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Cheap Assignment Writing Service: When Do I Need to Contact It?

By
Nethra Gupta
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education online

The initial stage of higher education is not only a new, unfamiliar situation for any person but also potentially threatening from a socio-psychological perspective. This potential threat is due to a lack of awareness of the system of explicit and implicit requirements, controls, formal and informal requirements that determine the situation of higher education. The updating of such potential threat can manifest itself in poor academic progress, bad relations with classmates, the disappearance of certain illusions, low level of self-esteem, disappointment, and decreased interest and motivation in learning.

The constant solution of these problems requires internal self-organization, the ability to allocate time and energy in the educational mode, stimulates work to identify and understand the values ​​of life, to clarify long-term plans. The cheap assignment writing is intended to make life easier for students, because it is very difficult for them to complete all assignments, especially at the initial stage of the study. This article will consider cases in which you should seek help from professional writers and buy cheap assignments online.

In What Cases Can You Seek Help from Experts?

In the life of every person, there may be situations when he/she needs assistance. In fact, these can be very different cases and it is hardly possible to list them within the framework of this article. Only the most typical situations are described below:

  • Do you have a session period and need to complete many college assignments at the same time? It is important to pass an essay on economics tomorrow, a test in mathematics – in 2 days, and a research paper or dissertation – in 1 week. But how can all this be done!? Of course, you should contact the specialists of a cheap assignment writing service and allow them to perform your tasks in the best possible way. However, special attention should be paid to choosing a reliable platform;
  • Do you need to write several essays on different disciplines, but you feel unwell, have a fever, a headache, etc.? You shouldn’t waste your time, but rather ask a professional writer to complete your assignment on time. Be sure that a good helper will be able to complete everything on time and will not break the deadlines for the delivery of completed papers;
  • You need to write a term paper, but cannot understand the essence of the assignment? Surely, you understand that if you do not understand the requirements, then you are unlikely to be able to complete the task well. In this case, you are also advised to seek help online and buy a cheap assignment;
  • You do not know how to write a unique work from scratch and how to achieve high uniqueness of the essay in general? Online companies usually hire experienced certified writers, so rest assured that they know how to write without plagiarism. Contact them and get help. Don’t worry about your confidential data being disclosed during collaboration. Essay writing services keep private data secret and do not disclose it;
  • Do you need to complete your homework in just 2 hours, but do not have the possibility to do it? So, what’s the problem? Specialists work very fast, they regularly execute even non standard and most urgent orders, so be sure that they will not refuse to provide you with assistance. Don’t assume that you will have to pay a lot of money for the paper. Online platforms provide affordable prices, and writers commit to making free edits if necessary.

So, we have described 5 of the most typical situations that students have when they need professional help. But this does not mean that specialists are ready to provide assistance only in these cases. You can contact the online service whenever you need it.

How to Contact Writers Most Quickly?

If you are looking for urgent help, then you should know how to get in touch with experts as quickly as possible. This is not difficult to do. On the company’s website, you need to fill out an order form and send it to the manager. As soon as he receives your letter, he will immediately determine the cost of completing the assignment and give the work to an experienced writer. You can also contact the manager via online chat. 

It is very easy and convenient. Just send a request “Can you do my assignment for me at a cheap price?” and get a quick response.

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Kimp Review: Subscription Graphic And Video Design

By
Rakesh Babu
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Graphics design news and stories

Whether a business is launching, scaling, or rebranding, it needs reliable design services. There’s no two ways about it. Design plays an important role in building, maintaining, and growing a brand. 

But finding the right design solution can be a time-consuming and costly process of trial and error. Not every designer has the skill sets, or the capacity, required to complete the wide range of designs a business may need. And this can mean having to constantly vet and onboard new designers. Fortunately, there’s a growing niche within design services that offers flexibility and affordability, making it a great alternative for organizations and individuals ranging from entrepreneurs to nonprofit organizations to small and medium-sized businesses and agencies. 

Unlimited design services offer professional graphic design and/or video design for a flat monthly fee. There are quite a few options out there, but very few offer both graphic design and video design services. So, today we’re taking a look at one service that does both – Kimp.io. 

Founded in Canada, Kimp has team members and clients around the world. Its reviews seem to indicate that it’s a time-saver that has helped many teams scale. At the same time, it’s not quite right for every kind of business, so let’s take a look at what they offer and the types of clients that stand to benefit most from Kimp. 

The Kimp Founders’ Story

Back in 2018, Kimp’s Co-Founders Senthu and Ven were looking for ways to make the professional design more accessible to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and businesses. Having provided design services with different models for over 15 years, they were looking at how they could pivot to bring the professional design to more clients around the world. And this led to launching Kimp in early 2019. Today Kimp’s clients range from startups to SMBs, to nonprofits, to marketing agencies.

