Why We Must Protect Our Privacy We have reached an inflection point in our use of technology and how we view our privacy. Privacy laws have receded in the States while becoming more stringent in… Read More »Privacy Laws Must be Enacted
The Disconnect Between Privacy and Security Anyone who has worked as a system administrator or IT in general has had a user express concern whether they can read their email, see their location, or see… Read More »Tug of War: Privacy and Security
Why Updates Matter, and Why Users Don’t Care Every IT professional knows the importance of installing software, and Operating System (OS) updates. It is so common that Microsoft’s monthly releases are Patch Tuesday. Although minor… Read More »The Updates Paradox
Your services and applications are critical to your ops. Make sure you have the keys. Companies use a multitude of vendors to manage digital assets. These assets range from infrastructure products to web content and curation.… Read More »Secure your applications and services
Perhaps on one of the biggest misconceptions about technology use is that anyone born after 1990 is well versed with technology. While true that this generation has been exposed to technology longer, and uses it… Read More »User Education is Critical
A Bad Choice In a MSP Can Cost You More In the Long Run Managed Service Providers are a common, and necessary relationship to have in today’s market if you run a small to medium… Read More »Five things to consider when choosing a MSP
The next trend/buzzword is the emergence of bot/chatbot thanks to companies such as KiK, Facebook, and Slack. The popularity of bots is due to the need for brands to interact with the messaging channel, which has emerged… Read More »Bots are here to stay, but what are they?
If you have followed entrepreneurship or venture capital for any time over the past decade then you are familiar with how unique Andreessen Horowitz is in their investing style. A VC that places more focus on the ‘X-factor’ than financials or models that are wrong 1 month into the 36 month projection. What I did not know is the journey Ben Horowitz – the rap quoting blogger – made to reach the top, The Hard Thing About Hard Things chronicles his story and then provides advice.
Your project is over budget and overdue, your business sponsor is growing impatient, and IT departments are blaming each other. Worse yet, you have just been promoted and have been given 90 days or the organization fails. Does this sound familiar? While many organizations do not face this extreme situation, The Phoenix Project guides us through the adventures of Bill as he learns about DevOps and Lean principles. If you ever read The Goal, then the story may sound familiar.
The Internet has taken the primary spot for information exchange in the twenty-first century, and for good reason. Several technologies that revolutionized information exchange came before: telegraph, telephone, radio, and television. All of these technologies changed the world and were supposed to be the ultimate platform, but will the Internet be different? The Master Switch chronicles the history of information empires and whether the Internet is different.