I decided to do a bit of my own detective work and discovered that the phrase we most closely associate with detective Sherlock Holmes, “Elementary, my dear Watson,” was not written by author Arthur Conan Doyle, nor does it appear in any of the Sherlock Holmes books. One thing the famous character did say was,…

Did you know that the Central Valley uses less than 1% of US farmland to produce 8% of the total US agricultural supply and 25% of the nation’s food? That’s efficiency! When your Central Valley business is looking for a records storage facility, you also want the biggest bang for your buck. To find that,…

There’s something about multiples, particularly threes, that make individual elements much more powerful. For example, in writing, there is the Rule of Three that says a trio of entities, such as events or characters, is more humorous, satisfying, and effective. The combination of three words and phrases is known as a “triad” and is used…

I remember back in school when a teacher offered a “refresher” of the material we learned; it usually preceded a pop quiz or exam. But fear not! There will be no exam here, but we all could use a refresher on the complex and changing privacy protection laws that affect businesses. In your organization, you…

With the introduction of the personal computer in the 1970s, it was predicted that our society would be paper free by the 21st century. In fact, offices have reduced paper consumption by 20% since then, but the US population has also increased by 40%. All that to say, as our digital world has grown, hard…

Certain months of the year are given unique designations to help bring awareness to an important issue. For instance, October was designated Cybersecurity Awareness Month by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2004. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), part of DHS, has designated this year’s campaign theme to be, “See Yourself in Cyber,”…

When we hear about a data breach, it’s always the “other” company. We think it will never happen to ours until it does. No company anticipates a data breach occurring. It comes as an unfortunate surprise, and all you can do is take preventative action. Two important factors to eliminate the risk of serious damage…

Best Questions Help Find the Best Provider The purpose of asking the right questions in advance is to save time, headaches, and money later by not assuming you were getting a service that wasn’t being offered. You require a unique set of services, but there are other services you don’t require and don’t want to…

The Dreaded “A” Word “Audit.” How does that word make you feel when you read or hear it? Some picture it as people coming into your office and digging through your records to find out what you did wrong and ruin your life. In the late 1800s, during a trial, Lord Justice Henry Charles Lopes…

Here’s a little story about me. My small, cramped office was set up so that most of the current business files were within arm’s length and could be quickly retrieved as needed. Because the office lacked space, I had to keep an abundance of less used files off-site, so I just rented a cheap self-storage…