Zoom acquires cloud contact center Five9 for $14.7B
The popular videoconferencing firm may be looking to move beyond video with the purchase, which gives it a new way to expand services. Zoom yesterday announced plans buy cloud call center service provider Five9 in a $14.7 billion all-stock transaction. Subject to shareholder approval, the acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2022. The acquisition could allow the company to hedge its video bets after 18 months of unprecedented growth as both companies and individual users turned to the…
Windows 11: What’s in it for the Enterprise?
In this collection are the most salient points about Windows 11, the enterprise IT admins will most need to know. You know, the one Microsoft made six years ago when it told customers that Windows 10 was “the last version of Windows” they’d see. Instead, Windows 10 will end — also as promised by Microsoft, hence our confusion over the contradictory claims — in late 2025, its 10-year lifecycle the same as its OS antecedents, replaced by the next-in-line numeral…
How WordPress Sites Get Hacked: 5 Common Vulnerabilities & How to Prevent Them
WordPress is a popular free and open source content platform where users can choose different themes based on the user’s preference. This is an “open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database” (Wikipedia). A popular platform means that there is a higher chance of attackers hacking these WordPress sites. To help you understand where the weak spots are, here are the five common WordPress hacks and vulnerabilities that could put a WordPress site…
Microsoft: And it came to pass … even Windows 10
Microsoft will shut down support for Windows 10 in just over four years, in October 2025. The notice, found in a support document that outlined Windows 10’s support lifecycle, raised a minor ruckus starting Sunday, when Thurrott.com reported on the end of support, claiming, “This is the first time Microsoft has ever described the end of support for Windows 10.” Other tech outlets followed suit on Monday, June 14, with similar stories. What’s the deal? Why would Microsoft make a potentially upending…
How to boost traffic to a newly launched website
In today’s Digital Marketing World, there are many ways to generate traffic to your website or landing page. You can either go with paid traffic or free organic traffic. The decision is up to you whether you want to invest in building your business quickly or taking the time to build it slowly. Consider these few options if you want to kick-start your business in good speed. Introductory Advertisement This one is so obvious if you want to build your…
Best Progressive Web Apps for Productivity 2021
With Chrome OS, Windows, Mac, or even mobile, these standout PWAs will help you get more done without any of the usual baggage. Say the phrase “progressive web app” to most people — including tech-savvy professionals — and you’re bound to be met with a consistent reaction: the classic blank stare, probably followed by a period of awkward silence. Progressive web apps — or PWAs, as they’re often called — are one of the most promising app-related advancements of the…
Reasons To Launch Affiliate Marketing For Your Small Business; Guides
There are so many options available for small businesses to market their products and services. How can you decide which ones are the most profitable? Often, the answer is that many different marketing strategies used in conjunction with each other are the best solution to maximizing time and resources and increasing profits. These strategies may include email, social media, SEO, PPC, and more. You’ve likely heard of these strategies and their benefits, but there’s another strategy that can also help…
Affiliate links and its best practices
As an affiliate marketer, your job is to promote products using your affiliate link. More specifically, you earn from the visitors who click on your affiliate link and make a purchase before the cookie expires. Usually, this cookie that’s placed on the visitor’s browser has a duration of 30–90 days. So, given the integral nature of your affiliate link in the process of generating affiliate sales, it makes sense to make your use of affiliate links as effective as possible.…
