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2/01/2024

CEO Forecast

Every year InBuisiness Magazine gets insight from CEOs around the greater Madison area as they share their predictions for the upcoming year.

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10/27/2023

Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials End of Life

Citrix announced the discontinuation of its Virtual Apps Essentials offering with the complete shutdown of the service by May 31, 2024.

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10/01/2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month 2023: Secure Our World and Stay Safe Online

Discover the significance of Cyber Security Awareness Month 2023 and the 'Secure Our World' initiative. Learn how to stay safe online with four essential actions, from strong passwords to recognizing phishing attempts. As IT professionals, let's champion cybersecurity awareness and build a safer digital world together.

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9/08/2023

Building Hope with Habitat for Humanity

Envisioners spent the day working with Habitat for Humanity Dane County to lend a hand-up for families in our communities

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12/30/2022

LastPass Security Incident and Recommendations

LastPass sent out a communication to their customers indicating they had detected “unusual activity” within their environment. What actions you should take now depends on your situation.

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11/02/2022

Desktop as a Service: Compatibility

DaaS and its capabilities fill a need in the American workplace more than ever and it is not as complicated nor as expensive as it was once thought to be.

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10/27/2022

Desktop as a Service: Cost Savings

DaaS gives organizations extra automation and flexibility which in turn can lead to potential cost savings.

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10/26/2022

Strategic IT Partnering for Today's Cyber Threats

Every year we see an increase in cyber security incidents, but in the past few years we’ve seen these numbers increase exponentially. So the question is, how are organizations keeping up with cyber security?

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10/18/2022

Desktop as a Service: Scalability

Companies can rapidly spin up apps and desktops based on their specific business needs without having to add the cost of additional infrastructure.

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10/12/2022

Desktop as a Service: Management

Employees are working with devices that evolve over time. If your organization is exploring DaaS, you should consider its many benefits, including Management.

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10/03/2022

Desktop as a Service: Business Continuity

DaaS provides a simpler way to support disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

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9/23/2022

Desktop as a Service: Security

Data theft or destruction, ransomware attacks, hacking, phishing, and denial of service attacks are all threats that organizations are fighting against at any time. DaaS provides users with a secure access point and enhances data security.

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9/14/2022

Desktop as a Service: Flexibility

The nature of work is, to say the least, evolving. One of the primary lessons from the pandemic regarding worker attitudes is that people want more flexibility to work from anywhere on any device.

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9/01/2022

Diving into 7 Benefits of Desktop as a Service

Market forces and changing attitudes about the nature of work are driving organizations to look more closely at IT options that provide flexibility, security, and a host of other benefits designed to keep their enterprises competitive.

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7/01/2022

Preventing Cyberattacks Requires Vigilance

There are a variety of cyberattacks that can cause business disruption, but ransomware is still the most worrisome because these attacks increasingly occur at smaller business organizations.

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7/01/2022

Feeling the Burnout: How to Keep Your IT Staff Mentally Fresh

With the variety of malware, ransomware, and other cyberattacks coming at us left and right, the risk of information technology staff burnout is rising by the day.

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2/02/2022

Don’t Go IT Alone

For many organizations, it’s difficult to hire in-house cybersecurity experts or invest in their own enterprise-class security platforms.

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1/26/2022

Business Continuity

Organizations with Business Continuity Disaster Recovery solutions in place are less likely to experience significant downtime from ransomware.

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1/19/2022

Incident Response Plan

Just how prepared is your organization to respond to a cyber-attack? An incident response plan is a critical component to recovery readiness that requires collaboration between all critical business units.

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1/12/2022

Cyber Insurance

Is your organization financially able to withstand a cyber-attack? What if you had to shut down for a week or a month? What kind of financial impact would that have on your company? These are important questions to ask yourself as you weigh investing in cyber-security insurance.

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1/05/2022

Remote Connectivity

With the nature of work evolving (in-office, remote, hybrid, fractionalized, out-sourced, etc.) many companies now know that the need to manage and secure their networks must evolve as well.

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12/29/2021

Automation, Expertise, and the Human Firewall

Bad actors are relentless and leverage AI and automation to constantly search for a door into your environment. To combat the complex and creative attempts into your business, you need to match the sophistication to defend against the barrage of attacks.

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12/15/2021

A Layered Security Approach

While widely publicized incidents with large multi-national companies have made the headlines, an often-underreported story is the impact cybercrime has on small to medium sized businesses and the role that managed service providers can play in protecting and guiding this increasingly vulnerable segment.

