Clay Adams

Clay is a staff writer and digital publicist for bWERX Inc. Contributing 7+ years of web-based business experience, he constantly works to improve our online presence and visitor experience. His writing topics include technology news, business software news and tech help guides.

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Sending a Big File? Friends Don't Let Friends Use FTP

By Clay Adams - Posted on 22. August 2014 01:47

Think back to the last time you said to yourself: “This file is huge, how am I going to send it?” Most of us have encountered this common quandary at some point, especially in today’s ever-evolving workplace. The scenario usually unfolds in one of many possible ways. If you’re at the office when this happens, perhaps the company has resources available to conduct large file sharing, or a procedure in place to handle such a task. If they don’t, and you’re left to your own devices, you certainly aren’t alone. A great many businesses lack any sort of protocol for sending large files. It’s almost as if, in our hastened pace of whirlwind technological wonderment, we just figure that something so seemingly trivial always works itself out one way or another. But this fallacy and misplaced assumption can prove a costly one. It can also pose a security risk, as employees may not always choose the most protective option to get the job done... [More]

The Cloud Doesn't Change IT, Just Shifts Its Role

By Clay Adams - Posted on 1. August 2014 01:18

While the boundary between IT and the Cloud continues to blur, they are nevertheless complimentary to one another. Granted, the Cloud is becoming more influential in shaping the role of IT services in business, properly applied technology into a new Cloud environment can yield huge rewards for the enterprise that deploys these assets wisely. Cloud computing represents alternatives as well, acting as an email and FTP Replacement for document sharing, for example. The shifting role of IT is becoming more visible as the corporate space adapts to Cloud computing technologies. It has slowly pulled away from ‘ownership’ and now falls more into a ‘management’ status. In other words, technology systems aren’t static operational resources anymore – they play a much larger role in acquisitions and growth, especially within the cloud. No longer does a system administrator simply own and govern the IT infrastructure. Instead, the role is a manage... [More]

Breaking News: What Happened to Amazon, Netflix?

By Clay Adams - Posted on 30. June 2012 10:04

In addition to being pummelled by torrential rains, Amazon - along with its popular Netflix service - is likely also taking a beating in the customer service email box as well. Late Friday night, Amazon's EC2 Elastic Compute Cloud endured an outage due to power loss during severe thunderstorms in the vicinity. Netflix posted a tweet acknowledging the issue and ensuring the service would be restored soon. Amazon.com and its other services including Pinterest and Instagram were all knocked offline as well. At the time of this writing, the issues appear to have been abated and services are coming back online. Fortunately, while the outage happened during peak periods, it lasted less than two hours. Still, the issue is troubling, as the incident tonight comes on the coattails of another recent hiccup. Just two weeks ago, the EC2 was down for nearly 7 hours. Amazon has grabbed headlines in recent weeks for its Compute Cloud platform, with many proponents citing the... [More]

Magazine Feature Highlights eTransmittal Case Study, Growth for Partners

By Clay Adams - Posted on 20. April 2012 23:58

Denver, Colorado-based technology consulting and IT services firm bWERX Inc., developer of eTransmittal, a Web-based document transfer & tracking tool that simplifies, streamlines, and automates the exchange and tracking of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) documents, today announced its national recognition in Management Today magazine, also marking milestones in growth and new innovations. [More]

Four Ways FTP Could Be Harming Your Business

By Clay Adams - Posted on 7. April 2012 00:50

The speed of business isn't slowing down any time soon. The files we send are getting larger, we're distributing them to more people, more often and over increasingly greater distances. The accomplishment of our collaborative tasks is heavily reliant on one universal tool: File Transfer Protocol (FTP). But FTP's capabilities and convenience factors are beginning to wane in the shadow of drawbacks that are increasingly apparent in the hastening digital business environment. [More]

Best Practices for Cloud-Bound Businesses on the Move

By Clay Adams - Posted on 29. March 2012 16:53

As Cloud computing gains traction in the corporate realm, the awareness factor for best practices and security becomes crucial. Planning is imperative, not just because of the risks associated with poor security, but because it will undoubtedly heap a whole new set of challenges onto IT departments and CIOs – many of which could already be overextended. Follow these best practices for a smooth transition. [More]

New Saugatuck Tech Report Sparks Debate: Should Business IT Be Moving So Rapidly to the Cloud?

By Clay Adams - Posted on 23. March 2012 18:52

Are businesses ready for the mass migration to the Cloud? A recent report reveals how much faster it's happening than anyone previously realized, as well as an examination of the challenges coming for IT departments as CEOs push toward the Cloud. [More]

Toe to Toe with the CIO: File Sharing Contenders Shoot for the Enterprise Level

By Clay Adams - Posted on 15. March 2012 02:38

File sharing giants such as Dropbox and Yousendit are finding a greater-than-anticipated challenge as they break into the enterprise-level market. How will the consumer-focused firms adapt to the unique needs and careful approach of top-tier CIOs? [More]

Recent Report Reveals Shocking Data Regarding Employees' File Sharing Behavior On Company Systems

By Clay Adams - Posted on 6. March 2012 18:28

A leading Network Security company reveals shocking data culled from activity on its clients' networks that shows a large number of employees engage in illegitimate file sharing, sometimes even piracy, over company networks. Find out how pervasive the problem is, and what steps to take to ensure your business is protected. [More]

"Magnet Links" Rise out of the Ashes of Torrents at Pirate Bay

By Clay Adams - Posted on 2. March 2012 21:13

Popular file sharing website Pirate Bay does away with Torrents, replacing them with "Magnet Links" in an effort to optimize resources and keep the files flowing and the users happy. [More]

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