Tech for Business

CIT was founded in 1992 and has grown to make technology work for SMBs in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. What you may not know is how it all started... Andrew Juranek joined Kyle Etter and Chris Taylor to learn more about the company's 80s inspiration, 90s expansion, and more... Stay tuned for more CIT Origin stories coming soon! Have a question you want us to ask? Email i nfo@cit-net.com or hea...

Listen in as Todd and Matthew chat with Kelsey about the death of passwords as we know them. Discussion points include: What is Passwordless/Passkey login? Why should companies care? What are the challenges of converting to passwordless? How secure are these new methodologies? How do you move forward? Have a question for Todd or Matthew about going passwordless? Have a question you want to be cove...

This week we sit down with Todd and Matthew to chat about recent cybersecurity events specifically around password managers. Discussion topics include: 65% of Americans don't trust password managers. Are they right to not trust them? What are the risks of saving your passwords in browsers? How do I know what to trust? Are password managers secure? Isn't having all my passwords in 1 place a bad thi...

Kyle and Chris sit down this week to chat about Return on Investment (ROI) -specifically where it applies to technology. They cover a lot of ground with some great metaphors. This week's episode includes: What is the ROI of a technology investment? How do you Measure ROI? Who owns technology ROIs? When should you reflect on ROIs? 3 months? 6 months? Quarterly? Have a question? Want to suggest a to...

It's the follow-up to the Myths of a Managed Services Provider (MSP) podcast. Kyle and Alex are back to discuss "What Should You Ask a Potential Tech Partner?" - and we've got the inside scoop from the tech side of the house. Talking points include: Time and availability Service Level Agreements Data (and some ROI, of course) Tech tools Have a question or a suggestion for a future episode? Email i...

We're back with Todd, Nate, and Ashley as they dive deeper into how to get started on the Zero Trust journey. They chat all about cybersecurity acronym soup, some of the roadblocks on the way to Zero-Trust, and more! Have a question for our speakers? Have a topic you want to hear discussed in a future episode? Email info@cit-net.com or visit our website: www.cit-net.com/podcast

Join founder Chris Taylor and CEO Kyle Etter as they sit down this week to talk through all the decision-making points of whether to have something on premise (tech slang = prem) or in the cloud. Including: Budgeting and comparing costs Future-proofing Security considerations & more! Have a question for Chris or Kyle? Have an idea for a future podcast? Email info@cit-net.com or visit our websi...

Join founder Chris Taylor and Director of Sales Ann Mauer as they sit down to discuss the question "How Do I Budget for IT?". They dive into the why what, and how of SMB IT budgeting. Have questions you'd like to hear discussed? Send an email to info@cit-net.com or head over to www.cit-net.com/podcast.

This week we chat with Todd, Nate, and Ashley about Zero Trust and what it is. They've got castle moat and decorative hand towel analogies and so much more. Stay tuned for Part II of how to implement coming soon. Have questions you'd like to hear discussed? Send an email to info@cit-net.com or head over to www.cit-net.com/podcast .

This week Tara sat down with Todd and Scott to chat more about the Maturity Model (and their favorite vinyl). Listen in to learn more about: How do you define the Maturity Model? Who should consider Maturity Models? Are there more than 1 application for the Maturity Model? How does this apply to technology? How can organizations benefit? How do we use it to drive technology/business alignment/Comp...

Hit subscribe to be the first to know when a new episode becomes available every week! In this week's episode, Kyle and Alex sit down to chat about the Myths of the MSP (Managed Service Provider). Myths include: - A MSP is there to replace your IT Staff - Once you sign up all your problems will go away - Only people without IT staff need MSPs - & more! Have a question for Kyle or Alex? Email i...

Todd and Nate sat down to break down the Healthcare Cybersecurity act in this week's episode. They discuss how this is new legislation and how it won't be the last, what it is, and what it means. Have a question for Nate or Todd? Email info@cit-net.com . Want to find all of our episodes or suggest a topic? Head over to www.cit-net.com/podcast

Join Kyle and Todd as they chat about physical security for SMBs. This episode covers traditional and new physical security technology available. Plus, how manufacturing, education, and even CIT use this new cloud-based physical technology. Our speakers discuss Verkada we chat about new technology. If you have questions or would like to see a demo in action email i nfo@cit-net.com or call 651.255....

Kyle and Rob sat down this week to chat about choosing a Managed Service Provider (MSP). They discuss pros and cons, questions you should be asking, and how to know whether or not an MSP might be a good fit for your SMB. Join Have a question for Kyle or Rob? Email info@cit-net.com. Want to find all of our episodes or suggest a topic? Head over to www.cit-net.com/podcast

Join Kyle and Jake as they kick off our first budgeting discussion by discussing budgeting migrating to the cloud. They'll talk at a high level about understanding your current technology environment, designing a future cloud environment, and setting up a migration timeline. Have a question for Kyle or Jake? Email info@cit-net.com. Want to find all of our episodes or suggest a topic? Head over to...

Join Kyle, our president, and CEO, alongside Todd, our COO and CISO, as they discuss SEC compliance including; what it is, the positive outcomes, and takeaways. Additional resources: https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2022/03/sec-proposes-cybersecurity-incident-and-governance-disclosure https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobzukis/2022/04/18/the-sec-is-about-to-force-cisos-into-americas-board...

Join Todd and Scott as they answer the question: "How can the small/medium business better align their business goals with the technology solutions and what is required to support those goals?"

Join Todd Sorg (COO and CISO) and Nate Schmitt (Director of Cybersecurity) from CIT as they chat about all things MFA. Whether it's examples of MFA/2FA or addressing employee concerns when implementing MFA they've got advice for your small to medium-sized business. Want to connect with our speakers? Email info@cit-net.com or call 651.255.5780.