Category Archives: Outsourced IT

ImageQuest | Our Growth Underscores Need For Managed IT Services

March 25, 2020 In 2019, ImageQuest grew by nearly 20 percent. This represents an elevated demand for managed IT services in Nashville, Louisville, Bowling Green, Ky., and beyond. This growth was triggered by an increasing number of reputation-aware businesses in highly-regulated industries, such as banking, healthcare, and investing. These businesses recognize the need to include specialized services as … Continue reading "ImageQuest | Our Growth Underscores Need For Managed IT Services" Read More

It’s business as usual for System Administrator Josh Quigley

March 24, 2020 March has certainly been an interesting month in Nashville this year. First our community had a tornado strike in the middle of the night, and now, coronavirus. Just like other businesses, we had some projects underway. We were working on clients’ server upgrades, moving clients’ operations to new Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) cloud operations, and migrating clients … Continue reading "It’s business as usual for System Administrator Josh Quigley" Read More

ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19

March 16, 2020 To date, we have helped nearly 3,200 end users employed by our clients work remotely. Monday was a big stress test for remote work technology systems – many, many more people logged on remotely than ever before. We did hear of brief outages – but Microsoft and other large technology providers quickly fixed them. We … Continue reading "ImageQuest clients experience smooth transition to remote work during COVID-19" Read More

COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely

March 15, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has sharply focused attention on working remotely. Dozens of articles now offer advice on how to stay focused, how to battle feelings of isolation. Just a few discuss the technology needed to do this. Many of our clients work with protected data, so it’s not as simple as setting aside some space … Continue reading "COVID-19 to test technology for working remotely – and securely" Read More

ImageQuest status update during COVID-19

March 12, 2020 ImageQuest is operating normally. Update 7/1/20 – With metro Nashville-Davidson County implementing new mask policies, we have updated our own. We are still not encouraging visitors. If someone does need to visit our offices for business reasons, he or she must wear a mask. We have masks available if one is needed. Our workspaces are … Continue reading "ImageQuest status update during COVID-19" Read More

Client thanks ImageQuest for “unprecedented care” and support

March 11, 2020 Members of the ImageQuest Managed IT Services team enjoyed a free lunch Wednesday, March 11, courtesy of one of our clients. Andrew Honeybone, President of DNI Corp., a Nashville manufactured mail services provider, bought our team lunch for helping DNI through some “technical transitions.” Honeybone said he appreciated how our team has been responsive to … Continue reading "Client thanks ImageQuest for “unprecedented care” and support" Read More

ImageQuest sees growth in the managed IT services for regulated industries market

February 26, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 1, 2020 – ImageQuest, a leading provider of IT management solutions, announced today that the company achieved a nearly 20 percent increase in its book of business in 2019. The company credited the expansion to a growing number of highly regulated and reputation-sensitive companies choosing ImageQuest’s managed IT and managed cybersecurity and … Continue reading "ImageQuest sees growth in the managed IT services for regulated industries market" Read More

The Value of Outsourced Cybersecurity Services

February 20, 2020 Less than a decade ago, an executive-level cybersecurity service expert could command a salary of more than $500,000. That amount seems paltry compared to the more than $2.5 million that a person in the same position with the same amount of experience could expect today. If that sounds like a lot, there is a good … Continue reading "The Value of Outsourced Cybersecurity Services" Read More

Need a CISO? Consider outsourcing when cyber talent scarce

February 1, 2020 Are you planning to hire someone to meet the increasing demands for strong data privacy and data protection measures? Good luck. You’re wading into a battle for scarce, experienced talent and the six- to seven-figure salaries they command. Cybersecurity Ventures last fall predicted that 3.5 million cybersecurity positions would be open globally by 2021. There … Continue reading "Need a CISO? Consider outsourcing when cyber talent scarce" Read More

NIST has new Privacy tool to help with growing regulations

January 23, 2020 As a patchwork of privacy regulations start to appear at the state level in the U.S., the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released guidance on how to keep data private. The new, “version 1.0” framework is designed to help enterprises manage privacy risks. It follows a similar framework tool developed to manage … Continue reading "NIST has new Privacy tool to help with growing regulations" Read More

Hacker thanks non-profit’s donors for fake $2,000 contributions

January 18, 2020 How do you think this would go over with your prized donors? They get an email from your non-profit organization saying you plan to process a $2,000 credit card payment in two hours. The email invites them to review and verify this payment by clicking on a link. The email address is from someone they … Continue reading "Hacker thanks non-profit’s donors for fake $2,000 contributions" Read More

Gartner projects 3.4% increase in IT spending for 2020

January 16, 2020 Gartner Inc. headquarters in Stamford, Conn. IT Research and Advisory firm Gartner, Inc. projects worldwide IT spending to grow to nearly $3.9 trillion in 2020, an increase of 3.4 percent from 2019. “Software will be the fastest-growing major market this year,” Gartner said, reaching 10.5 percent. The firm said Software-as-a-Service is driving the growth. Also … Continue reading "Gartner projects 3.4% increase in IT spending for 2020" Read More