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Data Integrity: What It Is and Best Practices for Businesses
What is Data Integrity? Data integrity, in this environment, refers to the state of your data. Is it clean? Is it corrupt? To be more clear, our data integrity definition is the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data stored in databases, data warehouses, data marts, or any of your internal data storage locations, such as…
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Tech Tuesday: PowerApps
Microsoft has created a way to quickly and easily build custom apps. This is a point and click approach to app design. Still, sound complicated? Trust us, you don’t have to have a background in coding to create powerful apps using Microsoft’s newest tool. Each business, no matter how large or how small is unique and…
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Tech Tuesday: Slack
Slack is an instant messaging tool. They strive to be messaging that brings your team together. Slack was built for collaboration and teams that work on the go from anywhere. You can organize conversations, create channels for teams or projects or whatever else you need, easily search conversation history, and access slack from anywhere. Slack…
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The Digital Transformation: 5 Tips to Ensure Your Success
This digital transformationmight sound far off, complicated, or too expensive, but in reality, the concept is quite easy to grasp. Digital transformation means integrating technology into all areas of a business. It’s more than just the cloud. This is about rethinking old models and processes in lieu of technology. For small to mid-sized businesses, digital transformation…
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Get the Most Out of Microsoft’s Office 365
Microsoft Office 365 is a revolutionary set of tools that put real power right at your fingertips. Office 365’s features can optimize productivity and keep your entire team connected. However, many users aren’t taking advantage of the full list features and benefits. From Business Intelligence to anywhere access, Office 365 can do it all for…
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Desktops or Laptops for Workforce?
When choosing hardware to update your business, it can be hard to know whether to save money and just purchase a desktop – or to truly invest in a laptop and docking station combination. . These machines will be where your employees spend 8+ hours each day, so it’s not a decision to be taken…
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Power BI vs Tableau: Which is Right for Your Business?
Business Intelligence is becoming a near-must for organizations. When implemented and used correctly, a Business Intelligence tool can help a company operate more efficiently with higher profitability. In the world of Business intelligence (BI) or data virtualization, you’ll find many tools on the market. With the stiff competition out there, these tools must all be powerful,…
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Windows 7 & Server 2008: What you need to know
All software products have a viable lifespan; none can go on forever. When a Microsoft application or operating system reaches “end of life”, Microsoft will no longer continue to support it. For Microsoft customers, this means there will be no further development of patches, fixes, or security updates. Microsoft products have typically had a lifespan…
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The Right Data Access for Students
Today I had the privilege to discuss this compelling question with school leaders from academic and technology departments across our network of schools. The topic was of the group’s making, and the range of perspectives and mix of environments made for a lively talk and great shared materials. The challenges and benefits of BYOD Bring…