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12/01/2021

Improving Your Organization's Security Posture

Improving your organization’s security posture to prevent, prepare for, or minimize the effect of a security breach requires a layered approach with a particular focus on five essential areas.

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10/22/2021

Envision First in the World to Achieve Citrix Ready Cloud Services Program

Citrix recognized Envision’s achievement of being the first in the world to earn the Citrix Ready Cloud Services Program for Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS!

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10/13/2021

An Extra-meaningful CEO Summit for Envision

The Conscious Capitalism 2021 CEO Summit awards Envision IT leadership for practicing and promoting business as a source for good in the world.

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7/01/2021

Positive Takeaways from the Pandemic

If you’re looking for reasons to be optimistic about the post-pandemic world of work, consider this: For years, Gallup has shared research that remote work promotes employee engagement and engaged employees are more productive.

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7/01/2021

Featured: Supporting Employee Well-being New Citrix Workspace Microapps

People are the source of everything. Fostering a conscious culture and a culture of belonging empowers employees to celebrate and value small wins. And expressing gratitude is mutually beneficial.

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5/01/2021

Envisioning a more Humane Workplace

Envision is purpose-driven. Our business is B2B technology services for organizations looking to innovate, operate with efficiency, remain vigilant against security threats, and maximize quality for stakeholders.

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4/20/2021

Cybersecurity Threats on the Rise

We often hear about the big business breaches in the news, but small and medium sized businesses are not out of the woods.

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1/14/2021

Password Management

Passwords are synonymous with security; managing these digital keys has become exponentially difficult and insecure. Let's discuss keeping track of them, how to manage them, and some ways threat actors use a stolen password to take over other accounts.

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1/01/2021

Celebrating 20 years

What does it take to earn 100% employee engagement and happy customers? The answer is 20 years of putting purpose before profit.

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12/17/2020

Important Cybersecurity News: FireEye and SolarWinds Breaches, December 2020

There have been two major security events in the past week that we wanted to share information on to help answer questions you may have. As always, please do not hesitate to reach out for further discussions around these events and how you can take measures to protect your users and systems.

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10/11/2020

Data Ownership

Who owns all of the 1's and 0's whizzing in your network or across the internet?

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9/28/2020

What is Light and Dark Data?

How well do you know your business data - is it being used to make decisions or just kept in a forgotten corner of your network?

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8/26/2020

Longer-term effects of COVID on Business

Amidst the pandemic, The Enterprise Strategy Group conducted an in-depth survey of North American IT decision-makers and over a thousand corporate knowledge workers to understand the present and future of the dynamic situation and the world of work. Results of this study prove out that the constant dialogue that Citrix and Envision maintain with their clients and prospects is indeed keeping them in-tune with the market needs and wisely positioned to address the demand.

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8/20/2020

Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

In the security news lately we've been reading about and dealing with some very serious Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities. So why are these so serious, how do they continue to show up and what can we do to stop them?

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7/23/2020

Envision Recognized as Citrix's First Customer Success and Adoption Preferred Partner

Recently Citrix selected a few trusted partners to begin a rigorous training plan and pilot efforts intended to shift this role to the partner. Envision is honored to be among that select group of partners.

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7/08/2020

Enriching a Whole Life

At Envision, we want the best for our Envision family. This includes supporting Envisioners in rewarding careers and an enriched life. Here are a few things that we've learned are helping Envisioners thrive...

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7/01/2020

The Future of Work, Post Covid-19

From its inception, Envision IT has sought to bridge the gap between technology and humanity — a mission its leaders acknowledge will only become more essential in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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5/04/2020

A new way to make work less work

As consumers, we live in a digitally connected world, where we have every device, app and bit of information we need at our fingertips. The same should be true at work. However, research shows us that employee engagement is impeded by a digital experience that is far from smooth.

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4/15/2020

Looking Beyond the Pandemic

Employers that hadn't answered the call pre-Coronavirus to prioritize employee engagement by extending flexible workstyles, have now been forcibly thrust into the world of remote work. We think some businesses will emerge better than ever, and with them will be an engaged workforce.

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4/14/2020

Microsoft Lends a Helping Hand to Businesses during Uncertain Times

Microsoft looked to their vast partner network for expertise to include in a Survival Guide for small and medium-size businesses amid COVID-19. The tech giant tapped Envision for insights from a conscious business.

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2/17/2020

Make your digital workspace work better - for everyone

Key considerations for delivering secure, unparalleled remote access.

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1/21/2020

Mitigate threats with a secure digital workspace

Build a strategic approach to network and app security.

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1/17/2020

Elevating humanity together

There is something fulfilling about seeing our clients do good in their communities and beyond (and doing so together!). Especially when that choice will provide a ripple of goodness for years to come.

