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Practical advice for local businesses: security, Microsoft 365, compliance and getting more out of your technology.
Innovation Hesitation: The Valley of Death
At the end of last month, Industry Week published the final installment of a series that predicted likely challenges for the manufacturing sector in 2022. The article features D…
The Internet of Things
We’ve covered both smart factories and industry 4.0 in recent posts. Yet, both of these phenomena are industry specific variations of a much larger technological trend that coul…
The New Industrial Revolution
Last week, we discussed the rise of smart factories, which are modern day manufacturing operations that use top of the line computing and technology to streamline their operatio…
The Importance of Cybersecurity in 2022
2021 saw two large ransomware attacks on the industrial sector. The first was an attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which ended in a $4.4 million payout and nearly disrupted fuel…
Supply Chain Security Revisited
In August, we covered a ransomware attack on Kaseya, a large managed IT provider, that led to security issues for about 1500 businesses around the globe. That episode shows how…
Cyber Insurance in 2022
Quick Announcement: We’re switching gears this week and moving onto a new sector–manufacturing. Stay tuned for additional announcements. With the new year approaching, many firm…
Should You Recommend Smart Toothbrushes?
Everything has an app these days. From fitness trackers to parking meters, everyday technology that was once limited to simple analog mechanisms is now being integrated with alg…
Smart Implants & The Future of Dental Innovation
In September, Science Daily covered a recently published study from a collaborative of researchers at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Indiana. The paper presented research…
The Pandemic’s Effect on Oral Health
With news of the Omicron variant dominating headlines, it’s time to assess how the COVID-19 virus and its variants have impacted people’s oral health. According to a survey from…
Improve Your Practice with Intraoral Scanners
According to a recently administered survey from the American Dental Association (ADA), over half of dentists believe that intraoral scanners will be revolutionary tools for the…
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