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In order to get the most from a business partner on an ERP project, plan ahead, define clear goals and ...
First, there are five trends of which MSPs should be aware: Price wars among the big giants: Rackspace, Amazon, Microsoft – they’re killing the price points out there today. They want to be a dominant gorilla in the cloud-provider market ...
Many Small and Mid-sized Businesses (SMB’s) have moved to the cloud for a portion or in some instances, all, of their IT application needs. Most transitions to the cloud that I’ve been a part of started with moving websites from ...
Call me crazy, but I believe customers truly want me (us) to bring innovative ideas to the table. The obstacle we face is that these same customers have been conditioned to believe that I can just pull innovations out of ...
Last month I wrote a post titled “Is Big Data to Big for Small Business?” where I asked the questions: "Is there a place for small organizations in the world of big data? Can small businesses take advantage of this ...
I read a post on the IBM Midsize Insider blog that has remained with me (URL provided below). The post referenced research conducted by Gartner indicating that by 2017, “Half of employers may impose a mandatory BYOD policy and require ...
I had the opportunity to present my “Organizational Change Management: Solving the Hard Soft Issues” to the Data Warehousing Institute (www.tdwi.org) audience two weeks ago in Chicago. Organizational Change Management (OCM) strategy provides a road map of transformational change activities ...
I’ve been at this a very long time and, as far as I know, there are only three ways to increase your revenues. You can … Make more calls or Raise your average $ sale or Improve your ratios (also ...
Facebook Home, the Android-only software from the social media giant, brings a user's news feed directly onto his or her Android lock screen, making it easier to spend more time on the social network. Despite Zuckerberg's efforts in making the ...
Shipments of smartphones grew significantly in just one year with the same players keeping the lead, including Samsung and Apple. As the smartphone race continues, IT pros at midsize firms will be keeping a watch on who is winning. In ...
A mobile device with a flexible, foldable display may seem like science fiction, but the concept is fast moving toward reality in the mobile tech world. Samsung and LG are on the verge of making the technology breakthrough this fall ...
Project management is under greater scrutiny than ever in midsize businesses, especially for IT staff. Not only have admins seen their budget and staff numbers slashed, but they are expected to deliver on every dollar and dime given. As a ...
The world of cloud computing gets more complicated with each passing year. What was once just an extension of centralized computing is now a collection of all kinds of virtualized and remotely delivered services, including a number of minor offerings ...
Samsung is testing a brain-controlled interface as part of its research into developing new ways for people to communicate and interact with their mobile devices.According to an article in Technology Review, Samsung and a team from the University of Texas ...
SaaS-based CRM is in demand. A new survey by Gartner shows that one out of every four customer relationship management software tools sold were SaaS based. As midsize firms consider new CRM software or seek to upgrade their current systems, ...
Whether or not a private, public, or hybrid model is considered, cloud-based business models are becoming more popular for midsize businesses. Security, shared resources, cost savings, flexibility, and accessibility are among the reasons that businesses are utilizing the cloud for ...
As an IT administrator, you are always looking to help your company improve its financial and strategic position. A BI system can be a key part of making that happen. Multiple research reports show that business intelligence tools can lead ...
When you think of high cloud energy consumption, the image of the crowded and stuffy data center likely comes to mind. However, new research from AT&T's Bell Labs and the University of Melbourne has revealed that traditional data centers only ...
Crowd sourcing is not necessarily a new trend, but it has improved in recent times. Probably the first and best example of successful crowd sourcing is Wikipedia. Wikipedia gathered a large group of volunteers to build what has become the ...
Marketing analytics help a business determine how to design, promote and organize a web presence. Believe it or not, the placement of images, links and content has a significant effect on conversion and click-through rates for ads and e-commerce products. ...