{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a4bbbddf29b71422287aaee/6ac6c3be68b7ce6ffb16b514?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Carlow Connects, Episode 14 w/ Colm Whelan (Rockfield IT Services, AI Tech & Cyber Securitiy Expert)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a4bbbddf29b71422287aaee/1791408126995-502d84f9-1b37-4959-919b-facd0c0dbfac.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Carlow Connects | Ep. 14 </p><p><br></p><p>Have you ever been on the phone to an IT person and felt completely lost? You ask why the printer won&#39;t work, network is down, and suddenly you&#39;re hearing about VPNs, DNS, MFA, SaaS, and RAM.</p><p>I&#39;ll be honest with you, I nod along and say &quot;ah yeah&quot; but I haven&#39;t a notion what any of those mean. I&#39;m fairly sure one of them is a sandwich, a BLT maybe? </p><p><br></p><p>Every type of business uses IT, construction, healthcare, fitness &amp; wellbeing, cafes, restaurants, you name we all touched by it in our daily lives. So today let&#39;s get the jargon out of the way and bring in someone to talk to us in plain English. </p><p><br></p><p>He&#39;s the CEO of Rockfield IT, based in Carlow, Colm Whelan! </p><p><br></p><p>He&#39;s here to explain what&#39;s going on with technology in our businesses, how to beat the scammers, why your data is stored where it is, and why everyone&#39;s so nervous about that buzzword, AI. </p><p><br></p><p>Make sure to keep up to date on the lates episodes &amp; news across my socials: @ carlowconnectspodcast </p><p><br></p><p>Big thanks to our show sponsors Coppenagh House Farm, Tullow, Co.Carlow.</p>","author_name":"Paddy Carroll"}