Small Business Technology Blog for Janus Networks
DocumentDB is Microsoft’s NoSQL database service. NoSQL is an increasingly popular style of database which allows for more flexibility in your data structures and data storage design. As the name … Continue reading DocumentDB, Microsoft’s NoSQL Database Service, Plays Nice with MongoDB
Apple has ceased support for its QuickTime 7 for Windows app and will no longer provide security patches or updates. Both Apple and the Department of Homeland Security are urging users to … Continue reading Uninstall QuickTime 7 for Windows
Many businesses use messaging application WhatsApp for team communications. It’s especially handy during international travel when cell reception may be hard to come by. Now, WhatsApp makes it safer to discuss sensitive business … Continue reading WhatsApp Offers End-to-End Encryption
If you thought SQL Server on Linux meant Windows was getting cozy with the open-source operating system, now Microsoft is putting Linux tools on its own OS. The Bash shell, a popular command language … Continue reading Bash, Linux’s Popular Command Language Interpreter, Coming to Windows
Microsoft embraces the open-source community again with their latest offering: SQL Server on Linux. SQL Server 2016, the latest version of the database software, will run on Linux now. So … Continue reading Microsoft’s SQL Server 2016 Coming to Linux
Financial institutions are finally moving to accept blockchain, a tech originally developed for the controversial digital currency Bitcoin. The technology is simple. Whenever a new transaction happens, the time and … Continue reading What’s a Blockchain? The Witness That’s Always Right
Apple has unveiled a beta version of the latest update to its operating system with a whole new set of bells and whistles. The company broke from its habit—usually Apple waits … Continue reading Four Things to Know About Apple’s iOS 9.3
This week Salesforce, the cloud computing company used by many for customer relationship management, announced its acquisition of MinHash. The startup created a learning engine that tracked trends for marketers, relying on … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Coming to Salesforce?
Do you work with freelancers, contractors, or vendors as part of your business? Is it tough keeping track of them all? The correspondence, the pay dates, the deliverables? Recently-funded company … Continue reading Salesforce for Contractors
Between extended hours, holiday plans, and cold-weather sickness, hourly employees have it particularly hard when it comes to swapping shifts this time of year. Most rely on Facebook groups or group text … Continue reading Heading into the Holidays, Consider Apps for Shift Management
WordPress powers about 25 percent of all websites on the Internet, including this blog. It’s just made a major change to its code. The popular content management software was originally … Continue reading WordPress Admin Switches from PHP to JavaScript
For a professional-oriented product that appeals mainly to networking administrators, Microsoft uses Linux. Last week Microsoft announced Azure Cloud Switch, their home-brewed flavor of Linux designed to maximize flexibility and uniformity for … Continue reading Microsoft, Now with 100% More Linux
