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For a 50-person company, cybersecurity means a layered set of protections that cover your endpoints, your email, your network perimeter, your data backups, and your people. It does not mean buying one tool and hoping for the best. The right setup balances real...
For most Central Illinois businesses with 25 to 150 employees, managed IT services cost 40 to 60 percent less than hiring an equivalent in-house team, while providing broader coverage, stronger cybersecurity, and 24/7 support. The average IT manager salary in the...
24/7 IT Support Around-the-clock IT support means a real person is available to respond to your technology emergencies at any hour, any day of the year. But "24/7 support" is one of the most overused and under-defined promises in the managed IT industry. Some...
A Guide to Managed Services Pricing for Peoria and Central Illinois Managed IT services in the Peoria and Central Illinois market typically cost between $100 and $200 per user per month. Nationally, that range stretches from $110 to $400 depending on what's included,...
Managed IT means an outside provider handles all of your technology — helpdesk, security, monitoring, planning, and vendor management. Co-managed IT means that provider works alongside your existing internal IT person or team, filling gaps in coverage, expertise, or...
Switching IT providers does not have to be painful — but it does require a plan. In our experience, the vast majority of transitions are completed within 30 days for small and mid-sized businesses across Peoria and Central Illinois. The only time it runs longer is...
DoD paused CMMC Phase 2 on July 13, 2026. What still applies, what changed, and what Central Illinois defense suppliers should do next.
Central Illinois manufacturers face growing cyber threats because they combine high-value intellectual property, operational technology that's difficult to update, and connections to larger supply chains. Attackers know that production downtime costs manufacturers...
AI isn't waiting for you to figure it out. It's already in your business—whether you've approved it or not. Your employees are experimenting with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and automation tools right now. Some are saving time. Others might be exposing sensitive data...
The recent rise in ransomware attacks targeting Central Illinois businesses has made one thing clear: cybersecurity is no longer optional. Whether you're running a manufacturing facility in East Peoria, a medical practice in Bloomington, or an agriculture business in...
HIPAA is changing in 2026, but the picture is far more complicated than the urgent headlines suggest. Some changes are real, finalized, and have deadlines that have already passed. Other changes were widely covered last year, then quietly vacated by a federal court...
Most businesses still running on-premises Microsoft Exchange in 2026 are not doing it for a strategic reason. They are doing it because nobody made the decision to stop. The server is still there because it has been there. Email still works because it always has. The...
Want more Cyber Treats? Subscribe at https://facettech.com/cybertreats/ The Scam Industry Built on FOMO The World Cup kicks off today, summer concert season is in full swing, and somewhere out there a scammer's photoshopping a ticket. Ticket fraud is a big business....
In most small businesses, the "IT person" was never hired to be the IT person. They are the office manager, the controller, the operations coordinator, or the most technically curious employee in the building. They got the WiFi password first, so people started asking...
A managed IT partnership is a long-term relationship where an external team takes responsibility for the technology side of your business, working alongside leadership rather than waiting to be called. The right partnership looks less like buying a service and more...