Whatever niche and industry they are a part of, Kimp clients typically have one or more of the following:

  • Reliable, recurring design services
  • A lack of time or funds to constantly be onboarding designers
  • Design needs that can change from month to month, meaning they need a high volume at times and very little, if any at other times

Through Kimp’s flat fee design subscription options, Kimp clients are able to take design off their to-do lists. And they can focus on launching new business ideas and brands. Or scaling their organizations.

Kimp’s Unlimited Graphic Design 

Kimp’s subscription based service model allows you to sign up for graphic design services for a flat monthly fee and on a month-to-month basis. So you can sign up to work with a design team on a regular basis and you can submit unlimited requests for new designs and revisions. 

The turnarounds are 2-3 designs on average per business day. This includes designs like social media newsfeed and ad designs and web banner designs. For design requests that are more complex each client’s Project Manager lets them know of what the turnaround time will be.

Kimp’s Unlimited Video Design 

Kimp’s video design service is similar to the setup for its graphic design service. The main difference, apart from the types of design tasks that can be requested, are the turnarounds. Clients can expect outputs every 2-4 business days, depending on the complexity of each request. And their Project Managers will let them know of the ETA for each request based on the details in the brief. 

How Do Kimp’s Subscriptions Work? 

Kimp offers a free 7-day trial for its graphic design subscription and its video subscription. It’s a great way to test out the service, without having to jump through hoops to get a refund if you’re not happy (which is unfortunately the case with many other services). During Kimp’s graphic design subscription trial, you can request 3 different types of designs, and revisions. And during the video design subscription trial you can request 1 video, up to 15 seconds in length. 

A few design types aren’t included in the trial. These include logos and landing pages. And multi-page designs are limited to 2-3 pages, depending on the amount of content. According to their FAQ and terms, the limits are there to help clients get completed designs back within the trial so that they can get a better sense of whether the service is the right fit for them. And some types of design requests are just too complex for the trial, since most clients are trying to figure out how to use the service and often aren’t familiar with how much detail to provide. Since Kimp does complete quite a few other designs during the trial, you are still left with enough options to get a sense of the workflow and design quality though.

During the trial you get designs with a subtle watermark on them. And afterwards, you’ll get the source files for each design, as well as the designs without the watermark on them. The rights to all of the designs created for a client by Kimp belong to the client. 

So you won’t have to follow up with anyone for access to anything. Once you’ve signed on to a full subscription, you get all the files you need. And to make collaboration easier you can also request to have your colleagues or team members added to your Trello board. This feature is at no extra charge.

Of course not every organization or entrepreneur may have the time to test out the service if they really want a design done, and feel happy with what they see on the samples page. It is possible to skip the trial, but we’d recommend hopping on the live chat on the Kimp site to ask all the questions you have before signing up. The chat is available 24/7, so it’s easy to clear up whether there are any deal breakers for you (e.g. if you need work done on weekends which they don’t do). You can even send over some screenshots on the chat to ask if the style of design that you need can be done by Kimp, and to ensure that your assigned team knows what you need. 

To submit requests, you have 2 options. You can do so on a dashboard, which is your very own Kimp Trello board. Or you can do so via email. As with any other design service, submitting requests by email can be straightforward or it can be a mess. If for instance, you don’t quite have a clear idea of what you need, there’s going to be a lot of back and forth as you consider different iterations. And it’ll get harder and harder to refer back to the versions you need changes on.

With the Trello option, you can make and manage requests in one place. Once you have logged in, you’ll be able to request new designs, or ask for revisions, discuss tasks with your team, and view your designs all in one place. Trello also has an app so you can view your board and account activity from wherever you might be.

To make a new design request you add a new card with the details to the “Requests” list. Within the card you can add additional comments, and upload files and assets. Your assigned Project Manager will then review each of your requests and give you a heads up if anything needs to be clarified or if they are all set to proceed. 

Next they assign the task to the designer on your team who would be best to complete the particular task. Each of Kimp’s graphic design teams is made up of 3 designers – one person who is especially good with illustrations, another whose strength is print designs and another whose strength is digital creatives. With the video design subscription you similarly work with a team made up of team members who have experience with enhancing raw footage or designing and animating from scratch.The idea with this dynamic is that you’ve got access to a wider range of talents than you would if you were working with a single designer. 

Once designs are completed, you receive the files to review and provide feedback on. And the team moves on to your next request. Since the subscriptions are offered for a flat fee there are no extra charges for revision requests – no matter how many you may need. Or when you ask for them. So if you want to repurpose a set of designs from one campaign to another, even months later, you can go to town! 

What Can I Request?

