Author and technical reviewer
Mike Place
Director of Project Services, Corporate Technologies
Mike Place is Director of Project Services at Corporate Technologies. He has worked in IT for 33 years and was President and co-owner of RSPN, the Iowa managed services provider Corporate Technologies acquired in 2024. He reviews our coverage of cloud migration, backup and disaster recovery, and network and endpoint security.
Articles written and technically reviewed by Mike
Managed Services
How We Measure Managed IT
Real operational metrics from Corporate Technologies' managed client base: about 2.6 hours of downtime a year, critical issues resolved in 8.5 hours, 93.3% resolved remotely, and zero ransomware detonations last quarter.
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Security
Cybersecurity Insurance in Maryland: What Carriers Now Require from Your IT Infrastructure
Learn what cybersecurity insurance carriers require from Maryland businesses and how managed IT services help meet security controls, compliance, and audit expectations.
Backup
How Often to Back Up Your Business Data?
Find out how often to back up your business data to ensure you never lose critical information when it matters most.
Security
What is an Information Security Management System (ISMS)?
An ISMS is a documented program for managing information risk. What it contains, whether a small business needs one, and how it…
Security
What Is Disaster Recovery as a Service (DraaS)?
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provides swift, cloud-based solutions to safeguard business operations and data, ensuring business continuity
Security
Top Cybersecurity Standards and Frameworks
NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls v8.1, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS and CMMC explained, with what changed recently and how to pick…
Security
What Cyber Insurance Underwriters Actually Ask For
The controls on carrier questionnaires, why claims get reduced or denied, and how to prepare for renewal without a scramble.
Managed Services
What is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and How It Can Benefit Your Business?
What an MSP does, what it costs, how it differs from break-fix and co-managed IT, and the questions to ask before signing.…
Security
Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan: The Ultimate Guide
How to build an incident response plan using the NIST SP 800-61r3 model: govern, identify, protect, detect, respond, recover. Plus what to…
IT Solutions
Four Signs Your Business Needs IT Support
Growth plans, a security scare, recurring downtime, ageing equipment. Four signs your business needs IT support, and how to tell which kind…
IT Solutions
Should Your Business Move to the Cloud? A Decision Framework
Which workloads move well, which do not, six readiness questions, and what actually changes about cost. A framework, not a sales pitch.
Onsite support
What Is a UPS, and How Long Should One Actually Keep Your Business Running?
A UPS buys minutes, not hours. How runtime really works, how to size one, when batteries quietly fail, and why a UPS…
Data Storage
Does Your Technology Disaster Recovery Plan Meet 3-2-1 Standard?
What key ingredient are they typically missing in that mix? An IT partner with the expertise to advise the business owner before…
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