Information Technology
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7 Dropbox Alternatives for Business Cloud Storage
Whether you’re a small startup or enterprise, everyone in your business should have secure access to necessary documents and files from wherever they work. In many cases, that means using a private cloud storage and collaboration tool. Dropbox been a household name and business go-to for cloud file storage, but it’s not the only option.…
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Field Service Management: Safety and Compliance
Safety – arguably one of the world’s most boring topics. Ask anyone who’s not a new parent or human resources professional about safety, and their eyes will likely glaze over. We all know that safety is important , but let’s be real: how many times do you actually listen to the safety announcements on your…
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6 Things to Consider Before Putting Charts Into a Dashboard
Anyone who’s ever driven a car knows the role of the dashboard: provide you the most critical data you need right now for the task at hand, and nothing else. The dashboard metaphor has also taken hold in business applications. Instead of displaying the car’s status, it displays data generated from business activities, marketing surveys,…
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6 Ways to Find Efficiency in Your Field Service Organization
Compared to other business models, running a field service organization can be especially challenging. In addition to the marketing, customer service and administration tasks involved with running a business, you also need to manage field service technicians, keep track of schedules and equipment and ensure your organization continues to deliver fast, efficient and effective service…
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How Can ERP Optimize Your Production Process?
Production planning is all about dodging the puddles and potholes on the manufacturing road that tend to waste valuable time and resources. By filling them in once and for all, you can streamline the whole process and make the production flow smoother. When the goal is reducing overall manufacturing costs, you should aim for optimal…
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How To Build A No-Code App — Learn From My Mistakes
I love the idea of using no-code platforms to speed up app development within a business, but the “anyone can build an app” marketing line is dangerously misleading. At TechnologyAdvice, the content team uses Google Sheets to plan and track our content production for over 20 technology publications. Admittedly, Google Sheets worked just fine when…
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Open Source Storage May Change How Enterprises Code
Open source storage is software that has been developed in a collaborative, public format for the purpose of data storage. The term “open source” means an item is free to use and modify. It is licensed in a way that allows for its free use and distribution and can be altered and modified to fit…
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6 Data Analysis Tools Every Decision-Maker Needs
This is a guest contribution from Janessa Lantz, the Director of Content Marketing at RJMetrics, a cloud-based analytics platform. You wouldn’t use a pocketknife to cut down a tree, or a sledgehammer to pound in a nail, yet many decision-makers regularly use the wrong tool to tackle their data jobs. Choosing the wrong data analysis…
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Azalea Health Acquires dashboardMD for Improved Analytics
On Sept. 8, EHR vendor Azalea Health announced its acquisition of dashboardMD, a provider of BI reporting and healthcare analytics. This union of cloud-based software solutions gives healthcare providers the ability to draw actionable insights straight from the electronic health records, leading to better patient outcomes through technology and data-augmented care. dashboardMD’s President and CEO…
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The 6 Best AWS Competitors for Cloud Backup and Storage
Maybe you’re afraid of signing up with AWS because you directly compete with one of its other retail outlets. Or maybe you have specialized needs that Amazon’s range of features won’t cover. Whatever your reason for searching out a cloud computing product, these are the best AWS alternatives. The cloud platforms on this list were…
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6 Ways the Cloud Can Change a Sys Admin’s Job
This is How the Cloud Will Change Your Sys Admin’s Job For all you sys admins who weren’t sufficiently appreciated on System Administrator Appreciation Day last July 26, we thought we would clarify a few things about how the cloud can make your job easier by eliminating many of those time-consuming daily tasks you’d rather…
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The Real Dangers of Shadow IT
Shadow IT is exactly what it sounds like: workplace technology that hides in the darkness — unseen, unapproved, and possibly dangerous. Sometimes referred to as “stealth IT” or “rogue IT,” shadow IT encompasses any systems and solutions that fall outside of organizational consent or standards for compliance. The growth of cloud-based software, along with the…
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Improve Customer Service With Mobile Apps
This is a guest contribution from Joanna Jones. Jones is the Marketing Manager at Impact Learning Systems, an organization that provides customer service, sales, and call center training. There is no doubt that technology has disrupted the way business is conducted and customer service is delivered. From Quick Response (QR) codes to mobile-payment systems, technology is…
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Advantages of Cloud-Based Warehouse Management Software
Considering an upgrade from your spreadsheet program or paper-based warehouse organization system? Although software-as-a-service (SaaS) or cloud-based warehouse management systems are rapidly increasing in popularity, thanks to their lower ownership costs and painless implementation, a number of WMS providers still promote some form of on-premise solution. So what are the pros and cons? In a…
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Should You Use Podcasting for Internal Communications?
In the United States alone, there are approximately 39.5 million casual fans and 12.6 million avid fans of business podcasts. Business-to-business (B2B) podcasts, like our B2B Nation, are already popular among industry professionals looking to improve their trade, but podcasting can also be used as an internal communication tool. Let’s take a look at some…