Having attended both Cisco Live 2015 in June and the VMworld 2015 conference this past week, the message has been loud and clear: We at the cusp of a major transition. Data centers will look and function much differently in the next few years. As IT Professionals, the best career move we can make is…
A new concept drawing a lot of attention these days is the Internet of Things or IoT. The idea is to make everything connect to the Internet so you can automate and control it. Take, for example, industry segments like retail, manufacturing, healthcare, public safety and more. Each is trying to identify areas to improve…
The question to upgrade to a new operating system for any organization has far reaching impact to not only IT staff, but also to all of your users. There are always risks, the cost of support and the potential loss of productivity for the organization. With that said, should you take the time to evaluate…
Impact of System Downtime on Retail Locations Imagine you run a retail business and your customers are ready to check out with their credit card and your cashier has to tell them, “I’m sorry but our system is down.” This downtime generally results in one of three consequences: Your business is unable to accept non-cash…
