CloudWick: Why A Security Data Lake Platform Is Important

November 26, 2018 — Leave a comment

As the threat of online hackers becomes more intense by the day, companies around the world are scrambling to implement the newest and most effective methods aimed at stopping valuable data and other information from being hacked and stolen. As a result of these concerns, companies such as CloudWick are finding their services in high demand by all types of companies. However, since no two companies are exactly alike, each solution to their cyber security problems takes innovation, research, and various analytics to successfully implement a plan of action. When a company partners with CloudWick, the solution is often a data lake platform.

By relying on a data lake platform, companies can instantly have data that is much more secure. Having been developed by teams of experienced and knowledgeable data scientists and engineers, the data lake platform can serve a number of functions. One of the most important is acting as an incident responder and threat hunter. By doing so, if a company’s IT system faces a cyber threat, the data lake platform designed by CloudWick can immediately send out alerts, keeping many incidents from happening or being as serious as they could have been prior to the data lake platform. As a result, companies will thus have much greater capabilities regarding computer forensics, which in turn leads to a quicker kill-chain response.

Along with using advanced analytics to conduct computer forensics, Cloudwick can adapt a data lake platform to perform many other important functions. Among these is the ability to consolidate data, tools, and security into one platform. Not only does this lead to greater efficiency within a IT system, but it also allows business owners, managers, and others to have all related data in one platform, making it easier to have access to data needed to answer tough questions.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, a data lake platform created by CloudWick can help companies be in full compliance with state and federal regulations of various agencies. By doing so, complete visibility and transparency will be possible, negating any potential conflicts that may arise after a potential cyber attack.

https://www.marketscreener.com/news/Cloudwick-Announces-Technology-Partnership-Program-With-Security-and-Analytics-Leaders–23152948/

Stream Energy Brilliant Approach to Philanthropy

November 16, 2018 — Leave a comment

This year has been an eventful year, primarily due to weather changes. Hurricane Harvey, for example, affected all the businesses in Dallas. This incident had a major effect on the business environment of this particular geographical location. Fortunately, Stream Energy was on the center stage in helping the Dallas resident through this period of losses and destructions. This particular incident gave the company an idea of Stream Cares- a foundation of giving back to society. As a company that specializes in energy, there was a need for a formally institutionalized philanthropy by the company. Fortunately, it is now a reality to Dallas residence.

How different is Stream Cares from other corporates giving? First, the two entities are different. Stream Energy as a company has always approached humanity issues from a unique and efficient perspective. This foundation paints the correct image of Stream Energy in its approach to tackling homelessness, which according to statistics it is on the rise. The company, therefore, sees this as their responsibility the same they have approached the energy sector by offering real-time solutions to real problems.

Prior to Stream Cares foundation, Stream Energy was active in the philanthropic activities. The company mainly collaborated with like-minded organizations in Dallas. Some of the organizations that the company collaborated with include Red Cross and sometimes Habitat for Humanity. Apart from the two major giants, the company was directly involved in grassroots projects around Dallas neighborhoods. All these collaborations paint the correct picture of an organization that values its clients and their wellbeing.

Where does the company get the money from, to fund all these projects? Stream Energy has heavily invested in the energy sector. All the funding for this particular foundation is part of the profits the company makes from their business. The scope of Stream Energy is on both corporate as well as the domestic level. The company has associates, which work hand in hand with the company and as a result, earn commissions. The entity has expanded its structure, especially on their commission structures in order to accommodate different associates. This structure continues to inspire and empower residents of Dallas.

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Oren Frank: Talkspace Helping Millions

November 6, 2018 — Leave a comment

Up and coming startup company called Talk-Space offers online therapy and has recently hired a Chief Medical Officer from United Health. The new hire is an effort for the business to build its core enterprise and start providing customers with prescribed medicines directly through the application. CEO Oren Frank states that the company has generated in revenue tens of millions of dollars. As of today, he states 1 million users who have signed up for the online therapy services.

Talkspace offers their therapy through a video chat system and has become more serious about providing services to employers. This is where their new chief medical officer can assist them in building their business model. Neil Leibowitz was the medical director at United Health before joining TalkSpace. His addition comes at a time when Talkspace is looking to grow their business and consider issuing an IPO. Talk-space has a weekly service price of $79 which allows anyone to talk to a therapist online. If you prefer to use messaging with a mental health professional professional, it will cost you $49. Talkspace has been in business for 5 years and has gain an astounding user base. Frank made it very clear the company is very profitable.

