Francis St. Holder - Training in Pencak Silat

Francis St. Holder finds time to practice martial arts to stay in shape despite his busy schedule working as the Chief Technology Officer for Information Technology Security and Consulting Incorporated (ITSCI) in the Washington, DC area. He focuses mostly on Pencak Silat, an Indonesian martial art that he has fallen in love with over time practicing the art and the skill. St. Holder works hard to help his company’s clients protect their databases and IT systems and to help them use their technology better to help them find more customers and increase business.

Francis St. Holder finds great release in Pencak Silat. It is physically demanding as well as mentally demanding because it incorporates a wide range of strikes, grapples, and other moves that must be studied and mastered over time to get the full effect of the training. St. Holder has been practicing this martial art for many years and continues to grow and find new ways to spar and work against others so that they all can get better together. Traditionally, the history of Pencak Silat begins with the beginning of the oral history of Indonesia, with the arrival of the Indian King Aji Saka on the island of Java. He fought the ruling king of Java at the time, King Dewata Cengkar in hand-to-hand combat and won.

Francis St. Holder loves to practice this ancient art whenever he can. He enjoys the challenge that the full-body combat style uses and loves to learn new grapples and strikes he can try out on his sparring opponents.

Francis St. Holder - Three Top IT Security Products

Francis St. Holder has worked in Information Technology for over twenty years. He has helped many businesses develop better IT security systems and database security during that time and currently works as the Chief Technology Officer for Information Technology Security and Consulting, Incorporated in the Washington, DC area, where he works with a wide variety of businesses to provide solutions for their database and communication systems. Here are three top IT security products coming on the market soon:

• Cloud access security brokers. CASBs provide IT security workers with critical control points for the compliant and secure operation of cloud services over many cloud providers. This product can help fill in the gaps of control and visibility that many software as a service apps deal with. 
• Endpoint detection and response. Endpoint detection and response systems are becoming more common for business databases and information technology systems in recent years to respond to demand for faster detection of breaches and to react faster when they occur. Advanced tools in this vein record several endpoints and network events and store the information. 
• User and entity behavioral analytics. This service enables large-scope security analytics much in the same way that security information and event management to provide user-centric analysis on user behavior. 

Francis St. Holder has worked with these IT security systems to get them installed in several of his clients’ systems over his career. He continues to advocate for the continued use of these advanced security systems for his clients throughout the Washington, DC area.

Francis St. Holder - Five Things You Need to Start a Small Business

Francis St. Holder, as the Chief Technology Officer for Information Technology Security and Consulting, Incorporated, has had to learn much about what it takes to run a business so that he can help clients in the Washington, DC area. St. Holder works with many small businesses in the area to help them run smoother and faster with better communication technology and data storage and access systems. His work has provided many businesses representing many different industries with the tools they need to expand and build on their services to their own clients in the area. St. Holder strives to provide these businesses with the tools they need to succeed in whatever target market they are in. Over time, he has learned that to run a business, you’ll need these five things to get started: 

• More time. Unless you can bend the fabric of space-time, the only way you’ll get enough time to manage clients, manage your employees if you have any, manage your budget, and create new products and services to offer is to develop excellent time management skills. The best way to manage your time is to develop a schedule that allows you to handle all of your business operations without getting burnt out and stick to it. 
• Enough to run your business for a while on a deficit. Chances are, your business won’t start making money until at least a year has passed. In order to keep your head above water for that long, you have to save and scrape together enough capital to cover all of your business expenses for that period of time.
• Patience. Francis St. Holder has seen many businesses fail in spite of his Information Technology solutions because of lack of patience. Business owners that expect too much from the outset can expect to lose their business before it gets started. You have to expect some failure and slow growth at times, especially early on when you’re trying to establish your business and your brand in your target audience. 
• Research. As a business owner, you have to research everything. When you’re starting up, does it make sense to rent one space or another, or to buy retail space in a cheaper area? Researching the costs of everything your business needs to make a profit will make keeping those costs down much easier and help you avoid getting into a situation you’re not prepared for. 
• A business plan. Before you spend any money on getting your business up and running, you have to develop a business plan. Most investors won’t even talk to you without one. Find out exactly how much you’ll need to run your business and how you’re going to reach customers before you start taking out loans and sinking your life savings into your new business. 

Francis St. Holder has helped many businesses become successful.