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A digital transformation can revolutionize the way a business operates. One of the technologies that make up for an across-the-board transformation is the use of digital storage in lieu of physical paper-based storage of data. Listed below are some considerations that go into going paperless, and how it can be a benefit for your company.
If you are like many businesses, you use a lot of services from other companies to try and get all the business computing you need, without having to buy new servers and pay company IT administrators to look after them. This process is understandable, but are you really saving money by doing it? Listed below is a look at the myriad of services that businesses use and if it is, as advertised, saving them money.
Technology can be expensive to buy and maintain, but it can get a whole lot more expensive if you aren’t cognizant of how your IT dollars are being spent. Long ago are the days when companies could get their technology for a song and it would work for years at a time. Modern business technology has to build a more efficient workplace, as capital is harder to come by today than it has been for quite some time. Listed below are three ways you could be wasting your technology budget and what you can do to ward against it.
Data storage is one of those things in business that only is a problem if you don’t have enough of it. It used to be a considerable challenge for businesses, but modern data storage prices are dropping by 20-to-30 percent annually and it has made it feasible for any business to start using cloud computing to store business data. This month we will take a look at the benefits of cloud storage and how there is only one major problem with it.
Business is filled with all types of relationships, and some of them are very challenging. Consider for a minute how challenging some of the interactions you have with customers are; or some of the vendor conversations that happen; or some of the give-and-take you get from your employees. Sometimes it is hard to believe that without these people, your business would be a complete flop. Listed below is a break down of how sometimes the relationships you forge in business are the key to things breaking your business’ way.
The smartphone is one of the best inventions of the 21st century; you can tell that by their adoption rates. These devices have completely changed the way people communicate, recreate, and work. They are so new that it’s funny to think that maybe in the very near future, these devices will be nothing more than trash in the world’s landfills. That being said, what comes after the smartphone?
A business’ operations are heavily influenced by the quality of its communications. On the other hand, the overwhelming number of options that are available today can make it challenging to decide how to invest in your technologies. How can you identify which of your options are right for your business needs when the time comes to upgrade your communications?
Having data redundancy may sound like a bad thing. After all, redundancy is usually viewed as a reason for inefficiency. In the case of having your data and computing environments backed up, you are trying to build redundancy. Listed below is a look at some situations that a business can run into should they neglect to have a proper backup.