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Our staff had fun with props and prose to create a festive holiday hello for our fabulous clients. Enjoy!

Technology Management Practices to Take Into the New Year
Ho Ho Ho and Happy Holidays! Here's a jolly wish list, generated by AI, to make your organization’s digital dreams come true:
Evergreen IT Support Via Managed IT Services
Your network can be a winter wonderland by using managed IT services from IT Radix.

It’s a wrap! As we close out the year, I recall all the hubbub early in 2023 about AI—artificial intelligence and, specifically, ChatGPT. Technically, IT Radix has been using AI for quite some time. Case in point, the endpoint security software that we use and support for our clients relies heavily on AI to spot anomalies or unexpected actions.

Barbara Corcoran can still remember many of the sweat-inducing moments in her climb to becoming the Queen of New York Real Estate. Business leaders looked to her as someone with a mind for sales-focused growth and innovation, while Corcoran claims she used childhood lessons from her Irish-Catholic parents and a competitive spirit spurred on by insults and undiagnosed dyslexia to push herself to innovative ideas that would serve as her lifeline.

In this issue:

• Your Holiday Wish List Generated by AI
• IT Security Commandment #10: Thou Shalt Demand That Your Vendors, Suppliers, and Clients Take Cybersecurity Seriously
• Momentum NJ Magazine (featuring Barbara Corcoran)

This year we went full steam ahead on a sustainability journey. As a team, we brainstormed ways to make our day-to-day functions more sustainable. Here are some of the small changes we implemented in‑house:

We encouraged staff to bring in packaging materials from deliveries they received at home so we could re‑use.

Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran is featured in IT Radix’s Momentum NJ magazine. Learn how her innovative mind transformed her from waitress to business powerhouse. Additionally, Cathy Coloff, IT Radix Managing Member, shares five essential tech tools to grow your business and two you should not waste your money on.

Beware of QuickBooks Update Scams
Many of us remember a hit song called “Gangnam Style” by the artist, Psy. He is a great example of a One-Hit Wonder. There is something to be learned from his success—you only need to hit it big once to make it big time.

Will comes to IT Radix with an associate degree in Cybersecurity from Pensacola State College. Will has several years of experience working with electronics. His love for technology started when he was a child, taking apart broken VCRs and other family electronics at his dad’s urging.

One of the downsides of technological advances is the mountain of machines left behind that become e‑waste. Machine life spans have been decreasing for years. Just think about how many cell phones you have owned over the years. Experts estimate that yearly in the U.S. over 400 million units of e-waste is discarded and less than 12% is recycled.