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AbleDrive – Three Reasons to Cloud Connect Your File Server
Half of your employees love the file server, since it is fast, easy, and centralizes all work files in a single location on the network at the main office. The other half of your of employees likely hate the file server, since they must login with their VPN to sync…
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September 30, 2014
Five Ways to Maximize Employee Mobile Devices
Virtually every employee today has a smart phone. Many also have tablets, such as iPads and Android devices. Most businesses are underutilizing these devices, because they belong to the employee in most cases. They are BYOD, “bring your own device,” as they say. This is a mistake. Your hyper connected…
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September 22, 2014
AbleDrive – 8 Ways to Boost Employee Productivity and Morale
Introduction The rapid adoption of consumer-grade file sync services in the workplace is one of the greatest security risks for businesses today. Your employees want their critical business files with them wherever they go, including on their personal smartphones, tablets, or even home office computers. Industry analysts have dubbed the trend of…
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September 22, 2014
Passwords are NOT Secure
Do you ever wonder how secure your passwords are, or how you are supposed to remember all those complex passwords everybody tells you to remember? Is a password containing numbers, letters, and symbols really more secure? Is “MyP@ssw0rd” more secure than “ThisIsMyPassword”? The answer is no, passwords are the wrong…
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September 11, 2014
Spear-Phishing
What is it? Spear-Phishing is a targeted attack on a corporation. It is basically a legitimate looking email, from a supposed internal source that requests some information specific to the corporation. This could be a link that downloads some form of targeted malware, or maybe just asking for their username…
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August 22, 2014
Customer Rights with IT Providers
What are my rights as a customer of an IT provider? You own your data and all the rights to it. Depending on your agreement you may or may not own the various components of your IT infrastructure, such as workstations and servers. If I want to change IT providers, can…
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August 14, 2014
Android Fake ID Bug
There is a bug in Android that could allow a malicious application unrestricted access to the device and its data. Google has checked all apps in GooglePlay and they are all safe. If you only download apps from GooglePlay, you have nothing to worry about. If you have downloaded apps…
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August 8, 2014
Cryptolocker Keys Available for Free
Security experts have acquired the database of victims of the Cryptolocker ransomware and are making keys to unlock data free to everybody. Check out this article from the BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28661463
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August 6, 2014
Oracle Announces End of Support for Java on Windows XP
From java.com: “As of April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP and therefore it is no longer an officially supported platform. Users may still continue to use Java 7 updates on Windows XP at their own risk, but support will only be provided against Microsoft Windows releases Windows…
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July 11, 2014
Rosetta Flash
What is Rosetta Flash? Rosetta Flash is the most recent exploit in Adobe Flash. Rosetta Flash is executed/exploited when connecting to a website containing malicious code. That malicious code grabs usernames and passwords stored on your computer to log into your account on other vulnerable websites such as Ebay, Tumblr,…
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July 9, 2014
CryptoWall
What is CryptoWall? CryptoWall is a new type of Trojan Virus, designed as a copycat of another infection called CryptoLocker. These infections are a new breed of malware called Ransomware. The concept is that the infection will lock up and encrypt information and files that are critically important to you,…
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June 9, 2014
Windows Server 2003 End of Life
A few months ago, Microsoft stopped supporting the Windows XP operating System and the Office 2003 suite of applications. Is there anything else that Microsoft is going to stop supporting soon? The answer to this question is yes, and it can affect you. Within the next year we will see the Microsoft…
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May 7, 2014
Update – Internet Explorer Bug – 2014.05.02
Good News! Yesterday Microsoft released a fix for this particular bug, and for all versions of Internet Explorer and Windows, including Windows XP. If you are using or need to use Internet Explorer, then you should apply this fix immediately. Installing The Fix The fix is available via Windows Update….
