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Slack AWS Partnership

Slack, AWS Announce Multi-Year Partnership to Enhance Workforce Collaboration

Slack and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced new integrations and a multi-year partnership to develop enhanced workforce collaboration solutions.

June 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Workplace productivity and collaboration platform Slack and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a new integration and multi-year partnership to develop enhanced enterprise workforce collaboration solutions. As part of the multi-faceted deal, Slack will migrate its Slack Calls capability for all voice and video calls to Amazon Chime, AWS’s enterprise communications service. Slack is also […]

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coders, software programmers, motivating

A 1,000-Foot-View of Coding from Someone Who Studied Hundreds of Software Programmers

Think you know coders and what motivates them? A panel from Red Hat Summit 2020 centered around someone who's interviewed hundreds of software programmers.

May 6, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

“The average person has no idea how software is made,” Clive Thompson, tech journalist, told Saron Yitbarek, founder of the CodeNewbie podcast, at the virtual Red Hat Summit 2020. Never mind the people behind the code. So Thompson interviewed a wide swath of software programmers — from Facebook & Google devs, to the people developing Javascript login pages […]

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Open Hybrid Cloud

Open Hybrid Cloud Builds Today, Plans for Future

Red Hat CEO Paul Cormier's virtual keynote at IT giant's annual summit illustates the imperative of moving toward an open hybrid cloud.

May 5, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Like dozens of other popular tech events, Red Hat Summit 2020 didn’t feature any in-person executive speakers or vendors. Instead, the open-sourced enterprise IT software giant’s annual conference was held virtually due to COVID-19 using the very infrastructure and solutions the company brings to its enterprise customers. In a virtual keynote, newly minted Red Hat […]

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute E3 Platform

Zoom Selects Oracle as Cloud Infrastructure Provider for Meetings

Zoom has passed over cloud giants Amazon and Microsoft in favor of Oracle to accommodate its growing usage due to increases in remote work.

April 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom has passed over cloud giants Amazon and Microsoft in favor of Oracle to accommodate its growing usage. Oracle announced the deal to become the cloud infrastructure provider for the online and video meeting platform, as Zoom’s usage skyrockets largely due to the COVID-19 lockdown. According to Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan, the company needed […]

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PowerShell Cybersecurity

Database Software That’s Great for SMBs

These are some of the best database software options for small and medium businesses, representing scalability, security, & other critical facets.

April 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Yes, your business or organization does need database software. And if you’re reading this website, you probably already know that. But which ones are good for small- or medium-sized businesses (SMBs)? Whether it is locally-managed or handled by a service provider; on-site or off: the right database software system, or database management system (DBMS), is […]

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Kwikset Halo, wifi smart lock

Kwikset Halo WiFi-Enabled Smart Lock Doesn’t Require a Hub

Kwikset Halo also features SecureScreen technology that randomizes digits prior to entering a code, preventing fingerprint & code detection.

April 21, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Kwikset announces the release of its latest smart lock, the WiFi-enabled Halo Series. Available in contemporary and traditional models, the smart locks connect directly to the user’s network router via WiFi and can be operated, managed and monitored through a smartphone using the Kwikset app. Though no smart home hub is required, you can lock and […]

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Microsoft NBA Deal

Microsoft Strikes Deal to Become Official Technology Partner of NBA

Microsoft will become the official technology partner for the NBA in a deal that includes cloud services, analytics and devices.

April 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Although the NBA regular season is temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, that isn’t stopping the league from bolstering its technology offerings with one of the largest names in the business. Announced Thursday, Microsoft is expanding its technology market share in major U.S. sports leagues with a multi-year deal to be the official technology […]

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Zoom Transparency

Zoom Battles Transparency Issues Amid Growing Popularity

Zoom is exploding in popularity due to the coronavirus, but the videoconferencing platform is making other headlines for the wrong reasons.

April 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom’s popularity has skyrocketed as organizations, family and friends are using the video conferencing platform to communicate from their homes during COVID-19. Now, the software is becoming a social networking app popular among younger generations and has been adopted as a desktop version of FaceTime as screenshots of dozens of people meeting up via Zoom […]

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work from home products, home office technology solutions

3 Products Your Employees Might Need to Work From Home More Efficiently

These three products are great for people who find themselves working from home a little more in surrounding the spread of COVID-19.

March 13, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Building off of my colleague Zach’s latest blog about videoconferencing etiquette, I’d like to offer up some suggestions for products employees who are working from home a bit more in the wake of COVID-19 might use to improve their experience. The following few suggestions are taken from a recent New York Magazine article which asked people who […]

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