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The hidden costs of insecure file sharing: A horror story
IT horror stories happen year-round. Protect your organization from data breaches with smart file sharing security.
Real-Time Messaging: Data Unearths Surprising Findings on Usage, Distraction, and Organizational Impact
Real-time messaging has changed the way employees communicate, mostly for the better. However, there’s surprising data we uncovered that shows another side, which isn’t quite as rosy.
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How the IT Guy Became the “It Guy”: The Evolving Portrayal of Tech Professionals in Movies and Television
The “IT nerd” image is hard to shake; Hollywood has plastered it into our collective consciousness for years. We go in-depth to show how IT’s image has evolved.
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The Rising Tide: How One IT Team Redefined Emergency Communications
Brandon Williams, Director of Google Operations for the State of Colorado, sheds light on the significant, yet unheralded, impact IT can have during a natural disaster.
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Here's How You Provide Wi-Fi for all 70,000 Super Bowl Attendees
When 74-year-old Tom Henschel, one of only three known fans to have attended every Super Bowl, stepped inside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. last Sunday, he likely reflected on his first-ever Super Bowl experience. A lot has changed since 1967. Super Bowl tickets went for $12, the stadium didn’t…
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Slack and BetterCloud Join Forces for 48-Hour Slackathon; Winner Drives Tank
Ten teams, ten projects, one prize on the line: the chance to drive a tank. After rolling out Slack several months ago, the BetterCloud engineering team has clamored for the opportunity to work with the platform at greater depth. In collaboration with Slack, BetterCloud decided to host an internal event…
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7 Office 365 and Google Apps How-to Articles You Don't Want to Miss
The new year is underway, but let’s not forget about what took place over the course of 2015. Last year was a banner year for cloud office systems. We saw the shift to cloud IT kick into gear and illustrated the changing role of IT through our Trends in Cloud…
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What Does Your Finance and Operations Tech Stack Look Like? Here’s Ours
For months, I’ve wanted to write in detail about our cloud application stack for finance and operations. As far as I’ve seen and read, there’s been very little discussion on this topic. I was inspired to write this when I came across Scott Miller’s tweet and post on the topic….
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How Cloud IT Will Influence Enterprise Technology in 2016
Enterprise technology is ripe with innovation due to the “as-a-service” phenomenon. But what does that mean for the IT industry in 2016?
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We Asked 200 Leading IT Professionals to Predict How Their Jobs Will Change in 2016 – Here's What They Said
Change is the only constant for IT professionals. From the technology you use to your role and expectations, here’s how your peers think IT will change this year.
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Here's How We Took Advantage of Shadow IT and Rolled Out Slack
Shadow IT is a security risk, but is it all bad? BetterCloud’s Director of IT Tim Burke explains how we used the organic growth of Slack to our advantage.
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How to Create a Data Loss Prevention Policy That Works
Google Drive brings sharing and collaboration to your fingertips, but for IT, it also means added security risks. BetterCloud’s Google Drive Compliance Engine significantly increases your domain’s security.
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Lessons Learned from 2,000 Data Breaches and 80,000 Security Incidents
What should you do in the event of a data breach? Here are our takeaways from the 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report with added security best practices.
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