The last two years have drastically diminished the amount of business travel most of us do. Trip expenditures for the fourth quarter of 2021 are projected to be between 25% to 35% below 2019 levels, according to one estimate. Yet, as the pandemic slowly winds down, the first conferences and face-to-face meetings are making their…
How To Design An IT Network For The New Normal
What a difference a year in lockdown limbo makes. The pandemic forced large and small companies alike to become masters of improvisation, develop WFH routines, set up VPNs, come up with ways to authenticate and patch in team members by the hundreds or thousands. The pandemic, though, didn’t help enterprises get closer to IT infrastructure…
Four Ways IT Can Solve The WFH Puzzle
The pandemic keeps throwing curveballs when it comes to returning to the office. Several large companies, including tech powerhouses like Amazon, Apple and Google, have been forced to readjust their cautious reopening plans yet again to cope with new variants, new surges and general uncertainty. No matter whether we’ll have a quarter or half of…
The Cost Of Logging In
My workday probably starts the same way as for most people. I turn on my computer and enter the first password. Dozens of programs and websites open by themselves and half of them demand a password. During the day, I occasionally go to more websites and programs and sometimes must log in there, too. This…
Scaling Trust And Security In Healthcare IT
It’s been 11 years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted and eight years since “Obamacare” officially launched in 2013, setting up online marketplaces or exchanges and affiliated hotlines for people to sign up. Enrollment statistics show it’s been a busy time. In 2019, roughly 8.5 million people signed up for insurance through a…
5 Things You Need To Know To Optimize Your Company’s Approach to Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Over the last few years, we have seen a change in the perception of big tech companies and proprietary software. It used to be that IT professionals thought they could trust the big names in tech and use their products without second-guessing whether they have their customers’ best interests at heart. However, with the maturing…
Cloud Data With A Chance Of Pitfalls
In the age of cloud computing, IT seems extremely simple. With a few clicks, you acquire a new service for the company and start to feed it the data needed to be more productive. Your digital identities, contacts and all types of files are readily available from wherever you are. However, that convenience comes with…
I AM Living Proof Of The American Dream
Make your own decisions. No one is going to hand you success on a golden plate. The key above all is to be in control of your destiny. I would not have come to the U.S. if I had not decided to pursue the opportunity. Remember to take action when an opportunity comes, and be…
Staying Out Of Terrestrial Trouble
How Satellite Companies Can Take Effective Steps On The Ground To Improve Their Data Security It was a slightly sensationalist headline that struck fear into the hearts of anyone involved in satellite communications: “How hackers could spy on satellite internet traffic with just $300 of home TV equipment.” In 2020, a cybersecurity researcher from Oxford…
How leaders can support working parents: 5 tips
As any working parent will tell you, juggling kids and career isn’t easy under the best of circumstances. Throw in a global pandemic, and the pressure can be overwhelming.