What is Ransomware, and How Can You Protect Your Company?
Jason Killingworth, Director of Hosting Technologies
The threat of ransomware is growing more serious by the day. Learn how to protect your company in this blog from DiscoverTec.
Using Full-Stack Web Development Architecture To Deliver Digital Business Success
William Jerla, Software Architecture Director
When the three kinds of web development are discussed, full-stack web development’s contribution to the build process is sometimes underestimated.
Up Your Search Game With These Handy Tools And Shortcuts From Google
Jonathan Flieder, Digital Marketing Specialist
Google now offers a wealth of solutions beyond the typical SERP which are each specifically designed to solve immediate problems.
Emergency Planning: How To Keep Your Data Dry In The Cloud Instead Of Soaked On-Premises After A Hurricane
Jason Killingsworth, Director of Hosting Technologies
Hurricane season starts every June in the United States, with companies evaluating their readiness to weather the storm if a big one hits home.
Back-End Web Development: Four Questions To Ask When You Are Deciding How The Back-End Will Work
Robert Glenn, Senior Software Developer
The words “coder” and “programming” are a bit loaded. For people working outside the technology field, these terms could conjure up a clichéd mental image.
Updated guide (2022) to five of the most useful online calculators and converters from Google
Jonathan Flieder, Digital Marketing Specialist
Google and Bing have designed their search engines to provide direct, fast, and accurate answers to the questions posed by web visitors. After all, they are called Search Engines – not Website Finders.
How to Perfect the User Experience Through Modern, Intuitive Front-End Web Development
Andy Nguyen, Lead UX/UI Designer
The most fundamental aspect of front-end web development is the primacy of the user’s needs. By understanding who will use the website or app, and what are their functional needs, front-end teams are able to deliver outstanding online experiences.
How to successfully protect valuable data and services with multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Jason Killingsworth, Director of Hosting Technologies
This year, many companies across the world are grappling with the long-term implications of a distributed workforce. Some employers are now fully and permanently remote. Others are bringing team members back to the office, to regain some of the creativity and camaraderie that was lost during the pandemic.
Three Kinds of Web Development
Robert Glenn, Senior Software Developer
The three kinds of web development are front-end, back-end and full-stack. Each of these arenas have their own specific priorities, but all must work together effectively to produce functional, optimally performing websites that fulfill certain goals.
A Closer Look at Google's Search Operators
Sheena Salmon, Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Have you ever been frustrated when you are trying to search for something specific on Google? For example, every time you search for what you want, 8 million results come back, but none of the results seem to match exactly what you’re actually looking for?
How To Help Your Local Customers Find You When They Don’t Leave Home
Jonathan Flieder, Digital Marketing Specialist
By understanding how local search works, you can take steps to gain more online real estate and keep sales flowing through your website and make up for any loss of customers showing up on your doorstep.
5 Most Common Accessibility Mistakes on Websites
Sheena Salmon, Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
If your website isn’t ADA compliant, chances are your making one of these top 5 mistakes. See our breakdown of the most common issues we find on almost every site we test.
11 Free Accessibility Compliance Tools
Sheena Salmon, Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Our collection includes some of the most common tools and other more obscure tools you may not be as familiar with. Besides being helpful in some way, they also share another trait – they’re all FREE.
How People are Affected by Web Accessibility: Dyslexia
Sheena Salmon, Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Is your website accessible to visitors with Dyslexia? If you’re not sure, get the facts here on what you can do and how the changes you make can have far-reaching benefits.
What is a Disaster Recovery Plan?
Sheena Salmon, Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Although most disasters affecting IT capabilities can be traced back to human error, almost 10% of the issues people face with technology are the result of natural disasters.
DiscoverTec Ranked As A Top Performing Digital Marketing Agency By DesignRush!
Sheena Salmon, Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Here at DiscoverTec, we pride ourselves on the work we do for our clients to help them market themselves and generate more business, which is why we are excited to announce that we have been chosen as one of the Top 20 Digital Marketing Agencies in Jacksonville by DesignRush!
Is Amazon the Only Option for Online Retailers?
Marshall Butler, President
Choosing the right ecommerce platform for and your business you may be one of the most important decisions you make. You might think Amazon is your only option, but you might be surprised to learn about Shopify. We will do a deep dive to help you learn more about the differences between the two.
DiscoverTec Employee Interviews With IT
Marshall Butler, President
We thought it would be interesting to interview some of our in-house IT guys on what the last year has looked like. We also get their perspectives on what the future could look like, how we have helped our customers through the pandemic, and how DiscoverTec can help companies moving forward.
Voice Search: Amazon, Google, Apple, What's the Difference?
Ingo Grammel
Voice search is all the rage these days. And it's not just what the kids are doing. We're talking everyone, rather we should say, everyone is talking.
What is Digital Accessibility Compliance, and Why Does it Matter?
Ingo Grammel
Making your website accessible to persons with disabilities is more important than ever. Learn more about where to begin and how to begin taking steps to towards ADA compliance for your online presence.
TECHNOLOGY
The Power of Voice-Activated Virtual Assistants
Donny Lamey
Voice search is all the rage thanks to voice-activated virtual assistants and smart speakers. Here’s a deep dive into the evolution and use of virtual assistants.
DIGITAL MARKETING
DEFINING THE SUCCESS OF A CAMPAIGN
Ryan Brooks
One of the most difficult tasks for any marketer is proving the success of a campaign. In this blog, our in house analytics expert Ryan Brooks breaks down how to measure the effectiveness of various types of campaigns.
DEVELOPMENT
Does Kubernetes Trump Docker Swarm?
Donny Lamey
Docker Swarm or Kubernetes? Our dev team weighs in on the containerization application debate.
TECHNOLOGY
New Technology Making Waves at DiscoverTec
Donny Lamey
You don’t have to be a tech company to enhance your workplace environment with technology. Here are a few tech tools we are using to improve business.
TECHNOLOGY
AMP Speed Page: The Good and Bad of Faster Load Times
Donny Lamey
Faster load time certainly has many benefits, but at what cost? We’ll walk through the pros and cons of AMP speed page.
DIGITAL MARKETING
8 DIGITAL TRENDS IN 2018 WE’RE PRETTY STOKED ABOUT
Donny Lamey
Keeping up with the latest digital trends can be tough. Digital trends are constantly changing and quickly evolving. Some will last, others will fizzle out. To help you keep up, here are a few of our favorite trends worth watching in the next year.
TECHNOLOGY
THE EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Donny Lamey
To understand how we got from back in the dark ages to where we are today, it is important to understand how technology evolves.
