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Improve Your Data Literacy: A Critical Skill for the Modern Professional

In today's data-driven world, the ability to understand and work with data is an essential skill that professionals across all industries need. Whether you’re a business leader, a data scientist, or a marketer, improving your data literacy can significantly enhance your decision-making processes and career prospects. This guide will help you understand what it means to be data literate and provide practical steps to improve your data literacy skills.

Topics: IT Manager, Business Tools, Documentation Management, IT Planning, IT Leader, Capacity Planning, Other

2024 IT Infrastructure Trends

As we have now reached the middle of 2024, the landscape of IT infrastructure continues to evolve rapidly. Understanding the emerging trends and technological advancements is crucial for businesses aiming to stay competitive. This blog explores the top 2024 IT infrastructure trends, including cloud services, generative AI, edge computing, and more, to help you navigate the digital transformation journey.

Topics: Digital Transformation, Automation, Cloud, Business Tools, Technology, IT Planning, AI

In today's competitive business landscape, improving operational efficiency is not just a goal; it's a necessity for survival and success. Technology stands at the forefront of this drive, offering innovative solutions to streamline processes, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. But how can businesses effectively harness technology for operational efficiency? This blog explores proven strategies and insights from industry leaders.

Topics: Network, Data, Hardware, IT Manager, Business Tools, IT Planning, Logistics, IT Leader, Network Engineering

Navigating the IT certification landscape in 2024 is pivotal for professionals aiming to validate their skills. Whether you're just entering the field or looking to deepen your expertise, the right certification can broaden your opportunities and mark your proficiency.

Topics: Network, Data, Hardware, IT Manager, Business Tools, Diversity, IT Planning, Logistics, IT Leader, Network Engineering

Amazon defines Quantum Computing as “a multidisciplinary field comprising aspects of computer science, physics, and mathematics that utilizes quantum mechanics to solve complex problems faster than on classical computers.”

Topics: Network, IoT (Internet of Things), IT Manager, Business Tools, Technology, Growth, Workspace, IT Leader

Big data in eCommerce refers to massive amounts of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data generated through various online interactions and transactions. These data sets are so vast and complex that they require advanced and unique forms of processing to enable enhanced decision-making, insight generation, and process optimization. 

Topics: Data, Business Internet, Business Tools, Data Usage, E-Commerce

As we near the end of the year and reflecting back at 2020, it is safe to say that it has not been easy for any of us to monitor our stress levels. Aside from the ongoing pandemic, there has been one natural disaster after another. From blazing fires across our natural landscapes, snow storms and hurricanes, it all can make us feel overwhelmed. And now that our workspace blended into our living space, it has made it more difficult to separate the two. Cue the anxiety.

However, there are ways to manage our stress-levels in order to remain productive and not focus on what we cannot control. It's a simple practice, but not always easy to execute-gratitude. In the simplest terms gratefulness is an adjective used to describe our emotional state towards an act of kindness. Being thankful, expressing positivity towards those who are in our lives.

So how do we remain grateful, especially while we are working from home?

Topics: Productivity, Communications, Business Tools, Working From Home, Workspace, Hybrid Office, Remote Work

There are many difficulties and challenges in scaling a company. Leadership conflicts can evolve, leaving former partners at odds. Adding the wrong team members to the mix can cause conflicts that slow growth. It can also be too soon to scale, and your organizational structure and cash flow will surely bear this out, albeit too late. 

Topics: Business Tools, Colorado Business, Bay Area Business, Dallas Business, Los Angeles Business, Orange County Business, San Diego Business, Inland Empire Business, Technology, SaaS, Scale, Growth

Businesses know the importance of keeping up with vital documents. In the current digital age, this is primarily handled by some form of document management solution. These include some way to input documents, collate them, tag them for easy referencing, store them, and retrieve them when necessary. The same basic system is needed for your company’s network documentation management. 

Topics: Network, IT Manager, Business Tools, Network Efficiency, Network Access, Documentation Management

Just like protecting yourself in adverse weather is best accomplished by dressing in layers, the best cybersecurity is a layered defense. An essential layer is Network Access Control (NAC), which is taking actions to restrict access to your network by unauthorized users and devices. Access control is a basic line of defense that prevents network breaches and protects you against legal vulnerabilities. 

Topics: Network, Security, Network Security, Business Tools, Network Efficiency, Network Access