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Cloud Email

Three Reasons Why You Should Invest in Cloud-based Email

Cloud-based email solutions offer better security, reliability, convenience and can help support your remote work operations.

November 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Look no further than the COVID-19 pandemic and the global movement toward remote work to illustrate the importance of cloud computing and the ability to access your messages and critical information from anywhere. We don’t need to tell you the importance of email and communication because most of the developed world is using email to […]

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Google Meet Virtual Background

Google Begins Rolling Out Virtual Backgrounds in Meet

Google Meet users will soon be able to select from virtual background templates or upload their own image to replace their background during video calls.

November 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google Meet has now caught up with other videoconferencing and collaboration platforms with the company’s rollout of custom virtual backgrounds for video calls. Google in a Friday blog post announced the feature, which allows users to either select one of Google’s hand-picked backgrounds or upload their own image. Google’s backgrounds include office spaces, landscapes and […]

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Progress MOVEit vulnerability

Warning: Cybercriminals Targeting Healthcare Systems with Ransomware

Three federal U.S. agencies are warning of an 'increased and imminent' ransomware threat to hospitals and healthcare systems.

October 29, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. federal authorities are warning healthcare systems of a spike in ransomware attacks against hospitals and healthcare systems The joint warning from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services says malicious cyber actors are targeting the healthcare sector with Trickbot malware, leading to ransomware attacks, data theft and […]

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Salesforce Einstein GPT

Salesforce Report: Strong Digital Operations Are Helping Businesses Survive Pandemic and Beyond

A new report from Salesforce demonstrates how small-and-medium-sized businesses are using technology to survive COVID-19 and beyond.

October 27, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new report from Salesforce demonstrates how small-and-medium-sized businesses are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and how companies with a strong digital presence are better equipped to weather the storm. The research, the results of the fourth edition of the company’s Small & Medium Business Trends Report, is a culmination of a survey of more […]

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Samsung 85-inch Interactive Display

Samsung Announces New 85-Inch Interactive Display

Samsung has announced a new 85-inch interactive 4K UHD display designed for hybrid and remote classrooms and conferencing uses.

October 27, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Samsung has announced a new 85-inch interactive display designed for hybrid and remote classrooms and conferencing uses. The 4K UHD display, the WM85R, joins Samsung’s family of interactive displays for both a business and education setting, joining the company’s 55-iunch and 65-inch products. The device features easy-to-use controls, on-screen visual clarity, security protocols and expanded […]

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Data Collection

How IT Pros Can Collect Data to Improve Business Operations

To collect data and better understand what their organization needs, IT pros need to deploy the right tools in the right places.

October 27, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Collecting data on your business’ practices can being about valuable insights and help inform your company’s leaders as they make critical decisions that could affect the organization for years to come. Data like productivity, meeting room utilization, IT infrastructure performance, ticket response time and security analytics can help set the organization up for future success, […]

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Google Meet Duo

ManagedMethods Announces Google Classroom Monitoring, Reporting

Using ManagedMethods, IT administrators can monitor Google Meet sessions, create Meet attendance reports for teachers, and view any Meet sessions.

October 26, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

ManagedMethods, a Google G Suite and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance platform for K-12 schools, has launched its new Google Classroom monitoring and reporting features. The announcement of the newest features comes after the May announcement of the company’s Google Meet monitoring and reporting capabilities. Using ManagedMethods, IT administrators can monitor which Google Meet sessions students […]

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lazy employees

Are Lazy Employees Actually Hidden Gems?

With so many people looking for new opportunities, could your company's lazy employees actually be hidden gems for innovation?

October 26, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

There are a lot of talented people looking for their next opportunities across the AV employee landscape as the coronavirus pandemic has triggered wide-scale layoffs throughout the industry, from the largest to the smallest companies and even the associations that represent the people within the space. Certainly, the conventional wisdom for most employers looking to fill open […]

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QSC NV-32-H

QSC Adds Q-SYS Processing Capabilities to Reimagined NV-32-H

QSC's new NV-32-H core capable network video endpoint for its Q-SYS Ecosystem allows users to transform the device into a fully capable Q-SYS processor.

October 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

AV hardware manufacturer QSC has announced the release of the multipurpose NV-32-H core capable network video endpoint for its Q-SYS Ecosystem that allows users to transform the device into a fully capable Q-SYS processor with local HDMI switching capabilities. The device has been reimagined and developed as a multi-purpose, all-encompassing endpoint that gives meeting room […]

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