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In late 2021, Microsoft announced significant changes to its licensing and subscription model as they sunset their Cloud Service Provider (CSP) program and launch their New Commerce Experience (NCE) which is active as of January 1st, 2022. As of March 1st, 2022 Microsoft resellers must use the new model (NCE) to acquire new licensing or renew existing client licenses.
You may not know it, but some of the websites you visit or apps you download leave a trackable digital footprint. One step you can do to avoid leaving your online behavior exposed to third parties is to use private browsers to surf the internet.
What is private browsing?
Your web browser — whether it’s Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, or Opera — stores the URLs of the sites you visit, cookies that track your activity, passwords you’ve used, and temporary files you’ve downloaded.
Home Wi-Fi connections are slower and less reliable than enterprise-grade ones. But now that more people have shifted to remote work, having a fast and stable wireless connection has become even more essential. To ensure you don't suffer dropped Wi-Fi signals while you're video conferencing or finishing up a report, invest in wireless repeaters and additional access points.
More and more businesses are choosing to monitor their employees’ online behavior, as it’s one way of keeping their data and devices secure. However, there are consequences to monitoring your employees’ activities. For instance, doing so can make them feel like their privacy is being violated, which can affect productivity and morale.
More and more healthcare organizations are turning to managed IT services providers (MSPs) for their IT needs. Outsourcing their IT functions enables hospitals and clinics to focus on being healthcare providers rather than IT professionals. Here are some of the best benefits of hiring one:
MSPs guarantee quick response times
Constant system uptime and availability can be a matter of life and death in the healthcare industry, which makes quick IT support response times crucial for any healthcare practice.
Over the past few years, eCommerce has experienced rapid growth, with more and more consumers preferring to do their shopping online. In 2022, the industry is expected to grow further with the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by e-tailers worldwide.
The average person goes through anywhere between one and a dozen assorted emails per day, but have you ever experienced receiving a few thousand emails in a span of a few hours? If so, you may be experiencing a distributed spam distraction (DSD) attack.
At this point, you have probably seen a commercial on television or read something online about the release of Microsoft’s newest operating system – Windows 11. The new OS boasts a brand-new look and feel, along with some fancy productivity tools. But it also adds some security features that should be beneficial long-term.
While Chrome is many users' browser of choice because of its speed, it does consume a lot of system RAM. Additionally, there are times when it feels slower than normal. Fortunately, these problems are simple to fix. Here are some speed hacks for Chrome.
Electronic medical record (EMR) systems enable healthcare providers to store patients’ medical and treatment histories in digital formats. These solutions eliminate the need for several complex paper charts and allow medical professionals to provide patients with efficient and precise care.
