This year’s future looking business report on IT trends and tech adoption plans looks at how IT is adapting in a Covid-19 world. During the rapid rush to remote work, IT departments everywhere rapidly deployed technologies to maintain business continuity during the global health crisis. The massive move to work-from-home spurred shifts in hardware, software…
DetailsNetwork monitoring tools capture the availability of the IT infrastructure components. These tools monitor and collate the availability and resource utilitzation metrics of servers, networks, database instances and storage. The best tools perform real time and historical data analysis or trending of the elements they monitor. There are paid and opensource tools available and here…
Details1. My son hit his first little league home run. That pretty much overrides anything else that happened to me in 2020. #pride 2. The Mandalorian on Disney+, yes that is nerdy but as a life long Star Wars fan Mando and Baby Yoda made up for all the nonsense the new movies gave us.…
DetailsThe Covid-19 pandemic has forced us all into a new normal. While many of us feel prepared for flexible working, others haven’t been as optimistic. Staying safe was and continues to be the top priority but as things begin to normalize and productivity remains an important focus many employees are finding remote work gives them…
DetailsVoIP providers are constantly pointing out that their solution integrates with your software. I thought it might be helpful to explore a few of the top integrations to show what the actual benefits really are and if they are worth the hype. After all if its just a click to call function that doesnt really…
DetailsIt wasn’t that long ago that if you wanted to share a file you had to save it to a disc and hand it or mail it to the recipient. In late 2000 the first USB flash drive was sold by IBM. By 2004 we thought we were pretty cool if we carried a “Thumb…
DetailsSmall businesses thrive on being nimble and open to change. This includes the ability to stay connected, work from any location and keep employees productive when on the road with business internet and phone. Mobile technology like smartphones, laptops, mobile applications, VoIP and GPS help businesses stay in touch with customers. Agile and mobile technologies…
DetailsVideo conferencing adoption is booming. According to Frost & Sullivan research, the overall video and web conferencing market is on a high growth trajectory and is forecast to grow from $8.5 billion in 2017 to $11.0 billion by 2023. It’s no wonder then, that many tech giants are battling to win customers in this fast-growing…
DetailsFiber-optic Internet, commonly called fiber is a dedicated high speed Internet connection that reaches (not just advertises) speeds of up to 940mb per second with low lag time. The technology uses fiber-optic cables which send data as fast as 70% the speed of light. Fiber is not as susceptible to severe weather as other types…
DetailsResearch suggests as many as 98% of people would like the option to work remotely for the rest of their careers, and many bosses already expect remote working to extend will into 2021 and probably beyond. People have realized the benefits of working remotely and the work/life balance that comes with it. Yet the new-found…
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