One of the most important things any organization can do to keep themselves digitally safe is to address the topic of passwords. Aside from phishing emails sent to employees, compromised login information is one of the biggest and widely used attacks on digital safety. This is especially true when passwords to systems are “shared” passwords …
Month: July 2020
How Tech Consultants Help Schools Save Time and Money
Throughout history of formal education, schools have struggled with the need for ever-increasing resources. The constant battles of how best to use funds, from teacher compensation to curriculum needs and facilities to insurance, have gone on for decades. As technology has become part of the equation, schools have found that a modern technological environment does …
Car Wash Crash
The other day I had some time between stops and decided to run through the car wash on my way to my next stop. This was one of those washes that has popped up in recent years where they have multiple wash options, a long tunnel with various different cleaning machines, and try to get …
Let Me Be Your Chief Information Officer. Really!
I’ll spell it out in no small words – your organization needs a Chief Information Officer (CIO). OK you ask – what is that, it sounds expensive, and why do I need it? Fair questions, and let’s not confuse the “role” of CIO with the “function” of CIO. The long and short of it is …
Is Your Data Helping You?
In my experience, most organizations have a lot more data than they realize. Sure, core customer and employee databases we think about, but really any platform that your organization uses contains some level of data in it. If you’re a school, this could be your standardized testing platform or e-mailing platform all the way down …