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CHS/Community Health Systems to Pay $5M in Data Breach Settlement

The data breach settlement regards a 2014 incident that affected approximately 6.1 million patients in 28 states, report says.

October 15, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Twenty-eight states have won a multi-million-dollar data breach settlement against CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. over a 2014 data breach that affected about 6.1 million patients. Last week it was announced that CHS/CHSI will pay nearly $5 million to Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, […]

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Slack Canvas

Slack CEO: Stories, Instant Audio Coming To Slack By End Of 2020

With videoconferencing fatigue setting in, Slack is eyeing ways to help teams connect and collaborate without having to hop on a long video call.

October 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Slack is reportedly adding new features to its platform that will introduce social media-like stories and push-to-talk audio by the end of the calendar year. In an interview with The Verge, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield detailed some of the new features the platform wants to bring to its users to help them better acclimate to […]

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mass notification software

How COVID Will Change Mass Notification Trends on Campuses

More significant changes and trends are to come to the workplace due to COVID-19, including how we use mass notification tools.

October 1, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Mass notification has been trending lately as organizations learn new approaches to safety, especially on campuses. As the impact of the pandemic continues to linger, more significant safety changes are on the horizon, and mass notification tools will have to follow suit. Here are some of the ways you can expect mass notification to evolve […]

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Virtual Assistants

Virtual Assistants Are Quickly Becoming Part of the Workforce

Virtual assistants like Cortana and Alexa are becoming a larger, more integrated part of the conference room and our workplace experience.

August 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Virtual assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana and others have been a helpful aide in the lives of many consumers. These assistants help users buy goods, schedule activities and turn appliances on and off. Now, these intelligent assistants are becoming our coworkers as Amazon and Microsoft along with hardware partners take steps to bring Alexa […]

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hospital security

Is Your Hospital Making These Security Mistakes?

With hospital technology managers overwhelmed by the pandemic, it is important not to let basic hospital security protocols slip up.

August 18, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

During the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals and other healthcare facilities have been tirelessly working to save patients’ lives and keep facilities running as smoothly as possible. Keeping healthcare facilities safe is no easy feat on any given day, nevermind during a pandemic. Between patient safety, visitor safety, HIPAA laws, and violence against hospital staff (just to name […]

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Slack Canvas

Slack EU Complaint: Microsoft Teams is Illegally Tied to Office Suite

Slack has filed a European Union complaint against Slack, griping about Microsoft's market dominance and claiming Teams is illegally tied to the Office suite.

July 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Slack announced Wednesday that it has filed a competition complaint against Microsoft in the European Union alleging illegal and anti-competitive practices and stomping out competition in breach of European Union law. Specifically, Slack’s complaint alleges that Microsoft has illegally tied Teams – its flagship unified communications and collaboration app and a direct competitor to Slack’s […]

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public cloud, Dell Hybrid Client, cloud spending, cloud services

Are Public Cloud Customers Scared of Spot Instances?

Spot instances are a type of purchasing option that allows users to take advantage of spare capacity at a low price. Why aren't more taking advantage?

July 16, 2020 Jay Chapel Leave a Comment

Spot instances and similar “spare capacity” models are a great way to save money on public cloud. But a surprising amount of cloud customers are not taking advantage of this discounted capacity. Spot instances are a type of purchasing option that allows users to take advantage of spare capacity at a low price, with the […]

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Logitech Alexa for Business

Logitech Introduces Integration with Alexa for Business for Zoom Rooms

Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Meeting room device manufacturer Logitech announced Tuesday that its solutions for Zoom Rooms will integrate with Alexa for Business to allow for contactless collaboration. This new offering aims to help enterprise customers prepare for hybrid work environments in which not all employees will return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic. The integration will incorporate […]

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cloud migration approach, cloud strategy framework

Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Cloud Migration Approach

Understanding the product that will overhaul your cloud migration approach before you buy provides the confidence you need to make the decision less cloudy.

July 9, 2020 Scott Leatherman Leave a Comment

If you’ve been operating in the cloud for some time now, chances are your business has changed since you first made that move and particularly during the current climate. Has your cloud usage grown considerably—and your OpEx costs? Is that just the cost of doing business in the cloud? It doesn’t have to be. Here’s […]

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