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The work of IT managers and security officers is often controlled by impending internal information audits. Typically, the audits are regarded as a highly inconvenient and an unpleasant experience, and in many cases, the results and the recommendations for improving processes as a result of the audits are simply ignored because there is no mandatory requirement to do so.
Featured ArticlesFor IT professionals tasked with managing their company networks with Windows and Active Directory, event logs can be overwhelming. It’s an incredible amount of data to go through without having a true native management and reporting tool on hand.
Payments transactions will reach 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars per year before 2017. A lot of people are already using mobile applications to easily purchase stuff from online stores. There are a lot of retail POS applications for businesses, which are now replacing bulky, and dumb billing machines. If you do a search for point of sale applications, chances are you will find more retail PoS applications compared to applications that are meant to be used by consumers. These consumer PoS applications are mainly used in places like restaurants, pubs, cafes, bars and parlors.
L+L Printers is a full-service commercial printer in Southern California, specializing in both offset and digital printing. In addition to its core business, L+L offers mailing services, web-to-print storefronts, print-on-demand, variable printing, full prepress and bindery services as well as stochastic screening.
All the printers out there have a common purpose — to print documents and pictures, save the latest 3D printers. So it might sound all rational to buy any kind of printer out there for your office or home. However, choosing the right printer for you needs is not as simple as it sounds. We will try to be as simple as possible with this guide to help you choose the right printer for your needs.
Featured ArticlesCloudEndure, provider of real-time replication and recovery of cloud-based applications, today revealed the results of an industry-first benchmark survey, presenting best practices and success metrics reported by companies that host web applications in the public cloud. The survey disclosed a clear gap between an organization’s official service availability goals and its ability to measure them. Although 79% of organizations surveyed report a service availability goal of “three nines”—99.9% or better—26% of the respondents fail to measure service availability at all.
Featured ArticlesNeed a quick reference sheet for managing channel incentive and MDF marketing campaigns? CCI has pulled it together for you. It’s a handy run down of channel incentive types with pros and cons, some key partner scorecarding metrics, types of rewards commonly used, and a guide for channel accounting, breaking out contra vs. opex spend examples.
Featured ArticlesIf you’re a businessman on the go, an employee traveling for work or just setting up a compact, mobile office, there are some gadgets you should never be without. Depending on your career, some of these will be more invaluable than others. Many are perfect for a compact small business office, while others are ideal for the on-the-go lifestyle of the modern entrepreneur.
Featured ArticlesThe mobility trend is forcing companies to look, think and feel agile. With a heavier focus on delivery than ever before, a need for continuous integration support, a focused level of testing has suddenly become increasingly important to agile organizations.
by Ken Wisnefski, webimaxAs a business owner, there are extreme pros and cons when it comes to co-workers connecting through social media. On one hand, the fact that social media brings people together and helps boost morale in and out of the office is undeniable. Read More >>>
This article investigates how the information age is transforming seaside logistics and the shipping industry. Why have certain industries been affected so heavily by the information age and how can shippers avoid being an infosaurus? It’s time to explore ways shippers can use data analytics to make consistently optimal decisions.
Featured ArticlesCloud Computing is not only changing how we communicate and do business, the cloud has provided the raw computing power needed to advance university sponsored research. Windows Azure has teamed up universities all across the world to award research grants to projects that can utilize the Azure cloud computing infrastructure.
Organization’s email system plays a very important role when it comes to supporting internal and external communication. One cannot think of running business operations without having a comprehensive and secure email system in place. Email system can be think of as life blood of firm’s communication channel. In recent days, email system plays even an additional role of being a storehouse of the critical data that is very important for business continuity. And when it comes to email system, Microsoft Exchange is the best bate for the IT administrators and decision makers. At least this is what the recent surveys have to say.
Featured ArticlesIt’s difficult to find great apps that are entertaining and safe for kids. But the Famigo family loves a good challenge, especially when it involves finding the absolute best apps for toddlers, kids, tweens, and teens. Which is why every week we present the best new apps that our review team has discovered and determined to be built for kids and families alike.
