It’s been said that data is the lifeblood of any business — and the network through which it flows is akin to the circulatory system. A properly functioning network is vital to delivering the information that supports and drives every aspect of an organization’s operations.
The great work from home experiment of 2020 has proved that work can be done — and done well — even outside the confines of a physical office. As such, many companies are now planning to adopt a hybrid work model post-pandemic to accommodate the expectations of employees and to continue reaping the benefits of remote work.
The benefits of remote work have been widely discussed, but if the events of the past year have taught us anything, it’s that working from home isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.
In some ways, working in a traditional office environment is easier.
Recent years have seen soaring demand for cloud computing solutions across every industry, and finance and banking are no exception. The cloud is vital for achieving greater resilience and flexibility at a time when remote work is the new normal and customer demands are rising constantly.
To stay competitive in today’s business environment, many organizational leaders leverage data. Marketing managers, for example, use data to better understand their customers and improve their initiatives. Chief financial officers look at data to analyze the company’s financial strengths and weaknesses and propose corrective actions.
In February 2020, AWS countered the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in history with traffic coming in at a rate of 2.3 terabits per second (Tbps). That attack broke the previous world records of 1.7 Tbps DDoS attack directed toward a US-based service provider in March 2018 and the 1.35 Tbps attack targeting GitHub in February 2018. These figures show that DDoS attacks are growing in size and complexity, threatening businesses around the world.
Successful businesses make technology work for them, not the other way round. When used correctly, technology can make every task much easier to accomplish. So if you’re looking to increase staff efficiency, incorporate technology into your daily operations with the following methods.
With COVID-19 vaccines still being rolled out in the United States, physical group gatherings will still likely not be advisable by summertime. But that doesn’t mean you’ll have to skip this year’s team building — you can do it virtually.
In this blog, we’ve compiled some virtual team building ideas you can explore:
Go on a virtual vacation
Images of seawater, sand, and the sun often come to mind when it’s summer.
Does your macOS device suddenly seem slower? Is your browser crashing? Are you being bombarded with pop-up ads? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then your Mac device may be infected with malware.
Yes, that’s right, Mac users can no longer boast how their devices are “bulletproof” against malware.
Your company’s servers will eventually need to be replaced. To conserve and maximize your resources, you need to anticipate the best time to do this, as well as consider alternatives that offer the same — if not better — outcomes for your business.
