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What Is Event Management? - 3 views

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  • Event Management Versus Event Planning While very closely related, event management and event planning are two very different functions. The key difference lies in these two words: management and planning. In straightforward terms, event managers manage the event and event planners plan the event.
  • Event managers and event planners work side by side, and their responsibilities may overlap.
  • Event Management Involves Project Management Event management involves creating and developing large-scale events which might inc
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  • ude conferences, conventions, concerts, trade shows, festivals, and ceremonies.
  • Skills to Succeed As with most event planning functions, event management requires excellent organizational skills to succeed. The ability to multitask and juggle many moving parts is essential and, along with that top-notch organization comes the need for efficient time management skills.
  • project management is a key element and involves managing not only functions but teams of people, interpersonal skills are also important.
  • dominiquewalker on 20 Feb 20
     
    This article is short and to the point. Highlight what is event management. Also looking at common responsibilities, and the relation and differences between event management and planning.
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The Importance Of Offsite Backup | Monster Technology - 1 views

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technology offsite backup software

shared by dominiquewalker on 13 Feb 20 - No Cached
  • Offsite backup is the use of cloud-based storage systems for data recovery in case of a power failure, fire, tornado, earthquake, flood, or other disaster.
  • Data stored offsite usually involves accessing information using an Internet connection.
  • Physical disasters and human error remain the primary reasons for having offsite backups. For instance, you need an extra copy of your data in case your office floods and external drives become soaked with water.
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  • backups for these reasons:
  • To retrieve lost data after a security breach
  • An extra copy for extra peace of mind
  • To use up less onsite space
  • To take advantage of unlimited storage room
  • To prevent from neglecting to back up your data
  • dominiquewalker on 13 Feb 20
     
    This article is short and very much to the point. Plainly explaining what is an "offsite backup". Its purpose, and reasons one would utilize the cloud-based application.
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What is cloud computing? A beginner's guide | Microsoft Azure - 0 views

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  • Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
  • Cloud computing is a big shift from the traditional way businesses think about IT resources. Here are seven common reasons organisations are turning to cloud computing services:
  • Speed
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  • Cloud computing eliminates the capital expense of buying hardware and software
  • Productivity
  • Global scale
  • Reliability
  • Performance
  • Security
  • Public cloud Public clouds are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service providers, which deliver their computing resources like servers and storage over the Internet. Microsoft Azure is an example of a public cloud.
  • Private cloud A private cloud refers to cloud computing resources used exclusively by a single business or organisation.
  • Hybrid cloud Hybrid clouds combine public and private clouds, bound together by technology that allows data and applications to be shared between them.
  • Types of cloud services: IaaS, PaaS, serverless and SaaS
  • Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) The most basic category of cloud computing services.
  • Platform as a service (PaaS) Platform as a service refers to cloud computing services that supply an on-demand environment for developing, testing, delivering and managing software applications
  • Serverless computing Overlapping with PaaS, serverless computing focuses on building app functionality without spending time continually managing the servers and infrastructure required to do so
  • Software as a service (SaaS) Software as a service is a method for delivering software applications over the Internet, on demand and typically on a subscription basis
  • Uses of cloud computing
  • Create cloud-native applications
  • Test and build applications
  • Store, back up and recover data
  • Analyse data
  • Embed intelligence
  • Stream audio and video
  • Deliver software on demand
  • dominiquewalker on 06 Feb 20
     
    A brief but informative look at "cloud computing". This article serves as a beginners guide, spoon feeding novices definitions and explanations in simple language. Cloud computing is defined, and reasons for its use highlighted, with pros and cons listed. The different types of "clouds" among other things is also covered.
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6 Key Benefits of Restaurant Menu Digitization - Outsource2india - 0 views

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shared by dominiquewalker on 07 Oct 19 - No Cached
  • digitized menus can be updated quickly with ease, a majority of patrons can instantly view the updated menu and order latest food offerings, leading to an increase in business.
  • Ways in Which Menu Digitization Can Benefit Restaurant
  • Visual Formatting
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  • Increased Order Accuracy
  • Easier to Update
  • They can be updated to include new deals, combos, offers, or tweaks in pricing that could be delayed in print because of the cost or other factors
  • Provide Additional Information
  • Digital menus are not restricted by space or margins.
  • Upsell Menu Items Automatically
  • Multiple Languages
  • catering to a larger number of potential customers than if they were only printed in one language.
  • dominiquewalker on 02 Feb 20
     
