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How I Create Consistent, Valuable Content Without the Time Sink ArcLight Updates
July 13, 20265 min read

How I Create Consistent, Valuable Content Without the Time Sink

I’m no marketing expert. But if there’s one thing I’ve heard repeated by people who are experts, it’s this: content is king.…

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Everybody Has a Number ArcLight Updates
July 6, 20266 min read

Everybody Has a Number

I am a huge fan of metrics. The longer you read what I write, the more obvious that will become. And I…

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Business Email Compromise: What It Is and How to Protect Your Business ArcLight Updates
June 29, 20265 min read

Business Email Compromise: What It Is and How to Protect Your Business

If there’s one cyber threat that keeps coming up in client conversations right now, it’s Business Email Compromise (BEC). And for good…

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Ever Solve a Problem No One Has? ArcLight Updates
June 26, 20265 min read

Ever Solve a Problem No One Has?

Picture a steamroller with helicopter blades bolted to the top. Brilliant engineering. Real horsepower. Absolutely no idea what problem it’s solving. That…

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EDR, NGAV, XDR, MDR: A Plain-English Guide to Endpoint Security for Small Businesses ArcLight Updates
June 22, 20265 min read

EDR, NGAV, XDR, MDR: A Plain-English Guide to Endpoint Security for Small Businesses

If you’ve spent any time talking to a cybersecurity vendor lately, you’ve probably been buried under an avalanche of acronyms: EDR, NGAV,…

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A Cord of Many Strands: The Real Truth About In-House IT vs MSPs ArcLight Updates
June 15, 20266 min read

A Cord of Many Strands: The Real Truth About In-House IT vs MSPs

Two of my favorite quotes of all time: “A cord of many strands is not easily broken.” “Without counsel, plans go awry,…

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The Deodorant Bar and the Phishing Email: A Cybersecurity Confession ArcLight Updates
June 8, 20264 min read

The Deodorant Bar and the Phishing Email: A Cybersecurity Confession

What a bathroom mishap taught me about getting caught with my guard down Nothing will make you launch a deodorant bar across…

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Unexpected AI Dangers: My Embarrassing Misadventures with AI Notetakers ArcLight Updates
June 1, 20265 min read

Unexpected AI Dangers: My Embarrassing Misadventures with AI Notetakers

Here is an actual sentence that appeared in my AI-generated meeting notes last month: Recurring observation: ArcLight has a notable track record…

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Walmart Is the Fourth Largest Jewelry Seller in America. Here’s Why That Matters to 90% of U.S. Businesses. Managed IT
May 27, 20263 min read

Walmart Is the Fourth Largest Jewelry Seller in America. Here’s Why That Matters to 90% of U.S. Businesses.

Sam Walton set out to build a lean, mean, efficient machine. He calculated margin to the penny and used that discipline to…

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