If you are a regular reader of TSBB you will be aware of many of the benefits that the Cloud offers to small and medium enterprises. Chief among those benefits are the cost savings that can be made by switching some of your core business processes to the Cloud. The fun infographic below reveals why…
A report issued this month by Redshift showed that 43% of consumers regularly abandon their online shopping carts and over half do so because there was no support from a customer service assistant. These statistics highlight the importance of offline engagement to support online activity. As the old adage goes, people want to do business…
It’s tough running your own enterprise but thankfully there are a whole host of people willing to help you. Mentors are great but sometimes they can be a little bit old-fashioned in their way of thinking, especially when it comes to implementing new technology into your business for the first time. What your enterprise really…
The doorbell rings, which indicates our take-away has arrived. “Hello Mr. Töpfer, how are you? Had a great Easter? Could have been a little warmer.” We talk a little about the weather, I pay him and thank him for his service – I like my little conversations with him, he always has an interesting point…
Small businesses often take a lot of seemingly unneeded risks when it comes to data storage. Until they lose vital information that affects their business in some tangible way, many enterprises have a totally lax approach to data management. How would your business cope if your contact list suddenly disappeared because it was stored entirely…
Are you considering a job in the Cloud Computing industry? Because the Cloud is expected to generate nearly 14 million new jobs by 2015 there will certainly be a lot of opportunities available – but are you the right type of person for the job? Here’s a fun little infographic from DeVry University with some…
Many service based businesses rely on on their diary to manage appointments. Whenever they get a booking over the phone, via email, or in-person they have to update their calendar with the new event. That’s why the Appointment App from WinWeb is a great way of automatically scheduling your appointments via your existing blog, website…
Scanning the news this morning I found a great piece of writing by David Yanofsky on QZ.com (the pink graphic is from them too). David argues there are no technology companies anymore, or at least they should not be called tech company anymore. He is right. All the examples he gives show clearly that the…
Trust in cloud installations is more than having a signed SLA (Service Level Agreement). Can your cloud provider deliver on the SLA, how much of the IT infrastructure does the provider actually control? What about international installations, cross-border data applications? These are only a few of the questions facing the cloud client today. Forbes has…
Don’t let your lack of IT savvy be an excuse for not getting it right. This great article from The Age tells you what you need to know when it comes to building an IT infrastructure for your business and when to invest in new technology like cloud computing.