    A very straight forward article highlighting various benefits of the eMenu. Namely the: Visual Formatting (Pics easily added). Increased Order Accuracy. Easier to Update (edited in practically real time). Additional Information (ie. nutritional information etc. can be easily inserted as opposed to a traditional menu) Upsell Items Automatically (ie. recommend paired dishes automatically). Mutiple Languages ( save cost, while increasing the number of potential customers).
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Global Distribution System (GDS): What Are the Benefits for Hotels? - 1 views

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  • a GDS is often used by a travel agency, in order to see real-time information and data about the availability of hotel rooms, flights and other travel services.
  • global distribution system (GDS) is a network, which allows travel agents to access hotel inventories and sell rooms to their clients. F
  • the GDS provides a single point of access for thousands of travel agents across the globe, who can then book hotel rooms for their customers.
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  • GDS provider will actually connect your hotel to all of the three major GDS systems at once, rather than focusing on a single one.
  • Amadeus GDS
  • Sabre GDS
  • it is estimated that more than 200,000 hotels use the network to connect with travel agencies.
  • Travelport GDS
  • t offers access to diverse markets, including those in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
  • Hotels can turn to a number of different GDS systems around the world, with each one having its own unique features and target markets. However, it is generally accepted that there is a ‘big three’ within this industry
  • dominiquewalker on 23 Jan 20
     
    This article is a good introduction to the concept' of GDS. It is brief, informative and written in plain language, making it easy to understand. The definitions are clear, and the major points i.e. The "big three" GDS' are effectively covered.
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Hotel Computer Network » BNG Hotel Management Kolkata - 1 views

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  • A computer network or data network is a telecommunications network which allows for computer systems to alternate data. In computer networks, networked computing instruments pass knowledge to each other along network links
  • In 1969, the university of California at la, the Stanford research Institute, the tuition of California at Santa Barbara and the institution of Utah had been related as part of the evolved study initiatives company network (ARPANET) task. It is this network that developed to come to be what we now call the web.
  • Two such instruments are said to be networked collectively when one gadget is able to alternate knowledge with the opposite device, whether or not or no longer they have an instantaneous connection to each other.
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  • Facilitate communique via electronic mail, video conferencing, immediate messaging, etc.
  • dominiquewalker on 16 Jan 20
     
    This article discusses "Hotel Computer Networks". The author keeps information brief but informative.Highlights include, explaining the point of a computer network and how such communication is made possible. "Hotel Computer Networks are used to: Facilitate communique via electronic mail, video conferencing, immediate messaging, etc." The article concludes by highlighting the various varieties of computer network's used in hotels i.e. Local Area Networks, Personal Area Networks and Campus Networks.
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Mobile more important to travellers than deodorant | PhocusWire - 0 views

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mobile smartphone smart device

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  • "the single most indispensable item [travellers] carry with them, ahead of their toothbrush, deodorant and driver's license."
  • a mobile phone is
  • global scale
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  • South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand
  • Chinese, South Korean and Japanese.
  • Mexicans
  • Brits, Germans
  • Australians and Americans
  • the sample was asked whether they look for and use "free" wifi hotspots to get connected. Around 70% do so
  • dominiquewalker on 10 Jan 20
     
    The almighty smartphone. Worldwide study, spanning different continents shows a commonality between peoples, and the importance of a smart-device i.e. phone, tablet etc. in their travels.
  • dominiquewalker on 10 Jan 20
     
    This short but sweet article gets straight to the point. It discusses a world wide study that was carried out spanning different continents shows a commonality between peoples, and the importance of a smart-device i.e. phone, tablet etc. in their travels. Demographics included; Chinese, Japanese, American, British and Mexican to name a few. The mobile smart phone was found to be "the single most indispensable item [travellers] carry with them, ahead of their toothbrush, deodorant and driver's license."
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