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How IT Channel Pros Use Digital Signage to be Noticed

Signage technology is becoming a weapon of choice in the on-going battle to grasp the attention of consumers.

December 28, 2016 Rich Freeman Leave a Comment

Late in 2014, researchers in Microsoft’s Canadian subsidiary surveyed 2,000 people to see if the internet, mobile devices, and social media services really were shortening attention spans as widely suspected. The results? On average, study participants could concentrate on one thing for just eight seconds. That’s down from 12 seconds as recently as the year […]

Myths About the Cloud Perpetuate Among IT Pros

Is the old wive's tale that cloud solutions are less secure and more expensive fact or fiction?

December 25, 2016 Rich Freeman Leave a Comment

Large numbers of IT professionals continue to question cloud computing’s cost-effectiveness and security, according to a newly published research study by partner community and managed services tool provider Spiceworks Inc., of Austin, Texas. The survey found that 29 percent of IT workers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa believe that personal and […]

Universities Can Play a Key Role in Creating Smart Cities

A university is very much a part of the city it's in, and universities and cities can work together to work toward the future.

December 21, 2016 Mark Francis Leave a Comment

Imagine a city in which buildings alert you when they need repair, there is Wi-Fi on every street corner, sensors tell the garbage trucks where, when and how often to collect, and where data is analyzed in a way that tells us which streets are more likely to be crime hotspots based upon traffic and […]

How Can Immersive Technologies Improve Learning in Higher Ed?

Immersive technologies like augmented and virtual reality can help solve real world problems.

December 19, 2016 Mark Christian Leave a Comment

The way students learn about subjects from the Middle East to Mars and from history to health care is undergoing a remarkable transformation. No longer will faculty be limited by pictures in a textbook or videos on classroom televisions. A new wave of technological innovation is redefining what it means to learn — bringing to […]

The Secret to Troubleshooting Wi-Fi

5 Ways to Escape Wi-Fi Black Holes

December 10, 2016 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Wireless connectivity and the networks to support it have gone from luxury to necessity. The demand for reliable continuous high speed wireless connections will only grow. Users expect and depend on a seamless experience when moving about a facility. Whether reading emails, texting or watching video, your network is ‘required’ to keep up with multiple […]

Why Your IT Company Screws Up All The Time

Sixty percent of end user believe IT management methods could improve.

December 7, 2016 Russ Levanway Leave a Comment

Numbers Don’t Lie According to a study performed by the IT industry trade association CompTIA, “Roughly 4 in 10 end users think the method in which their IT is managed is working fine as currently structured, but a NET 61% believe there is room for improvement, including 9% that said IT management methods could be […]

Hunter Roberts Construction Group’s Conference Rooms

December 2, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Hunter Roberts Construction Group is renowned for their construction services. They have been awarded for their work at the Union League of Philadelphia, the Reed Smith Conference Center, and Red Bull Arena, as well as 2008 Contractor of the Year after their third year of business. The company grew out of their original 2005 headquarters, […]

Who Got Hacked This Week? Nov. 25 Edition

Who and what was hacked this week, November 25th, 2016? Read on to find out.

November 25, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Note: Each week we bring you the latest hacking news on the internet. Read on to find out who and what was hacked this week.   6 Million Three Mobile Customers’ Personal Data at Risk One of Britain’s largest mobile phone companies was recently victim of an attack that used an employee login to access […]

Video Streaming at Oil Can Henry’s

November 11, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Oil Can Henry’s is an Oregon-based provider of vehicle maintenance with more than 100 shops located throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Colorado. The chain is widely known for its 20-point Full-service oil change. The Tech Decision Oil Can Henry’s is unique in that customers remain in their vehicles for the duration of the service. […]

Does Your SMB Have a Cloud Redundancy Strategy?

Every cloud project needs a redundancy strategy, and with Google, Amazon, and Azure in the mix, now it’s affordable for SMBs.

November 9, 2016 James E. Gaskin Leave a Comment

When customers move to the cloud, one of the questions they ask almost immediately is, “How do I access my data if the internet goes down?” Customers need to know you have a strategy for redundancy for every cloud product. “The concept of having reliable and redundant access to the internet is not new,” says […]