ITBE Staff

According to the Wi-Fi Alliance®, a global non-profit industry association, 2014 was a monumental year for Wi-Fi — the wireless technology celebrated 15 years, carried more than 42 percent of the world’s mobile data traffic and 90 percent of the world’s tablet traffic, and connected users to more than 47 million public hotspots worldwide. Wi-Fi […]

It’s once again time to make predictions and identify trends for the coming year. The debate over public versus private cloud has been brewing for a while now and, in 2015, many organizations will find that a compromise between the two – hybrid cloud – is actually a better fit for their needs. According to […]

Email is a decades old collaboration tool utilized by businesses across the country. However, many business users are disenchanted with this communications tool, complaining about inbox overload, frustration and lost productivity. McKinsey Global Institute estimates the average person spends 28 percent of their work week (or 13 hours a week) reading and responding to email, […]

For most of our history, handwriting was the primary means of communicating and information organization. But for the sake of efficiency and time, mechanical and digital technology has slowly begun replacing traditional methods of handwriting. Though the benefits of these new technologies are apparent, the value of handwritten communication cannot be overlooked. According to a […]

It’s a common tradition for people to make resolutions at the beginning of every year. While these goals often focus on health, money and/or family, they can include any number of professional goals as well, such as getting a new job or a promotion. Are you ready to make a big career move in 2015? […]

In 2014, Sony suffered the most devastating hack of all time, Home Depot faces dozens of lawsuits resulting from its data breach, the JP Morgan Chase attack affected 76 million households and 7 million small businesses, and a year later, Target is still recovering from its breach in 2013. So, with a new year upon us, it’s important that we take a step […]

2014 has been a truly memorable year for technology, but let’s be honest: Many of the innovations that had us talking this year still have yet to be perfected for widespread consumer and enterprise use. From wearables to the Internet of Things, all the way to mobile payments and augmented reality apps, 2014 has set […]

In the last few years, application programming interfaces (APIs) have transformed how companies build products, interface with other companies and distribute content. By allowing third-party software to leverage content and services, businesses that develop an API are opening the door to new opportunities to engage customers, as well as foster innovation. If successful, an API […]

According to forecasts, worldwide business-to-consumer e-commerce spending increased by 20 percent in 2014, reaching $1.5 trillion in sales. In fact, online shopping has seen such explosive growth over the last few years that e-commerce is now outpacing brick-and-mortar businesses. In some cases, online businesses have even driven brick-and-mortar businesses out of the market altogether, like […]

Modern CIOs are attempting to balance the legacy of yesterday with the demands of digital business in the twenty-first century, so what does that mean for the future of our CIOs? It means we should expect a CIO with an increasingly diverse, non-technical background who partners more with the broader business to deliver innovation and […]

Guidelines for Media Sanitization Sanitization refers to a process that renders access to target data on the media infeasible for a given level of effort. This guide will assist organizations and system owners in making practical sanitization decisions based on the categorization of confidentiality of their information. The modern storage environment is rapidly evolving. Data […]

2014’s Top Holiday Scams Click through for the top 12 scams cyber criminals are using this holiday season, as well as tips to help keep you safe, as identified by McAfee, a part of Intel Security.