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Pagers – the new national security threat!
How pagers threaten our security on a daily basis Unencrypted pagers are still being used by hospitals and industrial environment to send critical and sensitive information. According to The Daily Caller  this information could potentially fall into the hands of hackers who hold the data for ransom which could impact budgets or in some cases … Continued
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When tools are out of control you need critical alerting
Tools going Rogue – a story for Halloween We have all heard stories of DevOps woe. Some tales are sad. Some tales describe true misfortune. And some tales just leave you thinking what the heck were developers thinking? This story is a tale of the later. This story will tell the tale of how some … Continued
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OnPage releases new version for AppStore
OnPage polishes Apple image with new release OnPage is pleased to announce the release of a new OnPage app. The new app runs on iOS8 and up and has many new features which customers have been clamoring for. These features are also designed to maximize user experience and facilitate the critical alerting process for healthcare … Continued
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New Feature: Call-in Voice Attachments
One of OnPage’s many strengths has been its inclusion of attachments to it’s critical alerts. This simple but powerful feature allows our customers to get a better understanding of a critical incident through the attachment of images and voice messages. While OnPage’s inbuilt messaging allows communication with one’s team members/colleagues through rich notifications, we wanted … Continued
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The Seven Deadly Sins of DevOps
What to avoid when you start DevOps While there are many ways to do DevOps correctly, there are specific cardinal sins that will put you afoul of the Church of DevOps. In order to achieve excellence, it is key for executives to avoid committing the cardinal sins of DevOps that are discussed below. DevOps sin … Continued
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Netflix earnings, DevOps and profitability
DevOps as the road to profitability Netflix released a great earnings report earlier this week. According to the Wall Street Journal’s page one article on October 18th, “Netflix Inc. blew through its forecast for the subscriber additions in the September quarter…sending its shares soaring 20% in after-hours trading. … The better-than-expected performance came mainly in … Continued
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Serverless promises and the persistent need for critical alerting
Why serverless computing doesn’t end the need for security or alerts Serverless computing provides the advantage of taking away the problem of managing servers. For many small start-ups, this is a huge advantage as the cost of purchasing, maintaining and scaling servers is a real pain point. Serverless also holds forth the prospect of ending … Continued
read moreNew Integration: Call-in Voice Attachments with Cisco Tropo
One of OnPage’s many strengths has been its inclusion of attachments to it’s critical alerts. This simple but powerful feature allows our customers to get a better understanding of a critical incident through the attachment of images and voice messages. While OnPage’s inbuilt messaging allows communication with one’s team members/colleagues through rich notifications, we wanted … Continued
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Seven reasons why we need pager alternatives in healthcare
Pitch the pager or face the consequences While smartphones have become the manner of communication for most professionals, pagers are still used in many professions as the standard mode of communication. This choice for pagers comes with significant consequences and indeed many suggest the need for finding pager alternatives in healthcare. For example, pagers are not … Continued
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OnPage Critical Alerting with Microsoft Outlook
Let OnPage and Microsoft Office Monitor your Network While it is well known that the Microsoft Outlook client allows you to use rules to forward emails, you might not have ever realized that you can use these rules to enable critical alerting. In fact, critical alerting with OnPage and Microsoft Outlook is easily enabled no … Continued
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