Kimp designers are experienced with a wide range of formats and they can complete a lot of different types of designs for you. 

Here are some of the designs you can get with the graphic design subscription:

  • Amazon Graphics
  • Background Removal
  • Billboards
  • Blog Images
  • Book Covers
  • Book Layouts
  • Booklets
  • Brochures
  • Business Cards
  • Business Reports
  • Company Profiles
  • Corporate Folders
  • Custom Illustrations (limited to one simple illustration during the trial)
  • Display Ads
  • Ebooks 
  • Ecommerce Graphics
  • EDM (Email Direct Mail)
  • Email Signatures
  • Event Invitations
  • Flyers & Posters
  • GIFs
  • Icons
  • Infographics
  • Landing Pages (not included during the trial)
  • Logos (not included during the trial)
  • Magazine & Newspaper Ads
  • Newsletters
  • Packaging & Labels
  • Podcast Covers
  • Point Of Sale Materials
  • PowerPoint Templates 
  • Presentation Decks 
  • Print Ads
  • Product Mock-ups
  • Promotional Materials
  • Restaurant Menus
  • Signage
  • Social Media Posts & Ads
  • Stationery Sets
  • T-shirt Design
  • Tradeshow Banners
  • Vehicle Wraps
  • Web Ads

Here are some of the designs and edits you can get with the video design subscription:

  • Adding Thumbnails
  • Animating Static Designs
  • Basic & Advanced GIFs
  • Cinemagraphs
  • Combining/Editing Raw Footage
  • Company Culture Videos
  • Demo Videos
  • Educational Videos
  • FAQ Videos
  • Logo Animations
  • Product Highlight Videos
  • Simple Character Animation
  • Simple Explainer Videos
  • Social Media Videos
  • Testimonial Videos
  • Text Overlays

Who Exactly Is Kimp For? 

According to their reviews and website, Kimp has designed for entrepreneurs and organizations ranging from startups to nonprofits to SMBs. Some of the bigger brands they’ve worked with include HostGator, York University, Universal Music and Decathlon. And when you take a look at their reviews you’ll see that a lot of their clients seem to be agencies that have scaled using Kimp. 

Kimp’s Plans and Pricing

Kimp currently has three types of subscriptions. “Kimp Graphics”, “Kimp Video”, “Kimp Graphics + Video”. Let’s take a look at what each plan includes:

Graphics: $389 per month, 3 dedicated designers, 1 Project Manager, Unlimited Users, 2 active projects at a time. 

Video: $589 per month, dedicated Video Team, 1 Project Manager, Unlimited Users, 2 Active Projects at a time.

Graphics+Video: $889 per month, everything you see in “Kimp Graphics” + everything you see in “Kimp Video”, for a discounted price.

With each of these subscriptions you’ll get: 

  • Unlimited brands and users
  • Unlimited design requests
  • Unlimited design revisions
  • Source files
  • No contract or hidden fees
  • Unlimited stock photography and stock elements

They’re offering 30% off the first month on any subscription for new clients for a limited time. So if you’re thinking about trying them out, try to sign up sooner rather than later.

Tips For New Kimp Clients

Thinking about trying Kimp out? Here’s some best-practices based on our experience, and the reviews we’ve read about Kimp:

Keep the “Requests” list full

No need to wait to see design requests get moved to the “Completed” list. Just keep adding design requests and this will allow your team to keep working through tasks at a steady pace. If a certain design is a priority, let your Project Manager know this, and they’ll adjust the workflow as needed. Otherwise, just keep adding requests. This will also allow your team to review your requests and clarify points in your brief before working on the design.

And once you’re past the trial, since you can make unlimited requests and revision requests, consider asking your team for different versions of designs. This way you can A/B test to see what performs best. 

Be as direct as possible in your briefs  

Especially when working with a new design team it’s important to walk them through everything they need to know about your brand, audience and preferences. There may be things that you think are obvious after focusing on your marketing or niche a lot that your team may not. 

Once you’ve written up a request, read it over and ask yourself if there’s anything that can be clarified or may benefit from an accompanying visual (e.g. screenshot or screen recording). Showing what you mean can go a really long way. Your team will then be better prepared to deliver the designs you need. And if you want your team to be creative, without strictly adhering to any references or guidelines let them know how much wiggle room they have. 

Give clear and detailed feedback

Letting your team know that you’re happy with a design or displeased is helpful, but they need more. Provide clear and detailed feedback so they know what they could have done better, and can factor this in going forward. 

Since you’ll be working with the same team for all your designs, take the time to explain your brand and your preferences in as much detail as possible, as early on as possible. And if after that you find that you really don’t like some of the designs you’re receiving, reach out to customer service. They’ll make sure that they train the team members who need the assistance on the styles that you’re preferring, or they’ll swap in team members who are better suited to complete your designs. 

