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The New Windows 10 Release and the Features It Will Be Dropping

The New Windows 10 Release and the Features It Will Be Dropping

Microsoft makes it clear that with each fresh release of Windows 10 there will be new features added – and some features that will be dropped. Here is what you need to know about the features that Microsoft is dropping or stopping development for, and what the alternatives are, for the October 2018 release.

Did You Know That October Is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

Did You Know That October Is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

Online security is something that should get everyone’s attention. Threats exist all around us: ransomware, viruses, spyware, social engineering attacks and more. There’s so much you need to know to keep your personal and business information safe.

Healthcare Communications And Information Technology: How IT Can Help

Healthcare Communications And Information Technology: How IT Can Help

Healthcare workers are stressed. Physicians have burnout and the highest suicide rate among the traditional professions. Nurses somehow soldier through it all, but everyone in healthcare who provides support to physicians and nurses feels the stress.

Are You Still Using Windows 7?

Are You Still Using Windows 7?

Windows 7 Is Being Sunset Within The Next 2 Years (Questions & Answers)

Can Business Benefit From Microsoft Office 365?

Can Business Benefit From Microsoft Office 365?

In today’s business world, it’s important for companies to stay ahead of the trends when it comes to the latest in tools for productivity. Office suites like Microsoft’s Office 365 have become popular among organizations hoping for more effective performance and communication.

What Can Healthcare Providers Do To Make Cloud Adoption Easier?

What Can Healthcare Providers Do To Make Cloud Adoption Easier?

Microsoft’s Azure cloud service recently suffered a major disruption at one of its data centers in Texas. A truly epic lightning storm caused even the backup generators to go offline. Every time the center struggled back to a semblance of normal operations, another round of thunderbolts blew through and the center was offline again. It took […]

Migrating Your Healthcare IT To The Cloud: What’s It Gonna Cost You?

Migrating Your Healthcare IT To The Cloud: What’s It Gonna Cost You?

You may have an EHR system, decision support systems, purchasing, payroll, laboratory, pharmacy, personnel, finance, planning, and a myriad of other systems running on hardware that’s getting very long in the tooth.

What’s So Important About My Out-of-Office Message?

What’s So Important About My Out-of-Office Message?

Vacation and time away from work is a necessity in order to be able to unplug and recharge. As research often tells us, disconnecting from work, talk around the water cooler, office politics, and even checking email can ultimately help us lead a more productive life.

You’ve Heard Of Smart Homes. What’s a Smart Health Care Organization?

You’ve Heard Of Smart Homes. What’s a Smart Health Care Organization?

What’s smart about a smart home? Well, you can talk to it. You can tell your phone to tell the oven to turn itself down to 200 degrees. You can tell your thermostat to drop the nighttime temperature to 68. You can start the car from the upstairs guest bathroom. And so on.

Health & Human Services OIG Report Finds Maryland Did Not Properly Secure Its MMIS System

Health & Human Services OIG Report Finds Maryland Did Not Properly Secure Its MMIS System

An Inspector General’s (OIG) report from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that Maryland failed to secure its Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) against several avenues of attack.

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