As your business grows, so does the threat of security breaches compromising your company’s IT systems. For any business, large or small, IT security should always be placed at the forefront of importance. For many businesses, an IT security breach can practically shut a company down for a period of time, sometimes costing millions in […]
Computer problems are never any fun. But if you are a sole proprietor of a company, or even the member of a small company that does not have the budget for in house tech support, you can be in real trouble if your computer breaks down. In the past, small businesses had to rely mainly […]
Let’s face it. When you or your company has a computer problem, you need a quick and effective solution from a knowledgeable expert. You can hire someone in house to handle these types of emergencies, but is one person going to have the knowledge to handle any type of computer problem, whether it is software, […]
Major trends that will be impacting the IT world in the next 2 years can be seen in the emerging healthcare changes that are currently underway. While healthcare information systems are already ubiquitous, there is going to be a concentrated focus on developing methods to share the enormous amount data that these systems are generating. […]
Computers have come a long way over the years, but this isn’t always so obvious when it comes to servers. Servers are computers that host information for other computers on a network. They have a lot of processing potential. A lot of power. And yet most physical servers–also called hosts–fail to tap into that power. […]
How often have you given your IT staff training and certifications, only to see them take their new qualifications to a different company? When it happens, it causes a gap in your IT support and unexpected personnel costs. You now have to recruit, hire and train a replacement. You can take control of your budget, […]
For most companies, the cost of ensuring that each employee has the correct hardware and software is very expensive in terms of money, time and maintenance. When new employees come on board, they need to be issued with computers and software to help them carry out their duties with ease. Cloud computing introduces an easier […]
Information Technology certification, or IT certification, has become more popular as the IT landscape is constantly changing. Being current in your certification is very important for position advancement opportunities and staying knowledgeable in business today. IT certification videos and computer based training, or CBT, are very effective formats to receive training. Training videos and CBT […]
Troubleshooting an issue on a Windows computer often involves restarting a service. This can be performed a number of ways – Through the control panel, from a command prompt or through the Services MMC (Microsoft Management Console). Occasionally trying to restart a service may result in a “hung service” – The state when a service […]
Relational databases need to be designed so that all data is in a state that is called ‘normalized.’ Normalization is the process of splitting all the data categories to be recorded in a database into groups. The categories are called attributes; the bodies they are grouped into are called entities. Normalization is a requirement for […]