Review Your Account Often 

A big part of keeping the design workflow going smoothly is input from the client. Keep an eye on updates from your team. Be sure to review their questions, any suggestions they make, and of course the design files they deliver. And provide your feedback or acknowledgement as soon as you can so they know they’re on the right track. And so you can get any updates, or revisions done quickly. Trello allows you to choose how frequently you get notifications. So choose the option that works best for you, and then keep yourself, and your team, working steadily. 

Turnaround times 

They seem to get faster as your team gets more familiar with what you’re looking for. But if you know that you’re going to be requesting a complex or unique project – or you want it to come together in a very specific way – include a screen recording. You may also want to request a call with your team or customer service, to make sure the requirements are understood so that everyone is on the same page. 

Kimp Pros and Cons

So now that you’ve got the general overview let’s take a look at the pros and cons you’ll want to weigh before choosing Kimp:

Kimp Pros

Flat Monthly Fee

Knowing what you’ll be paying every month no matter how many designs you need to get completed is a big perk. It makes budgeting for design tasks very easy. And all you have to worry about is making sure that you keep adding new design requests so that your team can keep working through each of them for you. 

Unlimited Revisions

Being able to ask for as many revisions and design variations as you’d like makes Kimp a great tool when you’re running campaigns. From A/B testing to repurposing ad designs, you’ll boost your ROI.

Quality Designs 

Working with a dedicated design team, made up of professional designers allows you to tap into a lot of creativity and experience. So if you’re not fond of a particular design, you can ask for another designer on the team to tackle it. 

Great Customer Service

Even clients who realize the service isn’t the right fit for them will appreciate the customer service they get from Kimp. They have their live chat available on their site 24/7 since their clients are based around the world. You can also connect with them through email or on the phone. And they proactively reach out as well. After signing up for the free trial, you get onboarding calls and emails, and also a follow up call to help you see if Kimp is right for you. 

Flexibility To Scale

You can add additional subscriptions, downgrade to a single subscription, pause your subscription, or cancel as you need to. This is great since many businesses just need some additional support for a specific campaign or project. Or during a busy time of year. You only ever have to commit to the month you sign up for. Beyond that just pause or cancel as needed.

Kimp Cons

No Single Design Option  

Kimp doesn’t have the option to request a single, one-off project. It’s the subscription or nothing at the moment. So it works best for people who have ongoing design needs. But, if you need a single design and the cost of getting it done will be more than the flat monthly fee, it’s worth giving Kimp a try. Or if it’ll be handy to get the design resized and created in different formats so that you have the source files ready for future projects (e.g. logo designs). 

No Weekend Service

Kimp’s dedicated design teams work Monday to Friday, during business hours which will depend based on the region you’re located in. They try to assign each client with a team that will provide them with the best possible coverage, but there may not be a complete overlap with your business day. So keep that in mind.

No Rush Service

Design requests are completed on a first requested, first completed basis unless a client requests to change the priority sequence. And the earliest they are typically delivered is within one business day of being requested (or longer for more complex tasks). So you can’t make a new request and expect it to be completed within the same day if you have tasks already in progress, or you make your new request part way through your team’s working hours. 

This also means you’ve got to be on top of reviewing your designs and requesting revisions. Depending on when your request for a revision is posted, you may have to wait until the following day to receive it, even if it’s a minor one. By confirming your assigned team’s business hours you’ll be able to plan accordingly and avoid it when possible.

You Will Get What You Can Describe

How much your design projects will be aligned with your vision and needs will depend on how detailed your design briefs are. If you aren’t able to provide much context about your brand/business and your target audience, then your designs could be off the mark. 

The Final Verdict On Kimp 

Trying to decide on the right design service can be an expensive process of trial and error. But it’s definitely worth it to get to the service that works best for you. Design is one of those tools that just keeps on giving you returns on your investment.

When it comes to unlimited design it can sound amazing but also too good to be true. And for some businesses it is. You don’t get rush service or work on the weekends, and you get a fixed number of outputs with each subscription. These could be deal breakers for you. 

But if not, you stand to benefit a lot from a fixed monthly fee that gets you all the marketing creatives you need. While getting to consistently work with a dedicated design team, no less. And you can add to this the benefit of starting off with a free trial that pretty much doubles as a free onboarding period. You’re always going to encounter a learning curve when working with a new designer. When that comes in the form of a free trial you can feel a little less pressure about getting everything running smoothly as fast as possible.

