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4 Calmer Ways to Take A Break From the Everyday Hustle

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  Words by Celeste Goh A recent survey shows that 1-in-10 Malaysian employees are going through anxiety or depression The always-on, always-connected lifestyle is the main contributor to this high number Breathing exercises and yoga can help detach from the digital world Meditation and enough sleep are proven restorative methods for mental health As the year 2020 draws to a close in the next few weeks, we would say that it is perfectly normal if you feel a little heavy in the head; modern urban life is stressful as it is, even without the ongoing pandemic that has so rashly entered our lives this year. Last year,  Malaysia’s Healthiest Workplace by AIA Vitality , the first science-backed survey commissioned by AIA, has shown that out of the 17,595 employees polled, with the bulk of them aged 18 to 40: 51% of them suffer from work-related stress, whereas 53% of them get less than seven hours of sleep each night. On top of that, 7% of them experience moderate to high levels of anxiety or

Cyberbullying: How Parents Can Approach Their Child About it

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  Words by Celeste Goh Malaysia has one of the highest levels of social media cyberbullying in the world at 71% One in four Malaysian parents have revealed that their children had experienced cyberbullying Most victims or parents do not escalate these cases to the police, even though the effects of cyberbullying are comparable to physical bullying However the bigger problem is that up tp 70% of parents struggle to approach the topic with their children in a meaningful way When it comes to cyber crimes, the Malaysian government is rather hands-on about preventing them escalating any further. While Malaysia may be  one of the countries in the world  with the highest level of social media bullying at 71%, in terms of awareness, the country also counters with a high degree of awareness at 85% globally.  Besides that, cyberbullying is considered an offence under the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, and in 2018 and 2019 alone, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commi

Audra SD-WAN: A complete network management system for multi-branch offices which is also secure and simplistic to use.

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  For a long time now, businesses have used the famous MPLS WAN to use data from a single network. With the introduction of the  SD-WAN  in the market taking the place of MPLS, WAN was quick too. Many growing and multi-branch companies are struggling in this world full of networks and data to manage. All of this networking and managing might cause your network to slow down, particularly around peak hours. As your company grows, network administration becomes more complex, placing excessive strain on your IT department and your reputation. However,  SD-WAN  could be a strong network that could boost the working of the high-bandwidth apps and support enormous data consumption. Hence, you have to stay focused on your business while Audra SD-WAN manages and maintains your network's security and scalability. What is SD-WAN? Software-Defined Wide Area Network ( SD-WAN ) could be considered the one-stop solution for existing dependencies on multiple ISPs. It is the next-gen connectivity a

Audra SD-WAN: A simplified network connectivity solution with zero-touch provisioning that ensures the internet security of your workspace.

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  Traditionally the WANs were performing well but were based on the conventional routers, which were never intended for cloud use. WANs usually involve backhauling the traffic coming from the branch offices to the headquarters or hub data centre. It makes sure to implement services for the data centres and have the necessary enhanced security inspection services. Considering such security services is needed because Backhaul delays degrade application performance and efficiency. As a result, your business might have several negative user experiences and lose profitability. On the other hand, the  SD-WAN  model has a round-centric WAN architecture that fully supports the applications. Such centralized WAN provides the applications hosted in on-premises data centres, private or public clouds and SaaS services. It offers the highest level of application efficiency for Dropbox, Microsoft 365, Workday, Salesforce.com and many more. Enterprise, service providers, mid-market, and small-medium