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[ Categories ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [4 Decisions You’ll Make About Your IT](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/4-decisions-you-ll-make-about-your-it) Monday, 13 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business) [ ![4 Decisions You’ll Make About Your IT](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-13-19/b2ap3_large_P6F9Y5E_decisions_400.jpg) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/4-decisions-you-ll-make-about-your-it "4 Decisions You’ll Make About Your IT") Business is never quite as simple as it’s made out to be, and nowhere is this more true than with your organization’s IT. Today we will be covering some of the most important parts of your IT’s decision making that will need to be addressed, questions and concerns included, especially in regard to business-critical functions. Tags: [Technology](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology) [Business Computing](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/business-computing) [Network Security](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/network-security) [0 Comments](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/4-decisions-you-ll-make-about-your-it#comments) [ Continue reading](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/4-decisions-you-ll-make-about-your-it) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [What Could Replace the Keyboard and Mouse?](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/what-could-replace-the-keyboard-and-mouse) Friday, 10 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Technology](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/technology) [ ![What Could Replace the Keyboard and Mouse?](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-10-19/b2ap3_large_28152954_mouse_400.jpg) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/what-could-replace-the-keyboard-and-mouse "What Could Replace the Keyboard and Mouse?") We hope we aren’t dating ourselves too much by mentioning computer punch cards, but they were once the means of inputting data into a computing device… at least, until the now-ubiquitous mouse and keyboard came into the scene. This variety of interfacing with our devices now seems to be one of the few ways to practically use them. However, other interfaces have emerged - do any of them stand a chance of unseating the keyboard and mouse? Tags: [Gadgets](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/gadgets) [Innovation](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/innovation) [Productivity](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/productivity-1) [0 Comments](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/what-could-replace-the-keyboard-and-mouse#comments) [ Continue reading](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/what-could-replace-the-keyboard-and-mouse) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [How to Plan Your Data Storage Needs](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-plan-your-data-storage-needs) Wednesday, 08 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business) [ ![How to Plan Your Data Storage Needs](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-8-19/b2ap3_large_199701107_storage_400.jpg) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-plan-your-data-storage-needs "How to Plan Your Data Storage Needs") If your business is looking to use technology beneficially, the ability to store data is going to be a major consideration you are going to have to confront. After all, not having enough storage space, or having too much, can be major problems for most businesses. Today, we’ll ask some of the most pressing questions you’ll need to answer to get the right (and the right amount of) storage space for your needs. Tags: [Cloud](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/cloud) [Hard Disk Drives](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/hard-disk-drives) [Solid State Drives](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/solid-state-drives) [0 Comments](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-plan-your-data-storage-needs#comments) [ Continue reading](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/how-to-plan-your-data-storage-needs) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Ransomware Shuts Down Doctors’ Office - Is Your Business Protected?](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/ransomware-shuts-down-doctors-office-is-your-business-protected) Monday, 06 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Security](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/security) [ ![Ransomware Shuts Down Doctors’ Office - Is Your Business Protected?](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-6-19/b2ap3_large_172398426_close_400.jpg) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/ransomware-shuts-down-doctors-office-is-your-business-protected "Ransomware Shuts Down Doctors’ Office - Is Your Business Protected?") Let me ask you a question… let’s say that you’re about one year from your projected retirement, when a ransomware attack encrypts all of your files. What do you do? Pack it in and retire early? This is precisely the situation that the practitioners of Brookside ENT & Hearing Services of Battle Creek, Michigan, have found themselves in - and it may not be over yet. Tags: [Data](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/data) [Ransomware](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/ransomware) [Network Security](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/tags/network-security) [0 Comments](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/ransomware-shuts-down-doctors-office-is-your-business-protected#comments) [ Continue reading](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/ransomware-shuts-down-doctors-office-is-your-business-protected) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Taking a Look at a Manufacturer’s IT](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/taking-a-look-at-a-manufacturers-it) Friday, 03 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/categories/business) [ ![Taking a Look at a Manufacturer’s IT](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-3-19/b2ap3_large_195023059_manufacture_400.jpg) ](https://mydocuments.datalyst.net/blog/taking-a-look-at-a-manufacturers-it "Taking a Look at a Manufacturer’s IT") Manufacturing products is still a major part of the western economies; and, like other businesses, manufacturers are using information technology to fuel and manage their supply chains and business processes. We’ll take a short look at what IT manufacturers use, and how it helps them forge their business ahead. 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