We are, and always have been, a Michigan-based company. Proud to be Michiganders, we are eager to travel to whatever exotic locale Tim Allen describes in every Pure Michigan® commercial. We are at home just as much in the slower-paced beautiful Upper Peninsula as we are in the “big cities” of the lower half of [...]
With all the talk of security breaches, cybercrime, and all things scary in the tech world, sometimes it’s nice to just unplug, hit the river, and remember that, while we serve through technology, our mission is still Building Engaged Communities. And that includes our own enPower communities. Taking Time to Unplug Recently, our Leadership [...]
As almost any IT manager can tell you, the C-Suite folks don’t always understand the world in which the IT folks operate. To too many C-Suiters, IT is a necessary evil with a department full of people who are always asking for money. And, in counterpoint, IT folks often can’t see past the technology [...]
It’s no secret that the global semiconductor shortage is impacting almost every industry and driving up prices. This shortage is an example of supply and demand that would make any economics teacher proud: Supply dropped when the manufacturing plants shut down due to COVID; at the same time, demand went up as people started [...]
With a car, there comes a point when the benefit you are receiving does not equal the time, effort, and resources you are sinking into to keep it running. You think, if I can just make this last a little longer, I’ll have REALLY gotten my money’s worth, but in reality, that car has [...]
When the pandemic started, and everyone suddenly found themselves working remotely, we all strived to embrace “the new normal”, even as we rolled our eyes at that term and swore we’d never use it. We packed up our computers, shooed Fluffy off our kitchen tables, and hunkered down to work amidst cereal boxes and [...]
By now, if you haven’t heard “it’s not IF you get breached, but WHEN”, it’s likely because your idea of technology is the gramophone. For those living in the digital world, we know being hacked is a daily threat and that, unfortunately, at some point, we are likely to become the victims. For a [...]
We have all heard the old adage “An Ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of cure”, and in many aspects of our lives, we adhere to the idea. We take a second to lock our cars before walking away. We make sure the lock icon is there before purchasing items online and we [...]
Cybersecurity is a hot topic these days, filled with scary stories and about 10,000 acronyms. Every day we hear about breaches, stolen data, and companies being held hostage by ransomware. And while most businesses take basic steps to protect themselves, many operate under the fingers-crossed, we-are-too-small-of-a-business-for-anyone-to-bother-with-us mentality, which is exactly what those bad guys [...]
At the beginning of the holiday season, many of us start looking back over the past year, counting our blessings and sharing things for which we are thankful. And then there was 2020. Right now, when “it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month or even your year,” has been on endless repeat [...]
