Solar Energy Can Be a Boon to Businesses
Solar Energy Can Be a Boon to Businesses When running a business, keeping the lights on is expensive – and we literally mean keeping the lights on. Power is a costly thing, and with more and more business operations relying on electronic devices, there’s an increased expenditure for power. In order to keep your business […]
Introducing the Service Level Agreement
Introducing the Service Level Agreement Every business will face a major technology problem at one time or another. Whether it is because your server just decided to quit on you, or you have received a not-so-friendly worded letter telling you to stop using a piece of software, managing technology for a whole organization is difficult. […]
Technology Basics: Encryption
Technology Basics: Encryption Secrets need to be protected. That’s why humans created cryptography. Cryptography can be traced back to around the time the pharaohs ruled Egypt, but today’s cryptography is a lot different than simple hieroglyph replacement. Cryptography used in the computing systems today is called encryption. For this week’s tech term we will look […]
Soon Your Network Will Manage Itself
Soon Your Network Will Manage Itself Traditionally, artificial intelligence isn’t thought of positively. In science fiction A.I. systems are usually the antagonist our hero has to overcome; or, more recently, as a knowledgeable sidekick to our hero. Outside of science fiction, however, A.I. has some real uses that make it a benefit to businesses today. […]
Artificial Intelligence is Going to Help You Work Smarter
Artificial Intelligence is Going to Help You Work Smarter Humankind has been fascinated with the concept of helpfully intelligent machines making life easier for many years. While we may still be many years away from the likes of Josie from The Jetsons or J.A.R.V.I.S. and F.R.I.D.A.Y., Iron Man’s digital super-assistants, artificial intelligence is a very […]
Automation Helps Deliver Secure Networks and Infrastructure
Automation Helps Deliver Secure Networks and Infrastructure If you do it manually, your business is spending countless hours on implementing patches and security updates. That’s not even mentioning the many other tasks that pile up if your technicians are simply too busy to get to them. Wouldn’t it be nice if these routine maintenances could […]
Technology Basics: Bits and Bytes
Technology Basics: Bits and Bytes In business, everything is measured. Every minute is quantified in order to run the most profitable business possible. When measuring data the measurements you’ll most hear are in bits and bytes. Today, we’ll get into the various ways bits and bytes are used to describe the technology we all use. […]
Technology Addiction is a Problem in Children and Adults
Technology Addiction is a Problem in Children and Adults Technology has become so ingrained in society and the workplace that it can be difficult, borderline impossible, to consider a life without it. Hours on end are spent in front of computer screens during the workday, but even after hours in the comfort of your own […]
A Close Examination of Cyberterrorism
A Close Examination of Cyberterrorism Unfortunately, we’ve all been exposed to terrorism in one way or another. To avoid any confusion, when we reference terrorism, we’re talking about situations that arise where individuals or groups commit overtly evil acts to deliberately intimidate people. Cyberterrorism is doing the same thing through coordinated attacks on computing networks. […]
This Week’s Tech Term: Blockchain
This Week’s Tech Term: Blockchain As one of the most important emerging technologies out there at the moment, speculation about blockchain, and its growing list of practical applications, has run rampant. Soon, someone will come out with a blockchain application that makes and delivers pizzas. In all seriousness, it really holds a lot of promise […]
