Kendall Friel writes RJ2's cybersecurity and IT articles, turning what the engineering team sees every day into something a business owner can act on. She holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of Iowa. Kendall writes on threat awareness, security hygiene, and the practical side of protecting a small or mid-market business.
Happy Friday! What a week it has been. To close out September strong, let’s talk about a shift that has been building for years and is now clearly the dominant model for how smart businesses handle their IT: managed services. If you are still thinking of IT support as something you call when something breaks,…
Almost Friday! Let’s spend today talking about something that quietly drains business resources every single month without ever showing up as a clear line item on your budget: the hidden cost of outdated IT. Not the dramatic failures, but the slow, steady bleed that happens when technology is just old enough to be a problem…
Happy Wednesday! You are halfway through the week and we are talking about something that is generating a lot of conversation in IT and business strategy circles right now: the race between Microsoft and Google to become the AI layer that runs inside your business. This is not just a product comparison. It is a…
Happy Tuesday! Let’s talk about something that is transforming physical workplaces in ways that are both practical and genuinely fascinating. The smart office is no longer a concept reserved for tech giants with unlimited renovation budgets. In 2026, the technology that makes a workspace intelligent, responsive, and efficient is accessible to businesses of every size,…
Happy Monday! Let’s start this week with a topic that is becoming impossible to ignore and one that is catching a lot of businesses off guard: data privacy compliance. If your business collects, stores, or processes customer information in any form, the rules around how you handle that data have changed significantly in 2026, and…
Almost Friday! Let’s close out the week strong with the technology conversation that is happening in boardrooms, break rooms, and strategy sessions across every industry right now: which AI tools are actually delivering results, and how do businesses cut through the hype to find the ones that genuinely move the needle? Let’s cut through it.…
Happy Wednesday! You are halfway through the week and we are going deep on a topic that does not always make the big headlines but is absolutely shaping the cybersecurity landscape right now: the sheer volume of software vulnerabilities being discovered and exploited in 2026, and what it means for businesses that are not keeping…
Happy Tuesday! Let’s talk about something that is relevant to almost every business using Windows devices, which, statistically speaking, is most of you. The Windows 11 2026 Update is rolling out, and beyond the headline features, there are some real implications for how your business operates, how your devices are managed, and how secure your…
Good morning and happy Monday! Let’s kick off this week with something that goes deeper than firewalls and antivirus software. Something that no single tool can solve on its own: the human side of cybersecurity. Because here is the truth that the statistics make painfully clear. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook…
Today is September 11th. It is a day that carries tremendous weight for our country, and it is a day that has shaped how we collectively think about preparedness, resilience, and the importance of being ready when the unthinkable happens. In the spirit of that resilience, today we want to talk about business continuity planning…