By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
I have a confession to make; I am a cloud desktop convert. I honestly can't imagine how I worked without the cloud before. Let me tell you five reasons why:
Ease of use
Our WebTop cloud workspace is easy. When I started working with DirectNetworks, I think I received two pag
es of printed documentation on how to use WebTop.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
1. Avoid IT downtime
Network Monitoring - Madison, MilwaukeeWhat happens when you can't dedicate someone to oversee your IT network? What is your plan if something goes wrong after business hours or on the weekend? The benefit of a managed service provider (MSP) is 24/7/365 network monitoring.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
America has always been an innovative nation. And while we are not any more or less innovative than any other country, we still pride ourselves on our resourcefulness, creativity, and our ability to push the boundaries of science, technology, and industry.
Having been seized by the general World Cup fever, I though I’d talk about the role technology plays in sporting events like this. Now I want to start off by clarifying that I not usually a sports person, so bear with me. That being said, I love the World Cup. I love being able to live stream it over the internet, which in itself is a fairly recent technology when you think about it. 1.7 million people watched the U.S. vs. Germany game through ESPN’s live stream. This is part of a general trend away from cable, in which more and more people are consuming their content solely over the internet.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
Move over texting, there are new communication games in town.
Smart phones haven't just put tiny computers in our pockets, they are also changing the way we communicate. It seems new communication apps show up on the scene by the day.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
The winds of change are blowing at DirectNetworks and they are definitely bringing wonderful things. Today we launched our newly-redesigned website at www.directnetworksinc.com. It's a redesign that more accurately reflects who we are as a company, as well as the managed services we are proud to offer to Wisconsin businesses.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
I admit, I'm not a huge Twitter fan. I tweet, entirely for business. It doesn't take much to find "Top Ten Celebrity Feuds on Twitter" or a plethora of narcissistic "shouting" into the internet universe. That being said, Twitter is also a platform for social activism never before realized.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
How often do you think about how important your data is to your business? If you're like me, I bet you took your data for granted. After all, 0's and 1's are forever right? Then my personal computer was stolen several years ago, and with it files and pictures I can never get back.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
I read a blog post recently by an individual struggling with what he perceives as the inevitable merging of humans and machines.This type of soul-searching in the growing glow of technology is a trend running through entertainment and technology blogs.
By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin
It feels like I've been posting about internet security breaches and their updates/fixes for a while now. This latest week brought the news that virtually all versions of the Internet Explorer browser was vulnerable to hackers.