Blogs, Featured Articles, Featured BlogsOf late, there has been a growing trend in offices all over the world. Enabled by a combination of Wi-Fi and cloud computing, more and more office workers are bringing their own devices into work. Starting with laptops, this trend soon saw tablets and, to a lesser extent, smartphones become part of what is known as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).
In the past, viruses and other kinds of malware would spread via spam email, booby-trapped websites which had been infected or malicious pop-up adverts. While all these are still common today, modern examples of malware causing damage have become more sophisticated, involving things like turning millions of PCs into miners for Bitcoins.
Technology itself isn’t the savior of your business, but it can help bridge the gap between potential and reality. There will always be some opportunities missed in every business, but the best companies know how to let a little bit less slip through the cracks.
by Gil Allouche, QuobleBig data is being used all around us. Most of us are unaware of its influence, but it impacts our lives on a day to day basis. Certain use cases, such as home automation, haven’t been adopted by everyone but are available now. Read More >>>
Data scientists that focus on open source technologies make more money than those dealing in proprietary technologies.
Data security promises to be one of the main issues facing organizations in 2014. During the past year two main threats to data security have emerged. First, inadequate and weak security mechanisms have been used by most organizations. Second, it has been revealed that government security agencies have gained access to a vast amount of private user data stored on private corporate systems, usually without the knowledge of these corporations.
Featured ArticlesAs the cloud market matures there will be some churn in the space, but mostly through consolidation and recalibration. While some smaller companies may fall away or run out of fuel, larger companies are recalibrating their objectives. They may be spinning off new business units or recalibrating through acquisition.
In the past decades, phone technology has advanced rapidly. The bulky car phones of the ’80s and first cellular phones are a long forgotten memory with today’s smartphones that include a vast array of applications, cameras and more. They are designed to keep us entertained, fit, on schedule and connected at all times. For many, mobile phones have replaced their organizers, watches, timers and calendars.
Technology enables you to capture every bit and byte, but should you? No. Not all of the data out there is relevant or useful. Organizations need to separate the meaningful information from the chatter and focus on what counts. Smart filtering allows you to do just that.
A lot of this big data is now becoming open to the public. How much of this data do we really want to reveal? OpenData by Socrata is a data aggregation website that has more than 10,000 different lists of education, government, business, personal and FUN data. Read More >>>
It is that time of the year again when you sit down, take stock of your IT help desk’s performance these past 12 months and chart a course for success in the new year. Call them New Year’s resolutions, departmental priorities or simply a plan of action; whatever the name, here’s a list of the top five things you could focus on in 2014.
with Chris McNabb, DELL BoomiIn this interview, Chris McNabb from Dell Boomi offers expert advice for organizations looking to overcome security and compliance issues arising around the proliferation of cloud computing and mobile applications. Read More >>>
SQL Elements provides a broad enterprise-wide view of SQL Server inventory through automated discovery, and gives actionable information about the state of the environment.
By Yves de Montcheuil, TalendWith regards to cloud computing, we are now way past the initial hype and entering a new era of hybrid deployments, where the cloud transparently extends the data center. Read More >>>
Microsoft SharePoint Online with Office 365 delivers all the best business tools, but there are powerful add-on solutions available to organizations looking to customize the platform according to their unique business requirements. As a Microsoft partner and trusted SharePoint advisor to organizations nationwide, En Pointe keeps in daily contact with its customers, hearing their pain points around managing their SharePoint content and alleviating those concerns to help them function in optimal capacity.
Featured ArticlesRunning out of ideas for the IT pro on your holiday shopping list? To see what IT pros are hoping Santa will leave under their tree this year, SolarWinds recently asked its thwack community members to provide their holiday wish lists. As you can see in the infographic below, requested gifts range from big-ticket and purely aspirational items (such as the TV at the Dallas stadium, a Lamborghini Aventador and 27 hours in a day), to a practical list of top tech gifts that shed light on the hottest brands and tech trends for this holiday season…from the people who know tech best. One thing we know for sure: IT pros are certain they made the “nice” list this year!
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