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How to Keep Your Small Business Secure From Cyber Criminals
Summary: Cyber attacks are one of the most dangerous threats for any small business. Keep your SMB safe with these tips. While small- to mid-sized businesses might not have the luxury of hiring the most expensive form of information technology security, they still face the same threat that many large-scaled businesses do. To make matters worse, small businesses are often targeted by cyber criminals because of this lack of security, making breaching networks a much easier task. There needs to be a conscious effort by the business manager and IT manager to ensure that active security controls are in place. Additionally, these security controls must include both a back-up and…
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Essential elements of an e-commerce product page
Summary: The product page is the most important page on an e-commerce site. Proper product titles, an enticing call to action, impactful images and search friendly descriptions are a few of the essential elements on the page. The product page plays a critical role in convincing a visitor to consider buying a product (or service). A product page is successful when it convinces the visitor to add the product to the cart. There are so many things that can go wrong that it is important to give special attention to the elements on the product page. Here is a short list of elements that should be part of every e-commerce…
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The many benefits of a local data center
Summary: When choosing a data center, there are several advantages to going with a local party, especially for physical access to the server and monitoring the security of your systems. Using a third-party data center has a lot of benefits for organizations. Data centers provide increased up-time, greater resources and faster provisioning of new resources including options for disaster recovery. Also, once you decommission the in-house server room, you can put all those resources into improving the business, as opposed to running and managing a server room. There is one scenario where you can gain further: the local data center. The local data center has grown in popularity over the…
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How to Approach the Interview Process as a Business Owner
Summary: Hiring the people can make your company more productive, lucrative, and efficient. Adding members to a team at a company requires both skill and luck. Sure, you’re going to interview dozens, if not hundreds, of individuals looking to work at your company, but choosing the right one takes time. You’ll need to take a look at every aspect that the interviewee showcases and determine whether or not he or she fits the bill, so to speak. It’s a time-consuming process but here are some tips that can help you get started. Preparedness and Capability Interviewees must convey themselves in a way that seems natural to you. Ask them questions…
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The benefits of a hosted shopping cart service
Written by Secure Net Shop There are plenty of options when it comes to setting up shopping cart services for a website. There is the self-hosted option, where the shopping cart is installed on the same server as the website. Then there is the hosted option, where the cart is set up and maintained on a third party service provider’s website. These are the two most popular options. In this article, we will look at the benefits of using a hosted shopping cart: Cost The biggest advantage is cost. A hosted shopping cart is set up and maintained by the provider. There is no installation, security, and database backend cost.…
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Basic requirements for server room
Written by Rack Alley Setting up a server requires proper planning and design. The most important factor to consider is redundancy. The server room infrastructure design should include redundancy at every level in order to avoid a single point of failure. When setting up a server room, here are the most basic requirements: Racks – Server room equipment requires racks for mounting. There are several types of racks but the two most popular types are four post and full cabinet racks. The full cabinet variety comes with front and rear doors along with side panels. The four post racks are simple four-post open enclosures. Even vertical servers have rack kit…
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Medical Device Coatings Are Advancing At a Rapid Pace
Improved patient outcomes are being tied to advanced medical device coatings. When it comes to medical device coatings, today’s technological advancements have allowed for improvements in therapeutic treatment. The coating materials formulas that are available for use makes it possible to deliver a wide array of therapeutic drugs and agents to elicit a range of tissue and bodily responses. It has helped thousands of patients and specialists when it comes to effective and positive treatment distribution. It continues to be developed today and look for it to have an even more profound effect on today’s medical industry. An Example of Coating Usage A device that is prone to the development…
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How to Help Grandma Avoid Scams Online
Article written by Technology Innovations, news and articles about technology innovators As online shopping becomes more and more prevalent, the chance for identity theft and other cyber scams only increases. While seasoned online shoppers can spot suspect sellers and and phony “deals”, plenty of sites exist that are designed to fool grandma and other less than tech savvy individuals into giving up sensitive information. To help grandma from getting burned while shopping online, suggest that she follow these precautions: Use Gift Cards This is the safest way to purchase from any online shop. Gift cards do not require buyers to divulge any financial information. The only information needed will be…
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The benefits of the colocation model
Written by Rack Alley Most organizations have a hybrid model when it comes to server hosting. It usually involves a mix of legacy in-house server along with a mix of cloud infrastructure services. Almost all of these organizations started out with building their own data center. The problem with owning a data center is that you have to pay for everything upfront and maintenance. Any failure to keep up with replacements and maintenance can have catastrophic consequences. This is why there is a growing demand for colocation facilities. This model offers the following benefits: OPEX vs CAPEX It is easier to get additional operational expenditure to host servers at an…
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The benefits of portable a/c units
A Portable air conditioner, also known as a spot cooler, is a temporary cooling solution when larger a/c systems fail or require maintenance. They are also used in some applications for permanent cooling. This can be smaller server rooms or small equipment rooms. They are called portable because they come with castors or wheels and can be moved around easily. Portable AC units tend to be smaller than permanent units and so can fit in through standard doorways and entryways. This also limits their capacity. Portable a/c units should not be confused with mobile a/c units. Mobile a/c units also come with wheels but then to be towed or trucked…
