Friday, July 31, 2020
Disaster Recovery Checklist Landing Page
As mere mortals, some things are out of our control - e.g. other humans and the weather. Data loss is unpredictable, but how your business reacts to it doesn’t have to be. #disasterrecovery http://datto-content.amp.vg/web/dmwobaekgwq3d
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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Do you know that the #1 cause of data loss is human error? We can’t put all the blame on Patrick in Accounting. We’re only human after all. #infosec
Cloud Migration Concerns Persist for Provider Organizations
This article explores the caution and hesitation in the healthcare industry to shift data and infrastructure off-premises. In a recent survey of hospital CIOs, close to 40% don't see a clear business value in migrating. Yet overhead accounts for 50% of hospital costs--costs that could be reduced through cloud migration.
Chances are you could also benefit from lower overhead costs. At FH-Networking, LLC, we have trained professionals with years of experience helping businesses just like yours. Contact us today to learn more.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Kroger's smart shelves ditch the paper, drop the lights, and delight the shoppers
Successful digital transformation initiatives are all about efficiency, customization, and complementing human ingenuity. They also strive to create more sustainable businesses, and their impact usually has disruptive, long-lasting effects that cascade across multiple industries, especially those in which processes were hard to update because of technological limitations.
In the supermarket industry, for example, paper price tags, coupons, and pamphlets with weekly offers were the norm for decades. Because of this, the shopping experience was pretty much the same—until now.
In this article, you'll gain insights into Kroger's Enhanced Display for Grocery Environment (EDGE) and how it leverages Microsoft Azure and IoT sensors to create a unique, personalized shopping experience for consumers—all while saving more than 1.7 billion kilowatt hours since its implementation.
Three important information security predictions for 2020
As digital transformation evolves with each passing year, so too does the information security landscape. For organizations that leverage cloud technology, this means staying updated on new ways to prevent and counter cybersecurity threats while relying on trustworthy sources of information for insights into future potential security developments and circumstances.
In this article, you'll learn about three critical cybersecurity predictions for 2020, the impact each may have on the digital business landscape, and how your business can act to avoid being affected.
Customer story: Medical Teams International (MTI) transforms health care for more than 1 million refugees in Uganda
Medical Teams International, a nonprofit provider of health care and humanitarian aid, partnered with Microsoft to transform medical care for more than 1 million South Sudanese refugees and Ugandan citizens. To streamline the process, they used apps and infrastructure in the cloud. MTI can now access data anywhere and get real-time analysis to help identify life-saving trends.
At FH-Networking, LLC, we can work with you to get the right infrastructure in place to help your business succeed. Contact us today to learn more.
Take advantage of three emerging technologies driving change in retail
Now, more than ever, consumers expect convenience when it comes to buying products and obtaining services. For retail businesses, this means accurately predicting what customers want before they even set foot in the store, and delivering it in a way that requires the least amount of effort on their part. Thankfully, digital has empowered retail stores with innovative tools that can deliver relevant offers while creating memorable experiences that generate great customer reviews.
In this infographic, you'll learn about three emerging technologies available within Microsoft Dynamics 365 that are driving the evolution of retail experiences.
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Monday, July 27, 2020
6 risks and opportunities of the intelligent, connected cloud
No technology is a hundred percent failproof, and as businesses get more and more digitalized, they're also unwillingly increasing the risk of someone stealing their data or compromising their credibility. Therefore, before taking their business to the cloud, organizations must carefully choose the platforms that ensure the safety and compliance of their data while enabling them to seize the opportunities available to them.
In this infographic, you'll catch a glimpse of both sides of cloud technology: on one hand, the immense opportunities it provides in terms of innovation and mobility; and on the other, the risks that businesses must be aware of to safeguard the continuity of their operations in the digital world.
View: 6 risks and opportunities of the intelligent, connected cloud
Classic Patrick, he spilled coffee on the breaker panel after blowing a fuse
Classic Patrick, he spilled coffee on the breaker panel after blowing a fuse. Goodbye office power! Accidents happen, so often in fact that power outages are a leading cause of downtime.
