Virtual Business Solutions Blog

Virtual Business Solutions Blog

Virtual Business Solutions has been serving the Metairie area since 1999, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Stop Paying Rent for a Room Full of Dust and Heat

Stop Paying Rent for a Room Full of Dust and Heat

Is your office still housing a server closet? If so, you’re likely sitting on the most expensive, non-productive square footage in your building. Between the specialized cooling costs, the constant hardware maintenance, and the looming threat of mechanical failure, physical servers have become an expensive anchor for the modern business.

Forward-thinking companies are ditching the hardware in favor of the cloud—a solution that eliminates your physical footprint while maximizing your agility.

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Mastering BYOD Without Losing Your Mind

Mastering BYOD Without Losing Your Mind

The dream of a company-only device policy died about five minutes after the first smartphone hit the market. Whether you officially allow it or not, your team is likely checking Slack from their sofas and answering emails in the grocery line on their personal phones.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is no longer a perk; it’s the standard. But without a solid strategy, it’s also a security nightmare waiting to happen. Here is how to embrace the flexibility of BYOD without handing the keys to your kingdom to every malware-laden app on the app store.

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Your Data is Truly Everywhere… So Be Careful What You Throw Out

Your Data is Truly Everywhere… So Be Careful What You Throw Out

There’s a lot of hardware in the modern business setup, and most of it is computerized to some degree. As such, ridding your business of any of it has become a more involved process than it once was… all in the name of data security.

The simple fact is that more devices than ever have memory, which can easily cause serious problems if you are not careful.

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Professionals Usually Do a Better Job than Friends

Professionals Usually Do a Better Job than Friends

It is tempting to call the family tech genius when your office Wi-Fi acts up. Whether it is a niece who builds gaming rigs or a friend who is good with computers, leaning on a hobbyist for business infrastructure seems like a great way to save a few bucks.

In reality, it is one of the most expensive mistakes a business owner can make. Here is why mixing family favors with professional IT is a recipe for disaster.

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How AI Hallucinations Are Corrupting Archival Truth

How AI Hallucinations Are Corrupting Archival Truth

Wikipedia has always been the gold standard for human-vetted information. A recent clash between the Open Knowledge Association (OKA) and veteran Wikipedia editors has highlighted a big issue: AI hallucinations.

What started as an ambitious project to translate and expand the world’s most famous encyclopedia has turned into a cautionary tale about the erosion of AI trust.

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Virtual Business Solutions has been serving the Louisiana area since 1999, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses. Our experience has allowed us to build and develop the infrastructure needed to keep our prices affordable and our clients up and running.

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