Trailblazers Tech Solutions Blog

Your business data holds vital information, but it needs to be organized and presented in a way that makes this information accessible. Visual representations will be immensely helpful as you translate this data into a form that is more comprehensible to everyone. Let’s go over five ways that data visualizations and interactive dashboards can help you express your information to those invested in your success, whether it's your team or your external stakeholders.

Network security is complicated, especially for small businesses who might not have a top-down security professional on staff to keep tabs on everything. You can make security a lot easier for your business with a modern firewall. The firewall is a crucial tool that all businesses, whether big or small, should implement. Here are the four key security features of the modern cybersecurity strategy and why they are essential for the ongoing digital security of your business.

Many web pages offer resources, utilities, references, and so on. It’s safe to say you can find pretty much any resource imaginable on the web, and you might want to save them as applications to make accessing them easier. You can do this with Google Chrome, and it’s a remarkably simple process.

Nowadays, small and medium-sized businesses need the right technological tools to drive efficiency and growth. Software-as-a-Service has emerged as a powerful, accessible model transforming business operations. Understanding SaaS, its benefits, potential management hurdles, and how expert support can help is crucial for local SMBs aiming to thrive.

Windows PowerToys is a set of cool tools that can make your workday easier, if you know how to use them. Let’s take a quick look at some of the most useful ones for businesses and how you can put them to work.

Before we dive in, just a heads-up: these tools aren’t something you should install just anywhere. It’s always best to have a trusted IT professional handle software installations on business computers, whether that’s our team at Trailblazers Tech Solutions or another reliable provider. That way, everything is properly managed and documented.

Legacy systems can be a tough nut to crack. On the one hand, they may be absolutely essential to your business operations. Still, on the other hand, these essential tools may keep you from reaching new heights… particularly if they are never updated.

While such updates are usually far from straightforward for a layperson, a business with access to IT professionals like us doesn’t have much to worry about.

You should never trust an app by default, as evidenced by a list of 15 applications which McAfee has identified as “predatory loan apps” on the Google Play Store. There are efforts in motion to remove them from the platform, but that doesn’t make them any less dangerous–especially if you’ve already downloaded them. Today, we’re highlighting the issues with SpyLoan apps.

Every business has a choice to make in the productivity software they use. Some options offer cloud connectivity and robust collaboration, but might cost more than small business owners want to pay; while others are affordable, but may not have the integrated options of their more expensive counterparts. In this week’s blog we will go through six aspects of modern productivity software.

The past two decades have witnessed a remarkable transformation in how we interact with technology. The internet has evolved from dial-up to broadband, and cellular networks have made computing accessible to billions through smartphones. These pocket-sized devices have revolutionized communication, business practices, and our daily lives.

Spreadsheets are a staple in the workplace, but even with these tools to help manage data, it’s easy to lose track of it as the size and scope grows larger. Today, we want to help you better reference your spreadsheets through the use of naming cells.

Business owners have a lot to deal with. When you are trying to navigate your business, cybersecurity can be a major issue. There are a lot of types of software out there that you can lean on to help maintain your business’ cybersecurity. Let’s take a look at several of them today.