Author Archives: Business cloud

Drop The Box: Is Synchronisation The Solution?

Drop The Box: Is Synchronisation The Solution?

The use of cloud services is rising continuously for both private and public companies. In fact, analysts predict a growth in the enterprise cloud market from $18.3 billion in 2012 to $31.9 billion in 2017. This rise of cloud services is due to the increase in the use of smartphones and tablets. These devices usually … Continued

Putting The ERP In Customer Experience Initiatives

Putting The ERP In Customer Experience Initiatives

How much thought have you given recently to the role your ERP system plays in enabling your customer experience initiatives? When you implemented the system efficiency, scheduling, and getting more flexibility were probably on the list of goals, but not necessarily customer experience, even though it is impacted by all the other goals. When it … Continued

Corporate Identity

Corporate Identity

What is a Corporate Identity? Corporate identity is about how you want your business to look to your target market – i.e. those folks you call clients or customers – as well as those other folks that haven’t become customers or clients yet…but you would like them to. This is generally achieved through the following: … Continued

HR, Payroll And The Cloud

HR, Payroll And The Cloud

Cloud systems have progressed from being the latest buzzword, to being an integral part of our day to day personal and working lives, changing the way we communicate not just with our loved ones, but our colleagues and business partners too. But more importantly, it’s changed the way in which we work, and this is … Continued

The Revolution In Online Bookkeeping: Counting On The Cloud

The Revolution In Online Bookkeeping: Counting On The Cloud

Unlike traditional software, online accounting technology provides the real-time controls and visibility needed to put small and microbusiness owners in the driving seat when it comes to their finances. The boom in function-rich cloud-based software is having a transformational effect on the vast small business community. Nowhere is this being felt more keenly than in … Continued

Top 10 ways to keep your computer cool

Top 10 ways to keep your computer cool

Keep it clean It’s especially desktops that tend to moulder under desks, their innards becoming clogged with dust, dirt and errant hairballs. Before trying anything else, we’d suggest you open up your PC (or laptop, if possible) and have a go at removing potentially several years’ worth of debris. Dust clogs the fans, and can … Continued

Skills Required To Land A Competitive Job In IT

Skills Required To Land A Competitive Job In IT

Experts from the HR department at social recruitment platform jobandtalent have evaluated the IT skills most sought after by employers when recruiting for top paid positions. Jobandtalent currently hosts over 30,000 IT jobs, and sources IT talent for industry leaders such as Accenture and Clifford Chance.   The salary of IT professionals varies, with more … Continued

Disaster recovery: time for SMEs to look to the cloud

Disaster recovery: time for SMEs to look to the cloud

With businesses of all descriptions now completely dependent on IT and telecoms to keep functioning, the need for a disaster recovery plan, no matter what size the business, has never been more compelling. Smaller businesses, lacking the standby facilities and support services enjoyed by their larger counterparts, can be hit particularly hard. Downtime is one … Continued

Hottest IT Skills in 2013 – Cloud, Mobile and BI

Hottest IT Skills in 2013 – Cloud, Mobile and BI

While cloud computing is in first place among the technologies of interest to the corporate sector, the industry is a struggle for professionals in this field. In 2012, more than 1.7 million jobs in the field of cloud computing remain unoccupied, according to analysts firm IDC. The reason for this is lack of qualifications and … Continued

Why The CRM Wars Matter

Why The CRM Wars Matter

The battle for market share between the leading vendors of CRM systems may not appear to be something you should worry about, but it could affect far more than whose logo you see in your system. While we focus on the developments in mobile and Cloud, a war is brewing under the radar as CRM … Continued

Clearing The Path Towards Collaboration And Communication

Clearing The Path Towards Collaboration And Communication

Clearing The Path Towards Collaboration And Communication In The Multi-Generational Workplace The advances being made on the technology side of business, such as cloud, social media and smartphone apps often have to stop and wait for the human side to catch up. Resistance, fear and inertia are rampant in companies whose managers and senior decision-makers remain … Continued

From Big Data Farmers To Role Specialisation

From Big Data Farmers To Role Specialisation

One hundred years ago, in 1913, Henry Ford invented the assembly line. By introducing role specialisation and division of labor, Ford reduced the time it took to build a car from 12 hours to 30 minutes. And he opened the door for a new and different kind of economy. Without role specialisation, one person is … Continued

Is the Cloud ready for Mission Critical Apps?

Is the Cloud ready for Mission Critical Apps?

By Vic Nyman “Cloud Computing!”  Is it the savior of IT or the bane of our existence?  Cloud computing has extreme potential, especially for achieving operational efficiencies and cost savings.  Unfortunately, with that potential is the potential for business disaster – outages in places you can’t control impacting customer satisfaction or even sales results.  Imagine … Continued