November 8, 2021
ADP Competitors for Any Company’s HR Needs
This post has been updated for 2021. A mainstay of human resources software, ADP Workforce offers solutions for businesses of all sizes and of varying needs. But ADP ma...
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September 17, 2021
Gamification for Customer Experience: Loyalty, Marketing, and UX
The concepts of autonomy, mastery, and purpose can work for customer loyalty gamification tools, but customer loyalty and engagement platforms often take advantage of a reward...
September 14, 2021
Power BI vs Tableau: A Data Analytics Duel
This article has been updated for 2021 Power BI comes at a lower price point than Tableau, but scaled features and additional users will increase that price. Tableau i...
September 14, 2021
Intuit to Acquire Mailchimp in $12B SMB Expansion
Intuit, the company that delivers the small business accounting software QuickBooks, will purchase the email marketing-turned-SMB marketing automation platform Mailchimp for...
September 8, 2021
Gamification in the Workplace: Why and How to Use It
Gamification is now a part of our lives. It's a core principle of what keeps us coming back to social media, how we motivate our sales teams, or how we learn a new skill....
August 27, 2021
Data Governance Can Ease PII Regulation Compliance
We spoke with three different data experts on the role of data governance within the regulations of GDPR, CCPA, and local regulations. These experts say that data governance...
August 25, 2021
Trello Gives All Users Unlimited Power Ups
In a blog post, Trello announced a new pricing scheme and extra capabilities for users, most notably that they will remove the restriction of a single Power Up on free...
August 13, 2021
Expert Panel: A Data Governance Policy That Pleases BI & SecOps
Business intelligence and security teams may feel like they are at opposing ends of the data pipeline. Security teams guard the data the company produces, and metes it out to...
August 8, 2021
10 of the Best Options for Workflow Automation Software
Workflow automation makes complicated business processes easier to manage. When a form fill, user action, or internal signal is triggered, automated workflows can move or...
July 28, 2021
Are Biometrics the Answer to MFA’s Shortcomings? Probably Not.
Two years ago, my sister and I were trying to navigate back to the airport after my brother’s wedding. She had a newer iPhone with FaceID, while I was still using touchID to...
July 27, 2021
The Impact of AI on Cybersecurity: A Q&A with Deep Instinct
Cybersecurity has taken a lot of heat lately. Some of that reputation is deserved, considering that many companies are still not taking appropriate action to secure their...
July 22, 2021
5 Pulse Survey Solutions for Your Engagement Woes
This post has been updated for 2021. Pulse surveys are a simple, effective way to gather employee feedback. While many departments check in with their employees monthly, qu...
July 16, 2021
Recruiting Challenges Will Be Heightened by Hybrid Work
Knowledge work companies that choose to implement hybrid work policies may see an influx of skilled and unskilled workers. What this means is a range of challenges across the...
July 6, 2021
SAP vs Oracle: Clash of the Tier 1 ERP Titans
Enterprise resource planning software has been around nearly as long as commercial software has been available to businesses. Both SAP and Oracle have long invested in ERP...
June 10, 2021
How to Choose the Best Inventory Management Software
Inventory management software is the lifeblood of any company that deals in physical assets. From the smallest microchip to cruise ships, manufacturers, retailers, service...