Between the free trial and how responsive Kimp’s customer service is, we’d say if you’re on the fence it’s still worth giving it a shot. If you’ve got ongoing and recurring design needs, and don’t need rush turnarounds, then Kimp is a great choice. Worst case scenario you find out what comes with an unlimited design service. And best case scenario it helps you scale up your marketing. 

Jack Dorsey Sells First Tweet In History As NFT For $2.9 Million

By
Adwaith
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Jack Dorsey Sells First Tweet

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, announced that he had sold the first tweet in history as NFT for $2.9 million.

On March 21, 2006, the first history tweet was sent — “just setting up my twttr,” was the message that Twitter co-founder and current CEO Jack Dorsey sent to launch the social network.

Dorsey decided to donate the auction amount of $2.9 million to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

The NFT auction started on March 6 with an initial bid of $2.5 million. However, several interested parties bid for a couple of weeks. Finally, the buyer was Sina Estavi, CEO of the technology firm Bridge Oracle. He publicly thanked Jack Dorsey through his Twitter account: “Thank you for accepting my offer, and I am glad this money is being donated to a charitable cause.”

On March 11, the auction house Christie’s sold the first fully digital work of art — a JPG file also with NFT system — for an unpublished record of more than $69 million. “Everydays: The First 5000 Days“, a collage of daily digital creations by the artist Beeple since its inception, broke all records.

The NFT closed its sale at 1630.5825601 ETH (Etherum), a figure that at the time of the transaction was valued at $2.9 million.

Role of technology in boosting OEE

By
Rakesh Babu
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boosting OEE

Technology has always simplified processes; it has helped businesses to make difficult tasks easy and more streamlined. When it comes to managing the supply-chain-management, the only software that comes to our mind is the CMMS. As per experts, if all facility managers use the right technology to expand their units, then there is sure to be a growth boom in this sector by 2023. CMMS has helped maintenance industries to increase their OEE and gain higher profitability.

CMMS or the Computerised Maintenance Management System, helps in optimum asset management. When assets are the foundation of your business, it becomes mandatory to ensure that every equipment functions optimally. However, to enable the equipment to achieve the gold standard of productivity, the OEE needs to improve. CMMS is the right tool that can help businesses reach the gold standards in OEE.

Let’s first understand the meaning of OEE

OEE stands for Overall Equipment Effectiveness. The OEE is a gold standard for measuring the performance of a manufacturing unit, in comparison to its full potential, during work hours. Thus, it helps in understanding the total percentage of productive manufacturing time. Based on this analysis, manufacturing units can enhance their processes and improve the OEE percentage.

When the OEE score is 85%, then it means that the manufacturing unit is producing very little defective parts with minimum stop time. However, if the percentage goes down to 60%, then there is a need to analyze the performance of your unit in comparison to the total availability of assets. The OEE calculation is considered an effective medium of analyzing the gaps in the manufacturing process. It is by far the most effective metric for evaluating processes and improving the overall productivity of the manufacturing equipment.

How can CMMS help to boost OEE?

OEE is affected by the Total Equipment Effective Performance (TEEP). TEEP boosts OEE by providing detailed insights on the health of assets, capability of the plant and its actual utilisation. CMMS acts as a stimulus, enabling maintenance units to optimise OEE and TEEP, by making essential data regarding the assets, available. Here is how CMMS can boost OEE.

  • Accurate Asset Data

Having access to accurate data in improving asset performance and achieving optimum OEE is crucial. CMMS helps in centralizing processes and automating data, such that every detail related to the assets is made available with a single click.

  • Calculating Downtime

CMMS helps in evaluating the downtime trends and the possible reasons that has resulting in downtime in the past. Based on the historical asset data, facility managers can take necessary action to prevent downtime and maximize the overall productivity of the unit.

What are the factors that help in measuring the OEE?

The three key factors that play an important role in OEE calculation are:

  • Availability

This factor takes care of the number of unplanned and planned equipment stop hours. Ideally, having a 100% availability score is a utopian scenario because there are hardly any units that are running without any stops throughout the day.

  • Performance

The Performance factor records the number of slow cycles and small steps taken by the equipment, during the planned production hours. If the performance score is 100%, then it means that the manufacturing unit is running optimally with consistent speed and zero stops.

  • Quality

Well-maintained equipment produces good quality goods, whereas poorly maintained equipment will produce defective good. Thus, this factor considers the areas that need improvement. Having a 100% quality score indicates that the equipment is in the best shape, delivering 100% good quality products.

What is the major goal of OEE?

The major goal of OEE is to eliminate the three big reasons for losses. These reasons are the core causes of equipment related to productivity loss in a manufacturing unit.

  • Equipment Failure

If the equipment suddenly stops performing during the scheduled production hours, then this accounts for unplanned downtime. This type of equipment failure is the loss of availability. Let’s understand this with an example: The unit has planned 8 hours of scheduled production time, during which it must produce 100 goods. Now per hour, the unit is supposed to produce more than 12 goods. 

