What Can The Top Industries in Milwaukee Gain by Using Managed IT Services?
Milwaukee’s economy sits on a broad base of service and goods-producing jobs. In December 2025, total nonfarm employment in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area measured 857.4K jobs. While there is a wide range of sectors fueling this number, a few specific Milwaukee industries stand out.
CASE STUDY: Accounting Firm Addresses Outage and Downtime Concerns with XL.net
INDUSTRY Professional Services Accounting SOLUTIONS Managed IT Services IT Auditing & Compliance Technology Steering Security SOC & SIEM Time Savings of $47K 150% Increase in Security 10x Improved Efficiency Client Profile FBP CPA is built upon a tradition of service, technical expertise, & innovative thinking to meet the needs of clients in a rapidly […]
How to Engage and Motivate Your Employees
Engaged, motivated employees are critical to success in the workplace. Fortunately, employee engagement climbed to a record high in mid-2020, according to a recent Gallup poll. The percentage of genuinely engaged workers reached 40%, and the percent of actively disengaged employees remained at the previous year’s low of 13%. The remaining workers felt neither particularly engaged […]
The Simple Path to Maximizing Your Business’s Digital Potential
In the business world, success is determined by staying ahead of the competition. That means leveraging emerging technologies to get the most out of your business. There are many solutions in today’s digital age that small and mid-sized businesses can use to maximize their digital potential. XL.net explores some of these solutions in more detail: […]
Start Your Business in Chicago, Illinois Using These Essential Tips
Starting a business in Chicago, Illinois comes with several advantages, including the proximity of tons of resources and a small business community that is currently thriving. Of course, as with any major endeavor, there are lots of details to consider when it comes to a move to Chicago, including making sure that your family is […]
Am I at risk for Cyber Attack?
The short answer is, yes. Yes, you are at risk for cyber attack. The majority of online attacks happen with small- to medium-sized businesses. The prevailing assumption might be that only the Big Guys, the Fortune 500s with a lot of money and sensitive information, get hacked. But “the Big Guys” have taken steps to […]
Why XL.net Exists
Dear Small businesses, the people within them and XLnetters, I have struggled since early 2009, before founding XL.net, to articulate the purpose or reason why XL.net should exist. By that point I had worked both in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses. I knew that I loved small businesses and the people within them, but […]
What is a Virtual CIO (vCIO)?
A vCIO, or virtual CIO, is an outside person or company that serves as an organization’s chief information officer. A vCIO maintains and secures IT infrastructure, developing technology solutions that better enable the workforce and prevent disabling security issues. Having someone focused on technology solutions and IT security is vital in today’s workplace however, most […]
IT Managed Service Provider Can Help with Your CMMC Compliance Audit
CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. CMMC is a system of compliance levels that helps the government and other entities gauge a company’s level of security. Companies that are interested in working with the Department of Defense, specifically, need their CMMC rating and must follow specific CMMS regulations. What is CMMC? CMMC is a […]
How to network better
Networking is the key to a successful business and no one understands this better than small- to medium-sized companies. We’ve all been to the monthly Breakfast Clubs, have stood around a high-top holding a weak cocktail and wearing a name tag, and have tripped down the rabbit holes on LinkedIn. We hustle for the work. […]