technology – Alex Velasquez https://alexvelasquez.com The People's Nerd Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:01:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 6 Reasons to Use Remote Monitoring to Keep an Eye on Your Systems https://alexvelasquez.com/6-reasons-to-use-remote-monitoring-to-keep-an-eye-on-your-systems/ https://alexvelasquez.com/6-reasons-to-use-remote-monitoring-to-keep-an-eye-on-your-systems/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:01:21 +0000 http://www.afeenix.com/6-reasons-to-use-remote-monitoring-to-keep-an-eye-on-your-systems/ Many IT service providers use remote monitoring tools to gather information and send reports about their clients’ computer systems. Almost anything can be monitored, from routers and firewalls to virus detection and email services. Here are five benefits of using remote monitoring to keep an eye on your systems:

1. Reduce the Chances of Downtime

In order to operate smoothly, your company needs its computers up and running. If they stop working, you could end up losing a lot of money. Remote monitoring can reduce the chances of such an event. Your service provider can set alerts that trigger when a problem starts to develop but before it impacts system performance. This early notification means the issue can be resolved before it develops into a crisis.

2. Respond to Problems Instantly

An IT service provider’s remote monitoring team can protect your computers around-the-clock. This 24/7 service means that providing a solution to your tech troubles doesn’t have to wait until the morning.

3. Handle Problems Anywhere

Because of remote monitoring, it doesn’t matter where you are, where your systems are, or where your people are. A remote monitoring team can contact you, find out how you want a situation handled, and then take care of it for you. This means that you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your own home in order to take care of a problem. This aspect of remote monitoring is especially appealing to companies with facilities in distant or rural locations.

4. Track System Health

Remote monitoring collects system statistics over time. When viewing this data in monthly or quarterly reports, long-term trends can be identified, even before they reach levels that would trigger an alert. Using these reports, you can address potential problems as they develop and prevent them from ever impacting your computer system. Trend analysis can also identify needs for system expansion and help with technology budgeting.

5. Monitor and Support Every Device You Use

Remote monitoring is comprehensive. Every device can be monitored and supported remotely, whether it’s a server, a desktop, or a mobile device. Additionally, a remote monitoring service can provide for automatic updates. Configuration files and other changes can automatically be deployed without users needing to take any action.

6. Have Support Staff That Show Rather than Tell

If one of your employees ever has a computer problem, an IT expert can use remote control tools to take control of the employee’s desktop while they are watching. Remote control is different from remote monitoring, although the two are closely related. When it comes to IT support, remote control tools let technicians teach your employees about the issue at hand and explain to them how to address it in the future.

The Bottom Line

Businesses today rely on their computers. They need their IT infrastructure up and running at all times. They need to know about problems before they happen, and they need support regardless of their locations. Remote monitoring provides a cost-effective way for companies to fulfill these needs.

]]> https://alexvelasquez.com/6-reasons-to-use-remote-monitoring-to-keep-an-eye-on-your-systems/feed/ 0 Will China Be the Next Silicon Valley? https://alexvelasquez.com/will-china-be-the-next-silicon-valley/ https://alexvelasquez.com/will-china-be-the-next-silicon-valley/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:23:18 +0000 http://www.afeenix.com/will-china-be-the-next-silicon-valley/ According to The Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds report released by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Asia will have surpassed North America and Europe combined by 2030, as it relates to global power. This “power” is based upon GDP, population size, military spending — and technological investment. Barring some horrific events that fall into the report’s “Black Swans” category, China alone will have the largest economy – surpassing the U.S. a few years before 2030. Those events, including a pandemic that kills vast amounts of people, nuclear terror, or a cyber attack, would cause unforeseen changes that could alter the predictions made in the report. The report states that “a shift in the technological center of gravity from West to East and South is happening and will continue until these emerging economies leave us in the dust technologically. However, the speed of the shift will depend on the availability of risk capital and the development of laws that protect intellectual property. Trends to watch include big data, social networking, and the development of “smart cities.” Big data could be used positively in business – to improve predictive models – or negatively in politics – to control or coerce large populations. Social networks may continue their relatively benign and distracting existence – or they could be used by anarchists to steal information. And as for the previously mentioned “smart cities,” IT could be used in every area of urban management – for better, or for worse. Finally, robotics and 3D printing may change work patterns by making semi-skilled manufacturing workers “redundant.” So, basically, it would be the Information Age 2.0, where plenty of jobs could be eliminated – but, wouldn’t plenty of jobs be created, too?

China Rising

While technologists and conspiracy theorists alike could argue for the next 17 years about what will happen in 17 years, one thing from the report is crystal clear: Emerging economies, especially China, will become dominant in the technology arena. Even now, China is making strides towards dominance as it scrambles to catch its available IP addresses up to its growing population. The country has almost twice the number of Internet users as the U.S., and it is working to deploy a new protocol, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). This version, strongly motivated by the urgency to create room for China’s Internet users, will offer advanced security and privacy options, along with many more IP addresses, and it is evidence that the future of the Internet is already emerging in China. Many U.S. experts believe the future of computing as a whole will also be in China. Due to the availability of low-cost labor, China has already become the world’s dominant maker of computers and consumer electronics. The country’s booming economy and technological infrastructure is enabling it to branch out into many areas of technology beyond merely assembling the desktop PCs of the world. Over six decades, the U.S. has paved the way in computing, and technological innovation has been as American as apple pie and baseball. And, Silicon Valley has been the technological hub of the planet. However, today China innovates not just because it can – but because it must. China’s massive population is emerging into a whole new economic world, and its own technological innovation will be the key to enabling the future of its society.

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