Kinetic Business Introduces Managed Network Security

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Which Businesses Are Eligible For Relief Under the CARES Act?

Small business concerns under the SBA regulations, as well as businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with less than 500 employees are eligible, along with sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals. Other eligible businesses include those in the hospitality and food industries that have less than $500 million in gross receipts with more than one location, if the individual store employs less than 500 people – meaning each store location could be eligible. Eligible companies must have been in business on or before February 15, 2020 and must have been paying payroll and payroll taxes as of that date.

The Challenge:
Like other financial institutions, our credit union customer counts on 100% network uptime to serve their customers in an efficient, always-on manner. So, when their network was down, they were effectively out of business at the affected locations. Although complete outages didn’t happen often, the prospect of keeping their customers waiting for a fix—especially when finances are involved—was a major concern.
What’s more, the organization had multiple IT and network vendors that made managing and fixing issues a real struggle for their small, six-member IT team. They needed a strong vendor to be their single point of contact to better streamline issues management.
Finally, the high-performing team had plans to introduce innovative new solutions, but knew they lacked the bandwidth to implement them.