Guest Columns

Why the Cloud Is a Priority for Small and Medium Sized Businesses

  ROCHESTER HILLS - SMBs that migrate to the cloud save money since they're choosing an alternative to purchasing overpriced soon-to-be-obsolete on-site hardware. Since most cloud services are priced on a subscription-based model, the cloud gives SMBs the flexibility to add or decrease storage as needed without tying them into a long-term contract. This means

By |2017-08-26T02:59:17-04:00August 26th, 2017|Guest Columns|

Geofencing – Recruiting’s New Golden Technique?

GRAND RAPIDS - Given the continuing advances in technology, it is not surprising that companies are using new ways to target potential employees. One of these ways is “geofencing.” Recruiters are now borrowing this technique, which has been honed by digital marketers and social media platforms to get advertising, marketing and brand messages to hyper-focused

By |2017-08-10T10:31:03-04:00August 10th, 2017|Guest Columns|

AndCan Index: Demand For US Legal Cannabis Products Up 2 Percent In May

EAST LANSING - The demand for legal cannabis products in the United States increased by 2 percent in May, the largest on record following a monthly decline, according to the monthly AndCan Index, which closely monitors demand across every U.S. state. “After a surprising, albeit slight, decline in April, the demand for cannabis products increased

By |2017-08-04T14:46:00-04:00August 4th, 2017|Guest Columns|

Is A Fear Of New Technology Holding Your Business Back?

ROCHESTER HILLS - According to RightScale, a Cloud Management Trends blog, cloud adoption has grown by 18 percent every year since 2012. Now, more than 77 percent of private users, and more than 40 percent of small to medium sized business owners are moving to the cloud. Truth is, the cloud has the potential to

By |2017-08-03T20:17:19-04:00August 3rd, 2017|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Is A Fear of New Technology Holding Your Business Back?

FARMINGTON HILLS - According to RightScale, a Cloud Management Trends blog, cloud adoption has grown by 18 percent every year since 2012. Now, more than 77 percent of private users, and more than 40 percent of small to medium sized business owners are moving to the cloud. Truth is, the cloud has the potential to

By |2017-07-30T21:37:05-04:00July 30th, 2017|Guest Columns|

Smoothing the (Sometimes) Bumpy Path To The Cloud

NOVI - For all of its entrepreneurial spirit and historical legacy of innovation, Southeast Michigan isn’t Silicon Valley. This region built its business foundation on hardware, in the truest sense of the word – big factories, big machines, big cars – and lots of it. Given our mindset, a transition from a self-run, in-house IT

By |2017-07-20T19:55:18-04:00July 20th, 2017|Guest Columns|

Don’t Be Forced Out Of Business By Cybercrime

ROCHESTER HILLS - According to the National Cyber Security Alliance, one out of every five small-and-medium sized businesses is hit by cybercrime each year. Roughly 60% of these SMBs are out of business within six months of an attack. Today's cybercriminal doesn't discriminate by business type or size. They look for exposed security cracks and

By |2017-07-16T16:02:47-04:00July 16th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Ever Feel Like You’ve Become A Business Catchphrase

LIVONIA - Ever feel like you’ve become a business catchphrase? You’re doing more with less. Trying to get your ducks in a row. Thinking outside of the box to move the needle. Yeah, we get it — basically, you’re trying to do everything you can to manage your organization’s technology and other business expenses, but

By |2017-07-12T20:56:57-04:00July 12th, 2017|Guest Columns|

Former Head Of Shin Bet On Current State Of Cybersecurity

MANKATO, MN. - This article explores what the former head of Shin-Bet, Israel's internal security service (equivalent to Britain’s MI5 or the FBI in the US), thinks of the current state of cybersecurity in the world today, and what can we learn from his warnings? In June 2017, I (Chris Veltsos, a Cybersecurity professor at

By |2017-07-07T09:05:56-04:00July 7th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|