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Windows XP: Doomsday or Just Scare Tactics?

Most of us in the IT field know that updates for most Windows XP users are coming to an end on April 8, 2014. For most people at home, one word: nothing. A bit of education and common sense goes a long way. As long as you have an up to date browser and Adobe Flash, some anti virus protection (I personally don’t use any on my older XP computers), and don’t click on fishy links from fishy sites, you should be good. For businesses, where there are established processes and the cost of down time is real dollars, it’s a

Cisco Unveils Intercloud – Just Another Hybrid Cloud?

One of the big challenges with implementing a true hybrid cloud in the enterprise environment has been compatibility. In other words, will the private cloud we’ve created inside our company work seamlessly with the public cloud like Amazon’s AWS, Microsoft’s Azure, and Google’s Cloud Platform? By seamlessly, I mean will the hybrid cloud provide the same amount of security, reliability, and portability? Because when you’re connecting a private cloud to the public, you have to make sure the connection is secure and the data and applications are all in sync and if we need to use another cloud provider, we

2013 Tech Summary and 2014 Tech Predictions

Now that the year is drawing to an end, it’s a good time to reflect on the biggest things that happened in tech this year. Also, the things we can look forward to in 2014. NSA, Privacy, and the Cloud One of the biggest stories of 2013 was the cloud and privacy, or lack thereof. “Can you hear me now?” – Verizon customers “Yep.” – The U.S. government — Jason Biggs (@JasonBiggs) June 6, 2013 Privacy concerns are only going to grow. This is a serious problem and thanks to the Internet has brought the attention to mainstream America. Closely

Introducing the Cisco Business Edition 6000

You may have heard of the Cisco Business Edition 6000, but what is it exactly and what can it do for you company? What is Cisco Business Edition 6000? The Cisco Business Edition 6000, also known as the BE 6000, is a solution specially designed for medium-sized business. It is made up of Cisco Unified Communications applications that offers business agility and reduces TCO. It achieves this mainly through server consolidation, operational efficiency and scalability, improved business continuity, and greater investment leverage. How is the BE 6000 different from just the old regular Cisco Unified Communications? Why is the BE 6000

Collaboration for CEOs: Cloud, BYOD, VOIP

Collaboration in a business setting is primarily enabled by these 3 technologies, Cloud, BYOD, and VOIP. We’ll help you cut through all the technical jargon and get up to speed. by Onafly Cloud Defined Cloud computing, or something being in the cloud, is an expression used to describe a variety of different types of computing concepts that involve a large number of computers connected through a real-time communication network such as the Internet.1 What You Need to Know When a business adopts the cloud or is doing cloud computing, it’s entrusting it’s data, software, and hardware to a third party. The information is accessed through the Internet.

7 Easy Ways to Increase the Rent You Can Charge

In a tough economy or hyper competitive location, here’s what you can do to increase your building’s perceived value and give you the option of charging higher rent. This will also help make your building stand out from others in prospects’ minds. Paint You don’t need to be a professional painter or interior designer to get this done. Use this shortcut: warm colors like shades of red make the room “cozier” which gives the room a shrinking effect. If you want to make a room feel bigger, go with shades of blue. This helps give the room the illusion of

Top 5 Most Dangerous Trends Facing Financial Institutions Moving to the Cloud

What is cloud computing and why are financial institutions considering the move? Probably the most motivating factor is the ability to stay competitive. by akakumo Traditionally, financial institutions keep all their electronic files and programs on computer systems they directly control, servers and mainframes that are physically housed within the organization. While this is good for security, it makes advancements in technology slow, painful and expensive. Tapping into the power of the cloud to implement new programs, services and applications can make all the difference from a competitive standpoint. Dangers Inherent in Cloud Based Systems Unfortunately, moving to the cloud is not without pitfalls and dangers, which must be addressed before financial institutions can fully

How to Deal With Security Breaches for Banks

In an ideal world, every security breach could be prevented, but unfortunately, that’s not the case. In the real world, security breaches happen pretty much every single day. It happens with much more frequency than I think any of us would be comfortable with — James Boffetti of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Bureau in regards to bank data breaches If your bank hasn’t had a data security break in, you’re one of the lucky ones. But once a breach has occurred, you’ll be in a much better position if you have a response plan in place. It’ll help the

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