Suddenly there is an unplanned equipment failure; it takes one hour to fix the equipment. Now the unit has only 7 hours to production time. Thus the targeted production scheduled for the day will not be achieved. Although equipment failure cannot be eliminated, it can be controlled with the help of a CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Software) system that automates maintenance procedures and controls the causes for an unplanned breakdown. 

You must be wondering what is the CMMS definition. CMMS is a software that upholds a computer database of information, about an organization’s maintenance processes.

  • Set Uptime

This signifies the time that is lost in changeovers and equipment adjustments. For instance, if a tool needs to be tightened during the production period, then a small amount of stop time will be needed. Another significant reason for equipment availability loss could be changeovers – time spent on setting up a piece of equipment before running it.

  • Reduced Equipment Speed

This factor refers to the time when the equipment runs slowly or below its optimum capacity. The reduced speed account for performance Loss. For instance, if the equipment is not lubricated well, then the machine will slow down. Likewise, many other reasons can account to slow cycles.

  • Process defects

Process defects occur due to defective parts. Defective parts directly affect the quality of yield, thus resulting in Quality loss.

The Bottom line:

The OEE score is a yardstick to analyze the performance of a manufacturing unit. One must carefully evaluate the factors that lower the Availability, Performance, and Quality metrics. The OEE formula is Availability* Performance * Quality. Thus, if all the three elements are 100%, OEE will also be 100%. Although the World-class OEE is 85%, with the help of tech-novation, you can also target 100% OEE. We are living at a time, where CMMS can enable businesses to get accurate data on plant and asset performance, that too within minutes. Industries must adapt the latest technology and move with time to enhance their processes and build a culture of continuous growth.

Why Your Digital Identity Is Vitally Important

By
Jenna Jose
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security tools for protecting your devices

We use our digital identities in order to access all sorts of things. Our finances, our work accounts, our social media platforms – all of these online zones typically require some kind of digital identity verification. Here are a few reasons why you should take the security of your digital identity seriously. 

We Live in a Networked Society

We are living in a digital age. Arguably the biggest social revolution in the 21st century has centered around our use of the internet. The internet has affected our politics, our myriad understandings of the truth, and our very sense of self. 

One of the great anxieties of the digital age is concerned with a fear of loss of identity. How can we trust people to be who they say they are when we primarily interact with digital representations of that person? How can we fully control our own actions when the power to act as ourselves can be stolen and our voices hijacked? These are big, scary questions. Securing your digital identity can provide some comfort amongst all of this uncertainty.

It Can Be Compromised

A digital identity can be compromised in many ways. Phishing, malware and keylogging can all be used to gather information used to steal and manipulate a digital identity. When Russian hackers gained access to the Democratic National Committee email database, they allegedly did so by using phishing emails to steal password information – a form of digital identity. 

The fact that digital identities can be compromised should not make you leave the internet or take your company offline. Instead, it is worth investing in a multilayered digital security system. The race will never end: as digital security systems become harder to breach, hackers will find workarounds. In turn, security systems will improve. The name of the game is staying a couple of steps ahead when it comes to protecting your digital identity or the digital identities of your employees. 

It Is Linked to Your Finances

Do you use online banking? PayPal? Do you pay your bills online? You are undoubtedly using some form of digital identity verification when using any financial services accessed through the internet. Digital identity authentication services are, thankfully, becoming far more advanced and hard to cheat. It won’t be long before biometric identification processes are used by online banks and payment services. Until then, use good old-fashioned common sense: loose lips sink ships. Don’t give away any passwords by carelessly using easy-to-guess words or strings of numbers related to your age or your family. 

Employers Rely Upon It

Employers rely upon digital identity authentication to make sure that their workers are who they say they are. If your digital identity is compromised, your employer might find their intellectual property, data, or even payroll is no longer safe. This can put employees in a bit of a tight spot. Many employers are now using multi-layered authentication processes to ensure that their employees working remotely are who they say they are. 

5 Cyber Security Essentials To Protect Your Website

By
Nethra Gupta
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Cyber Security Essentials

As time passes, technological advancements have made it possible for business owners to create and manage their websites. 

However, operating a website comes with a set of challenges. When clients transact on your website using their credit cards and other vital information, it’s imperative to ensure their information’s safety. But, how do you ascertain your website’s security? Here are some of the cybersecurity essentials:

Conduct a security risk assessment

Nowadays, you might have heard of plenty of news about security breaches and website hacking. It’s incredibly stressful to know that your data might have been compromised. No one wants that to happen to their website. A thorough cybersecurity risk assessment is needed to prevent such from happening.

