MECS TECHNOLOGY ARTICLES
Spectre-Meltdown: What Schools Need to Know
Spectre and Meltdown are two critical vulnerabilities that have serious implication for schools. This is because these design flaws affect any computer or mobile device equipped with AMD, ARM, and Intel processors. These hardware bugs can leave you highly exposed to a...
Top Technology Trends for the Education Sector in 2018
Typically, the education sector is slow to make a significant change. However, the benefits of technology are too substantial, and it is the catalyst driving change. Internet connectivity and technological innovations touch every aspect of our lives daily, and these...
Trends in Stadium A/V System Technology
More musical acts are using sporting venues for their tour venues and with the increase in complexity of those acts comes a greater demand for a higher level of sophistication in venue A/V technology. For instance, about a decade ago several subwoofers were added to...
What Small Businesses Need to Know Before Deploying a VoIP Solution
For small businesses, VoIP systems can have a direct impact on productivity and the bottom line. Once deployed, it can potentially grow to become a vital component of your business operation. The primary benefit of making the transition to VoIP is cost savings. For...
MECS Partners with Montgomery Public Schools
MECS Partners with Local Schools, Bridging Community Outreach and Technology As part of the MECS commitment to community outreach, this week we partnered with Montgomery Public Schools to provide funding, state-of-the-art equipment donations, and technology...
The Increasing Role of Machine Learning in Video Surveillance
The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been going through a period of rapid acceleration in recent years driven by Machine Learning (ML). Furthermore, the meteoric rise of Deep Learning (DL) technologies has had a dramatic impact across industries from finance...
Top 5 Ways to Secure your School’s Wireless Network in a BYOD Era
The student experience has changed dramatically over the past few years. Today, the tools used for teaching and learning have evolved from textbooks and bulky desktop computers to slim and highly portable devices. As a result, the upsurge of mobile learning on school...
Top 5 Benefits of IP Security for Small Businesses
Whether it’s a giant enterprise or a small business, video surveillance plays a vital role in keeping the facility secure. In recent years, there has been a rise in migration from analog to IP, but there are still many businesses that have been resisting the switch....
Why School Systems Should Embrace the Cloud
The cloud is not only for business entities, schools can also benefit from utilizing cloud products to improve their networks, enhance security, and increase agility. Furthermore, it can also dramatically improve communication and the sharing of data within school...
Top 5 Ways Organizations are Hacked and How to Protect Yourself
In recent years both enterprises and government agencies have suffered from multiple security breaches. Whether they were industry leading giants or small to medium sized businesses, they all made the same mistakes that made them vulnerable to cyber attacks. The most...