Time is more relative than most of us realize. The Soviet Union actually tried, and failed, to enforce five- and then six-day weeks in the late 1920s, and French revolutionaries tried to do away with the 24-hour clock and replace it with a 10-hour clock. Those plans obviously didn’t work out, but time marches on.…

Whether you had a great last quarter or a terrible one, you should always be looking for new ways to improve your company’s efficiency, which will subsequently increase workplace production, improve culture, and generate even more revenue. From utilizing the benefits of network clocks to cutting down on major and minor distractions, here are some…

Time synchronization is essential for just about every business that relies on integrated computer networks. Whether you’re relying on PTP servers or a basic WiFi Internet connection, you need a reliable method for telling time. Here are some of the main types of time servers that work great for network synchronization: PoE Digital Clocks Power…

People have been keeping time for nearly 6,000 years. Ancient Egyptians were the first humans to tell time by using obelisks as primitive sundials and the first mechanical clocks were invented in Europe in the 14th century. Fortunately, we’ve made some significant timekeeping advancements since then. The days of Americans wearing watches for strictly fashion…

Once upon a time, civilization was largely based on a rural, agrarian society. But as the industrial revolution occurred, countless human beings migrated to cities to seek work in factories and manufacturing centers. Unfortunately, these factories were rife with human rights abuses, child labor exploitation, dangerous working conditions, and more. Since there are plenty of…

The 8-hour workday didn’t just sprout out of nowhere. Timekeepers didn’t just randomly pick eight to work across every industry in the U.S. workforce — a lot of fighting and suffering had to go into the fight for workplace (and human rights) fairness. You already read about how the difficult conditions of the 1800s helped…

Time synchronization is critical in all industries, but especially the healthcare industry. This is because medical professionals rely on synchronized timeservers to ensure medication is taken correctly and that patients are brought to operating rooms at the correct time. Precision Time Protocol, or PTP, was originally standardized in 2002 and is used to synchronize clocks…

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based radio navigation system that the U.S. government owns and primarily uses for the U.S. Air Force. Since its inception 39 years ago (February 1978), there are now 31 satellites in orbit and has is now fully operational for both military and civilian use. Originally, the GPS system was…

Network Time Protocol, or NTP, is considered one of the oldest Internet protocols. NTP was in operation prior to 1985 and is still in use today. A network time server such as NTP is necessary for network administrators. This is because a network time server is depended on for a variety of things such as…

Precision time protocol (PTP) is used to synchronize clocks within a digital network. PTP time servers are a relatively new phenomena, but they are an integral part of the modern business sector. Without PTP time servers, network clocks would not be synchronized, meaning everyone relying on that time would be left to their own devices,…