About Kris Maynard

With nearly 30 years of combined experience in the technology, meetings and events industries, Kris Maynard has been critical to the enhanced standard of Gavel International’s technology. His fresh perspective and innovative solutions continuously seek to improve scalability and adaptability without sacrificing security, compromising data, or increasing budget. Due to his dedication and excellent service, he was named Employee of the Year in 2009. As the Director of IT Services, Kris continues to transform client ideas and end-user functionality into exceptional technology experiences. His drive for continuous improvement as well as the results from his department’s efforts, Gavel’s clients have experienced benefits such as increased productivity. Kris has played an intricate role with clients in the automotive, artificial intelligence, cloud software, and wholesale distribution sectors as well as many other industries.

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July 2021

The Impact of Data Decay on Business and Why Data Hygiene Is Essential

2022-11-28T12:17:19-06:00July 27th, 2021|

Eighty-eight percent of companies suffer a blow to their bottom line because of inaccurate data, ultimately losing 12 percent of their revenue. (1) Data decay can also harm the outcome of lead generation programs. A business that fails to provide updated B2B contact data for these programs wastes 27.3 percent of salespeople's time. This failure equates to 546 hours per [...]

April 2021

Achieving Real Protection from Data Breaches and VPN Security Issues

2022-09-21T11:12:03-05:00April 13th, 2021|

Every business will inevitably fall prey to a data breach at some point. Yes, antivirus programs only protect users from about 25 percent of viruses and malware. (1) This is especially disturbing when considering that between 200,000 to 300,000 viruses are discovered every single day. (1) That said, virtual private networks (VPNs) offer one potential solution by providing companies with a [...]

January 2021

The Most Pressing Challenges of 2021 for Chief Information Officers  

2022-09-21T11:13:31-05:00January 26th, 2021|

The year 2020 highlighted the importance of adopting advanced technology to achieve and retain business success. For example, without certain types of technology, employees would not have been able to work remotely or pivot events from in-person into virtual models. Now comes the tricky part. The critical role of technology can no longer be dismissed as “the basics needed to [...]

The Priorities That Should Top Every Chief Information Officer’s List in 2021  

2022-09-21T11:15:09-05:00January 12th, 2021|

2020 underscored the critical role that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) play. Many companies depended on technology to remain up and running. Without it, some may not be left standing today. As a result of this reality, 61 percent of CIOs reported feeling more influential than they did before the pandemic due to their valiant efforts to protect their businesses from [...]

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