Category: Tech Insight
Finding new ways to deal with inevitable tech disasters
The one thing for certain is that when it comes to technology, there will come a time when disaster will strike, and as your client’s IT shop, it’s going to be up to you to fix it. You must have...
Pioneers in Tech: Radia Perlman and the Spanning Tree Algorithm
You may not have heard of the “Spanning Tree Algorithm,” but it’s the backbone of the Ethernet technology we enjoy and rely upon today. The algorithm, also known as the “Spanning Tree Protocol” or STP, was the brainchild of Radia...
MSPs need to know where WFH hurts most
Most managed service providers (MSPs) recognize by now that for the foreseeable future, many of their customers’ employees will be working from home more frequently in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue MSPs are interested in now is...
Continuous transformation: Streamline ops and deliver more value
Continuous transformation in IT operations are more than just industry buzzwords. This is in fact a critical survival tool for any cloud or IT solution deployment today. To achieve continuous transformation, however, innovation must continue well beyond a migration to...
Race to deliver remote network services at scale is on
Most managed services revolve around the end point. So any time there is a change to the way PCs and mobile computing devices are employed, the average managed service provider (MSP) will be profoundly impacted. Nothing has made that fundamental...
Tech Time Warp: Hollerith automates the 1890 census
The ongoing 2020 U.S. Census is historic: It’s the first U.S. census to be conducted primarily online, with citizens encouraged to visit my2020census.gov to be counted. Although the bureau conducted some online test counts during the 2000 census, it passed...
Enterprise IT organizations to rely more than ever on MSPs
If there ever was a notion that managed IT services were just for small businesses, it is certainly not the case now. In fact, more than three quarters of 100 IT directors (78 percent) working at companies with at least...
You can simplify website design testing with these startups
One of the more important parts of website design is making sure everything looks good and works. You need to catch mistakes before they happen. Even minor problems can cause users to leave your website, and in many cases, not...
Barracuda honored as a winner for data protection software
Barracuda has been named a winner in the Data Protection Software category and the Product Innovation subcategory of the 2020 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards. One of the most prestigious honors in the IT industry, the award acclaims the...
Tech Time Warp: Mr. ZIP (code) speeds up the Post Office
Given the ongoing political debate over postal efficiency, it’s easy to forget one of the biggest drivers of Big Data today is a postal innovation. The ZIP code makes it possible for marketers to guess how much you’ll charge on...
