Why Should You Not Opt for Free Remote Monitoring Software?

In this era of globalization, everything is easily accessible. From accessing the information to downloading the software, almost everything is just a click away. This world has been shrunk to a small room, and the credit for this scenario goes to the internet technology. Yes, we are talking about the groundbreaking technology that is simply known as the internet or net or even 'web' at times.

With the advent of World Wide Web (WWW) in the late 90s, it became evident that this technology has a bright future ahead. After globalization, internet, and numerous developments in wireless communications technology, we finally wind up here, i.e., today.

At present, we are just one click away from accessing tons of information and multimedia as well. We don't rely on computer systems for accessing the net because we now have smartphones, tablets, etc.

In today's globally competitive world, everything has become easy. And that is the best as well as the worst thing about this world. Nowadays, we have millions of downloadable software available on the internet. It is almost impossible to differentiate between the good ones and the bad ones. It all depends on the promotion of your product. The better you promote, the better are the sales. But to maintain the increasing graph of your sales chart, you should focus more on providing quality to the people.

Anything that is preceded by the word 'free' becomes automatically interesting. Yes, interesting, only for a short period. As already mentioned above, the quality of your product is what ultimately attracts the consumers. In this article, we are going to discuss the revolutionary technology known as remote monitoring and control and about its free version as well.

RemoteMonitoring Software

In recent years, predictive maintenance technology has been completely transformed, and the credit goes to 'remote monitoring and control'. Many IT outsourcing companies provide remote monitoring and management software to their clients. This way, it becomes easier for the clients to manage their infrastructure as well as monitor the activities of their employees.

As per the new trend, some of the companies have been offering remote monitoring software as freeware. Yes, freeware, that means no cost is charged for using the services of this software. This freeware is not exactly free as there are different versions of this software available for download.

Some websites are charging the people for using the premium version of the software, but the basic version has always been free. As we know that ever coin has two sides, so there are advantages as well as disadvantages associated with this remote monitoring freeware. But, in this case, the cons outweigh the pros. Here are the disadvantages associated with this freeware:

• Instability
  The remote monitoring freeware is often referred as a 'spyware'. It is because of its ability to spy on numerous systems. It can be efficiently used to monitor the internet usage, as well as the online activities of the employees. Due to the various features embedded in this software, it can become unstable at times. This is dangerous because it can have serious consequences related to data management.
• Ineffective
  It is almost impossible to monitor each and every online activity of the employees. Only those online activities that are carried out on the work systems can be monitored. It is difficult to track the activities that are carried out using different devices like tablet, pads, and smartphones.

How to Boost Your Employees' Performance in 2015?

Let us go to the basics and ask ourselves again: What is a company? As per numerous definitions in the internet and journals, a company is basically a collection of individuals who have a common aim. Yes, 'a collection of individuals' - that's our catch. All the employees work as a single unit to achieve the main aim of the company. Can you see how important the contribution of every single employee is in the company? It is obvious that company owners expect a lot from their employees in order to boost the growth of their companies.

It is a fact that the performance of employees in a company is directly proportional to the growth of that company. The better the performance, the better the results. So, company owners should focus on developing an efficient and effective employee performance management system. And the question that arises here is:

How to develop an efficient employee performance management system?

To answer the above question, we have to go back to the basics again. Now, what is employee performance management (EPM)? It is a process in which a company establishes a workforce in order to meet objectives at an organizational level. Generally, EPM is about aligning organizational objectives with the employees' skills, development plans, and execution of plans.

The main focus of EPM systems is on improvement. Yes, improvement is a continual process that is achieved by learning from past mistakes as well as developing your present skill set. This improvement acts a weapon that will help in creating a workforce that delivers high-performance.

This system was introduced 60 years back. At that time, the system was in its infancy as it focused more on wages based on performance. But now the system has grown and undertaken various factors to boost the performance of the employees.

Now, most of the companies rely more on automated systems. All thanks to the remote monitoring technology that has transformed numerous business applications. With the advancements in wireless communications technology, remote monitoring and control came into existence. Integrating the remote monitoring techniques in employee performance management can help in getting better results.

There is another important factor that helps in fostering the growth of a company. That factor is the network monitoring software. Whenever an application is slow, or the connection is not established, we directly blame the network team of the company.

It is important for a company to have unrestricted workflow. Therefore, it is important for a company to have a flawless and effective network management system as well. A good network management system detects, diagnoses, and resolves system errors providing unrestricted workflow.

As we discuss EPM systems further, we need to bust various myths regarding them.

Busting Myths

This has always been a common notion that annual appraisals act as a performance booster for employees. This has been a common mistake for years. They are a part of employee performance management but not exactly how they are perceived. To draw a meaningful distinction between the two, we have to answer the question below:

How is performance appraisal different from performance management?

Performance management system ensures that employees' activities and outcomes are congruent with the company's objectives. It establishes guidelines for employees that are to be followed to ensure that all the objectives are met.

Performance appraisals, however, is a process in which the past performance of the employees is evaluated. It is a blindsided approach as the performance is not measured against the objectives of the company.

RFID - A Ninja to Deal with Fake Parking Permit

Over the years, the issues related to the parking lot mismanagement have increased. In the traditional approach, also known as the manual parking lot management system, there is a requirement of skilled personnel to do the job perfectly. Manually managed parking lots are more in use when compared to the automatic ones. But wait..did you get the main drawback in the manual one? A lot of errors. Yes, these manual systems are more prone to errors. Sometimes, these errors can prove to be disastrous for the authorities.

With the advent of RFID technology, complete automation of numerous processes can be successfully achieved in the industries. In recent years, many businesses have implemented RFID technology in their operations. Innovations and continual developments in the wireless communications technology have made the RFID technology a lot cheaper. UHF (Ultra High-frequency) RFID tags have been introduced. These tags have a longer reading range and provide more accuracy when compared to its predecessor tags.

In this age of innovation, every new product comes with a warning message. Yes, you've heard it right. Every coin has two sides and its the common human tendency to look at the brighter one. This approach may be promoted as an optimistic one, but it is more like a lopsided approach. What about the darker side? We have to see it in order to implement a new technology effectively. This is a smart approach.

What if the power of technology falls into the wrong hands? The problems related to piracy and fake permits will increase. Reports show that there has been an increase in the cases related to fake parking permits. Sometimes, it is difficult to deal with such problems. The RFID technology can prove to be the ultimate savior for us.

Don't You Dare, RFID is Here!

RFID-based parking management systems have been developed to provide cost-effective parking lot management solutions to the authorities as well as providing convenient services to the people. These systems have also helped in the development of vehicle management system. The problem of fake parking permits can easily be solved by this RFID-based system.

In areas where you see the 'parking by permit only' sign, you require a special permit to park your vehicle in that specific area. Nowadays, there have been cases of fake parking permits. The only effective solution to deal with such cases lies in the magic chip known as the RFID tag.

An RFID tag can be incorporated into the permit sticker. This will help in accurate authentication of the driver as well as the vehicle. The design and logo of a permit sticker can easily be replicated, but it is almost impossible to replicate an RFID tag. These tags contain electronically stored information about the details of the vehicle owner as well as the duration of the permit.

The duration of the permit can be extended by the user of the parking lot. Authorities will just have to update the RFID unit of the sticker. The main benefit of these RFID tags lies in their transferable nature. If an owner has multiple vehicles, but he has the parking permit for only one then the tag can be easily transferred from one vehicle to another.

The RFID-based parking management systems have not only proved beneficial in increasing parking lot revenue but in dealing with problems related to parking permits as well.