Technology has permeated most aspects of our modern society. Last week (April 13-14), SDN exhibited at the Infotec Conference in Omaha, NE (www.infotec.org). This gathering of IT professionals and technology connoisseurs highlighted the reach of technology into our society and the rising concerns new and ever-changing technology present for businesses.
Speakers from all areas of the country converged in Omaha to discuss various topics, including: information assurance, development and the cloud, IT service, project management, entrepreneurship and social media, healthcare IT, and IT talent recruitment and retention. These topics represent the leading concerns regarding technology today.
What are the top technology concerns your business is facing?
Julie Hoyer
Marketing Specialist
SDN Communications
You may have heard about the recent attack on the hugely popular micro-blogging site twitter.com. The attack was a DDoS or Distributed Denial of Service attack. Basically, it was a bunch of PC’s infected with malware, all trying to access twitter.com at once until the service crashed.
DDoS can happen at any time, to any business. Here are some key lessons to be learned that you should implement in your network (with more in the attached article from PC Magazine):
-Install security software on every PC in your network and pay for the updates
-Run regular PC scans for malware
-Stop doing risky things online and put in place a company-wide IT policy supporting this
Here is the PC Magazine linke with more practical tips: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351317,00.asp
- Jered Schock
Sr. Account Executive
SDN Technologies
Years ago when we first started selling IP phones, there was little benefit over the traditional digital desktop telephone. As IP telephony has evolved over the years, there are many advantages to using an IP handset.
- Better speaker/handset audio
- Integration with Outlook contacts
- Color & touchscreen capabilities
- Web applications, and now…Twitter.
Avaya has just released a web application for its IP phones that allows you to get your Twitter updates on your IP phone. Here is where you can download the app: https://devconnect.avaya.com/public/dyn/d_dyn.jsp?fn=563
For more on IP telephony and the ways it can benefit your business, contact SDN.
Jered Schock
Senior Account Executive
