On Jan. 10, 2019, Kevin Limbaugh opened fire and killed Davis, Calif., police officer Natalie Corona. Limbaugh fled, sparking a city-wide manhunt that ended hours later when he killed himself. During the hours-long chaos, the University of California, Davis — which is just blocks from where the rookie officer was killed — sent text and […]
Would you recognize a smart city if you saw one? For all the talk about smart cities over the past decade, there’s actually very little agreement about what they should look like. Candidates that have been touted as smart city examples are remarkably different from one another. There are some who even believe that the […]
New technologies like AV over IT benefit academia in a variety of ways. Distance learning, webcasting and podcasting, streaming, interactive classrooms, eLearning management systems, social media, mobile technology, gamifications, cloud computing, virtual/augmented reality, and video are changing the way people are being taught and trained. Recognizing and understanding these trends is critical to capturing the […]
It will not surprise readers to hear that AV and IT are converging, at least in some senses of the term. It’s a drum that’s been beaten for several years in the AV industry, and for good reasons; IP-based AV solutions are more cost effective, easy to manage, and more flexible and scalable than traditional […]
The number of various payment channels has increased exponentially over the past few years, with consumers now having a variety of payment methods to choose from. The diversity of businesses on the market and advancements in technology have spawned new payment methods like mobile wallets, tokens, payment-enabled wearables and payments via text message. These payment frameworks […]
If you’re reading this article, then you’ve been toying with VoIP for a while. When is the right time to install a VoIP phone system for your business? This is an important question to answer. In the following paragraphs, we’ll look at why VoIP is becoming increasingly popular with business owners, and how and when […]
Cloud computing has become a valuable and increasingly popular approach to digital technology that includes on-demand self-service, broad network access, software as a service, and much, much more. As businesses continue to explore cloud options for a number of applications, it’s critical that they assess and align specific needs with the appropriate cloud vendor and […]
The Internet of Things (IoT building systems) creates tons of Big Data and puts a large strain on internet infrastructure. But it also provides a strong potential to improve the tasks drastically and take necessary preventive measures for electronic appliances to smart traffic lights in order to reduce network congestion. For the big data companies, […]
In 2018, five quintillion (that’s 5×1018) transistors were put into objects that aren’t computers. Tech writer Kevin Kelly argues that things are becoming verbs, that what we thought of in the 20th century as “products” and “objects” are becoming, in the 21st century, processes. As nouns become verbs, even more abstract concepts, like organizational communications, […]
Cyber security is a major concern for all businesses and organizations. Despite having secured infrastructure, tools, and teams; companies and organizations can face a great loss with the small mistake of its employees. Employees are the working body of any organization and must be well aware of cyber security threats. Whether you are working in […]
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