Blog Test your romantic knowledge with this Happy Hearts Day quiz! RISE Team•14 Feb 22• < 1 min read It’s Valentines Day and RISE is back with another Happy Hearts Day quiz! This time let’s test your love team/friendship duo IQ. Good luck! đ
Blog We tested 4 internet myths to see which ones are real. RISE Team•1 Dec 21• 5 min read Since the internet was born, and the very first email sent, people have been sharing wild theories across the world wide web. Spooky stories, Nigerian princes, conspiracy theories – everything is possible on the information super highway! Between these tall tales and suspicious scams lies something more insidious: the internet myth. A whisper heard around […]
Blog Business in the Philippines Working from Home Will 2021 be the last year your office has a virtual Christmas party? RISE Team•1 Dec 21• 4 min read âTis the season and once again office workers around the world are wondering how to host their Christmas parties virtually. WIth vaccines now widely available and many offices making plans to reopen, the ânew normalâ from the last 2 years is coming to an end. At the same time, many people are still working from […]
Blog Why networks need to constantly upgrade their infrastructure RISE Team•6 Oct 21• 4 min read In 1965, with some of the first computers ever built only a decade old, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore posited that the number of transistors on a microchip would double every 2 years. Colloquially known as Mooreâs Law, this was an observation that the speed of technological advancement was about to rapidly accelerate. While this sounds […]
Blog Business in the Philippines How it Works: Global Internet Rankings RISE Team•31 May 21• 4 min read The internet may be one of the largest shared infrastructure networks in the world, but the strength of those networks is not shared equally. Depending on where you are in the world, your internet experience can be vastly different; download speed, latency, and available bandwidth can all be affected by your location. So how do […]
Blog How does the internet handle traffic surges during a pandemic? RISE Team•10 May 21• 3 min read When the world went into lockdown back in early 2020, internet service providers were faced with the challenge of providing business quality internet to nearly every home, in every major city on the planet. This sudden surge of traffic from previously basic connections caused a ripple of worry over the resilience of the networks that […]
Blog Business in the Philippines Whatâs Workspace Virtualization and How Does It Keep Your Business Up-to-Date? RISE Team•15 Apr 21• 3 min read Being able to perform your job anywhere in the world has become crucial for business survival, especially in the age of Covid. While some of us managed to get by with an email address and the occasional video conference, most employees are demanding more from their devices, and small businesses are struggling to keep up. […]
Blog Business in the Philippines 4 Tech Trends for Small Businesses in the Philippines RISE Team•30 Mar 21• 2 min read The digital world is always changing, with new technologies, new apps and new behaviours seeming to pop up near constantly. In 2020 we saw some major shake ups in how businesses and consumers used the internet, particularly with the dramatic shift to working from home and the rise of video conferencing. Hopefully 2021 wonât be […]
Blog Business in the Philippines Why You and Your Business Should Care About Net Neutrality RISE Team•16 Mar 21• 4 min read How much of your work day is spent online? From work and school, to grocery shopping, reading the news, and spending time with loved ones, more and more of everyday life is being spent online. This huge increase in peopleâs data requirements has exposed the need for unrestricted access to the internet for all. However, […]
Blog Business in the Philippines Working from Home How COVID-19 Reshaped the Internet RISE Team•25 Feb 21• 3 min read As early as May in 2020, over 200 countries worldwide retreated into some level of lockdown due to coronavirus. Our extended shelter-in-place condition has led to a surge in need for internet services and digital technologies. Remote work, online purchasing, video conferencing and streaming content all exploded, adding extreme stress to internet infrastructure everywhere. But […]
