Napoleon Hill, a famous American author and motivational speaker, is often credited with the quote “Dreaming is the seedling of reality.” Hill believed that success
The 5 Whys is a problem-solving technique that involves asking “why” five times to get to the root cause of an issue. Here’s an example
Small to mid-size businesses (SMEs) in Canada are the backbone of the economy, and they face numerous challenges as they strive to remain competitive and
In recent years, there has been a noticeable shift in the way businesses view technology. What used to be seen as a tool to support
Introduction: Assessing the maturity of a business is essential in understanding its current state and making informed decisions about future growth. The maturity of a
First, what is Custom Software? Custom software, also known as bespoke software or tailor-made software, is software that is developed specifically for a particular business
Employee disengagement can be a significant problem for organizations as it can lead to reduced productivity, lower job satisfaction, and increased turnover. However, there are
Client’s Challenging Situation: Ontario Hydro, the Canada legacy that delivered electricity from Ontario’s Niagara hydro-electric generation for so many years, was dismantled as the 21st
Client’s Challenging Situation: 20 years ago, in the early days of Canadian electricity deregulation, pricing data for the Hourly Ontario Electricity Price [HOEP] was difficult
Introduction The article “Accountability in Cybersecurity: Save Money, Reduce Cyber Risk” captures BlackBerry’s recommendation on Accountability and Cybersecurity. Based on our conversations with local business
Introduction The article “Groundhog Day? 35% of Canadian employees often ‘bored’ at work” addresses in important issue faced by many leaders of small to mid-sized
Introduction As outlined in the article “Crafting Your Digital Transformation Story” it is important to craft your digital transformation story. That will help you, your
For short periods of time, you can be comfortable while avoiding complexity. Here’s how that works – Yes, you are busy and you want to
A few years ago, while doing some holiday reading, the following caught my attention: “Wicked problems have these features: It is hard to say what
Think about the things you do best. Think about the things your company does best. You know these things are your best work because: …People
In his audio-book ‘Die Empty’ (2013), Todd Henry talks about 3 types of work and 4 types of people. I find his concept useful as
Over the years, leaders of small businesses have expressed frustrations with their companies’ mediocre performance with RFPs. As examples, leaders’ complaints about RFP business have
Defining Intellectual Property The seeds of intellectual property begin as ideas in human beings’ minds. These ideas can lead to inventions – new things –
According to Google, Web 1.0 is the “read-only Web,” Web 2.0 is the “participative social Web,” and Web 3.0 is the “read, write, execute Web.”
The insurance sector has faced a series of costly upsets…and insurers are tightening their belts. The intent here is not to wail and whine. It
I admit I’ve been spoiled. I’ve had a knowledgeable and talented software engineer in my family and business for several decades. If you don’t have
To some degree, all business leaders “plan the work and work the plan”. (Napoleon Hill first wrote this admonition/motto in “Think and Grow Rich”, 1937)
Taking Small Steps Forward in 2023 – Building and Maintaining Business Policies Most small business leaders do a very poor job of documenting and maintaining
There’s one sure-fired way to build a better future for your company and the people you care about: make a habit of doing small things
Responding to a SME leader’s question Thank you for asking that question. SME business leaders are struggling with cyber-insurance decisions. Often, SME business leaders seek
At NeuStyle, we want restaurants in Waterloo Region to overcome the challenges presented by the pandemic, keep customers satisfied, and find new ways to thrive through technology.
To compete, retailers must reimagine their processes. The ability to build custom products, share design ideas, and interact with your staff will turn into customers. Forward-thinking businesses who can develop virtual solutions to new physical restrictions will survive, and those who can astonish customers online will thrive!
To protect your business from phishing attacks, it is imperative that everyone in your organization be able to recognize the signs of a phishing email and know how to report suspicious activity.
Properly built customized software performs near perfection, is scalable, and can be updated and enhanced with the addition of new features … adding quantifiable value to the business that owns it.
Patch management is the process of distributing and applying updates to software. Patches are occasionally required to correct security vulnerabilities and bugs in operating systems, embedded systems, or applications.
Armed with facts about service and product improvements, businesses that want to outshine their competitors invest in customized software solutions that fit like a glove. Employees and clients, stand up and take notice. Growth, loyalty, and enjoyable careers follow.
Most people involved in software projects recognize there are communication differences and disconnects. Many people conclude that those communication differences and disconnects exist because some people are “tech people” while other people are “business people”.
Our mission is to keep client websites secure so that they can enjoy the benefits that the internet can deliver. Augmenting and enhancing your website’s security through DDoS protection, private cloud hosting, network firewalls, and stakeholder education. Working with a cybersecurity partner who can implement and manage your website security strategy is the best option for small to mid-sized businesses.
At Waterloo Cyber, we are focused on creating simple habits that do not cost much money and increase your organization’s cybersecurity. Cybersecurity has a chance to excel when it is embraced by business leaders, who lead by example. They lead with good habits, including planned communication of cybersecurity messages that will be shared throughout their organization.
