Featured Articles Though meetings are a necessary evil for nearly every industry, they consume a significant portion of the workday. According to the National Statistics Council, employees spend 37 percent of their time in meetings on average. Meetings often take time away from employees' projects and other priorities, cutting into productivity and sometimes delaying the completion of tasks. But perhaps more importantly, for organizations, employees' time spent in meetings can represent significant costs. So how can organizations flip the switch and make meetings more engaging and productive? The staggering number of applications available and in use today certainly has benefits, but can also create a giant management hassle in business environments. When employees BYOD for company business, things can get messy quickly for already overburdened IT departments. Have you been able to dodge the software audit bullet up until now? Software vendors tend to target some of their bigger clients in an effort to reign in those operating outside of the parameters of the software licensing agreement. It can seem egregious, especially when a vendor asks for your data, access to your systems or even some form of verification of the extent of your organization's use of that software. What's the best way to ensure a sustainable software licensing plan in an age where users are accustomed to leveraging solutions in the cloud? Put together a software asset management (SAM) solution that is not only easy to use, but also aligns with efficient pricing models and compliance risk strategies. Vast amounts of data are being captured into massive data sets for analysis. Organizations are tapping this big data to obtain accurate models on trends, demographics, consumer patterns, and other insights regarding consumer behavior. Once something of a buzzword, big data has become a desirable advantage over the past five years. It's estimated that individual enterprise spending on big data now costs an average of $13.8 million yearly. As we predicted earlier this year, ransomware is a hot topic in the news these days, but what exactly is it and why should you care? In this article I will discuss the top 10 things you should know about ransomware, why it is becoming more prevalent, and, most importantly, what you can do to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of ransomware. Application deadline this Friday, October 14. Click logo to apply now. TMCnet Free Premium Content | | | Advertise With Us | | Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. | |
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