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Cloud computing has great benefits and smaller firms are realizing that - once they get over their fears about security. A new survey by Microsoft found that small and midsize businesses may have certain concerns when it comes to the ...
Thieves target smart phones, and something needs to be done about it, according to New York's attorney general. IT pros can agree since they understand that in the face of the bring your own device (BYOD) movement, smart phone theft ...
Third wave technologies - cloud, social, and mobile tech - are beginning to change business as we know it. During a recent event in Washington DC, former US CIO Vivek Kundra addressed how their proliferation will be the reason why ...
Facebook is today's social business platform of choice. A new study from Avanade shows the networking platform is used more than social platforms like SharePoint, IBM Open Connections, and Salesforce's Chatter. This finding proves that there's an upswing in the ...
Systems analysis helps midsize firms achieve higher quality and productivity by enabling the most effective software systems. There are challenges in this technology field that IT professional are faced with, such as design and maintenance. However, once the right software ...
BYOD policies allow both personal and company data to be stored on a mobile device. That combination helps boost company productivity, but it should create more awareness around security. However, a new study says IT pros at small and midsize ...
BYOD gives employees choices and those choices are leading to increased productivity and growth. A new survey by Blue Coat has found that companies are better off if they empower staff with the opportunity to choose devices and other types ...
Smartphone use is on the rise, and that is improving customer service. A new study shows that customers are becoming more informed as a result, and that's better for business.Improved and FasterA FirstBest Systems study featured in Information Management showed ...
Increased mobility has helped change the way we work, and now it's helping to connect people to the jobs they want. According to a new study, almost 90 percent of people admit that their smartphones and mobile devices play a ...
BYOD is popular at midsize firms today but they aren't as quick to manage the policy properly as they are to adopt it. A new survey shows both small and midsize firms are allowing employees to use personal devices for ...
The third platform, which includes social media, cloud computing, mobility and analytics, will play a key role in expanding information and communication technology (ICT). A new report by International Data Corporation found these new technologies will drive ICT growth to ...
BYOD is one thing. Now IT pros must consider BYOx, otherwise known as "bring your own anything." A new survey takes a look at this trend, which goes beyond BYOD and once again has IT pros reconsidering their security policies.BYO-D ...
Virtualization in cloud computing is necessary. Both technologies work together to become a critical part of any reliable information infrastructure today. Together they enable one of the most important traits that midsize firms are looking for when it comes to ...
BYOD will be policy at fifty percent of companies around the world in just a few years. The latest findings by Gartner show that in four years every other company will allow their employees to choose their own mobile devices ...
The smart phone operating systems of choice today are Android and iOS. In fact, they are both dominating the market. New figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) show that Google and Apple's operating systems make up a huge chunk ...
Mobile apps will be more dependent on cloud computing in the near future. According to a new report by Gartner, by 2016, about 40 percent of mobile application development projects will take on the cloud to function. This is a ...
Making use of software analytics is necessary for midsize firms to remain competitive. Such solutions enable better, more informed decision making so growing firms can seize new opportunities and at the same time reduce risk.Why NowMarket conditions change rapidly, and ...
More companies, especially midsize firms, are comfortable using the cloud compared to just a year-and-a-half ago. With that new level of familiarity, organizations are utilizing all kinds of versions of the cloud from hybrid and public to private to successfully ...
An enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution helps midsize firms grow because it gets rid of unnecessary complexity. Today, a variety of enterprise resource planning software systems are available to help firms become more flexible and remain competitive.Expectations and ComplexityThe ...
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 ...