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How Will President Trump Deal With Cyber Security?

Now that the presidential election is over, how will President Elect Donald Trump deal with cybersecurity.

November 13, 2016 Keith Lowry and Chris Pogue Leave a Comment

It’s finally over! A long, contentious, and tumultuous Presidential election is finally behind us. While both candidates have, at some point, touched upon the concept of cybersecurity—Mrs. Clinton and the widely publicized email server on one hand, Mr. Trump and his calls for Russian hackers on the other—neither candidate laid out a comprehensive plan for […]

5 Ways IT Leaders Can Promote Innovation

As technology developments impact today’s enterprise market, the role of IT leaders is evolving, making the need for innovation a high priority.

November 10, 2016 Robert Niemiec Leave a Comment

While many IT leaders value and understand the need for innovation, many struggle to make it an intentional part of their business strategy. To understand what adversaries leaders have when it comes to innovation, Twisthink surveyed and collected insights from C-Suite executives on what it took for them to embrace innovation within their organization. The […]

How an Outsider Transformed a School District’s Security Structure

Kevin Wren’s determination and versatility helped him change the way a city approaches school security.

November 2, 2016 Zach Winn Leave a Comment

In 2013, Kevin Wren stood in front of the Board of Rock Hill Schools and held up a picture of a local high school football team in a huddle. Wren, the district’s newly hired director of risk, safety and management, was trying to explain the importance of teamwork and drilling to board members. It was […]

Knitting Your District Together with Digital Signage

Digital signage is an invaluable resource for K-12 schools, but it doesn’t have to be limited to just individual institutions.

October 31, 2016 Trey Hicks Leave a Comment

With just a bit of planning, you can unify your whole school district using the power of modern visual communications. When it’s web-based, your digital signage system isn’t locked into a single location – it can go literally anywhere there’s an internet connection. Each school can have their own playlists of messages, with information relevant […]

Tracking Trends in Technology Management

Mobile device management to update your school IT.

October 20, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New technology has become a trend in every part of our lives, giving us new ways to do things faster, easier and with more data available. Change is all around us with new operating systems, platforms and hardware. In the midst of all this change, one thing is certain: Mobility is here to stay. Especially […]

Videoconferencing Lends Help to Dental Practices Thanks to Operation Smile

The beautiful story of Operation Smile is something to smile about.

October 12, 2016 Andy Cuneo Leave a Comment

At the beginning of each day, I look for a motivational story for that little extra boost. Sometimes it’s a news story, a popular video or a personal anecdote from a friend of a family member. And each day as I reflect back on that story, I look forward to applying it to my work […]

The Digital Workplace: Current Trends Shaping Enterprise Communications

Never before have enterprise software and technology solutions played such an important role on the employee communications and human resources front.

October 10, 2016 Maria Porco Leave a Comment

Enterprise communications is undergoing a fundamental shift. These solutions are connecting employees, keeping them engaged, supporting social collaboration, enabling a wider variety of workspaces as well as devices, and ultimately, keeping employees productive and talent retained. Looking beyond 2016, there are several trends to take notice of that are creating a new way to work […]

4 Signs of Cloud Security Hacks and How Safe Networks Respond

Small and medium-sized businesses need well managed network security services to guard cloud-computing capabilities from security hacks.

September 28, 2016 Ed Wynn Leave a Comment

Hackers are waiting to pounce when companies bring their internet and phone infrastructure to the cloud. Cloud security is a daunting concern for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and their in-house security resources, which are already stretched. SMBs are especially vulnerable to hacks that compromise the confidentiality, accuracy and availability of their information assets. One […]

K-12 Schools are Creating the Digital Citizens of the Future

Digital literacy is not just about being able to find information on the web, but to evaluate and repurpose it using certain techniques and critical thinking skills.

September 22, 2016 Debbie DeWitt Leave a Comment

Digital literacy is a term that encompasses the practical skills, knowledge and behaviors people need to effectively use various digital devices, which today includes many networked devices like computers, smartphones and tablets. The OECD and the European Commission prefer the term “digital competence”, which adds in problem-solving skills. Background It’s worth remembering that Tim Berners-Lee […]

Calling 911 on Bandwidth: SmartWAN to the Rescue

Mobile devices and enterprise apps tax the capacity of business phone service and web connections. Managed network services provide cost-effective bandwidth.

September 19, 2016 Ed Wynn Leave a Comment

The “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend related to smartphones, tablets and laptops may ease the technology burden for enterprises large and small—yet at the same time it slows down communication networks because of increased bandwidth reliance. The results? Voices echo or break up on business phone service. Streaming audio and video are slow, choppy […]