Tech gadgets come and go, and few register as more than a fleeting fad for most consumers. The impact of those gadgets that do take hold though, move the market in ways that are transformational, habit-changing and just plain fun. Here are a few gadgets that you should be paying attention to right now. Computers […]
This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. Need a new smartphone case, lamp or spare part for your car? What about an iPad stand, toothbrush holder or statement piece of jewelry? Sure, you could go out and buy these things, but why bother when […]
This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. We talk a lot about backing up our business data and files. Just a few months ago in this column I stressed the importance of maintaining a strong backup and disaster recovery infrastructure, saying “data is the […]
This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. With the Nashville Technology Council reporting more than 830 technology job listings in Middle Tennessee, it’s an understatement to say that the competition for tech talent locally and regionally is incredibly strong. It’s a seller’s market for […]
This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. More and more businesses are taking advantage of cloud applications such as Salesforce, Basecamp and ZenDesk to handle any number of business operations. When your employees start using Basecamp, for example, to manage a complex project, they […]
For years, Microsoft’s Small Business Server has been a turnkey, streamlined way for organizations with 75 employees or less to manage their servers. Last year, Microsoft announced that with its 2012 Windows Server offerings, it was discontinuing SBS and that SBS 2011 would be the last version of this traditional integrated server suite. In addition, […]
Earlier this month, the Tennessean reported that “in an effort to screen out those who can’t master the skills of a rapidly changing field” the State of Tennessee is requiring 1,600 IT workers across state government to re-apply for their jobs. The article also suggests that Tennessee’s leadership fears that many of the state’s IT […]
We all know that when we’re online, we’re being tracked. A Keynote Systems survey from last year found that 86 percent of the leading 269 websites in news, finance, travel and retail tracked users’ Web habits and gave that information to third parties. Internet tracking is an issue that many of us don’t fully understand, […]
Barely a day goes by without a story breaking in global business news about some new cyberattack that is targeting sensitive information, from intellectual property to credit card information. Data is the heart of any business, and losing it can seriously damage an organization of any size. A 2013 report commissioned by security analytics company […]
