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  Recently, there’s been much public discourse around the application and impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms. Proponents tout its limitless potential for practical use and enhanced efficiency. On the other hand, critics fear the threat of job replacement and the questionable ethics surrounding its potential to infringe on copyrighted source material. With the ascension of Generative AI platforms such as the uber popular Chat GPT, there’s reasonable concern around job replacement and ethical usage, but there is also…

In 2022 alone, the FBI reported over $10 billion in internet crime losses. In response to this ever-growing threat, it’s especially important to strengthen your cybersecurity posture. What’s the best way to protect yourself? Many organizations choose to take an approach based on well-known cybersecurity frameworks and supporting standards. For our customers, we find the most successful of these frameworks to be the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Cybersecurity Framework (“CSF”). This provides a proven model to evaluate…

Strengthening IT Consulting and Cybersecurity Expertise While Expanding National Presence New York, NY – June 15, 2023 – QED National (“QED”), an IT consulting firm based in New York City, has joined forces with Seneca Resources (“Seneca” or the “Company”), a leading national IT, engineering, and business professional talent provider based in Reston, VA. The partnership, effective as of May 26, 2023, marks a significant milestone in Seneca’s growth strategy and equips the Company with enhanced capabilities and a broadened…

Over the last three decades, QED National has grown from a boutique IT consulting and staff augmentation provider, primarily serving Wall Street organizations, to one of the most trusted and respected advisors for public and private sector entities across the nation. Since 1993, the firm has continuously expanded its operations and service offerings to meet the needs of its customer base. Today, the firm offers a robust suite of Staff Augmentation, Cybersecurity, Management Consulting and Hardware/Software solutions to address requirements…

In recent years, cloud technologies have moved from a useful capability to a near necessity and industry standard for consumers, businesses, and organizations alike – greatly assisting and driving efforts such as digital transformation. The rise in dependance on cloud technologies has increased accessibility, storage ability and flexibility for users and organizations, helping to significantly optimize critical processes and tasks, all while reducing downtime. In response, professionals with cloud specific skillsets have experienced an increase in demand to help develop,…

  What do Netflix, Uber, Amazon, and Facebook all have in common? Besides being leaders in their respective fields, each company has leveraged digital transformation to evolve their organizations, utilizing technology to fundamentally enhance their business operations. The impact of digital transformation can be felt throughout both individual organizations and their industries, although the broader concept can be more difficult to pinpoint. You might be asking, what exactly is digital transformation? Why is it important? How is it being used…

When it comes to the burdensome process of identifying, qualifying and ultimately recruiting highly-sought after IT professionals for your business, what is the best approach? As cliché as it sounds, the best approach depends on the specific needs of a given business/organization. Generally speaking, businesses face a number of challenges in recruiting qualified IT professionals, especially for roles and projects that require niche-expertise or have unique job requirements. Aspects such as required experience with specialized technologies, onboarding processes and timeframes,…

IT professionals are bred to adapt to the constant evolution of technology, such as new applications/programs, new coding languages, new devices, new software solutions, etc. With this accelerated cycle of innovation, IT experts can potentially have tunnel vision around technological improvements and overlook the business objectives, constraints and concerns of their specific organization. On the flip side, business professionals might, without regular interaction with their IT organization, treat IT as a “help desk” only organization, leveraging them to help in…

No industry is exempt from the nefarious impact of cyber-attacks. This is especially true for healthcare providers, who are consistently targeted with cyber-attacks such as ransomware, designed to disrupt and overtake their critical systems, networks, data and medical devices. Cybersecurity insurance is a must for healthcare organizations, designed to be leveraged in the event that cyber-attacks are successful. However, while cybersecurity insurance remains necessary in the event of disaster, premiums have become increasingly less affordable as cyber-attacks continue to rise.…

It’s always beneficial to diversify and deepen your career skills, especially in a competitive job market. Many IT professionals solely focus on their technical knowledge and specific skillset, such as coding and programming, but often overlook the advantages of non-technical leadership skills. As reliance increases on IT resources who understand how to meet the complications of both evolving technical and operational demands, those with a healthy combination of both technical and leadership skills become even more valuable for organizations. “We’re…

Over the past several years, there’s been an ongoing digital transformation surrounding the majority of services that we rely on in everyday life. Instead of going to movie theatres, people often opt to use a streaming service. Instead of going to a restaurant, many choose to have food delivered. Instead of commuting to a meeting or office environment, people elect to use video conferencing software. It’s safe to say that today’s digital trend has impacted the world with no signs…

As graduation season comes to a close, students across the country are heading into summer break, summer school, or the workforce. In taking a collective sigh of relief, let’s not forget the 2021-2022 school year was the first full year back in the classroom, after years of remote learning, for many students. It was a year of adjustment and transition for students and teachers alike, which has underscored the importance of the business community supporting public education entities. Reflecting on…

  Building a Career in Cybersecurity QED National’s robust Cybersecurity practice leverages recognized expertise, a growing technical team, and valuable industry insight. Ensuring trends in the industry are well communicated is crucial to our team members and, most importantly, our customers. Cybersecurity is proving to be among the most in-demand career fields of recent times. In fact, Information Security analyst is the number-one job of 2022, according to US News 100 Best Jobs rankings. Furthermore, as society’s reliance on technology…

  The past two years has been challenging for cities around the world. Our beloved New York City is no exception. From school administrators to restaurant-owners to small-business leaders, all had to find new ways to live and work. The global pandemic disrupted the City’s economy, but thanks to City leadership and a new vision, New York City is looking at economic resurgence. New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently introduced “Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent: A Blueprint for New York City’s…

The top three words on many employers’ minds these days are: The Great Resignation. The past two years of navigating a global pandemic has seen millions of people voluntarily quit the workforce. Even as restrictions lighten up, companies continue to face significant staffing shortages across all business sectors. No industry is immune, and this includes the ever-important education system. In fact, industry publication Inside Higher Ed recently explored the challenges many colleges face as their IT departments lose talent to…