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Leah Beatty

Leah Beatty
Communications Manager at SmartFile

I am the Communications Manager at SmartFile. What I lack in technical programming knowledge I make up in gumption (or so I've been told). I'm a total geek for social media and marketing with a background in SEO and content. I also have one of the most extensive .gif collections this side of the Mississippi.

Posts by Leah Beatty

Cloud Services Expected To Be One Trillion Dollar Industry By 2017
by Leah Beatty - 2013-08-22 13:42:24 in Cloud Computing

The enormous growth of cloud services for both web and mobile means the increasing demand for cloud applications isn’t going away any time soon. Many companies want to improve business performance and efficiency through these apps. This is good news for developers!

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The Complications Of Cloud Computing
by Leah Beatty - 2012-08-13 03:15:53 in Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing. The one-way ticket to easier online storage and convenient file access. Sounds like the best of both worlds, right? With the ability to send all of those files away from your computer and ‘up into the cloud’, or onto the web, you now leave your confidential documents in the hands of a third party cloud service provider. It’s basically the same as giving all of your sensitive data and content control over to a stranger. Now, it doesn’t seem so inviting.

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The Difference Between FTP, FTPS, And FTPES
by Leah Beatty - 2012-08-10 03:17:49 in Choose your Host

With all of this ‘FTP’ terminology, it’s difficult to clarify what is what. So, let me break it down for you.

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How To Use Social Media For Your Business
by Leah Beatty - 2012-07-30 02:53:38 in Marketing

What can those new to social media marketing techniques do to build up a positive company presence online? Social media is an extremely useful and powerful tool for businesses in terms of outreach and gaining credibility.  As essential as it is, some companies, however, don’t understand how to use social media to their benefit. 

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The Do's And Don'ts Of Password Creation
by Leah Beatty - 2012-07-24 12:40:20 in Basics

Think your password is good enough? Think again. Password creation is a huge deal, and believe it or not, most people are doing it in all of the wrong ways.  In most cases, passwords are similar to house keys.  Once your key is in the hands of someone you don't know or trust, who knows what valuables they could run off with.

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