First, you can enlist the help of cybersecurity service providers that follow the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST has established parameters for ensuring overall website safety. One of the protocols they’ve instituted is NIST SP 800-53, which provides guidelines for conducting risk assessments.

But, why do you need a NIST risk assessment on your website? Some security evaluations are legally required, mainly when that industry handles sensitive information. To others, it’s primarily to pinpoint vulnerabilities and keep their system safe.

What this service does is identify potential threats to the network. The review and evaluation are done to determine the potential risks presented by your organization’s resources, including your people, your technology, web and mobile applications, and their existing networks. 

Ensure updated software and plug-ins

Hackers and bots alike continuously scan for vulnerable networks to attack. As a result, an increasing number of websites gets compromised every day. 

One particular cause of vulnerability of these online sites is the utilization of outdated software and plug-ins. Updates need to happen constantly because they often include security enhancements that patch out existing vulnerabilities. The longer you delay updates, the more vulnerable your website becomes to threats and attacks.

Opt for a secure, unique password

A crucial mistake people usually make is that they tend to use a similar password across multiple platforms. It’s a big no-no because hackers can use it to access the websites with your credentials once they obtain your information. It’s worrisome to think about such vulnerabilities.

Strengthening cybersecurity measures should include a set of unique passwords for every log-in request. Think about a highly complicated set of characters—a combination of numbers, letters, and symbols—that no one may come to think. Store this information outside the website database for safekeeping.

You can also choose to change your password regularly. This strategy will further increase your website’s security level and lessen your online assets’ chances of getting hacked.

Monitor user access and privileges

As your business grows, more and more tasks need to be done, including managing your website. Sometimes, you can’t do this constantly, so you authorize your high-level employees to do them for you. However, a cybersecurity statistic points out that 75% of individuals lack confidence in their company’s cybersecurity.

To ensure that a lapse in security is prevented, educate your employees about the importance of proper website access and its safety protocols. They must understand and implement what’s correct because they risk exposing sensitive information. Monitor every login request and put it into the record. 

Implement a backup solution

Another crucial thing to do when you handle a website is to implement a backup solution. Backups are intended for data recovery when unfortunate occurrences happen, such as lost files and data corruption.

To keep these backup files safe, don’t store the same information on the same server. Chances are these pieces of information might become vulnerable should an attack happen to the server.

You can store the information in a hard drive or on cloud storage that will allow easy access should you need it. Furthermore, ensure that your valuable data is safe from hardware failures, viruses, and malware.

Conclusion

Businesses nowadays need a website to extend their products and services to a broader range of customers. However, having a website isn’t an easy task. One of its primary concerns is its cybersecurity. It would be best if you can 100% guarantee that you and your clients are safe, primarily when dealing with private information.

Appropriately set up a cybersecurity risk management plan. Furthermore, ensure that you’ve complied with existing cybersecurity guidelines and protocols on how to keep your website safe. It’s all worth the risk.

Why Should You Use Crowdfunding Portal Software to Build a Crowdfunding Platform?

By
Prabhul Kurup
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businessmen

Crowdfunding is the latest trend in raising funds!

If you want to raise money for your business, you can easily use this approach. It helps you to collect a huge sum of money in a short span of time.

Most startups use this technique to raise money for their business. In order to collect money from people, you need to use a crowdfunding platform or portal.

What is Crowdfunding?

It is a process in which investors collectively invest their money to fund a project or business venture. Each investor invests a small amount of money in supporting a project.

The funds are collected from a crowd of people via a crowdfunding portal or website. Most of the new entrepreneurs use this method to start their business. 

What is Crowdfunding Portal?

In order to raise money from the crowd, you need to introduce your project idea to them and market it. It is done on a platform or portal. This portal helps the investor to know about your project idea and to invest money in it.

It links the crowd of investors to your project. Most of the time, fundraisers create a page on popular crowdfunding platforms and websites. 

What is crowdfunding Portal Software?

It is software that helps you to launch your own crowdfunding platform. You can easily start your own crowdfunding website with this software to raise funds for a venture. 

You can easily endorse your business idea via the platform and raise money from investors. This software helps you to manage the investment cycle easily and efficiently.

Benefits of Crowdfunding Portal Software:

There are many benefits of using software to build your own crowdfunding platform. Here are some advantages of using crowdfunding software solutions.

Raise More Funds:

It helps you to raise more funds from the investors. You can easily reach all the big and wealthy investors to collect more funds. This software helps you to automatically distribute the deals to all the investors.

Onboard the Investors:

You can easily onboard the investors in your project by collecting all the basic information from them. You can do the KYC online and verify the information. It helps you to in online KYC and AML check.

