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3 Tips For Treating Your Business Data

With The Respect It Deserves

Much of what keeps a business operating and profitable lies not on a store shelf but deep inside a computer system, where critical information such as inventory, customer mailing lists, employee files, sales records and vendor information is stored.

But a hacker or a system failure can wipe out years worth of carefully preserved records in an instant, potentially putting the business out of business.

“Business owners often don’t realize just how precious their data is until they can’t access it,” says Penny Garbus, co-founder of Soaring Eagle Consulting Inc. (www.SoaringEagle.guru) and co-author of Mining New Gold – Managing your Business Data.

“They assume, just like the sun rises and sets every day, the data will always be there, accessible, accurate and performing efficiently. That’s a big assumption.”

How much effort businesses put into keeping their data safe reflects how important they think that data is, she says. And some business owners don’t seem to think it’s important at all – until it’s too late.

But for those who want to make the best use of their data – and keep it safe – Garbus has a few tips:

• Step back and take a fresh view of your data. What information is there that you may have overlooked, but could help improve your business? Don’t just look at the same reports you regularly view. If necessary, Garbus says, ask the IT staff to send a few rows with column names and metadata information intact to see what is stored vs. what data you are routinely accessing. Then review this data; look for patterns or stories that have been left out over time. Delve into the past; what has changed? For example, did you see a once hot item turn cold? Dig deep. Your data may have value you don’t even realize until you review it.
• Decide what to keep, what to delete. Government regulations sometimes decree what kinds of records need to be kept. Beyond that, Garbus says, it’s worth having a conversation with your team to determine what’s valuable and what’s expendable. For example, some historical data may help you compare your business’ performance decade over decade. Other data, like who entered an order for 4,000 widgets, might not be that important and is just taking up space. “Reviewing what you want to keep for long-term storage is important,” Garbus says. “You don’t want to spend time and resources managing irrelevant data for decades. But you also don’t want to throw away anything of value.”
• Review security processes at least annually. You may want to hire an outside source to review security and, if you believe necessary, hire a professional hacker to look for holes in your systems. Review internal access procedures and password assignments. “Don’t forget that your computer is not the only device that can be a victim of an attack,” Garbus says. “Phones, hand-held devices and smart watches also are potential targets.”

“In the end, your data is as important as you decide it should be,” Garbus says. “You should evaluate data, consider what a loss of the data would mean to your company and from there start building a plan to protect it.”

About Penny Garbus

Penny Garbus, co-founder of Soaring Eagle Consulting Inc. (www.SoaringEagle.guru), is co-author of Mining New Gold – Managing Your Business Data. She has been working in the data-management field since leaving college when she worked as a data entry clerk for Pitney Bowes Credit. She later ran the training and marketing department of Northern Lights Software.

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 Bishop Announces 2018 Education Conference 

WASHINGTON – On Friday, March 30, 2018, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) will host over 100 students from a number of Utah high schools including Box Elder, Freemont, Layton, Clearfield, Altamont, and the Utah Military Academy as they gather at Utah’s State Capitol Complex for Congressman Bishop’s 2018 Annual Education Conference.

WHAT:

Rep. Rob Bishop’s 2018 Annual High School Education Conference

WHERE:

Utah State Capitol Complex

350 N. State Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84114

The Conference will commence with opening remarks by Rep. Bishop and a flag ceremony performed by cadets from the Utah Military Academy in the State Office Building Auditorium at 9:00 MDT

WHEN:

Friday, March 30, 2018

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM MDT

Students will take part in presentations and breakout sessions which will cover federalism, executive branch agencies, the committee process, and more. Presenters will include:

·         Congressmen Rob Bishop (UT-01) & John Curtis (UT-03)

·         Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director, Programs & Policy, Brian Steed (Exercising Authority of the Director)

·         Senior Policy Advisor to House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop, Adam Stewart

·         Sutherland Institute Director of the Coalition for Self-Government in the West, Matt Anderson

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Emo Nite LA

Announces First Wave of 

Special Guests for

Slam Dunk Festival South Pre-Party

DJ Sets By:

Creeper

Brian Macdonald (PVRIS)

John Feldmann (Goldfinger)

Grayscale

And More TBA

May 25, 2018

O2 Academy Islington

Tickets On-Sale Now

March 29, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA - Emo Nite LA has announced the first wave of special guests for their upcoming inaugural trip to the UK, where they will be hosting the Slam Dunk Festival South Pre-Party. With DJ Sets by Creeper, Brian Macdonald (PVRIS), John Feldmann (Goldfinger), Grayscale and more, the O2 Academy Islington will be transformed on May 25th. Emo Nite has constantly challenged the idea of what a modern-day music event can be and you can be guaranteed that this will be another nite of firsts for the creative trio of founders. Tickets are available now, here.

Bringing together people who share the love of emo rock music from the 90's, 2000's, and today, Emo Nite LA, the event started by three friends at a small dive bar has grown into a full-blown phenomenon that has attracted some of the biggest and most diverse names in entertainment. Different musicians from all genres, actors and celebrities that have been inspired by emo and pop punk music like Demi Lovato, The Used, From First to Last with Sonny Moore (Skrillex), New Found Glory, All-American Rejects, Halsey, All Time Low, Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional), Mark Hoppus, Machine Gun Kelly, Neck Deep, Craig Owens (Chiodos, badXchannels), Debby Ryan, Good Charlotte, Post Malone, Lil' Aaron, The Wonder Years and more have either DJ'd or performed at the events that happen in cities from Los Angeles to New York to Atlanta to Seattle. 

Emo Nite has been featured in outlets like MTV, PAPER Magazine, NYLON, Teen Vogue, Consequence of Sound, Forbes, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, LA Times, Billboard, Earmilk, LA Weekly, Time Out LA, Alternative Press, FUSE, HelloGiggles, KERRANG! and talked about on the Grammy's Red Carpet. 

Upcoming Emo Nite Tour Dates

03/27 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey

03/28 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre

03/30 - Houston, TX @ Houston Undrgrnd

03/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ American Rag*

04/03 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex

04/07 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

04/07 - Dallas, TX @ RBC

04/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop

04/11 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

04/13 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell)

04/13 - Detroit, MI @ The Crofoot

04/13 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

04/17 - Palm Springs, CA @ Bart Lounge

04/24 - San Diego @ The Casbah

04/24 - Portland, OR @ Holocene

04/27 - Orlando, FL @ The Social

05/25 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington

05/31 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

06/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

* - Rose in Good Faith Pop-Up Event