What’s holding back your company?
What’s the one thing that, if mastered, would dramatically accelerate your business processes and virtually eliminate poor decisions?
> It’s a game changer for small and midsize businesses
What’s the one thing that, if mastered, would dramatically accelerate your business processes and virtually eliminate poor decisions?
> It’s a game changer for small and midsize businesses
If there’s room in your 2015 budget, a laptop purchase can be a great way to end the year and start the next one…or maybe you’re doing a little holiday shopping. Either way, there’s no shortage of options, which can be a good thing if you know what you need. How you use your laptop should drive all of your decisions.
> A list of things to consider for your next laptop (we checked it twice)
Microsoft launched Windows 10 last summer with considerable fanfare. What’s new? Well, for one thing, this operating system is a free upgrade for most of its current users. It includes new features like Cortana, a digital assistant similar to Siri and Google Now – things you’d expect in a new software release. It also includes a few things you might not expect, such as data collection and sharing.
> Which of these Windows 10 features should you disable?
We can’t add more hours to your day but we can help you to do more in less time with your SAP Business One software. If you’re not syncing CRM items with Microsoft Outlook, you’re missing out on valuable time-saving features in your business management software (salespeople love this integration!).
> Sync emails, customer information, meetings, and more…
Once the domain of science fiction movies, like Star Trek and Star Wars, holograms are now headed for mainstream use – at work, at home…everywhere! Microsoft HaloLens promises to transform the way we communicate, collaborate, and explore.
> What is Microsoft HaloLens?
There’s an alarming resurgence in ransomware attacks across the globe. In Europe, Australia, the US, and all over Canada, computers are being infected with this type of malware that disables files until a ransom is paid. In essence, your data is kidnapped.
> How to prevent ransomware infections
While I was having lunch the other day with the CEO of a mid-size manufacturing firm (we’ll call him Joe), one of our discussion topics was his firm’s history of failed enterprise resource planning (ERP) software implementations. Over the years, his company spent several hundred thousand dollar (yes – that’s multiple $100,000) on implementation projects that either failed or only partially succeeded. Being in the IT and software industry for more than 20 years, I’ve seen a lot of successful and not-so-successful ERP implementations. It’s become a life-long passion of mine to improve the outcomes. Eager to learn what I could from Joe's experiences, I pressed him for details.
> "It's not you, it's me!"
The key to success in almost any business is availability – customers can only buy products if they’re on the shelf. But if your production process is held up by supply volatilities or poor collaboration with third-party suppliers, you risk missing deliveries to retailers. And that could harm your sales and ambitions for growth.
> Collaboration is the key