It’s that time of the year again. It's time to think about all the different ways you plan to better yourself in 2018 with your new resolutions. While you’re thinking of ways to better your personal life, have you taken time to consider ways to better your professional life? Since technology is constantly evolving, use your new 2018 "fresh start" mentality to do a nice refresh or update to the technology in your business. Here are a few technology resolution ideas from your friends at SumnerOne:

Choosing the right level of IT support is extremely important in creating a plan to maximize the level of efficiency in your office among your employees. You might already have an IT guy, which is great, but your system might need more monitoring and a little more IT-TLC.

Without a doubt, your business needs reliable phone access. Whether your day involves being behind a computer or sitting on conference calls, you need a reliable service that helps you stay connected. Older phone systems were not always as reliable, they were expensive, and they didn’t offer  mobility. Here is where Voice over IP or VoIP comes to the rescue.

The pulse of every company today can usually be measured by their digital presence. Almost everyone has a website and their business survives working on a network. As workers start their day, they have a cup of coffee or two in the morning. They sit at their desk answering calls and e-mails and things run smoothly as the workday hums along; until there is a problem with your network or device. But how can you be sure that the IT provider there to solve your issues has your businesses best interest in mind? 

With the holidays quickly approaching, many people are looking forward to Black Friday sales and celebrating time with family. But December is also a great time for businesses to shop as well. We’re here to talk about a really good reason to take a look at upgrading your business’s office technology this holiday season.

What do cyber criminals and the Grinch have in common? When it comes to the holiday season, both bad guys are out to ruin your holiday cheer! Cyber Monday is the biggest day for online shopping in the United States. Are you keeping yourself safe from the Cyber Grinch trying to ruin your holiday shopping?

This weekend, we were in a competitive situation for a dream home in Kansas City. We had several rounds of changes to our offer agreement as we negotiated against multiple motivated buyers. Time and flexibility were critical as we were against a tight dead line. Several conversations between us and realtors representing buyers and sellers and lenders took place. We got our signed documents in by the 5 pm deadline for a final decision from the seller. The result; we got our dream home.