Manage Investment:

This software helps you to manage the entire investment cycle. You can easily take care of all the activities from this single platform. There is no need to switch apps or use any other service.

Quick Process:

You can easily raise money by avoiding the manual process of raising funds. There is no paperwork check needed. As everything takes place online, you can check the data as well as documents digitally.

Marketing Tool:

You can use the software in marketing your project idea as well. It helps you to market your idea and promote it online. You can easily raise money by reaching a large number of investors at once.

Cost-Effective:

It is a cost-effective way of launching your crowdfunding project. This software is highly scalable as it helps you to manage multiple investments. You will get back-end support as well as a ready-made platform to save time and money.

These are some of the reasons why you need to use crowdfunding portal software to start your crowdfunding platform.

5 Common Software Development Questions For Getting Hired

By
Nethra Gupta
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game developer

There are several common software development questions for programmers. Software development programming is one of the fastest growing industries. However, effective development requires extensive knowledge of various complex tools, processes, and languages. Since many companies are seeking developers and programmers, these professionals maximize their chances of securing jobs by answering several common questions. This way, they demonstrate the comprehensive programming knowledge typically required to work on advanced applications. 

As an aspiring programmer, you should study some of these common questions to increase your chances of landing a lucrative development job. In this post, we will discuss a few common software development questions for programmers. 

What Is The Difference Between Fluid And Fixed Layouts? 

The difference between fluid and fixed layouts is one question programmers are constantly asked. The answer is quite simple: fixed layouts rely on fixed pixel widths to build websites. Fluid website design uses percentages as relative width indicators. In fact, while fixed layouts are often the quickest, cheapest way to get a website up and running, they tend to reduce user-friendliness across devices. Of course, you can improve the ease of use with a responsive design. 

This way, the site uses media queries to highlight breakpoints for text wrapping, image scaling, and layout adjustment. Now, the website can automatically fit to various device screen sizes, including phones, tablets and desktops. Surely, you can demonstrate your fixed and fluid layout knowledge by explaining responsive layouts. 

What is a DevOps Pipeline? 

Another common programmers’ software development question that gets asked, what is a DevOps pipeline. DevOps pipelines are automation solutions that optimize various DevOps processes. They are often comprehensive, automating, streamlining, and securing processes across many departments. These process enhancements are end-to-end between development and operations.  

This way, you build, test, and deploy software offerings through your CI/CD pipelines faster and more efficiently. Moreover, DevOps pipelines often integrate with other DevOps tools, further improving efficiency by removing the need for extraneous solutions. Certainly, DevOps pipelines are comprehensive automation and optimization solutions for software development.

What To Consider When Writing Your Own Database Server?

Your considerations when writing a database server is another common software development question. This question is typically used to test the boundaries of your programming knowledge. Demonstrate your knowledge by discussing various database principles like file storage, threading, sharing, and query optimization. This question also determines your understanding of underlying application elements. 

You can also discuss the different types of database solutions and structures that are available to use. Additionally, they tend to evaluate how you would write an application similar to MongoDB or others of its type. Absolutely, display your database server expertise with the discussion of various principles. 

What Are API’s? 

What Application Programming Interfaces (API’s) are and how they work is the next commonly asked software development question. API’s are coded sets of rules and requirements software programs follow to communicate with each other. They serve as an interface between software programs and enable their interactions. 

Demonstrate your knowledge by describing what they are, what they do, and how they help their users. For example, name-drop popular web apps in your description of what they are. Then, use an example with familiar concepts to describe what they do. Lastly, build on your example and highlight a “before and after” when describing how they help users. Definitely, show off your API expertise with thorough answers understandable by laypeople. 

What Are Feasibility Studies?

Lastly, feasibility studies and what they are is a common programming question. These studies are done by companies to evaluate the practicality and benefits of a software development project. An analyzer conducts the study to determine the technical, operational, and economic feasibility of a project. Technical feasibility is determined by the teams’ expertise with the development tools required. The sustainability of the machines and operating systems used are also considered. 

Operational feasibility is evaluated by assessing how well the company adapts to the changes necessary for the project’s development. Economic feasibility is determined by assessing the various costs associated with the project, including training and tools. Of course, display your extensive software development knowledge with comprehensive feasibility study descriptions. 

There is a myriad of common software development questions for programmers. For example, demonstrate your fixed and fluid layout knowledge by describing responsive layouts. Second, display your database server expertise with the discussion of various principles. Third, DevOps pipelines are comprehensive automation and optimization solutions for software development. 

Next, demonstrate your API expertise with thorough answers understandable by laypeople. Finally, display your extensive software development knowledge with comprehensive feasibility study descriptions. When searching for common software development questions for programmers, consider the questions described above.

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