For small to mid-sized businesses NeuStyle can build an affordable customized CRM tool to amplify the performance of the most-important business you know – your business!
User protection for accelerometer data is lacking, largely due to the lack of understanding of the issue. In current mobile operating systems, third-party applications can access accelerometer data without requiring any permission or conscious participation from the user.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is designed to improve the way your business serves your clients. For managers, a quality CRM application will provide management with the ability to track all sales activities, forecast revenue, and foster collaboration between employees and departments. For sales staff, a quality CRM can be used to organize time, automate sales processes, and help close deals.
A DDoS Attack is an attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a server, service, or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic, resulting in Denial-of-Service to would-be users. Cybercriminals use multiple compromised computer systems as sources of attack traffic, which prevents regular traffic from arriving at your website.
Not-for-Profit (NFP) organizations face a unique set of cybersecurity challenges. NFPs must account for a large and diverse group of stakeholders including donors, volunteers, clients, and staff, all of whom must be educated on cybersecurity best practices to avoid becoming the channel through which cyber-criminals attack the entire organization.
With WordPress websites becoming more sophisticated, and the responsibility for managing the websites moving from webmasters to business owners, major cybersecurity issues have emerged.
People come to NeuStyle when they are struggling with software projects and experiencing sticky problems. The best first step when we assist people who are having problems with software projects is performing an assessment of the project. We need to understand the overall goals, the tools and techniques, and the current state of problems.
IT Processes can make or break your business. A partner who can build simple, complicated, and complex processes is worth their weight in gold.
Waterloo Colocation has the rare ability to deliver private, public, and cloud deployments through our data centre in the University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park and as a member of the Microsoft Partner Network. We treat your data and operation needs as seriously as we treat our own. We enjoy matching your services to your needs as much as we enjoy matching our services to our needs. We drink our own Kool-Aid.
The proliferation of ransomware tools, the increased use and value of cryptocurrency, economic instability, and the overall increase in data (and value of data) are making ransomware attacks easier to commit and more profitable by the day.
If you take the time, and it will take a surprisingly large amount of time, to analyze the decisions you make in a 24-hour day then you will discover the wide variety of decisions you make.
All businesses that want to grow, improve, or be sustainable face both day-to-day problems and Sticky Problems. Some progressive small-to-mid-sized businesses are working to solve their Sticky Problems and disrupt their industry sector. Some progressive small- to mid-sized businesses are working to solve Wicked Problems to change the world or make a dent in the universe.
Be bold. Be confident – your thinking is creating top-quality solutions. Share your solutions and be open to feedback that helps you improve on your solutions and uncover opportunities. Share your solutions with business peers…exchange ideas, exchange improvements, and exchange opportunities.
Your coworkers rely on your IT service providers to be able to fix anything that goes wrong with hardware and networks as quickly as possible. Planning and executing a proper cable management system is crucial to professional IT service.
As cyber risks escalate, small business leaders need to find workable processes for dealing with their cybersecurity risks.
I strongly recommend that all business leaders read 8 Things We Hate About IT. Whether you are trying to disrupt your industry through innovation or trying to keep day-to-operations running smoothly, understanding how to work with your IT partners is vital to your success.
Think of NeuTeria as sending a secret message in a physically indestructible box, with no keyhole to pick or hinges to pry open. The box arrives at your recipient’s address without a postal worker and can only be opened and decrypted by the recipient.
Do you know what browser extensions exist in your browser and what they are doing? If you do not know, then you may want to ask your IT service provider.
In business, many great solutions happen when people first have an intense desire to discover problems then have intense desire to solve those problems … with persistence.
The solution is software, in particular custom software that can operationalize your big idea and harness data to generate new insights.
Many leaders of smaller businesses have spent a few hours checking their business rewards and cybersecurity risks and found themselves motivated to take their businesses to the next level.
At NeuStyle, we take a different approach to data backup that combines our expertise in IT service delivery, data centre management, and cybersecurity to deliver a cost-effective, reliable, and secure solution.
With Big Data, we have access to unlimited volumes of every imaginable type of food … awaiting the arrival of creative recipes. But, what about
“Canned laughter”, the stuff you hear on TV sitcoms, really annoys me. Yet, psychological studies have [apparently] proven that people find sitcoms more humorous and laugh
As we do our work, we will always encounter problems. As we do our work, we will always perform many tasks. As we do our work,
… and learning from your errors proves you are open-minded and change-tolerant. Change is a good thing … even if you disagree with that, you
Many systems projects go over budget, go beyond time deadlines, and fail to function as users desire. We see that regularly when people come to
We have all found ourselves inspired by leaders’ visions of ‘a better future’. Even if we did not act and join the cause, we were
Dis-connections happen under your eyes, in your IT systems and IT tasks & processes. Your people live with them every day. As examples… While you