With Leibowitz joining Talkpace, the company’s physicians may soon be able to prescribe medicines as needed. Most of their psychiatrists are independent consultants and would only be able to prescribe drugs using a video tool as per the state and federal regulations. Leibowitz shares that the company has not made a decision yet on what types of medications they would avoid prescribing, one such example is opiates.

Leibowitz has a background as an insurance executive and coming on board to Talkspace will help on the corporate side of the organization. CEO Oren Frank looks forward to this possibly representing at least a good half Talkspace’s profits by year end. This is also true and seen since Talkspace has joined forces with employer-oriented Magellan and Health. As of today employers are beginning to take mental health issues more seriously. Reports have shown a spike and anxiety and depression from mental health problems within many millennials.

Papa John’s and Steve Ritchie

November 1, 2018 — Leave a comment

Ever since Papa John’s Pizza was founded in 1984, the pizza franchise later became an instant hit with pizza consumers, making it one of the most successful pizza restaurants in the United States. With their total revenue being reported at $1.78 billion and employing around 20,700 people as of December 31, 2017, there are many people who participated in an important role on how Papa John’s Pizza was able to get as big as what is today. One of those people who is a part of the contribution is current CEO and president, Stevie Ritchie.

Steve Ritchie wrote an article on the official Papa John’s Pizza website titled “Listening to our people“, explaining his involvement into trying to satisfy customers and attempting to improve the Papa John’s Pizza brand. It’s also worth noting in that same written piece he wrote is the fact that he made it clear for readers that he wanted to embrace an optimistic attitude while running the company, especially when given the conversations he had with people who works with him and the customers he was providing for. As this article was published on August 30, 2018, he also talks about traveling around the United States talking to different people in the Papa John’s Pizza franchise. He visited places such as Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and Detroit in order of hoping to get a much better dialogue with the employees.

Steve Ritchie Papa John’s presented himself as an outgoing and open-minded person as that was the way he is perceived in the article. To summarize the whole piece, Steve Ritchie went out of his way as the CEO and President of Papa John’s Pizza to basically have a better understanding with his co-workers and customers. That’s because he always wanted to help others the best way he possibly can.

Find out more: https://www.nrn.com/people/papa-johns-promotes-steve-ritchie-coo

The Growth of Ryan Seacrest

October 30, 2018 — Leave a comment

Background

Throughout his career Ryan Seacrest has become a prominent figure in the radio and television industries. Though he is most known for hosting American Idol until its final season in 2016, Ryan Seacrest is also known for hosting American Top 40 and his own radio program On Air with Ryan Seacrest. In 2017 Ryan Seacrest began to co-host Live with Kelly and Ryan alongside Kelly Ripa.

Ryan Seacrest began his broadcasting career while he was still enrolled in Dunwoody High School in Atlanta, Georgia. His big opportunity arose one day when a DJ called into work sick at the radio station that he held an internship position in. Ryan Seacrest worked at the station until his high school graduation, after which he began work at a radio station in Athens, Georgia.

Producer Ryan Seacrest’s career has been very eventful and has required him to develop routines that keep him organized. He currently produces numerous TV shows, hosts a radio show and manages several of his own companies. As he recently moved to New York, Ryan Seacrest has needed to develop new routines to adapt to his new environment.

Keeping Up With Fitness

Ryan Seacrest has always been adamant in keeping up with physical fitness. In order to stay in shape while he is traveling Ryan Seacrest has hired mobile personal trainers. He also is training with a boxing coach so that he can be prepared for any threats that may reveal themselves. Additionally, he prefers to run through his local park rather than running on a treadmill.

Developing New Routines

Ryan Seacrest, a clothing line creator, prefers to watch the daily news in the morning before his 7 minute commute to work. So that he can read more information, he takes a car to his morning show. As he progresses through his day, he sets certain times aside for addressing emails of answering phone calls.

Simplicity

After working for the radio personality, Dick Clark, Ryan Seacrest determined that his job was not done correctly if audiences believed that it didn’t look easy. In order to add simplicity to his life, he uses his phone minimally and tries to focus on all of the tasks at hand.

