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Cybersecurity includes the processes, procedures and technology used by companies and their employees to protect the computer networks, equipment and data from unauthorized access, use, modification, theft or destruction.  Protecting these “digital assets” has become an urgent priority for all companies to maintain the trust of their customers, compliance with contracts or laws and even its survival from an attack.

Cyber attacks use malicious code such as viruses and ransomware to modify computer code, data,or logic culminating into destructive consequences that can compromise your data and business. No amount of physical protections or software tools can provide 100% security for your computers and network. Most security experts also agree that the biggest risks are your users, and educating them will be the most important aspect.  Your goal is to reduce the risk of and from attack to the greatest extent possible, and educating your employees may be the most effective method for mitigating risk.

Cyber attacks use malicious code such as viruses and ransomware to modify computer code, data,or logic culminating into destructive consequences that can compromise your data and business. No amount of physical protections or software tools can provide 100% security for your computers and network. Your goal is to reduce the risk of and from attack to the greatest extent possible using tools and procedures.

Business One version 10 is the latest major release from SAP for its small to mid-market product.  SAP continues to deliver on its vision of the Intelligent Enterprise through a strategy centered around:

A cyber-attack is an intentional exploitation of computer systems, networks, and software. These attacks use malicious code such as viruses and ransomware to modify computer code, data, or logic culminating into destructive consequences that can compromise your data and business. Do not think this will not happen to you! According to a 2017 Poneman study 61% of small to mid-sized businesses (SMB) were breached in 2017 in one form or another. Securing your business is not an IT job, it needs to be a responsibility of any employee, contractor or consultant who has access to your business information.

Biz.One is the annual and largest gathering of SAP Business One customers and partners in North America. This year's event was held in Indianapolis and was full of informative sessions, networking and social events. The best part of the event for I-BN is often networking with SAP executives and getting exclusive insights into the future of SAP Business One.

If SAP Business One is part of what makes your business run, you need to visit Biz.ONE, the largest gathering of SAP Business One customers and partners in North America. Run by the America's SAP User Group (ASUG), Biz.ONE is a conference run for the customer by their advocates. Annually attended by over 200 customer organizations, the conference unites companies in distribution, manufacturing, retail, life sciences, consumer products and more!

Boyum IT and I-Business Network have been serving the SAP Business One community for over 15 years. We appreciated hosting Rosi Coronado for a workshop on the Boyum B1 Usability Package (B1UP) and to strengthen our partnership.

The cloud is more than a big ball of water vapor in the sky.  It is big business and big for business.  The reality is that everyone is in the cloud.  The services you use could be housed at Amazon, Azure or in a private cloud and you may not even know it!   Large enterprise has moved to the cloud for agility, innovation and speed.  Smaller business has historically had the advantage of nimbleness and inventiveness and cloud may be for you too! 

How do you leverage the cloud if you are not a large company with a big IT staff?  There are so many misconceptions about the cloud.

• Is it easier than on premise? Possibly
• Is it less expensive than in-house?  It depends upon how you measure cost.
• Can it improve your efficiency?  If you leverage it properly!

A recent Diginomica article discusses 5 ways to leverage ERP in the cloud without throwing away millions.  Of course small business can't throw away millions, but the article has good advice!

1. Use Software as A Service (SaaS) where it makes sense.   The reasons may be different, but the idea of SaaS is to keep up with features, functions, and technology without the complexity of keeping up!
2. Lift and Shift Trusted Applications  Most of our applications are available on premise or cloud.  In our private clouds we can integrate your special sauce with our special sauce to make extra special competitive advantages.
3. Take Advantage of World Class Architecture.  I-BN uses the same equipment used by large enterprises with layers of security that most small businesses have yet to think of!
4. Access Leading Edge Cloud Resources.  We utilize leading tools for cloud accessibility, environment management and leverage them across a large customer base. 
5. Earn Your Cloud Cred.  You likely have cloud based payroll or CRM, backup as a service or cloud anti-virus.  Now may be the time to spread your wings and move into cloud ERP.

You don't have to move everything to the cloud, but with I-BN Cloud 3.0 you have flexibility.  You can have a single application like Sage100cloud or SAP Business One in the cloud, or have a whole hosted desktop.  For more information on how we can make your business more efficient contact one of our solution experts at 678-627-0646 x230 or sales@i-bn.net.