Cloud Computing
A Practical Guide to Securing ROI from SPC
InfinityQS in the News: When mulling over options for a new SPC software solution, multiple factors may be at play. Maybe you want to save money in the long run, cut waste and scrap, improve traceability, speed your process, move to a real-time, Cloud-based SaaS platform, or all of the above. Perhaps the biggest contingency is...
Keep ReadingPre-Tax Season Checklist: How to Select a Cloud Service and Provider
Clients in the News: With 60-to-90-hour work weeks during tax season and pressing deadlines for filing or requesting extensions, there’s no room for technology troubles. But, inevitably, they crop up—VPN access goes down, shared files don’t sync properly or there’s latency accessing your accounting software. And of course, this happens when you’re working at a client...
Keep ReadingFree File Sharing Isn’t Really Free: It Can Cost You Your Business!
Clients in the News: Recently, the industry has been buzzing about various free, third-party file-sharing tools such as Dropbox , Google Drive, and OneDrive. While these applications can be beneficial, many reports are finding that there are a number of security risks tied to unauthorized or unregulated use. Read more:
Keep ReadingAnalyzing the Food Chain
Clients in the News: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s rules for preventative controls for human food and produce safety—as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)—are now final. Many of the key requirements will directly impact farms. For example, the final produce safety rule addresses agriculture water quality, soil, sprouts, livestock, as well as...
Keep ReadingSmall Business Case Study: Why Move to Cloud Computing?
Clients in the News: Frustration is a powerful motivator. It drives us to make the changes necessary to move our businesses forward. But some changes require up-to-date technology to power the business. My company, DPR Group, Inc., a full-service public relations, marketing and communications agency, was stuck in a technology rut that stymied our productivity...
Keep ReadingCetrom Reinvests More Than $1 million for Planned Growth
Clients in the News: Vienna-based cloud services provider Cetrom Information Technology Inc. announced Tuesday it has reinvested $1 million in the company for planned growth. The money mostly will be used for hardware upgrades. Cetrom plans to use the capital to set up and implement Storage Area Networks and servers. Read more:
Keep ReadingThe Wild West of Data Privacy and the Cloud
Clients in the News: The first time the country was connected coast-to-coast, it was with the wood and steel of railroad tracks into the Wild West that redefined the frontier, and the nation. Today, we use fiber-optic cable to join the frontiers of the information superhighway, which are accessed increasingly via the cloud. Read more:
Keep ReadingSoftware: Head in the Cloud
Clients in the News: Understanding “the cloud” is no easy task, because while it is a technological term, it is also a philosophical idea. “The cloud” is a nebulous term that most laypeople use to describe “the place where all our information is stored.” That means photos, music, online documents and perhaps private messages and emails...
Keep ReadingCreating Visibility with the Cloud
Clients in the News: Most manufacturers have made great strides in optimizing operations. Many have even standardized multiple facilities with the same on-premise software to create consistency across the enterprise. However, no matter how many procedures are put in place, each plant has its own idiosyncrasies, making it nearly impossible for systems to communicate with each...
Keep Reading5 Ways The Cloud Can Improve Your Manufacturing Operations
Clients in the News: Although cloud computing has been a hot topic across almost every industry for quite some time, it is only recently that manufacturers have begun considering abandoning their traditional, on-premise solutions and embracing the cloud. If you are like any other manufacturer, this transition probably seems daunting. How much will it cost? Are...
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