New Cybersecurity Training Courses at Greystone
Nearly 70 percent of businesses have experienced some form of cybersecurity attack, with more than half experiencing a data breach. Studies also show that 60 percent of small businesses fold within six months of a major cyberattack. Electronic safeguards protect us from a vast majority of these attacks, but a solid cybersecurity plan relies on people to […]
Why Should You Hire a Project Manager?
How many projects does your company complete each year? Do you know how many of those projects are late on delivery or over budget? Do you find yourself not knowing where to begin when implementing a new solution? These are telltale signs that you may be missing a project manager. Small businesses often do not […]
Peter Melby speaking at DisruptHR Denver on Aug 23rd
Greystone CEO, Peter Melby, will join a group of ten game-changers speaking at Denver’s 10th DisruptHR event on August 23rd at EXDO Events Center. Learn more and get tickets to the event here! Other speakers: Dr. Brandon Mathews –Director, Organizational Effectiveness at Alliance for Criminal Justice Innovation Jordan George — Director – Leadership & Talent […]
How to use Office 365 to Perfect Your Customer Experience
We have entered the age of the rapid commoditization of everything. Competitive differentiators built on new products or features only last a short time before being copied by competitors, leading to a race to the bottom for prices. There is one thing that is difficult to copy: the customer experience. Companies like Zappos, Nordstrom, and Disney have created […]
Tech Talk: Patches
Patch. It’s a word you hear a lot when talking with I.T. professionals. When your computer is slowing down, is infected with a virus, or certain software stops working altogether, there is a good chance your I.T. folks will want to know if you have applied the latest patches. So what exactly are patches, and […]
Tech Talk: Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery
Business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) seem simple enough, but they are two very different things. Disaster Recovery Disaster recovery (DR) is the process(es) by which your company, in the event of a disaster, recovers lost computers, servers, and data. DR is primarily an I.T. responsibility. Business Continuity Business continuity is the process by which […]
Tech Talk: VPN
Here is one acronym you have probably heard many times before but don’t understand what it is or why it matters. VPN VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. A virtual private network creates a private, encrypted tunnel for data traffic using the public internet. For example, a company may create a VPN connection for their […]
Is Machine Learning Ready for the Small Business?
We attended a machine learning conference last week, and while the organizers presented great information about how organizations can leverage machine learning to understand and better serve their customers, it was evident that the audience was struggling to understand even what machine learning is. This article should clear up that confusion so you can think […]
Tech Talk: GDPR
On Friday, May 25th, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable. The GDPR is the EU law governing the protection and privacy of personal data for all people within the EU. Key elements of the regulations included in GDPR are: The right to be forgotten Consent for storage and use of consumer data Strict […]
Tech Talk: Agile for the Business
There was a day when agility was used to describe athletes and cats, not businesses. Then in 2001, a group of seventeen software developers met in Utah and created the Agile Manifesto, a set of values and principles to help software development teams deliver greater customer value while managing unpredictability. These days, agile has broken […]
