Update for November 2017 (originally posted December 2015): Upgrading your tech devices — smartphones, computers or tablets — is a recurring event on your calendar, whether you think of it that way or not. Having a good idea of when you’ll need to replace each one or even if you need to replace them at …
August 2017: If you use a version of Office 365 and Windows for your organization, you can now get them bundled together into one subscription when you choose Microsoft 365 Business and Microsoft 365 Enterprise. Bundling can save time and expense, and deciding if it’s right for you can be the trigger to look at …
(Updated for July 2017): To connect all your different apps and data repositories in one super-secure, high-performance platform that’s easy to use, VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, might be your answer. Employees can send emails, use timecards, access shortcuts and do everything else they need to get their jobs done in one place from any …
June 2017: If you have anything to do with the IT end of a business, chances are you’ve heard about software-defined this and software-defined that. It’s one of the hottest terms in the industry and it’s causing some confusion. Don’t let the lingo frustrate you — the lingo can be more difficult than the concept. …
February 2017: In the ever-growing space of cloud-based productivity apps and app development platforms, three providers lead the pack — Google, Microsoft and Amazon. Each offers pay-as-you-go subscription models so businesses can rent capacity instead of buying it, and they get to use all of the platform’s nifty tools and built-in capabilities. While competing clouds …
Updated for February 2017 (Originally posted July 2014): If your company likes the idea of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) — i.e., desktops that live in the cloud — but doesn’t like what it costs to build, then look at pay-as-you-go Desktop as a Service (DaaS). With DaaS you get the same benefits as VDI on …
If you bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, us frogs are sorry for your troubles. Nothing sucker-punches productivity like being told you have to power down your smartphone … forever. Except maybe having it blow up. On the other hand, nothing boosts productivity like knowing your smartphone is super-secure … forever. Here’s how Galaxy Note …
August 2016: You are one in 7.125 billion! Your DNA, fingerprints, retinas, voice, ear shape, vein patterns and the way you walk — all unique. And all can be read! That’s why biometrics authentication is so secure. But it’s also a super timesaver. If your mere presence was enough to log in to devices and …
A consistently smooth Internet connection for consistently high-quality Internet voice calls would be a dream come true for many companies. But the public Internet is bumpy. There’s traffic, congestion, broken this, delayed that. Mostly you don’t notice unless you’re talking on the phone. Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology may solve all that without having …
If the majority of what you do with your computer is access things on the Internet, do you need to pay extra for a fast processor and big hard drive? Or can you get away with a $150 Chromebook and its pared-down operating system? Or maybe a tablet with a keyboard is the way to …