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Does the thought of a sudden system crash keep you up at night? It should, but not for the reason you might think.

While a disaster is the initial shock, it’s the prolonged downtime that follows that truly cripples a business. It’s a slow-motion drain on your resources, and without a proactive strategy, those lost minutes can quickly translate into thousands of dollars in wasted overhead.

Step into a typical office in 1996, and you’d be greeted by a specific symphony: the mechanical clack-clack of keys, the constant hum of cooling fans, and the iconic, high-pitched screech of a 28.8k modem fighting for a connection.

Let’s fire up the time machine and look back at the technology of thirty years ago.

With so much information to share throughout the workday, tools like Google Chat have no trouble proving their worth. That being said, there are niche use cases that many might assume are beyond the capabilities of Google Chat and its ilk… for instance, scheduling a message to be sent at a later date.

As it turns out, Google Chat has this exact ability, hidden in plain sight.

Most small business owners don't wake up thinking about network patches or endpoint detection. You’re focused on growth, your team, and your customers. Unfortunately, there is a persistent myth that “small” means “invisible” to hackers.

The reality isn't that hackers are out to get you specifically; it’s that they use automated tools to find any open door. If your door is unlocked, they’ll walk in. It’s not personal—it’s just a math problem for them.

Toys are an essential part of our development as people, whether you’re talking about baby toys that teach color recognition and empathy, collaborative toys that teach sharing and teamwork, or creative toys that encourage imagination and outside-the-box thinking. Just imagine what the toys of the future will be able to accomplish… assuming, of course, that the security issues we’re currently wrestling with are dealt with appropriately.

Unfortunately, this hurdle still needs work to be cleared.