Vivian Susko

Managing remote teams: your toolkit for leading a distributed workforce

With the effects of the pandemic still lingering, the new corporate edge is the employee home: 82% of companies plan to allow remote working policies post-pandemic and 70% of U.S. executives are already looking towards new IT infrastructure investments for the virtual workplace in 2021. In other words, the days of meeting at the watercooler and grabbing lunch with coworkers are behind us.

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Samantha Albano

Congratulations to our first class of Minim-certified partners

The Minim partner community is made up of some of the top IT and technology consultants in the industry. Known for putting the needs of their clients' first, our partners are always eager for ways to educate themselves on portfolio solutions— and the 10 partners we are announcing today as Minim-certified are no different. Congratulations to the following Minim partners that have taken the time to ...

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Aaron Forbes

The top remote work challenges faced by IT professionals [survey]

The shift to remote working has placed a massive support and security burden onto the shoulders of every businesses’ IT team. As 82% of company leaders plan to allow employees to work remotely post-pandemic, it's imperative that IT staff get the tools they need to best support their distributed teams. To shed light on how the role of IT has evolved and what it could look like in the future, we ...

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Aaron Forbes

Can my employer require me to give them my home network password while working remotely?

With the shift to remote working, the lines between work and home life continue to blur. Remote employees are left wondering— Do employees have the right to privacy while using work devices on their own home network? Can an employer legally monitor their remote employees’ email while at home? Can employers legally require that their employees disclose their home network passwords?

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Aaron Forbes

Firewall solutions for small businesses

With the shift to remote working, businesses have been left to reevaluate their security practices. Bolstering the cybersecurity of any business should be the first step in any good transitional plan, but how do you know where to start? Our recommendation: implementing a firewall is essential to protecting business assets and preserving customer trust through heightened security.

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Aaron Forbes

Best internet for working from home

There are many challenges that factor into figuring out how to best work remotely. Do you work on the go, traveling from one coffee shop to another? Do you have to compete with children or roommates for bandwidth? Do you live in a remote area that has poor reception or is notorious for spotty internet access?

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Samantha Albano

Security Threat Landscape virtual event by TPx [recap]

A major area of concern amidst the Coronavirus pandemic that's top of mind for Minim is remote working cybersecurity and the impact of these risks on business IT personnel. That's why I was excited to attend the virtual Security Threat Landscape event hosted by TPx yesterday. Here's a brief recap and my thoughts.

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Samantha Albano

Minim talks Going Remote 101 with NH Tech Alliance [webinar]

Remote work is certainly on the minds of many. Businesses all over are having to make the transition from working out of the office to the kitchen table. For some, it's understandably coming as a shock. This is why we were honored to join the NH Tech Alliance yesterday as a guest speaker in their webinar Going Remote 101 to discuss best practices for making this transition.

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Gray Chynoweth

In response to Coronavirus, Minim is giving away 4 months of free service to remote workers

Minim is on a mission to deliver home WiFi that is as safe and reliable as drinking water. We believe that connectivity is as important as a utility in the home, and Coronavirus has just made this belief an even more obvious truism.

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Nicole Zheng

Minim wins 2020 Cablefax Work Culture List Award

We are pleased to share that Minim has been named an honoree in this year's Work Culture List for our unique employee benefits package! Presented by Cablefax, The Work Culture List is an annual group of awards that recognizes how work places around the world are investing in their employees.

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