If you own a business, you need to be concerned about the security of your data—particularly the customer data you hold on your website. When hackers manage to compromise that data, it costs you both money and, more important, a severely damaged reputation. Those costs...
When you do business on the global scale, complying with all the required regulations can be tough. Foreign countries can and do apply their own rules to companies that do business in their area. One of the latest of these regulations is the General Data Protection...
Despite rapidly growing interest in the blockchain in recent years, private enterprises have hesitated to adopt this highly secure emerging technology. Reasons cited generally include the blockchain's poor performance/scalability, lack of support for confidential transactions, and lack of built-in governance. However, with the recent release...
Blockchain: a unique technology which is revolutionizing IT security in the digital age. Perhaps most well-known as the technology behind Bitcoin, blockchain technology has ramifications far beyond online currency. What is blockchain technology, what can it do now, and what will do for years to...
2017's highly active hurricane season and the devastation in parts of the Caribbean should give companies pause. Whether it's an extreme weather event, an earthquake, or an act of terrorism, everyone needs to be ready to deal with a situation in which they have to...
Last year in the waning days of the Obama administration, the then-President’s science and economic advisers issued a report assessing the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the US economy and job market. The good news in that report was that AI would likely make...
Online security breaches make the headlines all too often these days. This makes consumers wary of websites or applications that don't offer the utmost security. Because gaining and keeping your client's trust is an important key to doing business on the internet you must maintain...
One of the most exciting announcements at this year's event is the reveal of a new variation on Microsoft 365. With the latter software debuted this last summer as a commercial suite of Microsoft software, the next step is in cornering the education market. As the...
If you hear “cloud computing” and to glaze over, it’s time to understand that cloud computing isn’t really all that complicated. More importantly, it’s time to understand the benefits of moving to the cloud for your small business. What Is Cloud Computing? Odds are you’re already using cloud computing,...
Earlier this year, RightScale® Inc., a recognized leader in enterprise universal cloud management, released the results of its annual survey of more than 1,000 corporate cloud users: the 2017 State of the Cloud Survey. Among its findings is the continued ascendancy of Microsoft Azure. According to RightScale®: “Overall Azure adoption...