure”. This is not recommended practice by Microsoft but when you are low on disk space this option can give you a breather.

Ste 1: Go to Exchange Serverbin directory and open EdgeTransport.exe.config file using Notepad.
Ste 2: Add the following key+value pair:
Step 3: Save the file and then restart the Microsoft Exchange Transport Service

The long term solution would be to either create extra storage on the volume hosting the queue database ormove to another volume that has plenty of free space. Here is the link to MS article on how you can move the queue.