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Azure AD Unmanaged Accounts

Microsoft Azure to Prioritize First Responders, Healthcare, Government During, Remote Work COVID-19

Top priority will go to first responders, health and emergency management services, critical government infrastructure and remote workers.

March 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If Microsoft is faced with any cloud capacity constraints in any region during the COVID-19 crisis, top priority will go to first responders, health and emergency management services, critical government infrastructure and keeping remote workers up and running. In an Azure blog post, Microsoft said it has developed clear criteria for the priority of new […]

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Work From Home

Six Ways to Make Productive Use of Your Downtime While Working From Home

If you find yourself with more downtime than usual while working from home, take the opportunity to do these simple things to get ahead.

March 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The staff at My TechDecisions and sister publications Commercial Integrator, CE Pro, Campus Safety and Security Sales & Integration has just completed its first week out of the office due to COVID-19. We’re due back in the office some time in April, but that date could very well be pushed back if things get progressively […]

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Zoom Transparency

Zoom, UC Platforms Are Becoming More Than Just An Enterprise Tool During COVID-19

Zoom's popularity is soaring as people are forced to work from home, but it's not just enterprises who are finding the platform useful.

March 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom, Webex, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans and other videoconferencing apps were created to help enterprises communicate quickly and effectively. Videoconferencing solutions and apps help organizations save time and money by organizing large meetings with a few clicks. Now, with large parts of the world shut down due to COVID-19, these same apps are becoming a useful […]

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IoT technology smart cities

Why IoT Technology is Critical to the Elusive Smart City

Smart cities, like smart people, tend to be smart in different ways. IoT technology is helping both flourish in this new age.

March 19, 2020 Gautam Goswami Leave a Comment

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 […]

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User Interface Designer Interview Questions

Use this quick reference list of User Interface Designer interview questions if you're interviewing candidates and need some good conversation points.

March 18, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

What interview questions would you and your team ask candidates for a User Interface Designer position? Naturally, the answer to this question will vary based on the individual. There are always those same solid conversation-starting, breaking-the-ice questions that we assume you already know to ask. But what specific User Interface Designer interview questions are tried-and-true […]

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Windows 10

Microsoft: Windows 10 reaches 1 billion users

Microsoft credits continuous upgrades, security patches and customer satisfaction for Windows 10 reaching 1 billion active monthly users.

March 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Windows 10, Microsoft’s premier operating system, is now used on 1 billion monthly active devices, the company announced Monday. In a blog post, corporate vice president of modern life, search and devices Yusuf Medhi wrote that continuous fixes and new capabilities to the company’s latest operating system is leading to improved customer satisfaction. “We are […]

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G Suite Users

G Suite Hits 2 Billion Active Users, Report Says

G Suite, Google’s cloud computing, productivity and collaboration platform now has 2 billion active users as the company looks to compete with Microsoft.

March 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

G Suite, Google’s cloud computing, productivity and collaboration platform now has 2 billion active users as the company looks to better compete with Microsoft. The news comes from an Axios interview with Javier Soltero, vice president and general manager of G Suite. However, Soltero didn’t say how any are paid users and how many user […]

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Johnson Controls Enterprise Management 2.2

Johnson Controls Upgrades Building Management Platform With Enterprise Management 2.2

Johnson Controls says Enterprise Management 2.2 will help organizations maximize the efficiency of their buildings and save on energy costs.

March 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Johnson Controls has released an advanced version of Enterprise Management, the building technology firm’s cloud-based analytics platform designed to maximize building efficiency. In a Thursday press release, the company said Enterprise Management 2.2 will help organizations get more out of their buildings and turn insights into action to help meet energy and sustainability goals. Terrill […]

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ClearDATA Assess, Security Risk Assessment Process

ClearDATA Assess Alleviates the Security Risk Assessment Process for Healthcare

ClearDATA Assess is designed to evolve the security risk assessment process to be more efficient and manageable for companies.

March 12, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

ClearDATA, a public cloud security company, launches ClearDATA Assess, a SaaS product providing a streamlined solution for completing the mandatory annual HIPAA Security Risk Assessment (SRA) for covered entities, including hospitals and healthcare organizations as well as their business associates. Designed to provide risk management with built-in efficiency, Assess provides a view of data security […]

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