May 11 / By Mark Kaloudis How Low-voltage Intelligent Traffic Systems Deliver Benefits in Safety, Cost and Efficiency Significant change is coming to the intelligent traffic systems (ITS) that control intersections across North America, bringing increased efficiency and safety at lower cost to municipalities that adopt the new technology. The change involves ITS… Read Article »
Apr 22 / By Paul Desmond How a UPS Monitoring Service Can Help Prevent Costly IT Downtime For years, research firms and IT vendors have been trying to calculate the cost of business downtime due to IT failures with varying results but a consistent upshot: downtime is expensive. Back in 2011, CA… Read Article »
Mar 30 / By Pedro Pereira World Backup Day: Perfect Time to Talk Reliable Power March 31 is World Backup Day. Yes, that’s a thing now. Wedged between International Whiskey Day and Manatee Appreciation Day (also April Fools), World Backup Day is meant to remind anyone who uses a computer… Read Article »
Mar 27 / By Pedro Pereira Spring Cleaning: Is It Time to Rejuvenate IT Networks? Regardless of where you live, whenever spring approaches, the weather brightens, days grow longer, and we start thinking about “spring cleaning,” when we remove the winter’s clutter, open the windows for fresh air, and watch… Read Article »
Mar 06 / By Pedro Pereira Get Ahead of the Forecast: Preparing End Users for Power Outages Caused by Extreme Weather Events Devastating floods in Northern California and Houston. Tornadoes in New Orleans. Blizzards in the Northeast. That’s just a sample of the natural disasters that have struck so far this year. And if 2017 is anything… Read Article »
Feb 24 / By Pedro Pereira Ticket to the Future: MSPs Need a Cloud Strategy Now As the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing gain traction, MSPs should be positioning themselves to seize new revenue opportunities. The problem is too many still lack a cloud strategy, and without one, it… Read Article »
Feb 15 / By Pedro Pereira Managed Services Matters- A Practical Guide to Succeeding in Managed Services When Darwin spoke of “survival of the fittest,” he was referring to the evolution of biological species. The most successful, he argued, leave copies of themselves in the generations that follow. The same argument applies… Read Article »
Jan 25 / By Pedro Pereira Up your Cyber Security Game – Using Predictive Analytics to Create a Defense Plan Cybersecurity has become a frustrating game of whack-a-mole, with new threats constantly showing up in new and unexpected places every time you beat back the last one. At times it feels as if security vendors… Read Article »
Jan 16 / By Pedro Pereira The Year of Big Decisions: Five Trends IT Solution Providers Should Watch in 2017 As 2017 kicks off, the IT channel finds itself in transition as clients continue to adopt cloud strategies and start assessing emerging trends such as the Internet of Things and edge computing. This requires MSPs… Read Article »
Jan 09 / By Pedro Pereira Edge Computing Driving Evolution in Brick-and-Mortar Shopping Experience The average shopper was expected to spend $936 on gifts in the 2016 Holiday season, but at least during Black Friday weekend, a bigger share went to online stores than brick-and-mortar retailers. It’s estimated that… Read Article »