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5 Ways Cloud Computing Services Help Law Firms

By CRA | August 02, 2016
The typical picture of attorneys working a case involves legal pads, bankers’ boxes full of files, and a lot of pausing to find that case-winning document. But what if legal firms moved to the cloud? What changes would we see? We’d see some massive improvements. Here are 5 ways cloud computing services can help legal firms. Broader Scope In Search It’s a simple fact: written law is one thing,...

Cost-Saving Benefits of Cloud Computing

By CRA | July 11, 2016
Smart Businesses Do It in the Cloud Do what? Everything! The benefits of cloud computing are vast and more and more businesses, of varying sizes and industries, are looking to the cloud to run their businesses. Why? The reasons are many but here are some convincing cost-saving benefits. Work from Anywhere One of the benefits of cloud computing is that employees can work from almost anywhere. How...

CRA Ranked as Top 501 Managed Service Provider by Penton Technology

By CRA | June 01, 2016
9th Annual MSP 501 Ranking and Study Identifies World’s Most Progressive MSPs in Information Technology Computer Resources of America, CRA a leading managed IT service provider has been ranked among the world’s most progressive 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs), according to Penton Technology’s 9th-annual MSP 501 list and study. The complete 2016 MSP 501 list is available at MSPmentor. The MSP...

Learn More About BYOD Strategies For Your Business

By CRA | May 17, 2016
Do you access business data from your personal devices? Does your business allow you to store and access critical data from your phone? Have you thought about the severity if you were to compromise this data from a device that was not business issued? The notion of employees using their personal tools at work isn't new. There is a long history of employees using private vehicles for sales...

Five Ways to Maximize Your Employees’ Mobile Productivity

By CRA | May 16, 2016
Virtually every employee today has a smartphone and or tablet. Most businesses are underutilizing these devices because they belong to the employees. They are BYOD, “bring your own device,” as they say. Ignoring these devices is a mistake. Your hyper-connected employees are glued to their mobile devices. Savvy business owners and executives have realized the secret to higher employee productivity...

Pros, Cons and Solutions to Maximize BYOD

By CRA | May 03, 2016
If you have been following technology over the past 5 years, I am sure you have noticed a few trends, such as Cloud Computing, 3D printing, wearables, Internet of Things (IoT) and the list goes on. One trend that seems to be adapting to business culture is BYOD. Not to be confused with the just as popular BYOB, BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device. It is the IT policy in which employees are...

It's all about talent! CRA Gets Placement on the Tech Elite 250 List

By CRA | March 29, 2016
Subject matter experts and proven technical expertise places CRA on the Tech Elite 250 list New York, NY, April 29, 2016 – Computer Resources of America, CRA, announced today that it has been named to the 2016 Tech Elite 250 list. This annual list honors an exclusive group of North American IT solution providers that have earned the highest number of advanced technical certifications from...

How to Leverage Hosted Desktops Successfully

By CRA | March 22, 2016
This is the second blog in a two-part series touching on VDI and DaaS solutions and why a business would implement one over the other. Missed our first post? Find it here. In our first post, we introduce the basics of VDI and DaaS as well as a couple scenarios where a business would implement one over the other. Let’s briefly recap: Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) or...

Understanding the Basics of Hosted Desktops: VDI and DaaS

By CRA | March 08, 2016
Many organizations, small to large, have been faced with similar challenges relating to technology. Whether you are a business or IT executive, you have been tasked with increasing scalability and mobility while maintaining security and compliance, all for a cost that doesn’t break your budget. If you are like most organizations, the growing trend of BYOD has not made this easy. Luckily, there...

Computer Resources of America named as an Elite 150 Company on CRN MSP 500 List

By CRA | February 17, 2016
Innovative IT Service Provider tops MSP 500 List for forward-thinking approach to Delivery of Managed Services New York City February 17, 2016 – Computer Resources of America, CRA, an industry leading Managed Services Provider, announced today that it has been named as an Elite 150 Company by The Channel Company, on its’ 2016 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list. This is the second consecutive...

Why is a BDR solution important for your business?

By CRA | January 25, 2016
Most people believe that their data is only at risk to hackers or the rarity of a natural disaster. The reality is that 78% of all lost data is due to downtime caused by an unexpected hardware or system malfunction, and 11% is a result of human error. Lost data is regarded as one of the worst effects of downtime; which is the time in which all machinery and systems are out of action or...

Advisory: Jonas Winter Storm

By CRA | January 21, 2016
To All Customers, There is an upcoming blizzard forecasted to hit the East coast later this week. This storm has the potential to cause disruptions for your business. We are monitoring the storm’s progress as it makes its way up the East coast. Current forecasts indicate the potential for the storm to impact the New York/ New Jersey area late Friday evening, although the exact direction and...