Author: IT Voice

Electronic Workpapers & Preparing for an Audit

Let me begin by introducing myself, I’m Dan Nerada and was very excited to accept a position with The Garland Group earlier this year. I come to The Garland Group with over twenty-five plus years internal bank audit experience. My years in banking consisted in working for one south Texas bank and two banks within […]

RiskKey: Newly Designed Assessments Area

We just launched a new revamped assessment area for RiskKey that we think you’re really going to enjoy using. We care very much about an interface that is as simple to use as possible so you can focus on the work at hand.

Phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6 for RiskKey

This is mainly a formality post but it was a necessary one that we thought we needed to make. As of December 31st, 2009, we will officially be ended support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6. Many other vendors have already made the switch but we felt due to the conservative nature of our client base […]

New Chapter | Continuous Compliance & RiskKey Platform

Since the beginning of The Garland Group, formerly DCS, Inc., we have always looked for opportunities to improve what we do for our customers. We instill in all our employees to search for ways to provide more value to keep our customers happy. Today, we think we’ve done it again but this time, by an […]

Hidden Treasure

A few weeks ago I went on a treasure hunt. Now, I’m a big time nerd, so what I was digging for may not be what you’d expect to encounter on one of these excursions. There were no pirates, no cannons, no hooks or peg legs. Nope just data. Lots of data. And while the […]

4 Essential Pieces to Any Small Business BYOD Strategy

    4 Essential Pieces of Any Small Business BYOD Strategy   Believe it or not, once upon a time, kids at the bus stop didn’t have cell phones and the mobile device strategy of many businesses was typically “you’ll take what you’re given, refrain from using it for any personal use, and the data […]

WHAT HAPPENS TO A CLOUD PHONE SYSTEM WHEN THE INTERNET IS DOWN?

Moving to a cloud phone system means taking some risks on a new technology. While most cloud systems advertise very high up-times, one thing that sets them apart from other phone systems is what happens when the Internet goes down. This alone could be a determining factor of whether or not a cloud system is […]

ARE ALABAMA COMPANIES USING ON-PREMISE OFFICE PHONE SYSTEMS?

As you delve into the world of office phone systems, one question you might be asking is what kind of systems the people around you are using. Are other businesses in your area moving to the cloud or are they using on-premise phone systems? Gauging your current customer service communications system against the rest of […]