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Trend Watch: Web-Scale IT Trend Watch: Web-Scale IT
The term “web-scale IT” has been batted around among tech insiders in the recent aughts. It was put into official parlance in May of last year by information technology research juggernaut Gartner, who named it as one of the top IT trends for 2015. (more…)
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Could “Continuous Partial Attention” Affect Your Business? Could “Continuous Partial Attention” Affect Your Business?
While the term “continuous partial attention” was coined by writer Linda Stone all the way back in 1998, it seems particularly on point for today’s world, nearly two decades later. (more…)
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Keeping Employee Smartphones Secure With most employees using their personal smartphones to connect with work, clients, and even conduct business, data security is critical. What can you do to keep your company data secure on employee smartphones? (more…)
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Preparing Your Business for Winter Weather Emergencies Preparing Your Business for Winter Weather Emergencies
With winter firmly entrenched across much of the country at this point, you should already have a winter weather emergency plan in place for your business to ensure that your business can operate as normally as possible following a severe weather event. For some industries, winter weather means closures and lost revenue, but for others, operations can continue almost as normal if you have the right systems in place. Preparing your IT systems for winter weather will help you safeguard your network during times of emergency, but more importantly, it will also improve your IT infrastructure for all situations. (more…)
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Benefits of Project-Based IT Staffing Project-Based IT Staffing Benefits
Project-based IT staffing has become one of the preferred models of IT staffing in business today because it allows companies to hire highly skilled and qualified individuals for one-time or temporary projects without the costs associated with a full-time employee. (more…)
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IT Lessons Learned From Recent Cloud Hacking Events Recent Cloud Hacking Events Lessons Learned
In recent months, there has been a lot of coverage for cloud hacking events. Everything from retailers to celebrity cell phones have been hacked–posing the question–how do I prevent my sensitive information from being stolen? (more…)
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Business Benefits of Desktop Virtualization Business Benefits of Desktop Virtualization
The emergence of virtualization has fundamentally changed the way businesses around the world interact–both internally and with customers and clients. It is arguably the most important technological change since the internet itself was invented. (more…)
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Essential Tools For Working Remotely Essential Tools For Working Remotely
Remote employees are extremely common in the workplace today. Allowing employees to work remotely has a number of benefits for employers–but remote access employees are only as productive and efficient as their tools allow them to be. With the right IT systems in place, you can hire employees from anywhere–yet have a relationship with them that is just as strong as if they were in the office with you. (more…)
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iPhone 6’s Best Business Features iPhone 6’s Best Business Features
Apple’s newest release of the iPhone brought some of the biggest changes the product line has seen since it was first released. For years, the iPhone offered some of the best business applications and features on the market. The one notable drawback for business users, however, has always been screen size. The display was simply too small to get much work beyond reading and responding to emails done.With the iPhone 6, Apple has finally increased the screen size, so this is no longer a problem. (more…)
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Benefits of SharePoint For Business SharePoint For Business Benefits
Five Ways SharePoint Can Help Your Business
Microsoft SharePoint is a web application framework and platform that integrates intranet, content management, and document management services among others. SharePoint has a Microsoft Office-like interface and is closely integrated with the Office suite of products for familiarity, ease of use, and compatibility with many of the most popular business systems in use today. (more…)
