Posts by Clark Beggs
Elevating Student Success

In this compelling episode, we welcome Dr. Katrise Perera to discuss a critical factor in student success: the quality of teachers hired. Dr. Perera shares her belief that the effectiveness of education relies heavily on the dedication and skill of educators.

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What is the Log4j Vulnerability?

The vulnerability was found in the Log4j module which is a utility for creating log data that was written in the Java language. This vulnerability potentially allows hackers to trick the module, which is intended to write benign log files, into executing lines of code.

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Clark Beggs
Tech We Love: Openpath

Last year we were finishing the construction of our new headquarters. During this process we needed to pick an access control solution (physical door system) that gave us more flexibility.

Openpath was exactly what we were looking for. It provided a cloud based door locking system that allowed us to have touchless entry, ditching the cards and using our phones to authenticate to unlock doors. Once the system identified we should be allowed in, you can just waive your hand over the door sensors and they would unlock.

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Clark Beggs
What is SD-WAN? Top Ten Things You Need to Know

Anyone who types “What is SD WAN?” into the search bar, looking for a simple definition, might soon stumble headlong into a sea of vendors, carriers, and providers touting diverse features and benefits, Gartner magic quadrants, and the sort of security concerns that accompany new technology. Our engineers explained that SD-WAN is a marketing term that can mean several things. On the surface, SD-WAN stands for “Software Defined Wide Area Network” which is proof that technical people are bad at naming things. We apologize for this. To make it up to you, let’s demystify this a little bit together.

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Tech We Love: reMarkable 2

Let’s face it, taking notes during meetings is tough. If you’re on a computer it’s often perceived as you’re not engaged. The alternative is handwritten notes that end up in a pile, get lost or never get converted to a digital format.

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Clark Beggs
The Values That are Core to Datapath

Datapath’s core values help us make decisions every day. Hiring decisions, sales decisions, and everything in between. Any member of the Datapath team is well aware of these values and understands what it means to make them part of their core.

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Clark Beggs
Datapath Acquires VNS

Modesto-based Datapath, the Central Valley’s leading managed services and security provider, recently acquired Fresno’s Valley Network Solutions, doubling Datapath’s size and creating the largest IT provider in the Central Valley.

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Clark Beggs