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May 18, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Email has become essential to the business world. Just as the two-way radio became essential for police forces after an initial skeptical period, email has become a cornerstone of business communication. Whether you provide your email in-house or contract it …
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May 16, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Many companies spend a lot of time and resources on deciding exactly HOW to build and configure their computer networks. There are many choices and considerations, but one of the most important aspects of the decision making process is how …
May 15, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Apple has added some intriguing features to their latest mobile product lineup, one of which is the fingerprint scanner. Its stated purpose is to heighten the security on the mobile phone. As the smartphone in general becomes increasingly integrated into …
May 14, 2015 by Vertical Axion
You may believe, in the current environment of cloud migration, that the onsite data center has passed into oblivion, or, at least, been severely diminished. Part and parcel of this change would mean managing power and cooling would also be …
May 13, 2015 by Vertical Axion
It’s convenient, it saves you and your company a few dollars over your personal or business mobile hot spots and it just pops up when you flip open your laptop or look at your tablet or smartphone. You may not …
May 12, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Speed is life in the business world. That’s true of most every aspect of your business, but it’s especially true of technology, and the speed with which you adopt technological innovations critical to your business’ success. One of the challenges, …
May 11, 2015 by Vertical Axion
One of the major decisions any company must make is whether to lease their technical equipment or to buy it outright. As with most decisions in the business world, there are pros in cons to both sides of the equation.…
May 9, 2015 by Vertical Axion
In 2014 we saw numerous security breaches around the world. We saw the security compromised in such big names as Sony, Target, Goodwill Industries, Home Depot, JP Morgan and Michaels. For 2015, most security analysts are predicting an even greater …
May 8, 2015 by Vertical Axion
The Apple Watch has finally been released and the critics are, of course, following up with their list of failed expectations of the device and the distant observations of how they would do things differently. While the technology has a …
May 7, 2015 by Vertical Axion
When you open the box on a new tablet, cell phone, netbook or laptop it is tempting simply to hit the start button and go. Unfortunately, doing that may be a big mistake, not because you need to read the …
May 6, 2015 by Vertical Axion
It is commonplace today to hear businesses voicing concerns about using cloud based services as though the cloud is much less secure than any system you might purchase or devise on site. In reality it is not the cloud or …
May 5, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Everywhere you turn at the moment, the business news seems to be about drones. Excited people try to look serious as they wield the controls of a small space age appearing flying machine and make it bank and zoom for …
May 4, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Wearable technology has begun to make a real impact on the way consumers shop for goods and services, but will also will change the way businesses train, empower and equip their employees. Here are some of the ways wearable technology …
May 2, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Most experts in the data security field agree that a data breach is more likely than not to happen to almost every company. Far from being a death knell to the business that experiences it, a loss or compromise of …
May 1, 2015 by Vertical Axion
No new business today can operate without IT technology; the inconvenient truth is most new business owners are tyros when it comes to understanding how to integrate IT with their business’s operations. One area where knowledge is lacking and confusion …
April 30, 2015 by Vertical Axion
The end date of July 14, 2015 for Microsoft’s support for Windows Server 2003 is approaching quickly, and many businesses are poised for a change. Your company will need to make a decision quickly about how to move forward without …
April 29, 2015 by Vertical Axion
USB flash drives have been on the market for over a decade and are popular as a means of safely storing data in an effective, secure medium. As businesses increase their demand for flash drives, these drives are increasing their …
April 28, 2015 by Vertical Axion
The past few years have seen a growing number of high profile data breaches, costing the affected companies millions of dollars. Making it harder to recover from such a calamity is the loss of confidence the affected business experiences within …
April 27, 2015 by Vertical Axion
With the rise of applications like Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive, Apple iCloud, Spideroak and the like the question for many IT departments is not whether a business should move to the cloud, but when the transition should take place …
April 25, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Some great changes ahead for Android users. Built into the OS, the user will be able to access the quick settings button even if the phone’s lock screen is on simply by dragging down from the top of the screen. …
April 24, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Handheld and laptop electronics continue to proliferate, and with each addition to your collection, chargers and cords add to the chaos. Wires and cables tumble and tangle making both home and office work centers untidy and potentially dangerous as unruly …
April 23, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Jot down upon your list of reasons to convert to a cloud based data storage system the significant cost savings such a platform can offer your business. In addition to the ease of accessing your documents and data anywhere, you …
April 22, 2015 by Vertical Axion
The Apple Watch has finally arrived and the reviews are starting to come in. Prerelease reviews have the piece of technology somewhere between another Apple attempt at selling useless features for a high price and another culture-changing Apple innovation. As …
April 21, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Will Microsoft do it again? The company, in its shift to a mobile strategy, has begun the phasing out of Windows 7. While Windows 7 has been far more successful than its predecessor, Windows Vista, owners of Windows XP were …
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