Love it or hate it, but don’t ignore it: I’m talking about the cloud. While the business world has known about the technology for quite some time now, it has become familiar in pop culture only recently, and in a somewhat controversial manner. Following the mass notoriety of the iCloud hack last year, cloud technology is stuck in the headlines …
Will Technology Soon Become Invisible? SMACtalk Episode 7 [Podcast]
In the newest episode of SMACtalk hosts Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo tackle the topic of where technology is heading and why social, mobile, big data, analytics, cloud and internet of things are leading to a world where there isn’t more technology, but less…kind of. As technology becomes more and more a part of everyday life, there is an evolution …
Creating More Productive Companies Through Workplace Gamification
Futurist Faith Popcorn claimed that 70% of large enterprises are using some type of workplace gamification to incentivize their employees. Gartner has estimated similar numbers. With gamification of the workplace, or “enterprise gamification,” today’s companies seem to have found a way to make everyday business tasks more fun and engaging. Does gamification really work within an enterprise framework? It sure does. At least, …
As Leaders Push for More Data-Driven Culture, CMOs Better Keep Up
Data or intuition? That seems to be the question for many of our business leaders today who say they want more analysis of data, while still putting great trust in their intuition when making decisions. With Big Data finding its way into just about every marketing conversation, Chief Marketing Officers are forced to react to the trend for more analysis. However, …
What is Social Influence? w/ @iVidar CEO of @Meddleit #SbizHour (w/Storify)
Social Business Hour (@SbizHour) welcomes CEO of Meddleit Vidar Brekke back to the show for influencer month as we talk: What is Social Influence? Vidar was the 16th guest to appear on #SShour in 2014 and SbizHour community is excited to have him back. As always join the conversation on Twitter using #SbizHour and watch the interview live at Rachel Miller …
Patient Privacy & Data Security: Utilizing IT Vendors To Meet HIPAA Compliance & Avoid Risks
Many Covered Entities don’t have the budget needed for the equipment, systems, technology, personnel, and other overhead costs associated with maintaining an on-site data center. The high cost of a HIPAA violation — whether it has financial or legal implications — simply isn’t worth it. Outsourcing data management to a third-party data center partner should simply be a top priority …
Top 10 Critical Questions to Ask Your Colocation Provider
Whether you’re moving your IT infrastructure to a colocation provider for the first time or looking to switch to a new provider, finding the right partner to keep your operations running 24/7/365 is a critical piece of the puzzle. Working with a colocation partner can lower operational and personnel costs, increase reliability, boost performance and re- directing resources. Download this …
#CES2015: It’s All About the Big Data [#Podcast]
Sure Big Data isn’t a new topic. In fact the idea that we are making such a big deal about it is kind of funny because as enterprises we have been collecting, storing and inappropriately been using data for decades. Yes, we have more of it now, and more data means more challenges. However, our big data problem may not …
Can Productivity Tools Lead To Business Innovation?
I have spoken a number of times about small innovation being a big key to success in a fast moving society. While that’s true, we can’t ignore the fact that innovation, small or big, is not easy to achieve. Especially with distractions galore, it’s easy for productivity to jump the track. And today, businesses are more distracted than ever before …
Linking Social Listening & Big Data to make better business decisions SMACtalk Live Ep 5. (Podcast)
Episode 5 of SMACtalk Live (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud) had hosts Brian Fanzo & Daniel Newman welcoming special co-host Olivier Blanchard (@TheBrandBuilder) to discuss linking social listening and big data to make better business decisions. Listen to the newest episode here or click the here to listen on iTunes! Topics discussed on this podcast episode: Social Data: Changes to Facebook …