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As organizations prepare their annual budgets, technology investments and the overall IT budget will undoubtedly influence the planning process. For instance, according to... Posted by [Kurt Schneider](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/business-strategy/5-best-practices-for-developing-your-2020-it-budget) 2 Minute Read #### [How to Create a Human Firewall to Protect Your Organization](https://blog.gomainspring.com/business-strategy/how-to-create-a-human-firewall-to-protect-your-organization) Creating a human firewall for your organization is not only a modern way to reduce risk, but it’s also the most effective defense against cybercriminals. Why security awareness training? …Ransomware,... Posted by [Kurt Schneider](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/business-strategy/how-to-create-a-human-firewall-to-protect-your-organization) 3 Minute Read #### [3 Ways to Improve Your Cybersecurity Posture (without Breaking the Bank)](https://blog.gomainspring.com/cybersecurity-awareness/3-ways-to-improve-your-cybersecurity-posture-without-breaking-the-bank) With security breaches (like the massive Equifax breach announced last month) happening all-too-often, the term cybersecurity has quickly found its way into more conversations among business owners.... Posted by [Kurt Schneider](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/cybersecurity-awareness/3-ways-to-improve-your-cybersecurity-posture-without-breaking-the-bank) 3 Minute Read #### ["Never" is a Good Time for Training](https://blog.gomainspring.com/innovative-ideas/never-is-a-good-time-for-training) I’ve spent over a decade training, educating, and implementing a variety of courses, and, in my experience, the word training has always been viewed as an expense versus an investment. Why is it that... Posted by [Kurt Schneider](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/innovative-ideas/never-is-a-good-time-for-training) 4 Minute Read #### [7 Ways to Keep Your Workstation Productive](https://blog.gomainspring.com/simple-time-savers/7-ways-to-keep-your-workstation-productive) As a vCIO to the small business (SMB) market and an end-user myself, I frequently see and hear frustrations with optimizing workstations. Much like maintaining your automobile (or any other piece of... Posted by [Kurt Schneider](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/simple-time-savers/7-ways-to-keep-your-workstation-productive) 2 Minute Read #### [Is Your Organization’s CRM Process Affecting Your Bottom Line?](https://blog.gomainspring.com/business-strategy/is-your-organizations-crm-process-affecting-your-bottom-line) Quick! Where’s the name, number and email for mister or misses so and so? Every business or organization has institutional knowledge—sometimes referred to as their accounts, clients, customers,... Posted by [Kurt Schneider](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt) [Read More](https://blog.gomainspring.com/business-strategy/is-your-organizations-crm-process-affecting-your-bottom-line) - [1](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt/page/1) - [2](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/kurt/page/2) - ## Getting Started We’ll discuss your business, needs, and expectations to get you on a path to better IT. [Contact Us](https://gomainspring.com/contact-us/) [![Mainspring, Inc.](https://blog.gomainspring.com/hubfs/MainSpring_June2024/Images/mainspring-logo-cybersecurity-it-services-automation.png)](https://gomainspring.com/) [MainSpring, Inc.](https://gomainspring.com/) 8 E. 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