You may have heard that cloud computing provides the ability to compete on a new level.  And compete you must.  The legal profession, just like others, is looking for new ways to compete. You must keep up with your peers in order to survive, and by embracing technology you can gain a competitive edge.

Doors to businesses are locked shut, and the “Open” sign is turned to “Closed” due to the dangerous cold sweeping the U.S.  These businesses are losing thousands of dollars each day that they remain closed, and some are losing customers to the competition and will never get them back again.

Those Who Planned Ahead Are Still Up and Running.
Americans in nearly half of the states in the U.S. are being forced to hibernate due to a polar vortex. A polar vortex is a circulation of strong, bitter-cold winds that typically surround the northern pole.

When the iPad was released it was used as a content consumption device, suitable for playing games, surfing the web, or watching videos. Now, many attorneys are using the iPad as a productivity tool to take notes, or to review and store case files. However, when using an iPad, data security must be considered.

New technologies have improved the way business is done in the real estate industry, — for both consumers and agents. Technology provides ready access to information for consumers, such as listings, prices, neighborhood demographics, and mortgage rates, both locally and nationally.

The year has barely gotten off to a start and we’re already dealing with a variety of security breaches such as those with Target and Shapchat. Now the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a Syrian computer hacker conglomerate, is kicking off the New Year with a variety of cyber-attacks.

If you use photo-sharing application Snapchat, hackers likely captured your phone number and username. Millions of Snapchat users throughout the U.S. and Canada were exposed to a leak caused by a major security hole in the application. A database containing 4.6 million phone numbers and usernames was posted on: http://www.

Most businesses find themselves torn between two imperatives: the need to limit the amount of money spent on information technology, and the need to make sure their IT budget is sufficient enough to improve overall productivity and profitability. How do you know when you’re spending too much, or too little, on technology? How do you determine an appropriate spending level?

There are two important steps to take before you can develop a technology budget.

{company} New Year’s Resolutions

Not everyone honors their New Year’s Resolutions, but at {company} we do. Why?  Because we work at always improving our services.  We’re not perfect, but we try to be.  In an effort to improve our services in the year to come, these are the Resolutions we promise to keep for you.

According to ESET, an IT security company in Slovakia, a lack of cyber security and cyber-threat awareness amongst Gen-Y professionals within your company could be exposing you to data breaches and cyber-attacks!

Survey’s reveal that 38% of Gen-Y professionals between the ages of 18 and 30 years aren’t sure if their company has an IT security policy.