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What's next for IT: Insights from 2019

What's next for IT: Insights from 2019

December, 2019 | Foster Charles

Digital transformation initiatives have been shaping the business landscape for the past two decades. The Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), machine [...]

Benefits of Desktop-as-a-Service

Benefits of Desktop-as-a-Service

December, 2019 | Foster Charles

Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) has become a model strategy for desktop management in businesses. For those who don't know, DaaS is subscription-based service wherein a cloud service provider manages the [...]

Why DaaS is the solution-of-choice for organizations in these 5 industries

Why DaaS is the solution-of-choice for organizations in these 5 industries

November, 2019 | Foster Charles

Many small- and medium-sized companies are still trying to figure out the right kind of technology to invest in, since they offer their own pros and cons. Whether you're going for cloud services, [...]

Methods to prevent breaches on employees’ devices

Methods to prevent breaches on employees’ devices

November, 2019 | Foster Charles

While data breaches are known to be caused by cybercriminals who deliberately attempt to break into a system, we actually have human error to thank. In fact, employee negligence brought about by [...]

Top 5 ways to keep in touch with your remote workforce

Top 5 ways to keep in touch with your remote workforce

November, 2019 | Foster Charles

The modern workplace isn’t just employees stuck behind their desks anymore. Increasingly, businesses hire workers who telecommute from cities beyond company headquarters.

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) vs. Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS): Which is right for your business?

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) vs. Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS): Which is right for your business?

November, 2019 | Foster Charles

Desktop virtualization is becoming an important technology because more and more employees demand to be cut loose from their cubicles. The term might sound like the sci-fi theme of your next holiday [...]

How cybersecurity assessments save your business money

How cybersecurity assessments save your business money

November, 2019 | Foster Charles

In most organizations, cybersecurity is perceived as a concern of the IT department alone. Unfortunately, small businesses rarely have a dedicated security team. Instead, businesses often set and [...]

The worst data breaches in history

The worst data breaches in history

October, 2019 | Foster Charles

Though many businesses have reached a point of desensitization when it comes to news about data breaches, stricter implementation of data regulations highlights the importance of protecting user [...]

Hartford businesses need layers of cybersecurity solutions to stay safe

Hartford businesses need layers of cybersecurity solutions to stay safe

October, 2019 | Foster Charles

The media is always quick to highlight devastating data breaches when they hit big companies, but smaller organizations aren’t spared and are often considered the best targets. Sadly, small [...]

9 tips to prevent employee-induced security breaches.

9 tips to prevent employee-induced security breaches.

October, 2019 | Foster Charles

Your business can invest all the funds on the latest cybersecurity technology like firewalls and threat detection tools, but there will always be one security risk that can't be blocked from entering [...]

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