Part of the fallout from the world-wide economic crisis of 2008 has been a comprehensive reassessment and overhaul of risk management protocols and emergency preparedness by professionals at all of levels of government and financial sectors across the globe. Unlike in previous eras, world markets today are interlinked in such […]
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Elderly Depression: Are You At Risk?
When most people think of conditions and diseases that affect the elderly, most think of cognitive decline, heart problems, bone diseases, and other “old person” issues. Very few consider one of the most common afflictions among the elderly: depression. Depression among people over age 65 is quite common. About eight […]
The Importance of Cloud Storage Solutions Provided by Amacom
Cloud within the business world is evolving rapidly and is being seen more and more as a standard practice for many enterprises. Businesses are becoming aware of the opportunity to transform and to create greater value throughout their value chain, and see it as a good way to evolve and […]
A Strategy for Improvement and Success of the IT Project Management Office
As information technology (IT) organizations struggle to deliver applications to their business customers, they are increasingly more open to implementing new approaches to project management. One such approach is using an IT project management office (PMO). A strong PMO can benefit an organization in many ways. The primary benefit is […]
The Importance of WAN Acceleration in Business
What would you do if a mission critical application’s performance regularly screeched to a halt one or twice a week, or even one or twice a quarter? Disruptions across the WAN could severely impact operations, productivity, customer retention, and ultimately your bottom line. If your applications regularly underperform, you’d likely […]
A Lawyer Can Handle Partnership Disputes Successfully
Even the well-intentioned partners may come across disagreement time and again and sometimes legal action is required in order to safeguard the investments as well as assets. Disputes amongst the partners or other corporate owners can arise from failure to fulfill contractual obligations of the partnership contract, operating agreement or […]
Becoming an Energy Efficient Business
For many businesses, energy efficiency is one of those time-consuming, zero-return activities which are the first to be abandoned whenever the phone rings. Though this is understandable, the truth is that most businesses could affect at least a 10% saving via low-cost, and no-cost, means. Translated into balance-sheet figures, a […]
The Benefits of Drinking Ionized Water
The human body is subject to constant evolution, as it adapts to both positive and negative aspects of its surrounding environment. Take the impact of the obesity academic in the Western world, for example, which is causing teenagers in the U.S. and UK to develop health conditions that were previously […]
The Coming Decline in the Auto Industry
Global auto sales have been growing for a few years now, and are expected to continue to grow for the foreseeable future, but they still haven’t reached the market potential. Sales of electric vehicles have been growing particularly strong, and will increase rapidly for at least 10 more years. This […]
The Importance of Staff training and Development in Succession Planning
The usual reasons given for business failure include illness, divorce, bankruptcy and closing down liquidation. However, when examined forensically, there often lurks a deeper truth behind these dismal explanations - lack of succession planning. Succession planning is a cornerstone of organisational effectiveness and a sure indicator of long term company […]
The Advantages of Cloud Software for the Public Sector
As public sector services struggle to handle an increasing workload and diminishing resources it is worth considering if there are ways to make it easier for them to cope at least when it comes to a more effective IT infrastructure. And the truth is that in the past five or […]
OSHA Compliant Fire Exit Signs: Which Material to Choose?
Fire exit routes allow efficient evacuation in case of emergencies and natural disasters. They are a necessary feature of any safe building. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates all public buildings to have at least two permanent fire exit routes. Aside from being accessible to employees at all […]
