Tech Files: What Does a Managed IT Service Provider Actually Do?
It’s Monday morning. One employee can’t log into their email. Another computer is running painfully slow. The conference room Wi-Fi isn’t cooperating, and an important meeting starts in 20 minutes. Someone asks the inevitable question: “Who do we call?” For many small and mid-sized businesses, the answer is a Managed IT Service Provider, commonly called […]
Tech Files: The New Employee Who Couldn’t Get Anything Done
Monday was a new employee’s first day. Their desk was ready, their computer was set up, and they had already met some of their new coworkers. Everything seemed to be off to a good start. There was just one problem. They couldn’t log into anything. Their email account wasn’t ready yet. They didn’t have access […]
Built for Tech: The Best Technology Plans Start With Better Questions
Most technology conversations start too late. They start when something breaks. A system goes down. A device fails. A platform becomes too expensive. A security concern appears. A process becomes too frustrating to ignore. A business leader finally asks, “What do we need to do about this?” At that point, the conversation is already reactive. […]
Tech Files: The Ultimate Wi-Fi Fiasco That Ruined the Meeting
The meeting was supposed to take about 30 minutes. Everyone was in the conference room, the presentation was ready, and the team was about to begin. Then the problems started. The presentation wouldn’t load. Someone disconnected and reconnected to the Wi-Fi. Another person restarted their computer. After several minutes of troubleshooting, someone finally asked: “Is […]
Behind the Ticket: Downtime Is More Expensive Than It Looks
Why “it was only down for an hour” is rarely that simple. Every IT ticket tells a story. Sometimes the story starts with urgency. “The internet is down.”“Email is not working.”“We cannot access the system.”“The phones are offline.”“The server is not responding.”“No one can print.”“Our payment system is down.”“The application we use every day will […]
Tech Files: Tech Files: Did We Shut Off Their Access?
Friday was an employee’s last day. They returned their laptop, handed over their key, said goodbye to the team, and headed out the door. Everything seemed handled until Monday morning, when someone asked a simple question: “Did we shut off all of their access?” Their email account had been disabled, but what about the shared […]
More Than IT Support: A Long-Term Technology Partnership
When Industrial Concepts & Solutions was established in 2025, the company needed more than help with a few technology projects. They needed a partner who could help build the right technology foundation and continue supporting them as they grew. That’s where CatchMark Technologies came in. “Industrial Concepts & Solutions was established in 2025. We contacted […]
Caught in the Breach: The Day We Went Back to Pen and Paper
After more than two decades in the technology industry, I have had the opportunity to see a lot. I have seen businesses invest heavily in technology to become faster, more efficient, and more connected. That is usually a good thing. The right systems can streamline operations, improve customer service, reduce errors, and give leadership better […]
Tech Files: The File That Shouldn’t Have Existed
It was supposed to be a routine computer replacement. An employee was cleaning out an old desktop before it was recycled when they stumbled across a folder labeled “Employees.” Inside were job applications from more than a decade ago, copies of driver’s licenses, tax documents, and payroll records for people who hadn’t worked at the […]
Built for Tech: Better Technology Creates Better Customer Experiences
Most customers do not care what technology a business uses. They do not care what software runs behind the scenes. They do not care which phone system is in place. They do not care what project management platform the team uses, what cloud environment stores the data, or what ticketing system tracks the work. At […]