The world manufactures over 50 million tons of e-waste every year as consumers and companies throw out their smartphones, computers, and appliances, less than 20 percent of which is properly recycled. The other 80 percent winds up in a landfill or broken down improperly. Let's spend some time reviewing society's increasing e-waste problem and what industry professionals are doing to reduce it.
Data backup is one of the most imperative aspects of maintaining a business, but it’s not something that some businesses even consider until it’s too late to reverse the damage done. In any case, data backup is a vital part of any successful business, but it’s not as simple as implementing a solution and praying it works. Let's go through the proper steps for making sure your business has a successful data backup solution when it’s needed most.
If you don’t think that your organization is under attack from the Internet, you’re likely to be running a company that will be decimated by a cyberattack. If you want to prevent this scenario from happening, you will have to be prepared to do what you can to keep your business secure. This entails following some strict rules and being intelligent about where and when to implement security checkpoints. Macro Systems looked at what modern cyberattack entails and what a company needs to do in order to keep the threats that are lurking around from having a marked effect on your organization.
Innovation in the workplace has transformed the way that operations have been accomplished over the years. In this modern era, office technology innovation might seem like it’s hitting a lull compared to previous jumps, but there are still many ways that it’s enhancing the quality and productivity of the workday. With the right tools, your organization can upgrade its access to data and improve its productivity in ways previously unseen.
In the modern age of mobile work, employees are taking data outside the security of your infrastructure and using it to be productive. However, this results that data being more at risk than ever before. Fortunately, today's technology offers solutions to this dilemma, chief among them being the virtual private network (VPN).
Some aspects of running your business’ infrastructure require a lot of time… time that you just don’t have in the day. Implementing patches, monitoring network traffic, and updating software solutions are all the usual culprits. In light of this, we recommend that businesses utilize a solution that permits for management to occur remotely, as it can offer a great benefit for businesses with both limited workforces and budgets.
The world is full of threats that could harm your organization, and they usually all have one thing in common: generally, the user is a weak point in the defenses of your company. Macro Systems has created a list of some of the most catastrophic hacks that your users should be mindful of so they can best respond to them.
An unfortunate but true fact: no technology you implement will last until the day you close up shop for business. To reduce the costs of your technology failing, you need to take measures now, including proactive monitoring for the various signs of failure. Be on the lookout for the following symptoms, listed below.
Data backup is a vital component for businesses; damage control is required by just about any organization that has day-to-day interactions in risky environments like the Internet. Moreover, some companies are located in high-risk areas where natural disasters are a considerable threat. Regardless, there is one situation where all businesses need to be wary about data security: user error. Our point is that it doesn’t matter where your business is located or what industry it’s in; there will always be situations where data backup will be helpful, so consider how it must be implemented now before it’s too late.
Innovation has many forms, whether it’s implementing automated solutions to ensure tasks are accomplished or implementing new methods to get work done by your in-house staff. Collaboration is one of the ways that your organization can benefit from innovation; the right solutions can make quite a difference. Let's highlight some of the more innovative collaboration solutions that you can implement for your business.
