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The term “Internet of Things” refers to the countless Internet-connected devices out there. This includes the myriad devices that are used for manufacturing and distribution. Today, we want to highlight these devices and how they are used.

Planning business actions can be a difficult and time-consuming experience. What’s worse, things don’t always go to plan and it can really throw your business off. In today’s blog we advocate that the best thing you can do—especially when there is technology involved—is not to get too far ahead.

Data backup may not be at the forefront of your business’ technology list, but it needs to be a consideration. Like much of the technology we use for our businesses, backup is going through a lot of positive innovations at the moment. Let’s take a look at five things that are going to change the look of enterprise data redundancy.

In the pursuit of harnessing data effectively, businesses use various strategies like business intelligence and artificial intelligence integration. Accurate and reliable data is very important. Wrong data can cause mistakes and give wrong information. Thus, understanding how to clean or scrub data is essential for anyone involved in business intelligence or AI. This guide will explore data cleaning and provide a simple starting point.

Today’s businesses need to have access to IT expertise. It is not a stretch to say this in our highly tech-reliant modern society, as business technology has become a legitimate advantage for organizations of any size to utilize against their competition. However, how confidently do you know what to look for in a job candidate?

Let’s go over the expertise—in both hard and soft skills—that you want any IT professional you depend on to have.

Regardless of your industry, size, or business model, you must satisfy your customers and clientele. Your business’ survival ultimately depends on your ability to do so effectively.

In light of this, embracing every opportunity to deliver for your audience makes sense. One means of doing so is through modern business technology. Let’s discuss one of the options available to you—customer relationship management—and why it is so helpful.

It’s no secret that things are more expensive nowadays, making it important that businesses have access to the technology needed to generate revenue. Without this access, a business suffers downtime and all the challenges it brings… not something you want to do.

Let’s consider why downtime happens, the scale of its costs, and what can be done to avoid it.

We all want our businesses to succeed… that’s generally the point of running one. However, this will require you to set the right goals and do so correctly.

Let’s walk through the process you should follow to accomplish this.

A lot is made of the rising costs that everyone is seeing over the past several years. This inflation extends itself for IT-related downtime as well. Now that most businesses are using some form of technology to run their business, losing access to those systems for any length of time can be a major problem. Today, we’ll take a look at the cost of downtime, what causes it, and how to ensure that you do everything you can to keep it from negatively affecting your business.

Even slight problems with your IT infrastructure can lead to costly downtime and setbacks you’d rather not have to deal with. Today, many IT-related problems can be addressed before they cause notable differences in your operations. All you need is access to a team of professionals like the folks at a managed service provider… like ours!

Managing a business requires skill, but it also requires knowledge of what to do and how to act in certain situations. Failing to have the appropriate strategy for the appropriate time could lead to poor decision-making, or worse. Today, we want to explore some of the important things a business owner should remember as they relate to your software strategy.

Your HR department is crucial to the success of your business. Still, since it doesn’t technically create revenue for you, it’s easy to see why some companies might spend money elsewhere rather than invest in HR spending. With the right tools, you can automate much of the work your HR department would typically be responsible for. Here are some of the benefits of automating your HR.

Your business should actively work to maximize its customer potential, and the only way to do this is through a customer relationship management tool, or CRM solution. If you’re using a CRM to the best of your ability, you can use your existing client base to make more money while also bringing more leads to the table.

One of the most exciting milestones a business can achieve is growing to the point where it needs a larger office space. While this is indeed a good thing and indicative of many of the most important parts of running a business going well, it can also be stressful to imagine how you’re going to move an entire IT infrastructure from one location to another.

You likely have employees who work outside the office at least some of the time, if not working remotely all the time. Therefore, you owe it to yourself and your business to equip your team with the tools and resources they need to be successful. We recommend that you carefully consider the technology you provide for your employees, especially when they work out of the office part of the time, as well as how your team will access these tools and resources.

What kind of cloud service does your business use, if it uses the cloud? There are private clouds, hosted and maintained on-site, and public clouds, where an external business will host and provide it on a subscription basis. While there are certain scenarios in which a private cloud is quite valuable, today, we want to focus the discussion on the more common of the two: the public cloud.

Running a business can be really hard and filled with difficult decisions. Some of the most important surround the policies that make it possible to retain your employees; and ensure that they are effective at the job you are paying them to do. In today’s article, we talk a little bit about how problematic it can be when you are forced to deal with a workforce that has a high percentage of turnover or employees that are too distracted and burnt out to be effective.

Operational challenges not only impede growth but can also give rise to a cascade of other issues that jeopardize a business' long-term success. Recognizing these challenges can be tricky in the midst of daily battles, so let's explore some effective solutions for common operational problems faced by small businesses.

Efficiently organizing your business is essential to boost productivity, cut costs, and achieve your objectives. This, however, isn’t always simple. Here are some recommended strategies our technicians have to enhance your business organization.

How successful your business is will ultimately be determined by its sales team. Your sales team, as talented as they are, will also be at the mercy of the technology they use to convert your qualified leads into paying customers. Let’s go over how you can use technology to support your sales team and ensure they reach their goals.