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May 2, 2014
Internet Explorer Bug – 2014.05.01
This time, the Internet Explorer Bug. Once again a new security bug has made the news and you may have heard or seen something about it. Update: This has been resolved Here is a link describing the fix: update-internet-explorer-bug-2014-05-02 What is the Internet Explorer Bug and what can it do to…
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May 1, 2014
Heartbleed Bug – 2014.04.11
Most sites have evaluated their infrastructures and identified if the Heartbleed Bug affected them, and most have already updated their systems to prevent being affected going forward. If you use a site that was affected and has been fixed, you should change your password on that site, and any other…
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April 11, 2014
Heartbleed Bug – 2014.04.10
By now may have seen the media talking about the Heartbleed Bug and the message has been doom and gloom and that you should change all your passwords immediately. While we don’t advise you disregard everything that has been said, the panic is not required; the media has once blown…
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April 10, 2014
Trusted
We heard good things about AbleIT, and decided to give them a try. We were not disappointed. They performed a thorough assessment of our existing business needs and IT infrastructure; designed, implemented, and now manage a network solution that properly supports our needs. The quality of service is excellent They…
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November 3, 2012
Reliable
As the sole Network Administrator for a large group of companies, I rely on Able IT to provide on-site IT support for our offices in Alberta. Recently I had AbleIT design and install a new VMWare (virtualized) server into one of our Nisku Offices. Their technical team identified the project…
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November 2, 2012
Saves Money
To this day we still look to AbleIT to enhance our custom database applications and enhance the use of our database systems. They continue to add functionality that is always effective, reduces costs and adds value to the daily operations of our business. I would like to thank AbleIT for…
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November 1, 2012
AbleDrive Free 30 Day Trial
AbleIT is offering a free 30 day trial of “AbleDrive”, AbleIT’s cloud based file syncronization and sharing service. With AbleDrive you know where your data is at all times, have control of where your data is shared and who has access to your data. AbleDrive integrates with Active Directory and your File Server to leverage your corporate resources. For more information click HERE.
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One business with two distinct solutions:
AbleIT is our Edmonton IT Services division
AbleSoft is our Custom Programming division
Since 1995 we have been serving local Edmonton small and medium sized businesses with a full menu of IT Services and Custom Programming. Over the years we have grown to develop a solid reputation for reliability and quality.
We provide:
1. Complete IT Services & Solutions from consultation, design and implementation, to management and support of your IT infrastructure. We are constantly looking for innovative solutions that extend our capabilities and provide you with cost savings and more secure and efficient ways to do business.
2. Custom Programming Solutions that support change and growth in your business. Economic pressures, competition and changing market expectations require your organization to continually innovate. This innovation can differentiate your business and offer unique benefits to your customers. Whether supporting existing processes or building new ones, Application Development addresses unique challenges within your business. Investments in applications can help your company increase revenues, streamline operations and gain a competitive advantage
Whether you are growing your small or medium sized business and looking to outsource your IT services or you are seeking to increase efficiency with a custom application, we can help you.
We are happy to offer a free consultation so that you can meet our experienced team and begin to discover which solutions are the best fit for your business.
AbleIT has been built on years of saving our customers from wasted time, money and stress.
Our number #1 goal is to find our perfect customer then provide them with a high quality computer network or database program that they will be proud to show their own customers that will work efficiently and be available to them 100% of the time.
We Look Forward to Meeting You!
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Virtualization
Server Virtualization is an incredibly effective way for businesses of all sizes to reduce IT expenses while boosting both efficiency and agility.
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Time to Think About Backup
It’s a term we hear quite often…Backup. But what it is it, what does it mean when we say Backup? There can be many different ideas of what backup...
Read MoreAbleDrive - Three Reasons to Cloud Connect Your File Se...
Half of your employees love the file server, since it is fast, easy, and centralizes all work files in a single location on the network at the main office....
Read MoreFive Ways to Maximize Employee Mobile Devices
Virtually every employee today has a smart phone. Many also have tablets, such as iPads and Android devices. Most businesses are underutilizing these devices, because they belong to the...
Read MoreAbleDrive - 8 Ways to Boost Employee Productivity and M...
Introduction The rapid adoption of consumer-grade file sync services in the workplace is one of the greatest security risks for businesses today. Your employees want their critical business files...
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