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12/09/2019

Unlock opportunity with a new security approach

A secure digital workspace is the answer. Quite simply, it's a contextual, integrated way to deliver and manage the apps, desktops, data, and devices your users need to be productive.

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8/01/2019

7 best practices to securely deploy enterprise-grade apps

Companies like yours are doing everything they can to take advantage of mobility.

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7/01/2019

Is it time for a secure digital workspace?

There was a time when traditional workspaces simplified the ways we worked. But as mobile devices, BYOD, and new cloud architectures have become more prevalent, IT is experiencing greater complexity, organizations are opening themselves up to security risks, and employees are wanting better mobile experiences.

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6/01/2019

Work used to be a place. Not anymore.

Today, work is an increasingly dynamic activity that people expect to be as adaptable as they are. We've traded in the traditional cubicles and desktops for virtual meetings and mobile devices.

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1/02/2019

'Tis the Season for Sharing Gratitude and Joy

Envision hosts enriching event with special guest Jason Kotecki

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1/02/2019

The Power of TED*

*The Empowerment Dynamic

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12/19/2018

Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference 2018

Envision was honored to participate in the 2018 WSBC conference

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12/18/2018

Envision IT Hosts Enriching Workshop Series

Envision IT Hosts Enriching Workshop Series: Enhanced Security with Azure and Citrix

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11/01/2018

CEO Summit 2018 for Conscious Capitalism

This event is where CEOs of conscious businesses go for professional development and networking with like-minded leaders in a shared mission to elevate humanity through business.

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10/04/2018

Step Forward. Give Hope.

Envisioners participated in the 2018 Alzheimer's Walk

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9/27/2018

I Climb Because They Climbed

2018 Stair Climb was held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay WI on September 22

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8/20/2018

Faxploit: Fax Machine Issues in 2018?

Recent research by Checkpoint has revealed some shocking issues with HP fax machines. This is another example why we have to pay special attention to what goes on our networks.

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6/18/2018

Wisconsin Elevating Humanity Through Business

Inaugural Conscious Capitalism Madison events a success

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5/29/2018

A Field Trip for Conscious Leaders, Amy Cuddy, & Harvard Students

Experiencing the caring culture of Barry Wehmiller in Phillips, Wisconsin

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5/21/2018

Channelnomics event spotlighting successful MSPs

Envision IT one of four US MSPs offering guidance to companies in transition

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5/21/2018

Personal Growth Leads to Professional Fulfillment

Investing in people, community, and customers can lead to profitability.

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5/21/2018

Congratulations to Habitat for Humanity of Dane County

Habitat for Humanity of Dane County opens new office location.

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3/30/2018

More on conscious leadership - exploring Shakti Leadership

Business leaders around the Midwest joined to learn more about Shakti Leadership

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3/30/2018

An Evening of Celebration, Enrichment, and a Little Something Different

Special guest, David Rendall joins Envisioners and friends of Envision around the holidays

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3/30/2018

Envision IT Hosts Enriching 2 Day Workshop Series

Envision IT hosts workshop series in two cities in March 2018

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1/26/2018

The Healing Organization

An inspirational message about the power of putting people first.

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1/05/2018

Purpose and Profit.

An interview with Madison business leader and Envision IT President Nancy Pautsch, a passionate and vocal supporter of the conscious capitalism ideals. As featured in Brava Magazine, December 2017.

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7/18/2017

Envision IT Delivers Enriching Workshop Series

Envision IT hosted a Workshop Series in multiple cities throughout Wisconsin.

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12/14/2016

ENVISION IT AIMING FOR FIRST PLACE IN GLOBAL INNOVATION AWARD COMPETITION

Popular Vote Helps Decide the Winner, Online Voting Opens January 2

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8/29/2016

Habitat for Humanity Build

The Envision IT family to work up a sweat helping to build a new home for the Hssaine and Khadija family. Envision IT joined its corporate neighbors and Habitat for Humanity of Dane County for a day of hard work coupled with fun and fulfillment.

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6/28/2016

Envision IT Recognized by DCSBA

The UW-Madison School of Business and its SBDC honored Envision IT for the contributions the owners and employees make to the community and economy. The award recognizes the business owners for having the vision and taking the risk as well as the teamwork of all the Envision employees that help make the company successful. Among the criteria for the award are maintaining a responsible and rewarding workplace environment and providing support for the community.

