Blockchain technology is all the rage these days. Business owners are going to start hearing this buzzword as a bullet point in software solutions. Developers from all over the world are trying to harness the power of encrypted, distributed data, mainly due to the reputation that blockchain has regarding the “unhackable” permanence of the data […]
With more than 90 percent of people in the United States feeling as though their data is out of their hands, it should come as little surprise that many are looking toward the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as inspiration. How close is the United States to passing this kind of legislation? How […]
The private cloud computing market is growing rapidly, and for good reason. Data security and privacy concerns have spurred many businesses to consider moving their data from public cloud offerings to private cloud platforms. One problem the average business would see with this trend is that putting together a comprehensive private cloud system has its […]
The private cloud computing market is growing rapidly, and for good reason. Data security and privacy concerns have spurred many businesses to consider moving their data from public cloud offerings to private cloud platforms. One problem the average business would see with this trend is that putting together a comprehensive private cloud system has its […]
For computer enthusiasts, one of the major questions has always been Mac versus PC. Most people prefer one over the other, while some are fine using either. The problem with having two popular non-compatible computer systems is that they each use proprietary file types. For documents, the answer was developed by Adobe: the Portable Document […]
Businesses don’t like to spend money on solutions they don’t need. You’d rather make sure you hit payroll, dish out Christmas bonuses and have something left over to grow. With this in mind, a business that doesn’t properly back up their data might not get a chance to make payroll, dish out bonuses or even […]
You’ve probably heard the term “blockchain” at least a couple of times over the past year, but what does it mean? How are organizations using it? The most obvious and well-known use for it is cryptocurrency, but it’s far from the only use of blockchain. We’ll delve into what blockchain technology is, how it is […]
As the technology that businesses have available to them develops, so does the tendency for this technology to be used unethically. This has become especially apparent where data collection is concerned and what that data is used for after it has been collected. How can you keep operations moving both productively and ethically?
Data recovery is a major consideration that every organization that depends on data has to plan for as a part of their business continuity strategy. Since there are so many ways that businesses can lose data, there needs to be a plan to recover data for any possible reason. Today, we’ll take a different look […]
For businesses that get a lot of work done while out of the privacy of their offices, the importance of having a secure way to connect employees to important assets and data cannot be understated. To achieve these ends, many organizations implement what’s called a virtual private network (VPN). But what is a VPN, and […]