By TPI and Zebra partner – Shari Christofferson, President of Connect Inc. What is the first thing you do when evaluating a large investment, like a home? You look at the fundamentals. For a house, the foundation must be without cracks and no leaking pipes or frayed electrical wires. It stands to reason thatRead more
An Updated Way to Save on Your Mobile Technology Upgrades
It’s always helpful to save money whenever you need to upgrade and replace your business technologies, but there’s probably never been a more crucial time to do so than now. Controlling costs is top of mind for most companies right now, but so is figuring out how to emerge from an economic downturn, meet increasedRead more
Limiting Business Disruption During Android OS Migrations
Thank you to our guest blogger and vendor partner – Shari Christofferson – President, Connect Inc. Promise and risk The promise of new technology and the process of integration can often seem at odds. People and processes both experience a disruption when infrastructure and existing solutions are changed. Incorporating Android OS – based devices intoRead more
How Warehouses Are Turning a Tough Year into a Win for Their Business
This year has been a massive performance test for many warehouses and distribution centers. Those who’ve been working to keep essential goods moving have been challenged with unprecedented order demands and volumes, but they’ve performed remarkably well. Despite some early struggles with shortages of goods, the warehousing industry has responded rapidly, effectively, and with aRead more
Here’s Why Android Should Be Your Next Mobile Enterprise OS
Over the past decade, Microsoft has been phasing out many of its Windows mobile operating systems, and its newer offerings haven’t supported many of the mobile devices and form factors used in today’s enterprise. As a result, many companies have kept running Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 on their devices since it can run on virtuallyRead more
An Efficiency-Boosting Device for the Social Distancing Era: Zebra’s MC9300 Handheld Computer
As the economy reopens and businesses resume or scale up their operations, one of the biggest challenges is how to maximize productivity and efficiency with social distancing restrictions and fewer on-site personnel. Fortunately, there’s a tried and true resource we can rely on to get us through the difficulties ahead, and its mobile technology. InRead more
Technology Leasing: A Timely Way to Minimize Costs
As the economy reopens, managing finances and minimizing the financial damages from COVID-19 will be crucial for many businesses. That means many companies may look to cut capital spending and cancel major planned projects such as technology upgrades; however, this can be a costly and self-defeating move in the long run. During economic downturns andRead more
Why You Should Refresh Your Network to Wi-Fi 6
Technology seems to love increasing numbers. It’s a quick way to figure out where you stand in the progression of releases. Smart phones, operating software, and now even Wi-Fi has gotten into the game by assigning numbers to their updates, with Wi-Fi 6 being the latest offering. It makes one wonder if there isRead more
The Modern Way to Monitor Your Network
Today’s networks are a modern marvel. They’re connecting more people and more devices than ever before. Laptops. Tablets. Smartphones. IoT devices. Voice. Video. Security. You name it – there’s an app for it. Each depending on the central network to keep things running smoothly. And each bringing with them their own unique issues that couldRead more
Hidden Pitfall in Warehouse Modernization
Look. There’s no question that the time has come for you to update your warehouse’s networking and mobility solutions. Not only have Windows® devices reached End-of-life status and will no longer be supported, but running outdated green-screen applications won’t empower your workers to the extent necessary — they simply were not designed to match theRead more