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Why Better Business

CPG Systems recently went through the process of getting accredited by the Better Business Bureau here in the BC Lower Mainland. We’re really quite happy to have been accepted. And even though many see BBB as a cakewalk to get into, I was actually a bit surprised at the thoroughness of [...]

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Openness in IT

One thing I’ve come across a number of times in the last little while is a bit of disillusionment about IT companies and their practices. It’s a trend that somewhat worries me to be quite frank, because every time I come across this particular trend, I often find that I have to end up challenging [...]

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A Big SEO Change

I know there’s a bunch of folks that will check back here from time to time, and so you need to be aware of a pretty significant change t this blog, coming up this week.
We’re moving it.
In the past this blog has been kept independent of the CPG Systems company website. The idea has been [...]

Cloud Computing Explained

A fairly big buzzword in IT circles  for the past while has been “Cloud Computing” or “Cloud Services”. Now, as an IT pro myself, I generally don’t like to use too much tech jargon with my clients. However these terms have gained such common acceptance by IT-types, that it occured to me that many business [...]

How Much Does IT Cost

Not all the items I write are posted here, you know.
My Company also produces a bi-monthly newsletter called Technology Check. And every issue has at least one item in it that doesn’t make it to this blog until quite some time later, if at all. There’s also a section on quick shortcuts, some giveaway info, [...]

Backup Types for Business

If you’ve never had a system failure, count yourself lucky. Most business people have some tale of a colleague or co-worker who had their computer crash, only to realize too late that the last backup was done during the Bill Clinton administration.
And if you’re reviewing your own company’s backup strategy, then you’re probably encountering a [...]