Productivity

Editor’s Summary Acer’s four new Chromebooks deliver responsive everyday performance for running multiple apps and for entertainment and productivity Two large-display models deliver immersive visuals and up to 12.5 hours of battery life. The largest model has a 15.6-inch display and a dedicated numeric keypad, making it great for handling number-intensive tasks like personal finance Two super-portable 11.6-inch models provide up to 10 hours[1] of battery life and fast on-the-go connections for... - read more

#3 - Poor partnership controls - "Trust, but Verify..." Extranet is a term many do not use or do not know. In layman's terms, it's simply one partner/supplier sharing data across a transport; usually the Internet, to another partner/supplier. If either partner is guilty of reason #1, its not a matter of if a data breach will happen, it's when. - read more

The ONLY way to completely protect your data and guarantee that you could restore it all after a major disaster is by maintaining an up-to-date copy of your data offsite in a high-security facility. Cloud Backups, also called offsite backups, online backups, or managed backups, is a service that allows you to maintain a secure copy of your data in a different location than your office. - read more

Thou Shalt Allow BYOD The rapid proliferation of mobile devices entering the workplace feels like divine intervention to many IT leaders. It’s as if a voice boomed down from the mountain ordering all of the employees you support to procure as many devices as possible and connect them to corporate services en masse. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) was born and employees followed with fervor. - read more