Author: Michael Jennings

The eternal dilemma faced by any growing business is whether to keep every aspect of the operation in-house or to outsource parts of it to independent providers from outside of the company. Let’s be honest, there are sound arguments for both.  Sub-contracted labour is often considered more expensive then employing your own because there’s a perception that there’s a third party between yourself and the employee also taking a cut.  In reality though, a specialist IT company is likely to be spreading their workforce across different companies – so, they may be helping you cut your network costs, at the…

We have wondered about the concept of a perfect media player for quite some time. The last time we really checked, though, everyone has their own concept about this thing. Some people are good with an intuitive User Interface while others need features like DNLA streaming or YouTube video downloads. As it happens, though, the default media players on Windows or macOS don’t offer any of these — almost never. It is the same reason why almost everyone needs a multi-purpose media player like 5KPlayer. We actually came across 5KPlayer some time before — and were really impressed by what…

For organizations in industries like construction, energy, mining, agriculture, transportation, and telecommunications that don’t make the industrial drone investment will struggle to make up ground on competitors who do. Some firms even use baitcasting drones in the fishing industry. Not all industrial drones are created equal, however, and for the investment to be truly beneficial, the buying decision needs to be carefully made.  Here are five features that belong on every industrial drone. #1. Serious shelter Once your organization has invested in an industrial drone, it will very likely skyrocket to the number one position on your list of favorite things.…

If your business needs a little push, then you might need a different kind of marketing. KOLs can be the sort of driving force you need backing your brand and introducing it to a wider audience. This article will discuss KOLs and how you can find the perfect one to push your brand in new directions. What is a KOL? You likely have seen KOLs and not even realized it. Any time you see a celebrity or expert promote something that they are an authority on, then you’re seeing a KOL at work. KOL is short for key opinion leader.…

Unlocking your iPhone is a no brainer as it offers you much greater flexibility when using it both at home and on vacation, however many people often hold back unlocking their iPhone as they are unsure about the unlocking process. Rightly, people want to make sure their iPhone continues to work as it used to – with fears about security, viruses, performance and legality being formed from poor methods of unlocking such as jailbreaking or being scammed by unscrupulous services. There is a way of unlocking your iPhone without negatively affecting any other aspect of the iPhone’s performance, let’s look…

As an enterprise, your applications and data centers are of the utmost importance. An enterprise makes massive investments into their applications and data platforms, but if something happens to sideline them in the form of an outage it can create devastating ripple effects.  For an enterprise organization, an outage related to database, hardware, or software assets can last just a few minutes up to several days or more. The losses can be extraordinary.  There are DevOps tools for enterprise-level organizations that can help in this area. For example, there are ways to identify potential regressions in response times and failure…

When you run a business, it can be a massive practical advantage that you have a sense of how well your employees are doing in both their work lives and their private lives. This does not mean you need to know every detail of what they do in their spare time, or indeed that you ask them how they are doing every day. However, having an idea of how your staff are feeling, and whether they need additional support for any reason, can massively affect how your team perform, and improve the quality of everyone’s time both at and away…

Emerging technologies have enhanced the significance of data and changed the techniques of data management within a business environment. Today, organisations of all sizes largely depend on data for crucial business decision making and analysing trends that can steer a business towards success. With the rise of data-driven organisations, the number of students opting for a career in this field has also increased. As businesses become more and more reliant on data analysis, it will boost up the demand for skilled employees. If you are deliberating whether studying data analytics is the right choice of career for you, this blog…

Gone are the times when Photoshop was your only choice for editing photographs and creating designs. You don’t need the help of an Adobe suite to create great content today. However, it’s quite rarely that we come across graphics solutions that can help you edit, manipulate and create content with ease.  So, when we came across the latest version of Fotor, we wanted to let you know what it has in store. In this article, we’ve a comprehensive review of Fotor, as an image editor, collage maker and a graphics designer tool. Let’s see if this package deal can replace…

Some were still in the excitement of finally facing Queen Azshara in her Eternal Palace when Blizzard announced that they’ll be releasing a World Of Warcraft Classic server. The clocks have rolled back on 15 years of constant development and updates to treat fans with a look of how the game was like when it was originally released.  But what’s so impressive about reviving a 15-year-old version of a game that improved for the greater good? Going back would mean there will be no Outland, no Cataclysm, Sylvanas Windrunner will not be warchief, Theramore will not be bombed and more…