Resolve I.T. Blog (Page 91)

A business owner must understand the licensing status of their company’s software, but this has grown more complicated since the inception of the Internet. If you feel like your employees, or maybe even your corporate culture survives off of pirated software or applications, or stuff you found “for free” online, then your business could potentially…

Children across the world are heading back to school, and their parents breathe a sigh of relief. Instead of playing video games, children can now expand their minds in institutions designed for learning. But, what if a popular video game could teach children how valuable programming is as a real-world skill? While Minecraft from developers…

Most of the Internet’s data is stored in data centers. Logistically, data centers are a great solution to store ridiculous amounts of data. However, from an environmental perspective, data centers may be doing more harm than good. This, according to a new report by the National Resources Defense Council. Brace Yourself for the Data TsunamiFirst…

In Europe, there’s a lot of discussion about whether or not citizens have the right to be forgotten, or rather, be forgotten by search engines. According to a May 2014 ruling, search engines must consider requests from the public for removal of content. Not just any content, though; according to ZDNet, the content must be…

How your business chooses to store its data is a major decision. You can implement a private cloud computing model and spend more on equipment and maintenance than you need to, or you can save money with a public cloud. Although, in light of the recent celebrity-nude-photo-iCloud hack, is the public cloud secure enough to…

You’re on vacation with your family and your smartphone notifies you about a work email entitled “URGENT!” What do you do? Checking the message could mean hours spent putting out a fire at the office. Ignoring it will give you more time with your family, but you’ll be distracted and stressed the whole time thinking…

It can be difficult to keep track of your budget and expenses, especially when prices and needs are always changing. But perhaps the biggest annoyance is the intense paper trail that you leave behind when building your budget. By taking advantage of Microsoft Excel’s formulas, you can easily keep track of your budget and alter…

Civilization has passed through various ages, like the Stone Age, the Ice Age, Bronze Age, and so on. And now, we’re progressing through another one – the Data Age. In fact, 90 percent of the world’s data was created in 2013. With each new device and system comes an incredible amount of data that must…

Smartphones have revolutionized the way that we communicate with each other and increased productivity, but for some businesses, they are only making things worse. A perfect example of this is the restaurant business – in fact, one restaurant owner decided to take matters into his own hands, and has performed a study which examined their…

If 2014 hasn’t been a legendary year for data breaches yet, it certainly is now. Community Health Systems, a hospital network for over 206 facilities across the United States, has been the target of a data breach resulting in 4.5 million records being compromised by Chinese hackers, including Social Security numbers, birthdays, names, addresses, and…