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How IT Pros Can Earn Budget from Key Stakeholders

If you’re an IT pro technology manager that wants to implement a new project, the first step is getting the go ahead from those that approve the budget.

September 24, 2020 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

As a technology manager in the IT department, a major part of your job will be researching, estimating, and justifying the purchase of technology for your organization. However, you’ll rarely be the one to approve the technology budget. Often, someone from management or the C-Suite is going to come to you with an initiative for […]

Report: Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Hospital, Leads to Patient Death

When a ransomware attack shut down a German hospital, a woman died after she was diverted to another facility 20 miles away.

September 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Much of the world is still in flux and reeling from the health and economic effects of COVID-19, and cybercriminals are unfortunately taking note and attacking when we’re most vulnerable. Hackers and other bad actors are targeting remote workers, education institutions and healthcare at a time when each are critically important to our continuity. And, […]

Report: Zoom Investing in Slack-like Chat Feature

With its chat feature leaving much to be desired, Zoom is investing in a Slack-like messaging function to compete with other platforms.

September 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is reportedly making investments in its messaging capabilities in a bid to better compete with Slack and Microsoft Teams, according to media reports. First reported The Information and cited by several other media organizations, Zoom is working on a significant upgrade to the platforms messaging function to supplement its video capabilities. According to The […]

Now Is the Time to be Vigilant Amidst Increasing Cyber Attacks

As the COVID-19 pandemic and political turmoil lead to increasing cyber attacks, organizations and end users should take extra precaution.

September 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While remote work and working from home are convenient and just a way of life these days, the trend is opening the door to cyber attackers, nation states and part-time hackers to take advantage of the hysteria and cast a wide net in a bid to compromise our networks. Across the board, companies are reporting […]

Google Introduces Series One Meeting Room Kits for Meet

Google's Series One meeting room kits include PTZ cameras, microphones, a smart audio bar, touchscreen panels, and other AV technologies.

September 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google is partnering with Lenovo to release its Series One meeting room kits for its videoconferencing platform Google Meet. The hardware bundle – made exclusively for Google Meet – includes the Smart Audio Bar using onboard Google Edge TPUs with noise cancellation technology, a 4K PTZ camera, the Google Meet compute system, a touchscreen control […]

Zoom Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication for All Users

Zoom has unveiled enhanced two-factor authentication for web, desktop and mobile that requires online users to present two or more credentials.

September 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom went on a three-month security binge to better secure the platform to keep unauthorized users from accessing meetings, and the company still isn’t done rolling out new security measures. The company on Thursday unveiled enhanced two-factor authentication for web, desktop and mobile that requires online users to present two or more credentials to authenticate […]

How Building Integrators and IoT Will Make Returning to Offices Possible

Building IoT systems and assistance from tech integrators will help building & IT managers figure out space management, occupant well-being, and engagement

September 10, 2020 James Mylett Leave a Comment

Companies and their employees are facing a Hamlet-esque dilemma right now: to go or not to go — to the office — that is the question. While the quantity of people who are either-or varies by survey or poll, most studies show that a majority of workers want a combination of remote and on-premises. For […]

The Potential Returns on a VoIP System

A Voice-over-IP systems' return on investment include a unified communication system, flexibility, scalability and easier maintenance.

September 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Telephony has been a central part of business technology essentially since phones were invented, allowing organizations to conduct business and connect with others. However, legacy business phone systems (PBX) are a standalone system, meaning the management, maintenance and upgrading of that system is separate from every other piece of workplace technology today, and that’s in […]

‘Pandemic Perks’ We Couldn’t Have Imagined Before the Crisis

Some employers are offering new-fangled pandemic perks to employees to keep their spirits up. These are some of the most interesting we've seen.

September 8, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

While many businesses save money on employee travel and office needs, their employees’ mental health has taken a hard hit during the pandemic. To make up for that, some business managers are offering ‘pandemic perks’ to show their workers they care. An Inc.com piece recently wrote that businesses are rethinking their benefits packages to provide […]

Transforming a Living Room Into the Democratic National Convention Control Room

August 26, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remote work is now the norm for a large chunk of U.S. workers, but how does that translate into event production? Ask the folks who produced the Democratic National Convention last week. Like countless other professionals that job was done remotely or in a makeshift workstation at home. Now, from a single location, try to […]