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Shiraz Boghani Continues To Extend His Business Reach Across The Hospitality Sector

October 30, 2018 — Leave a comment

The accountant, hotelier, and business leader, Shiraz Boghani continues his fight to become one of the world’s leading members of the hospitality industry with his U.K.-based Splendid Hospitality Group taking plaudits across the board. In a business career which began in 1969, Boghani has found himself moving into a range of different areas including the hospitality industry, healthcare, and finance. In 2016, Shiraz Boghani was named the Hotelier of the Year at the Asian Business Awards and was quick to praise those around him who had aided his ascent to the top of the hotel industry. Read more about Shiraz Boghani at Crunchbase.

Shiraz Boghani was born in Kenya and completed the majority of his schooling in his home nation before moving to the U.K. in 1969 to follow his dream of becoming a qualified accountant. After joining the accountancy firm, Thompson, McLintock & Co soon after arriving in England, Boghani was quickly on his way to achieving his then dream of becoming a chartered accountant.

Over the years, the business focus of Shiraz Boghani has shifted and become more focused on new areas for the qualified accountant who still plays a major role in the accountancy industry within the U.K. However, it is in the hotel sector that Shiraz makes many of his most important business decisions including the choice to build on the success of the Splendid Hospitality Group with a range of now hotels purchased and constructed across the U.K.

Some of the most famous and luxurious hotel properties in the U.K. have now fallen under the leadership of the Splendid Hospitality Group, including the Hilton London Bankside. The continued success of the Splendid Hospitality group is obviously high on the agenda of Shiraz Boghani, but he has not forgotten the importance of giving back to the wider community through his role as a major philanthropist. The philanthropic activities of the Chair of the Splendid Hospitality Group include his lead role as the head of the Aga Khan University in the U.K.

Learn more: http://www.splendidrestaurants.co.uk/founders/

 

Talos Energy and Stone Energy combined to create Talos Energy Inc.

October 11, 2018 — Leave a comment

Influential Board members from both the major companies Talos Energy and Stone Energy all agreed upon the alliance. The recent extensive research concluded the oil deposits present allowing Talos Energy Inc to profit from the extraction. Hence the major reason for the merging of the two companies.

TALO, as they call it on the stock market shares, cost $32.74 per share. The share price fluctuates daily during the stock market. Talos Energy now rules over 1 million acres in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Talos Energy also has offshore drilling wells all along the Coast of Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. Each drilling platform is extracting the precious commodity known as oil.

Existing drilling platforms in and around the Gulf of Mexico and the others producing oil predict 47,000 Barrels of Oil per day from the areas.

Talos Energy Inc. Main headquarters in Houston Texas. There are 10 outstanding, experienced members, on its board of directors. Timothy Duncan – co-founder, Christine Hommes, Neal P. Goldman, Gregory Beard, Charles Sledge, Donald Kendall JR, James Trimble, Robert Tichio, Rajen Mahagakar, John Juneau.

Each Board of Directors member has specific areas of the company he or she handles and manages. One member deals with the financial issues of the company. Examples such as buying or selling the properties to drill for the oil. Another member will deal with drilling rights and make sure the company follows the proper protocol. A board member can handle employees and the HR Department or Human Resources. HR also deals with safety protocol.

It is important to Talos Energy Inc to protect its employees, contracted personnel, even visitors to the company. It is also important that while extracting the precious oil the environment and it does not affect the creatures who live there. Hazard Control continues to improve the overall constant communications between the Board Members to the Foreman on the actual drilling platform.

Oil is a precious commodity used daily and continues to be a vital resource for the world. Oil is vital for the world’s energy need. Therefore its extracted from far below the surface of our earth. Technology makes it possible to find and extract the oil from the deposits deep under the ocean floor.

Drilling platforms also know as offshore drilling rigs have advanced equipment. The equipment monitors every step of the drilling process. Meters, gauges, monitors, and specialized equipment to help the employees work safer and more are all used on the rigs.

Improvements in technological exploration find the oil deposits under the sea floor. The technological equipment measures where the deposits are and how far down the drill must go to reach it. In the past, the company site set up a site. They drilled the hole and it may or may not have produced a productive well. This is no longer the case now the expenses and time is a sure thing, not a waste.

Makeup for Unicorns by Doe Deere

October 10, 2018 — Leave a comment

Xenia Vorotova whom goes by the name of Doe Deere, is an Internet beauty sensation who stole the hearts of beauty users around the world. The 37 year old Russian stands out with her bright hair colors and daring makeup choices. Doe has worn every hair color withing the rainbow, but is mostly known for her magenta/purple hair which represents her brand and the mascot unicorn. After moving to the US from Russia at the age of 17, she knew she wanted to make a name for herself in the states. She studied fashion and design in New York City before launching a successful makeup company.

