Austin Tech Hiring Playbook: What Every Founder Should Do in Q4 2026
I share a no‑fluff, 3‑step plan to secure top Austin tech talent before year‑end.
Read the full article →Long-form writing on cybersecurity, cloud computing, HIPAA, PCI, and the practical edges of Texas small-business IT. Written by Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC. Two decades of field work informs every article — no generic industry takes.
I share a no‑fluff, 3‑step plan to secure top Austin tech talent before year‑end.
Read the full article →As a founder running tech in the Houston market, I’ve seen a simple oversight cost businesses thousands in downtime and data loss. The fix? Enable…
Read the full article →Everyone wants to know if they should be “using AI” in their business. It’s the wrong question. The right one is where — because it’s a fantastic…
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Read more →Before a client spends on a shiny new platform, I ask to see what they already pay for. Almost every time, half the answer they were about to buy is…
Read more →As we hit the mid-point of August 2026, Sugar Land business owners should already be thinking about their Q4 strategy. It's easy to get caught up in the…
Read more →As a business owner in San Antonio, I've seen how small changes can add up to make a big difference in our operations. Today, I want to share a 10-minute…
Read the full article →As I sit down to write this post on August 14, 2026, I'm reminded of a recent conversation I had with a business owner in the Austin area. This owner, who…
Read the full article →As a business owner in the Houston area, you've likely heard that outsourcing your IT is the way to go. But is it really? On August 13, 2026, I want to…
Read the full article →As a business owner in Sugar Land, I'm sure you're aware of the increasing importance of cybersecurity in today's digital landscape. Recently, I've…
Read more →As a business owner in San Antonio, I know how important it is to protect your company from cyber threats. Here are 5 practical IT security steps to take…
Read the full article →Start by making a list of all your current vendors, including the services they provide and the costs associated with each. Be thorough – include…
Read more →As I sit down to write this on August 07, 2026, I'm reminded of a recent conversation I had with a San Antonio business owner who wished they had taken…
Read the full article →As a business owner in Austin, you've likely been advised to follow a standard IT strategy that supposedly works for every company. However, I'm here to…
Read more →As a business owner in the Houston area, I've been watching the recent surge in cyberattacks with growing concern. The threat landscape is constantly…
Read more →As a business owner in Sugar Land, it's crucial to stay on top of your IT security to protect your assets and reputation. Here are 5 essential checks to…
Read the full article →As a business owner in San Antonio, I've seen too many companies overspend on IT without a clear strategy. On August 03, 2026, I want to share a practical…
Read more →As we hit the midpoint of 2026, Austin business owners are likely reviewing their progress and planning for the next quarter. When it comes to technology,…
Read more →As a business owner in the Houston area, I know how hectic daily operations can get. But taking just 10 minutes to address a crucial aspect of your IT…
Read the full article →As I sit down to write this on July 31, 2026, I'm reminded of a conversation I had with a business owner in Sugar Land last week. This owner, let's call…
Read more →As I meet with business owners around Austin, I've noticed a disturbing trend: many are underestimating the evolving IT security landscape. On July 29,…
Read more →As a business owner in Houston, I know how fast things move. But in the rush to grow and innovate, it's easy to overlook the basics of IT security. Here's…
Read more →As a business owner in Sugar Land, having a solid IT strategy in place is crucial for growth and success. On July 27, 2026, I'm sharing my expertise to…
Read more →As we enter the second half of 2026, San Antonio business owners are looking to make the most of the remaining year. For me, this means taking a step back…
Read more →As a business owner in Austin, you're likely no stranger to the importance of IT security. But in today's fast-paced environment, it's easy to let…
Read more →As I sit down to write this post on July 24, 2026, I'm reminded of a particularly tough lesson one of my clients in the Houston area learned recently.…
Read more →As a business owner in Sugar Land, I've seen many companies fall into the trap of adopting a generic IT strategy that doesn't account for their unique…
Read more →Silence from a client isn't satisfaction — it's missing information. Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, on why the quietest accounts get his attention first, and the five-minute habit that keeps small problems from becoming exits.
