In writing this article that will cover several aspects of maintaining a secure workplace, the technicians of MHD Communications whole heartedly agreed, to a person, that one of the largest security challenges in this day and age is Microsoft’s browser Internet Explorer. As a case in point, it was discovered that there is a recent news article where Microsoft had …
Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin and many more, are just a few of the names that belong to this exclusive group. Ask any Floridian the significance of those names, and they will grudgingly tell you that they are the names of just some of the hurricanes that may be visiting the Florida West Coast this year. These names, along with …
Change is an inevitable byproduct of progress. You cannot move forward without significant alteration of the status quo. If an entity remains in a state of unmoving limbo it becomes stale and will ultimately wither and die on the branch. It is therefore imperative that for any industry or technology to remain in a living, breathing, and viable state it …
When I was a kid, I had a bike that I would ride to school every day. I rode this bike for two reasons, first, it was my mode of transportation to get me from one place to the next. Second, it was the primary tool for my job. I was a paperboy for several years, and we used bikes …
Many of those who have been in the networking and cabling business are aware, sometimes painfully, of the many considerations, a cable technician must be mindful of when installing low voltage cable. One would think that it is a simple matter of just unraveling the cable from the spool and dragging it from one place to the next. The fact …
Small to medium-sized businesses (SMB) are the backbone of the American experience. They are the innovators, the inventors, the investors, and the invigorators, stabilizing an economy that spawns a quality of life that is second to none. SMBs’ by and large are rife with the day to day trials and tribulations that go with managing an enterprise. These entrepreneurs use …
There is a Chinese proverb that states “One chopstick is easily broken while a bundle of chopsticks are not”. This proverb comes from a story about a man who had three sons who were constantly arguing and getting nothing done. In fact, they actually worked against each other and impeded each other’s progress. The father explained if they worked together …
In the world of technical staff, there is a stigma related to the handling of database software and related functionality. It is a world unto itself with tables, and rows, columns, queries, views and a host of other storage parameters that need the skilled hand of a qualified expert. It is in this domain that a managed service provider is …
On August 12, 1981, the world would change forever. IBM introduced the first practical application of the personal computer and paved the way for an entire culture of business and home applications. Shortly after the introduction of the personal computer, ARPANET, a United States Defense Department project, instituted the technology of ‘packet switching’ which today is known as TCP/IP, the …
Data Security: The Next Step If you ask any systems administrator or network engineer worth their salt, what is the single detail in their day to day tasks that keeps them awake at night, they will undoubtedly tell you data security. As a Managed Service Provider, MHD Communications is well aware of the security risks that plague a business. Questions …