Before her makeup company launched in 2008, Doe begin by designing and making her own clothes on eBay in the early 2000’s. Also known as a DIY (do it yourself) clothing line. Her makeup line was generated through her clothing line. As she was the sole representation for her clothing line, she wanted to bring uniqueness to the photos she posted online. Playing with a range of colors she decided to create her own hues which is where the idea to create a makeup line came about. Lime Crime was created with the idea that beauty represents individuality and most importantly the idea of uniqueness. The brand’s mascot was founded based off Doe’s love for unicorns and all that they stood for.

Being named the “Unicorn Queen“, has given Doe much pleasure in knowing that she is capturing hearts with her passion to create beauty. Launching her makeup company in 2008, left her to be one of the first successful female entrepreneurs to create an online makeup company. Her vision for Lime Crime has come to life and she continues to produce products which promote beauty, individuality and creativity. Her users are able to express themselves with a wide awry of colors which are bold, bright and fun to wear.

Lime Crime’s products are certified vegan and cruelty-free. The goal was to create safe healthy products that you wouldn’t normally find in your local beauty store. Lime Crime’s make is never tested on animals, which isn’t surprising considering the goal is to make makeup for beautiful unicorns of the world.

http://alivenewspaper.com/2018/10/doe-deere-welcomes-daughter-lorelei-elita-shares-photos/

GreenSky ’s Vigilance in the Adoption of the Technology

October 8, 2018 — Leave a comment

GreenSky  has brought about disruption in the financial market due to the adoption of technological advancements over the past decade since it was established. The company came into existence in 206 after David Zalik thought that the finance and credit sector of the economy had been conducting its operations so manually and traditionally that the clients of the industry ended up suffering in several ways. One of the challenges that they faced was lengthy processes, especially during the loan application process. This process often took the creditors more than a week to process loans for the customers, which was quite frustrating because, in some instances, the customers needed the funding for emergency projects.

Zalik, with the help of the newly established organization, GreenSky , decided that he would form a team of young finance and technology enthusiasts. These young professionals were responsible for spearheading technological innovations in the company so that it could provide more enhanced services to its customers. One technology by which the team started introducing was that of online banking. The customers of the organization would never walk again to the banking premises to deposit their money or transfer cash to other parties. The online banking platform ensured that the customers could make all their relevant transactions without moving an inch.

Recently, GreenSky  yet unleashed a new technology that is facilitating the application of loans for the credit customers using their smartphones anywhere they are. This has brought about a lot of excitement to the credit customers because they feel relieved of the burden that they earlier had of moving to the creditors’ premises looking for application forms. This was very detrimental at sometimes because they could be forced to make long queues waiting to be served, especially when the customers were in plenty.

With the help of the mobile application introduced by GreenSky , the customers can now meet all the application requirements in the comfort of their restrooms at home. All that is necessary is some internet access and a smartphone. After the application, the details are then transferred to GreenSky ‘s personnel, who in turn performs due diligence on the application forms and later disburse the funds within 48 hours.

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Corporate Counseling in Mountain Biking.

October 7, 2018 — Leave a comment

We as people need to do more with our time than work, eat and sleep. For those of us who have other hobbies we find the time to do things that excite us. There is everything from stamp collecting to the weight lifting. Then you have your more extreme hobbies. Sports like snowboarding, skiing, and even mountain biking have become more popular with the younger generation. Mountain biking is not your run of the mill ten speed biking and can be intimidating says Michael Hagele. Read more about Michael at premiergazzete.com

Michael Hagele is a corporate counselor and inventor for tech companies in the aerospace and electronic sectors. What is also known his Michael’s hobby for mountain biking. As an experienced enthusiast in the sport he talks about the progression of beginner to intimidate tweeting about his rides and areas where he rides. Giving advice about riding for beginners coming from a person actively riding tends to help other people be more open to starting. Michael does suggest attending a mountain bike skill camp as this can be a dangerous sport. Being based out in California gives him access to many trails but there is a vast network of camps and riders who speak and encourage people to ride different trails all over the nation. These places tend to keep a list.

There are many things to do to prepare for riding according to Michael Hagele. The equipment of the bike itself is important like with any off road vehicle. Proper clothing is essential as well as being physically fit to actual ride must be taken into consideration. This is a sport to be taken seriously. Time may come into question but if a tech counselor can find the time to ride, I’m sure many with the same love for the sport can also.

Learn more: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/michael-hagele