Customer data is one of the most valuable resources in business today. It helps companies better understand their clients’ needs and interests. However, before companies collect, use, and generate revenue from customer data, they must ensure compliance with data protection laws.
Where you store your company’s data backups is vital to the success of your business continuity strategy. There are various storage media to choose from, but if you value flexibility and convenience, then you should look no further than cloud storage.
Data dashboards have become increasingly popular for businesses. These data visualization tools give you an overview of how your business is performing, and they cater to a wide variety of users, from marketing staff to project managers. Let’s take a look at how dashboards can support your business activities.
For years, big companies have been harnessing the power of business intelligence (BI) to improve business performance. And for them, paying experts to analyze large data sets is no issue. It’s different with small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). SMBs also store large volumes of data, but many SMB owners are wary of spending too much on BI. Fortunately, there are plenty of budget-friendly BI tools and resources available for your SMB nowadays.
Every technology you use — whether it’s a cloud-based program, a mobile application, or on-premises servers — contains sensitive business data vital to conducting operations. So how can you ensure the security of such data from cyberthreats like identity theft, phishing attacks, and other forms of fraud? Identity and access management (IAM) is the answer to this.
Businesses across all industries need to invest in technology to remain competitive. But because not all technologies deliver on their promised benefits, it’s vital for business leaders and/or their IT partners to make sure that their technology investments are worth keeping.
With the impending release of the Core 2 Duo processor, formerly code-named Conroe, on the heels of the successful Xeon launch, the chip maker's products are generating a new kind of buzz. It's the same kind of anticipation that was a given several years ago, before rival Advanced Micro Devices hit the scene with technology impressive enough to turn heads of corporate buyers and enthusiasts.
US itek lives in a world of declining PC sales. Yet business has never been better for the Buffalo, N.Y., solution provider and system builder, whose early foray into managed services is paying off handsomely.
The eight-year-old company, which derived about half of its $2.5 million in revenue last year from product sales and the other half from services, was in the red five years ago and struggling with a declining PC building business.
It is a good time for solution providers, particularly MSPs, to be on the lookout for merger or acquisition opportunities, but companies contemplating such a move should explore several ways to increase their value.
That's the word from Linda Rose, principal at RoseBiz, an Encinitas, Calif.