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Natural Disasters Landing Page
All disasters have technology, people and process implications. Check out this Disaster Survival Guide to ensure that your business is prepared for all three. #dataprotection http://datto-content.amp.vg/web/b0sbhpftu8lce 
Thursday, July 23, 2020
4 Business Continuity Planning Essentials - Landing Page
It’s not enough to have a business continuity plan down on paper. Real life testing is necessary to validate assumptions. Get more tips here: http://datto-content.amp.vg/web/c9lmuh0ssbkt4 
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Use digital transformation to deliver outstanding retail experiences. Learn more about Microsoft Strategic Retail Solutions.
It's no secret that modern consumers are unforgiving. But then again, never before have businesses been armed with so many options for creating exceptional experiences, and becoming more efficient organizations.
Digital transformation has become the great equalizer between large and small to medium-sized retailers, and thanks to tools like Microsoft Dynamics 365, turning revenue-increasing initiatives into reality is easier than ever.
Subscribe now to learn more about the digitalization of retail and how you can get started re-envisioning your business with Microsoft.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Drive security and compliance across the entirety of your business. Learn more about Microsoft 365.
Regardless of the nature of your organization, keeping your data secure and ensuring compliance are two of the most demanding priorities. After all, what good is creativity, efficiency, and talent if they can get easily stolen, copied, or shut down because of outdated technology?
The good news is that even though these requirements are as crucial as they've ever been, never before have businesses been vested with so many alternatives to customize the way they do business. In fact, the cloud has allowed organizations to shift their manpower from security and compliance to increasing productivity and innovation.
Subscribe now to learn about digital transformation success stories and how you can ensure your business remains secure and compliant with Microsoft.
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With the advances in digital business applications, isn't it time to rethink how you integrate your applications into your IT infrastructure? From scale and agility to all-new capabilities, the cloud can help you move and grow quickly. We can help you take advantage of the cloud opportunity. To receive updates from FH-Networking, LLC and to learn more about Apps and Infrastructure, subscribe now!
Customer story: How migrating to Azure is modernizing JB Hunt
With more than 2,100 applications, trucking company JB Hunt needed to simplify their data operations onto one platform. They didn't want to restructure all their applications, so they found a platform that could seamlessly integrate with their existing apps. Azure made moving their on-premises infrastructure to the cloud easy. It gave them the ability to lift and shift to a modern platform. With the right help, you can do the same. Contact FH-Networking, LLC to learn how we can help.
Natural Disasters Landing Page
Mother Nature is an unstoppable force. Fires, floods, hurricanes, or blizzards, natural disasters happen and so does downtime. The good news? Protecting your business is easy. http://datto-content.amp.vg/web/b96lm8opcum15 
Kroger: Digital shelves entice customers
Some would argue that grocery shopping, price tags, and offers go hand in hand. However, traditional paper coupons and price tags are extremely inefficient. First and foremost, they're the opposite of environmentally friendly and most of them end up as unrecycled waste. Then there's the issue of production costs, which not only include the production of thousands of assets, but also the logistics of their storage and distribution. Lastly, there's the manual effort involved in changing, including, or updating hundreds of price tags across retail stores.
Thankfully, digital transformation has allowed for creative and effective ways for grocery stores to leave paper behind forever. In this video, you'll learn how retail industry giant Kroger is leading the way to more efficient, impactful, and eco-friendly supermarket experiences.
Kroger: Digital shelves entice customers
Some would argue that grocery shopping, price tags, and offers go hand in hand. However, traditional paper coupons and price tags are extremely inefficient. First and foremost, they're the opposite of environmentally friendly and most of them end up as unrecycled waste. Then there's the issue of production costs, which not only include the production of thousands of assets, but also the logistics of their storage and distribution. Lastly, there's the manual effort involved in changing, including, or updating hundreds of price tags across retail stores.
Thankfully, digital transformation has allowed for creative and effective ways for grocery stores to leave paper behind forever. In this video, you'll learn how retail industry giant Kroger is leading the way to more efficient, impactful, and eco-friendly supermarket experiences.
