Insight From Innovation

In this issue:

• Leaders with Vision Show the Way
• The Next Best Thing to Being There
• Get Tunnel Vision with a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Password Headaches
• The Bigger the Better

Since the number of passwords has magnified exponentially, the problem of keeping track of them has also increased, causing nothing but eyestrain and headaches!

Well, we have a solution that goes far beyond taking two aspirins and an afternoon nap—an automated, cloud-based password manager that can be used by all your staff working onsite or remotely.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a secondary form of authentication that helps make all your accounts more secure.  MFA translates to two or more forms of validating that you are who you say you are.  It’s commonly used in the form of a 6-digit verification code in an MFA application like Google Duo.

Since the days of early astronomy man has been looking for ways to view distant objects more clearly. This desire is what drove Hans Lippershey to assemble what is generally accepted as the first set of binoculars back in 1608.

If only there were a similar device that would allow us to clearly see what challenges we might face when moving our data to the cloud.

I was unable to find on Google when someone first remote controlled a PC, but I’m guessing it was invented by some poor IT person who didn’t want to get up in the middle of the night to see what was going on with his or her server or PC. But thank goodness someone figured it out.

Insight From Innovation

In this issue:

• Working Remotely: Necessity Was the Mother of Invention
• Taking a Look at Cloud Challenges
• Top 3 Things that Need MFA
• Transform: PC to TV
• See the World Through New Lenses

In a matter of just a few short weeks, we have gone from living how we’ve always lived to changing just about everything we do.  Schools are out for weeks if not months.  Cruises have stopped sailing, and air transportation may be next.  Bars and restaurants are closing, sporting events are nonexistent and so many people are now unemployed.

The world is slowing down during this COVID-19 pandemic.  Wall Street is being hit hard.  People are no longer going out.  We’re told to quarantine or self-isolate and not engage in groups.

You can bet there’s one group that’s not slowing down at all.

As a business owner today, you are now facing unprecedented challenges to help deal with the Coronavirus pandemic.  You are asked to self-isolate and practice social distancing to “flatten the curve.”  You are asked to allow your employees to work from home to reduce possible exposure and slow the spread of COVID-19.

These are all reasonable requests.

It’s not always easy to see all the things your IT company is doing for you. When everything is going smoothly and you are not experiencing any computer issues at all, you might assume your IT company isn’t really doing anything for you. Nothing could be further from the truth.