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6/10/2016

Envision IT Supports the American Family Children's Hospital

Envision IT is proud to sponsor the Mike and Jessica McCarthy Invitational benefiting UW Health's American Family Children's Hospital (AFCH). The Envision IT family has first-hand experience with the medical expertise and kindness of the caregivers at AFCH, and is excited to support them. Not only did the Envision organization contribute with sponsorship, but individual Envision IT employees personally donated to the cause.

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4/25/2016

Habitat For Humanity

Digging in to give back to the community. Envision IT will help build a home with Habitat for Humanity in their "Home is where the Start is" campaign. Leading up to the build efforts Envision joined the ground breaking event, Tuesday April 19th, in the division where the new houses will be located.

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3/04/2016

Envision IT Blood Drive

As Envision IT rapidly grows, we have committed ourselves to a continued effort to making the communities we touch a better place. "We like to think of ourselves as consultants with a conscience," says Nancy Pautsch, President at Envision IT.

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1/28/2016

Meals on Wheels January 2016

Envision IT's consultants, business development team, and leadership all volunteer to help deliver meals and provide safety checks for home-bound Madison residents.

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1/07/2016

Envision IT Recognized as "Best of the Best"

Envision IT was invited by Citrix Systems to participate on a panel discussion titled, "The Best of the Best: Becoming a Citrix Specialist" at the 2016 global conference for Citrix partners. Envision IT was one of four companies from around the world, and one of only two U.S. partners on the panel. Envision IT earned all of the Citrix specializations in 2015 endorsing their expertise across the Citrix portfolio.

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12/28/2015

Toys for Tots 2015

Again this year, Envision IT employees, clients, and business partners have rallied to support the local area Toys for Tots program.

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12/16/2015

Envision IT announced as a "Friend of Expo" by World Dairy Expo.

Bob Dankert, Director of Envision IT's Development team, and developer Kyle Davis were announced as a Friend of Expo by World Dairy Expo. The Envision team was bestowed the honor for their work on the WDE's website revamp and efforts that vastly improved the organization's use of the Internet to engage their audience.

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11/23/2015

8 Tips For Engaging Your Dial-In Meeting Attendees

We've all experienced it, the dial-in meeting where one person talks and everyone else is either too afraid or too distracted to chime in.

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11/09/2015

Our Top 5 Productivity Apps of 2015

Many of us are addicted to our mobile devices. We take them everywhere with us, and with their increasing power and high speed internet capabilities, everyone has access to their very own personal assistant. From note-taking, to calendars, timers and to-do lists, mobile apps provide us free resources to improve our personal and professional productivity.

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10/29/2015

A quick overview of Daylight Savings Time 2015

Daylight Savings Time 2015 - A quick overview of Daylight Savings Time

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10/19/2015

Top Reasons To Use A Password Manager

Using a password manager is a great way to improve personal security while also easing the burden of the ever-increasing number of accounts we acquire. Password managers address several key points in password security:

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9/29/2015

Envision Recognized For Continued Success

Envision IT, a leader in technology optimization for businesses, announced that it won two more awards in 2015. Organizations that recognized Envision IT included Ingram's SMB 500 and CRN 250.

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8/05/2015

Top 8 Wisconsin Locations To Work Remotely

So, as we enjoy the most pleasant Wisconsin summer we've had in recent years, we wanted to pull together a few locations that make for a great remote workday away.

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7/22/2015

Top 5 Curated Tips For Working Remotely

We took the best remote working tips from around the web and added our own tech twist.

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7/11/2015

Mobility In The Outback & The Underground

This story of John Holland Group helps us put access and communication in perspective, taking us from the outskirts to the underground and back again.

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7/07/2015

Global Distribution One Grape At A Time

When you have customers around the world, making decisions quickly - even the small ones - can dramatically impact product and service deliverables.

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7/02/2015

Remote Access In Remote Places

Working remotely has become one of the largest trends in attracting and keeping talent in an organization. In some circumstances, like Wisconsin's winters, working remotely is a necessity.

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6/29/2015

Forrester Whitepaper: Workforce Personas & Mobile App Gap

Marketers and human resource professionals use personas to personalize strategic initiatives - why don't technologist do the same? Forrester outlines how in this whitepaper.

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6/02/2015

Case Study: Cloud for Identit-e

Identit-e provides organizations with an online verification service that dictates user eligibility requirements to ensure that products and services are only offered to qualifying consumers. In a growing digital world, Identit-e services are expanding into numerous industries, products and countries.

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4/02/2015

The New Ransomware

Ransomware such as CryptoLocker has made the news and caused a lot of pain for many individuals and companies. Are you prepared for the next version of ransomware that has become more sophisticated and plans to go after your company's most important data?

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