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Robot Hand

The Age of Exponential Innovation & Industry 4.0

Just a few weeks ago, I sat in a presentation by futurist Todd McLees of the Pendio Group on Industry 4.0 at the Walworth County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) annual meeting.  Those of you who have heard Todd speak won’t be surprised to hear that he was quite compelling.  His main premise is that we…
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Cyber Security

5 Questions to Ask Yourself To Test Your Cybersecurity Knowledge

October is Cybersecurity Month.  I’m not sure if everyone knows this, or if only people in the technology business are aware.  I’m not a big consumer of traditional media, so maybe it has been in the news and you all know.  The real question might be, if we do know, do we care? What exactly…
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Connect with People

6 Ways We Can Connect with People

It is a refreshing thing when in the course of doing business, we get to create genuine connections with people.  If you take a moment, and think about the vendor or the customer you appreciate the most, it is often the one with whom you have found some common ground.  You might have respect for…
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Microsoft Windows 10

5 Results Every Business Leader Wants

So often we let successes go uncelebrated.  We are striving to finish a project. We are trying to meet a goal. We are implementing a new system or process, but when we see results, we are already focused on the next thing.  Maybe that is a byproduct of our American culture, or maybe it is…
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5 Dangerous Excuses for Status Quo IT

As part of our IT services and cybersecurity business, I get the opportunity to meet with people in a wide variety of organizations to evaluate and discuss IT.  I am often surprised by the excuses people make for their IT support company or their internal IT department. These seemingly harmless excuses can truly lead to…
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