Small to mid-size businesses add much value to the communities they serve. They bolster economies, employ citizens, provide goods and services, and beautify Main Streets all over the country. Do you own a small business? If so, we salute you. Do you use cloud technology solutions to support the operations for that business? After all, just because your business is …
Which Industries are the Most Digital [Report]
You would likely be hard pressed to find a business in any industry in the U.S. today that isn’t focused on digital transformation in one way or another. But while those at the cutting edge are continually pushing the boundaries of what digital technology can offer, many others struggle just to keep up with the relentless pace of innovation that …
The IoT, Security and its Impact on Your New Car
Think “connected car” is just a buzzword? Think again. Gartner predicts that in 2020, 250 million vehicles will be equipped with sensor technologies courtesy of the IoT. Do the math, folks. That covers about one in every five cars on the road. And, as “futuristic” as the year 2020 sounds, it’s only four short years away, so it’s time to …
Why Deep Learning (and AI) Will Change Everything
There’s a lot of movement in the tech space today, as developments in AI, machine learning and now deep learning are coming at a pace best described as rapid-fire. There’s a substantial amount of buzz around that last term, though—the newest to the group of powerhouses with the potential to change everything. Let’s examine what exactly makes deep learning so …
Role of the Digital CIO: Lead, Challenge, Disrupt, Transform [Report]
It wasn’t that long ago that the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) was largely technical, dealing mainly with the delivery and maintenance of IT equipment. With the advent of the digital age, the CIO is beginning to take on a very different, and exponentially more strategic role. This role places them squarely at the center of the boardroom …
A CIO’s Guide to Mobility Governance
We live and work in a mobile world, there’s no question about that. As a result, the way we conduct business, is changing. All those devices that form the backbone of enterprise mobility—many of them falling under the potentially treacherous, still slightly “wild wild west’esque” BYOD category—can be great for productivity and employee satisfaction. They can be not so great, …
Big Data: From Buzzword to Business Staple
Does your company practice smarketing? Any plans to use the freemium pricing model for services in 2016? What about getting teams together to focus on growth hacking or scouring the headlines to prime your PR folks for the next newsjacking opportunity? No, this isn’t the Twilight Zone. Last year brought an interesting set of brand new buzzwords into the mainstream, …
How the Healthcare Industry Must Evolve for Millennials and their Children
While the attitudes, preferences, and needs of the Millennial generation have definitely been high on the minds of the business sector in recent years, they probably haven’t registered too high up the list of priorities for the healthcare industry. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, that’s something that needs to change. The oldest Millennials are now having their first children, …
Sharing: The #1 Reason Your Company Security Will Be Breached
Many companies are headed to the cloud these days looking for new and better ways to collaborate, store, and share information. Is yours? Whether you’re going the public, private, or hybrid route, moving to the cloud is a very popular decision—in fact, you’ll find 93 percent of companies share your strategy. Of course you didn’t adopt cloud because you wanted …
The Rise of the Toll-Free Data Initiative [and why it matters]
I was reading an article reporting on Verizon’s plans to start testing “sponsored” or “toll-free” data in the near future and it got me thinking. Why does this matter? Toll-free data? Do we need that? The more I thought about it, the more the rise of the toll free data initiative started to make sense—especially as a marketer. Here’s why. …