Tag: IT

You May Be Better Off Using Cloud-Based Inventory Solutions

Posted on by Robert Lockard
You may be better off using cloud-based inventory solutions, Fishbowl Blog

Desktop inventory software has been the standard for many businesses over the past few decades, but things have started to change. Have you noticed since the COVID-19 lockdowns1 that many businesses have been pushing hard to try new cloud-based inventory solutions? That’s part of a larger trend to move online.

It makes perfect sense because employees need to be able to stay connected to each other and their employers. Now that people are coming back to the office or going with a mixed home-office routine, cloud-based software is more important and useful than ever. But just because something is new and shiny doesn’t mean you absolutely have to start using it. It’s a good idea to check if this is a beneficial tool for your company.

Here are three reasons why you may be better off using a cloud-based inventory solution instead of a desktop one.

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5 Ways to Really Make Inventory Management Painless

Posted on by Robert Lockard
When I read the article “Five Steps to Painless Inventory Management,” I thought Christmas had come early this year. This article is full of ideas I can build on because everything the author, Lisa Girard, says either ties into Fishbowl Inventory or can be improved on by Fishbowl. (more…)

3 Ways to Prevent Malware Infections

Posted on by Aaron Wignall CISSP
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the U.S., as Microsoft, Stay Safe Online and the White House recently told me. As a security professional, I am pleased to note this means people are more likely to listen to me. Ha! We’ll see. Anyway, besides talking about Fishbowl security (watch for Episode 2 in November), I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about Cyber Security in general. (more…)

Fishbowl Security Basics

Posted on by Aaron Wignall CISSP
Hello, Fishbowl Blog readers!  This is my first of, what I hope to be, many blog posts.  My name is Aaron Wignall, and I am the IT Manager at Fishbowl Inventory.  I’m somewhat of a unique IT Manager in that my training background is in Information Security, and not the nuts and bolts, necessarily, of IT.  In fact, I recently obtained my CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) Certificate.  What I’d like to do with my blog posts is to pass on some of my security knowledge, especially as it pertains to using Fishbowl.  So please follow me and my posts here on the Fishbowl Inventory Blog! (more…)

Fishbowl Takes Santa Barbara County from Chaos to Control

Posted on by Robert Lockard
Get ready for a fun ride. I had planned on discussing the case study on Santa Barbara County’s IT Network Division in a logical, easygoing manner, but I’m not in the mood to do that anymore. You can simply read the case study if you want that. Instead, I’m going to do something more fun. Near the start of the case study, it says, “When Jere Short, Santa Barbara County Computer Network Technician, joined the county in 2005, he found an asset tracking system that was in chaos.” The word “chaos” stuck out to me, so now I invite you to join me on a fun adventure through the world of Get Smart! as we try to evade the evil forces of KAOS on the way to inventory control. (more…)

How Fishbowl Hosted Services Saves Your Business Money

Posted on by Robert Lockard
Fishbowl just launched Fishbowl Hosted Services, a new tool that lets businesses safely access their software without having to maintain a server or worry about security. Your business can save time, money and headaches by outsourcing many of your information technology (IT) needs to Fishbowl Hosted Services. (more…)
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