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Sustainability projections were decidedly mixed when the world was consumed by working through the Covid-19 pandemic and businesses and organizations struggling to return to normal operations. Today, climate issues are becoming top-of-mind in the mainstream public and may alter how they interact with companies, organizations and governments. Read this article from The Economist for insight on how climate issues are driving the growth of Circular Economies around the world, and the challenges and opportunities these trends present.

Of the litany of pros and cons of remote work, one pressing issue that hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention is employee physical health. For example, remote work can perpetuate a more sedentary—and therefore less healthy—lifestyle. How do you ensure that remote workers' health is optimized? Read this for some helpful tips.

Cybercriminals are constantly exploring new technologies to gain access to your network. Staying one step ahead of these bad actors is critical and the experts at NCS Technologies, Inc. can help you do exactly that. Schedule a cybersecurity assessment today.

As you continue to tailor your corporate culture to the new hybrid workforce, it helps to understand the factors that drive employee happiness and productivity—and to invest in tools that optimize those factors. Book a free consultation with NCS Technologies, Inc. to explore the latest solutions that empower the hybrid workforce.

It is becoming clear that industries and enterprises can't go much further in digital transformation and cloud migration without rethinking approaches to security. Read the article to gain insight on how organizations today are making security a first-class citizen rather than secondary consideration.

Did you know that IT virtualization infrastructure often is limited by memory - not CPU - performance? Intel Optane Persistent Memory delivers up to 4 times the capacity of traditional DRAM, maximizing VM performance while meeting SLAs and reducing costs. In this video, a technical specialist simulates VM scalability on HPE Gen10 servers while adding Intel Optane memory and monitoring CPU utilization and latency performance. For more information about improving performance of virtualized, data-hungry applications like machine learning and data analytics, contact NCS Technologies, Inc. today.

An open computer on an empty desk is an invitation to a ransomware attack, malware infection or stolen data. Download this datasheet to see how the Presence Aware app by HP locks laptops when users step away and automatically unlock it when users return. It's a step up in in-office cyber protection.

The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has added 36 new flaws to its catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited by cyber criminals. Read the article to learn about the latest vulnerabilities found in software and products from Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Cisco, Netgear, QNAP and others.

Information and insight hungry businesses need to mine huge amounts of data as efficiently as possible. One common infrastructure optimization strategy is to deploy SATA solid state drives for affordable flash storage. In this report, an Apache Hadoop cluster with HPE Gen10 servers and SATA SSDs are compared to the performance when substituting in Intel Optane DC SSDs. The Intel Optane configuration completed the industry-accepted TeraSort benchmark 28% faster and with 40% more throughput. To learn how to deploy Optane storage technology with HPE servers for high-performance data processing, read the report summary then contact NCS Technologies, Inc..

New research from Eagle Hill Consulting reveals some interesting findings about employee performance: 45% of remote and hybrid workers claim their teams' performance has improved since the Pandemic, compared to only 34% of in-person employees who say the same. Read more: