The importance of Business Intelligence (BI) to companies of all sizes We all want to know where our business is going, what we can expect for the future and, better yet, the margins of success we will see in the upcoming months. But in order to see the future, we need to know “the now”… Continue Reading It’s Kind of a BIg Deal
Evaluating your company’s current software and the advantages of using custom software/applications Off-the-shelf or tailor-made? The choice seems easy when it comes to clothes—Why would I wear something that just fits when I could wear something custom made for me?—but what about in terms of business software? Originally, software allowed businesses to transition from… Continue Reading Buy It or Customize It
IoT leaks top the list of cyber threats & why you should care Technology is more accessible than ever and can control everything from your business transactions to the lighting in your home, but all of this interconnectivity comes with a risk. Hackers are becoming bolder by the day, and they don’t discriminate who they… Continue Reading The Internet of (all) Things?
The ins, outs, and next big trends in cloud technology Just 25 years ago, floppy disks were the standard for data storage and any self-respecting tech professional had tons of them in various colors. Now, it’s all about the cloud. We use it at home, we use it at work, and we use it on… Continue Reading On Cloud 9.0
Cybersecurity in the Oil & Gas Industry With hackers becoming bolder and more destructive, many industries have taken steps to better secure their business information. However, the oil and gas industry remains arguably the most vulnerable to cyber attacks—or at least one of the most heavily targeted. Granted, this industry has not experienced a crippling… Continue Reading Bytes Over Barrels: Cybersecurity in Oil and Gas
In our last blog, we mentioned how important encryption has become in protecting your company from hackers, but what happens when you suffer a data breach? More importantly, why should you take it seriously? As a full-service IT provider, amshot knows how serious data breaches are and how to protect your business from hackers, so… Continue Reading Breach Don’t Kill My Vibe
The threat of a digital security breach has never been more prevalent, and encryption is one of the best ways to defend your data from hackers. When it comes to protecting your growing business, having a secure network ensures the safety of servers and databases, but encryption protects the data within your network. Business data… Continue Reading Encrypting is the Key to (Secure) Success
A small business seeking growth has a lot to consider. Obtaining and managing data now can affect decades of market presence, and swift management can mean meeting goals in months instead of years, but as with any organism, a business is at its most vulnerable when it is in its earliest stages. Security breaches are… Continue Reading The Supported Ascent: Cybersecurity and Data Management For The Growing Business
Our modern lives have been built on the back of unwavering certainty. Steam engines allowed us to spread out, trade, and communicate across vast distances. Modern medicine is built on guaranteed biological reactions within us. That’s the kind of definitive cause and effect we’re finding in big data and data analysis. Couple that with the… Continue Reading The Empirical Elegance of Data
How does using data/business intelligence give businesses an edge over those who don’t utilize customer or company data? Data is the most valuable commodity for any modern business. Small bits of information — such as customer age, consumer habits, and location — all add up to a bigger picture. Minute, seemingly disposable data accumulates to… Continue Reading Big Data and Predictive Analytics: The Competitive Edge
In our previous blog, we discussed the need for businesses and organizations to devote at least five percent of their overall personnel budget to information technology. However, reaching that five percent threshold can be difficult for some startups, sole practices, specialized small businesses and even larger organizations. So what’s a business to do? As with… Continue Reading Beyond the Five Percent Rule: When Outsourcing IT is the Best Option for Businesses
