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Why Data Security is Prime and Outdated Systems are the Enemy
Software has a short life cycle. In the fast-paced world of technology, the cascade of updates, upgrades, and innovation drive continuous change in software solutions. Outdated systems gradually stop receiving […]
The Five Nines of System Uptime (and Five Ways to Boost Yours)
100% system uptime, like a perfect circle, is more of a theoretical concept than a physical reality in system architecture. For this reason, we traditionally measure system uptime by the […]
How to Do More With Less: Directing IT at a Nonprofit
The nonprofit sector comes with its fair share of challenges: limited resources, uncertain funding, regulations, tax reform, et al. Perhaps none of these is more underrated than technology/software concerns (which […]
The Human Touch: Maintaining User Databases in the Automation Age
If you’ve ever run multiple environments across DEV, UAT, and PROD, you know firsthand how complex maintaining your user databases can be. Perhaps you need to make updates behind the […]
Cloud Tech Brings Us Closer to The Singularity
Not long ago, I ran across a Big Think article about a newly proposed ontology called “idealism.” Bernardo Kastrup essentially suggests that panpsychism (the notion that everything in the universe […]
Save Your Association With These 4 Software Solutions
If you’ve ever directed the IT department for an association or nonprofit, you know that budgets can be tight. Fundraising is a continuous initiative in the nonprofit sector. Nonetheless, information […]
10 Ways to Protect Your Membership Data
Your members are trusting you with sensitive information. Any database with user profiles, contact information, or membership data can be vulnerable to database security issues. From serious financial breaches to […]
The APIs Your Member Database Needs to Succeed
Membership associations need to push and pull data between a wide variety of software systems. The core of the operation is probably your Association Management System (AMS)—but it can’t stand […]
The Technology Balancing Act: Integrations For Association Software
It takes a lot of “stuff” to run an association. The core of your association software suite is probably your Association Management System (AMS), but there are plenty of other […]
Big Trouble in Little IT: Troubleshoot Implementation Like Jack Burton
John Carpenter’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China (1986) introduced one of the finest anti-heroes of 20th-century cinema: Jack Burton. Kurt Russell’s fast-talking truck driver alter-ego gets entangled with […]