Katherine Elrod, Author at UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL

1,300 new voting machines arrive at County Square ahead of November elections

This week, seven tractor-trailers arrived at County Square heralding a new era of voting for Greenville County. The 1,300 new voting machines and 160 optical scanners will be uncrated and…

Business News

Got Vendors?

Vendors. We’ve all got them. And we’re pretty careful who we do business with. Right? Or are we? I’m not talking about price or value or previous customer satisfaction, but…

Business News

Data Privacy Reminder: Five risks and remedies

Privacy and security may seem unattainable. Every day, we learn of some new hack, some new incidence of a trusted partner or service exposing or selling our information. Securing your…

Tech and Innovation

Importance of testing technology

New year, new stuff. Many companies steer clear of major system upgrades in the fourth quarter. So depending upon your industry, it’s very likely you’ve got an implementation coming up.…

Tech and Innovation

Archive or backup? Answer these four questions

Whether you’re thinking of moving your business data to a cloud-storage solution or you’re already there, there may be a potentially costly consideration you’ve overlooked: Archiving versus cloud storage and/or…

Tech and Innovation

Inbox Zero? You don’t need something new; just learn how to use Outlook

Who among us isn’t tortured by that nagging mail icon with the red badge of horror above it? Is it possible to have 1,600 unread messages? Or no unread messages…

Tech and Innovation

Has technology fulfilled the promises of 2012?

This column is appearing exactly six years to the day since the first one I wrote for the first issue of Upstate Business Journal. As I approached this milestone, it…

Management

Every business needs a tested disaster recovery plan in place

It’s fairly common for businesses to think short term, and to not worry about what isn’t right in front of them. That’s one reason it’s a struggle to focus on…

Tech and Innovation

Cybersecurity: Why aren’t we getting any better at it?

Here we go again. It’s October and that means it is National Cybersecurity Month. National Cybersecurity Month educates individuals and businesses on the threats and risks of hacking, cracking, and…

Tech and Innovation

Greenville-based PivotSC snags Oracle partnership

PivotSC, a Greenville-based conglomeration of tech startups, has snagged a coveted partnership with global software giant Oracle. Helmed by serial tech entrepreneur Robert Fields, PivotSC officially opened its new downtown…