The Kinetic Business Blog

In 2020, less than ​​30% of organizations were reported to be PCI DSS compliant, with a downward trend of businesses adhering to standards. The lowest levels of compliance were noted across the retail, hospitality and financial industries. That lack of compliance, or insufficient standards...

Higher education investments in student technology systems doubled in 2021 compared to the year before, marking the largest annual increase over the past decade, according to a new report from the Tambellini Group, a technology research and advisory firm.

Among respondents in a Sophos survey, 47% reported an increase in volume of cyberattacks and 50% saw an increase in complexity.

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is one of the most rapidly adopted technologies of the past decade. According to a recent study published by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide sales of SD-WAN technologies are forecasted to grow at double-digit rates over each of the next five years to surpass $3.2 billion in 2024.

Business owners know there is no time for downtime. An organization’s network must be up to the task, especially when it comes to preventing jitter. Network congestion and poor performance can increase jitter, making it more difficult to deliver a high-quality customer experience.

While there are plenty of QOL (quality-of-life) services out there, like inbox management software, these don't really impact your business processes in a major way. The best tools for SMBs to utilize will simultaneously offer QOL benefits, while also targeting specific core processes that impact a business's ability to grow. Here are some to consider.

A digital twin is a virtual representation of a real system – a building, the power grid, a city, even a human being – that mimics the characteristics of the system.

Those manufacturers that embrace this mindset now will find themselves with an unprecedented chance to better engage employees, delight clients, reduce risk and enhance their competitive edge. The ones that don’t are going to spend a long time catching up.