Monday, July 20, 2020
The City of Houston: Security as a job
Ensuring citizen safety is the utmost concern of any local government. With so many things that can go wrong at any given time, it pays to have the best technology available aiding these efforts to enable accurate situation analysis, quick response times, and effective monitoring of the response teams involved. Fortunately, digital transformation has empowered the rapid evolution of cities' response protocols and opened the door for new capabilities to be integrated into their existing efforts.
In this video, you'll learn how the City of Houston has embraced digital, and the IoT to ensure disaster recovery and response, keeping schools safe, and guaranteeing transportation, trust, and mobility.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
What is a composable infrastructure?
There are a lot of benefits of having a composable infrastructure. Resources can be reconfigured to make up the infrastructure environment each workload needs. A developer can request VMs with any combination of compute, network, and storage capacity.
At FH-Networking, LLC, we can help you create and optimize the infrastructure you need to achieve more. Contact us today to learn more about your different infrastructure options and how we can help you implement them.
Customer story: M-Files
M-Files, an enterprise content management vendor, is in the process of shifting their data and workloads to the cloud. To help them achieve their goals and migrate as seamlessly as possible, M-Files chose Azure.
At FH-Networking, LLC, we want to help you migrate to the cloud quickly and efficiently so you can achieve more. Contact us to learn more.
Kroger success story: teaser video
It's time to go grocery shopping: you've built your list—a critical requirement and pro move—and written down everything you need. Before digital transformation, you simply got into your car and drove to the supermarket of choice. But what was that choice based upon? Distance, price, product selection? Most likely it was a combination of the three, but rarely was it the uniqueness of your experience with the store's brand.
In other words, if two supermarkets offered the same price ranges, product selections, and were right next to each other, most people wouldn't mind shopping at one or the other. This was an obvious problem for grocery stores. But without digital, the dynamics of grocery shopping were pretty much set in stone.
In this video, you'll see how Kroger—the United States' largest supermarket by revenue and the second-largest general retailer—embraced digital transformation, and learn about their vision for using the tools available to offer new services and experiences to their customers.
The City of Houston Success Story: Video teaser
For local governments, digital transformation isn't just a means of optimizing their daily operations or becoming more efficient—it's also about potentially saving and improving the lives of thousands (even millions) of citizens. In other words, it's about leveraging accurate, predictable data to be prepared for events such as an increase in population or a natural disaster.
Thankfully, the increased availability of digital tools and a growing integration between devices and systems is bringing cities closer than ever to this reality. In this video, you'll learn about the City of Houston, Texas' vision for becoming an interconnected hub for technological advancement and innovation, thanks to the tools provided by always-on digital technology.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Enhance and automate the way you communicate with your customers. Learn more about bot integration for Microsoft Teams.
Your customer service teams have a lot on their plate. Not only do they have to troubleshoot problems efficiently, they must also deal with upset or worried clients while they do so. And to add another challenge, they have the added pressure of knowing that a single misstep can potentially have devastating consequences for their business' finances and reputation.
Thankfully, digital transformation has equipped today's customer service teams with the technology they need to be better prepared for their next customer encounter. Now, artificial intelligence has enabled client-facing teams to come prepared with accurate data to better understand a customer's issue and solve it effectively.
Subscribe now to learn how you can utilize the advanced bot integration capabilities of Microsoft Teams to enable effective communication with your clients and create outstanding customer experiences.
Enhance and automate the way you communicate with your customers. Learn more about bot integration for Microsoft Teams.
Your customer service teams have a lot on their plate. Not only do they have to troubleshoot problems efficiently, they must also deal with upset or worried clients while they do so. And to add another challenge, they have the added pressure of knowing that a single misstep can potentially have devastating consequences for their business' finances and reputation.
Thankfully, digital transformation has equipped today's customer service teams with the technology they need to be better prepared for their next customer encounter. Now, artificial intelligence has enabled client-facing teams to come prepared with accurate data to better understand a customer's issue and solve it effectively.
