How To Write A Good IT RFP
How To Write A Good IT RFP As a managed IT services provider and technology partner, we here at Ashton Technology Solutions respond to a variety of RFPs (Requests for Proposal) seeking technology services and solutions. Generally speaking, these RFPs come from non-profits or public entities which have specific requirements stating that their service needs […]
What Is Juice Jacking and Why Is It Dangerous?
What Is Juice Jacking and Why Is It Dangerous? Smartphones help us complete various work and personal tasks, and, depending on our usage, we may need to recharge them several times a day. But when your charger is unavailable and you need power for your phone, charging at public kiosks can seem like a good […]
Does a Friend “Need Money Urgently”?
Does a Friend “Need Money Urgently”? Check your facts before paying out… Recently, warnings have been posted regarding a Facebook Messenger scam that used a bogus video to lure you onto a phoney Facebook login page. In that scam, the crooks were using stolen Messenger passwords to phish for yet more Messenger passwords by sending […]
How NOT to Educate Users About Phishing
How NOT to Educate Users About Phishing While phishing awareness is an important practice to teach to a business’ employees, some methods are better than others, as GoDaddy—the domain registrar and web-hosting company notorious for its run of risqué ads—is learning the hard way. On December 14, GoDaddy’s employees received an email that seemed to […]
Sometimes We Say ‘No’
Sometimes We Say ‘No’ Ashton founder and President Jim Millican is very fond of the saying that “you don’t have a strategy until you can say ‘no’”. At Ashton, that means that not every prospect is the right fit for us. From the sales side of things, that can sometimes be a difficult pill to […]
Phishing Tricks – The Top Ten Treacheries of 2020
Phishing Tricks – The Top Ten Treacheries of 2020 Sophos Phish Threat, in its own words, is a phishing attack simulator – it lets your IT department send realistic-looking fake phishes to your own staff so that if they do slip up, and click through… it’s not the crooks on the other end. (Don’t worry […]
Is The Cloud Your Best Option?
Is The Cloud Your Best Option? As you can imagine, it’s difficult to find the time to constantly push new content out, when you’re in charge of sales and marketing. For the past six plus years, we’ve subscribed (as do many of our peers) to a service which provides us with blog posts on a […]
Ashton Technology Solutions Ranked Among Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers
Ashton Technology Solutions Ranked Among Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers Annual MSP 501 Identifies Best-in-Class Global MSP Businesses & Leading Trends in Managed Services JULY 28, 2020: Ashton Technology Solutions has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers and one of the top MSPs in Ohio on the prestigious […]
Sales and Marketing During a Pandemic
Sales and Marketing During a Pandemic Some of my colleagues here at Ashton Technology Solutions refer to me as “Andy Rooney”. Not because of the eyebrows, but because I tend to rant about random things. If you’re old enough to remember Andy Rooney, maybe you laughed at the thought of his weekly rants on 60 […]
Cyber Due Diligence
Cyber Due Diligence Brochure