Read more →Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, serves small businesses across Comal County, Texas — New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Spring Branch, Garden Ridge, and Schertz. AWS-certified, two decades of field experience,
Read more →Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, walks through what Sugar Land and Fort Bend County businesses should actually expect from a Texas managed IT services provider — from Telfair medical practices to Town Square law of
Read more →A few years back I had a standing thirtyminute call every Monday with a vendor. Same time, same faces, same coffee going cold on my desk. Most weeks there…
Read more →A few years back, we scheduled a server migration for a client on a Friday night so nobody would notice any downtime. Somebody would notice. Monday…
Read more →I still remember my first day at a job where nobody was ready for me. I showed up early, a little nervous, in a shirt I'd ironed the night before — and…
Read more →A few weeks back I needed some concrete work done at the house — nothing fancy, just a small patio pour. I called three contractors. All three were…
Read more →A while back, a client called me a little rattled. Their office manager — the person who quietly kept everything humming — had left for a twoweek trip to…
Read more →I was helping a client in Sugar Land pull a report off her laptop last month when a little box popped up in the corner of her screen. An update was ready.…
Read more →A shop owner in Sugar Land called me last spring, and her voice had that flat, careful tone people get when they're trying not to panic. Her website was…
Read more →A while back I walked into a client's shop to help with a slow printer. Nice place, busy morning, a line at the register. While I waited, I did what I…
Read more →Every so often I sit down at a client's frontdesk computer to fix something, lift the keyboard, and there it is: a sticky note with three passwords on it.…
Read more →A shop owner in Sugar Land pulled up his credit card statement for me a few weeks back. He wanted my honest take on whether he should buy a new…
Read more →A business owner called me last month, a little embarrassed. "I already have an IT guy," she said, "but I honestly can't tell if he's doing a good job or…
Read more →A while back, an office manager I know got an email from her boss. Short, polite, a little rushed: "Hey, are you at your desk? I need you to take care of…
Read more →Every year around this time, I walk out to the garden with a cup of coffee and a little dread. It's early July in Texas. The grass is crunchy, the…
Read more →It's the Fourth of July weekend as I write this, and I'll make a small confession: for years, I couldn't leave my phone in the other room. I'd be at a…
Read more →A few years back, a small accounting office near Sugar Land called me after one of their staff got locked out of everything on a Monday morning. The story…
Read more →A client who runs a twotruck plumbing outfit near San Antonio called me a while back, halffrustrated and halfcurious. "Everybody keeps telling me I need…
Read more →A few months back, a business owner south of Houston asked me a question that stuck with me. She'd just let go of a manager who hadn't worked out, and a…
Read more →Backups that actually work, in plain English: the 3-2-1 rule, why Microsoft 365 and Google aren't backups on their own, and a 15-minute test to prove yours holds when a drive dies.
Read the full article →Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, on how a Texas MSP actually stays current with fast-moving technology — the daily security feeds, the testing discipline, the filter for hype versus substance, and why staying curre
Read more →Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, walks through the five Microsoft 365 settings every Texas small business should turn on today — MFA, modern auth, anti-phishing, audit logs, and Secure Score. Practitioner-tested. F
Read more →Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, explains why Cloudflare Pages is his default static-site host for Texas business websites — how to deploy, how to upload a new build over an existing site without deleting, and what
Read more →After thirteen years of taking over Texas client environments from other IT providers, Jordan Polasek knows the specific questions that reveal whether a managed services firm is actually doing the job. The checklist he u
Read more →HIPAA's IT clauses are shorter than people think. Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, walks through the specific technical safeguards Texas medical practices miss most often — and what an OCR auditor actually looks fo
Read more →PCI DSS for small Texas retail, explained by a practitioner. Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, walks through scope, the twelve requirements, the common failure modes, and the specific network and POS patterns that d
Read more →AI-assisted phishing, voice cloning, and automated recon are real and already measurably better than their predecessors. Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, walks through what Texas businesses should actually change a
Read more →'Personal IT support' is a phrase every MSP uses and most don't mean. Jordan Polasek, Founder of BVTech LLC, explains what it actually means in practice — the operational choices that separate owner-operator managed serv
Read more →When Jordan Polasek founded BVTech LLC in 2013, he made a deliberate decision that shaped the firm for the next thirteen years: BVTech would never grow past the point where the owner could personally stand behind every e
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