Subscribe now to learn how you can utilize the advanced bot integration capabilities of Microsoft Teams to enable effective communication with your clients and create outstanding customer experiences.
Transform your organization with the power of Business Intelligence. Get started with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
The business landscape has changed. Thanks to integrated data platforms and IoT devices, companies are successfully extracting every byte of information from business processes and using it to empower decision makers with accurate information they can use to make strategic decisions.
This is how modern enterprises are capable of predicting market trends with pinpoint accuracy or quickly adapt to those they cannot foresee, and how small and medium-sized businesses are innovating at breakneck speed to rise above the competition to claim their piece of the global market. Regardless of their size, the common takeaway is that transforming data into actionable intelligence has become the top priority of modern organizations.
Subscribe now to stay updated with the latest digital transformation trends and how you can tap into your organization to unlock the power of actionable insights and business intelligence with Microsoft.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Using Azure and Visual Studio Team Services for open-source development
If you want to integrate more modern engineering practices using open-source technologies, now is the time to act. Azure offers a significant cost savings and business value, allowing customers to achieve more on all their workloads.
At FH-Networking, LLC, we help support your open-source needs. Contact us today to speak with one of our dedicated professionals.
View: Using Azure and Visual Studio Team Services for open-source development
Getting Started with Red Hat on Azure
Do you use open-source solutions and products like Red Hat? If so, you need a cloud provider that works with your existing Red Hat subscription. The good news is, you can now use your Red Hat subscription on Azure. If you're interested in making the shift to the cloud, FH-Networking, LLC can help you integrate your Red Hat services seamlessly. Contact us today to learn more about our industry-recognized service offering.
Seattle Seahawks play to win with smart data and intelligent insights
Every professional athlete's worst fear is a career-ending injury. And each match and training session becomes a gamble in which they risk everything to leave their name in the pages of history. Thing is, having an injury-free career is almost impossible, and as the years pass, the question becomes when they'll happen instead of if they'll happen. Such was the case of Seattle Seahawks cornerback Deshawn Shead, who in the Divisional Round of the 2016 playoffs suffered a torn ACL while playing against the Atlanta Falcons.
In this video, you'll learn the compelling story of how he managed to overcome his injury thanks to the help of incredibly talented medical professionals aided by real-time data collected during his therapy sessions. After watching it, you'll gain insights into how modern sports teams are using digital tools like Microsoft Azure to complement their medical teams and ensure their athletes enjoy long, successful careers.
Combi Terminal Twente accelerates shipping operations AI-trained AtBot in Teams
Customers are unforgiving, especially when their products and services are on the line. For businesses in the transportation industry, taking the time to carefully review every little detail is crucial to ensuring their customers get their goods when they need them, where they need them.Problem is, time is also money, and finding the sweet spot between efficient and quality customer service is an everyday challenge for global transport companies like Combi Terminal Twente (CTT).
In this video, you'll learn how CTT is leveraging the integration capabilities of Microsoft Teams to provide global customer support powered by AtBot and give clients the ability to track their goods anytime, anywhere.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
10 ways to learn more about open source software and trends
Do you know the impact of open source software on your company? In a recent survey, 59% of managers didn't seem to understand the role open source would play in the future of their enterprise. You could be missing out on valuable opportunities.
At FH-Networking, LLC, we have the experience to help you identify the right solutions for your open source needs. We can help you navigate today's ever-expanding options. Contact us to learn more.
Tips to avoid drowning in data
With the coming of digital transformation and IoT, businesses have begun a race to obtain more data from their customers and business processes. This may seem like amazing news until you realize that out of the 7.5 septillion bytes of data produced each day, most of it provides little or no value to generate actionable intelligence that can influence or alter a company's bottom line. This means that carefully selecting and curating data is just as important as building the infrastructure needed to obtain it.
Read this article to learn how collecting unnecessary data can negatively impact your business and to gain insights into how you can better filter data to enable the creation of revenue-generating opportunities.
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