Picture this scenario: you hear about the benefits of the cloud, and you are then sold on its promise of saving cost, enabling agility, and fostering innovation. You get the buy in from your peers, as well as the go-ahead from management to proceed with migration. Some in your team will be excited, others will be worried, but you think, what could go wrong…
Texting can be very useful, even for businesses, if you follow these guidelines.
The time has come. We are all using apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and others to communicate, and while that has been the case for many years in the non professional world, more and more…
Microsoft Excel is an integral business tool. Some people relish the capabilities of Excel, finding it to be a useful tool that allows them to easily manage, report on, and illustrate tables of data. Others, however, find it tedious and are unable to discern what Excel can do for them...
As entrepreneurs, we've been through a lot and continue to face some unique challenges. The needs of people have changed. Trends have come and gone. The way we do business has, on a large scale, shifted to the virtual world.
Don’t let that scare you off from launching your business brand....
Artificial intelligence (AI) is what computer scientist Andrew Ng calls "the new electricity." However, despite its abilities and appeal, AI is not a fit for every situation. In my earlier article, I presented 5 scenarios to avoid investing in AI. To find out if your startup needs AI,...
Many smaller businesses, especially startups with limited budgets, tend to treat information security as an afterthought, a bell-and-whistle to be added later when funds allow. This attitude may have been justified 20 or 30 years ago, but the modern landscape of cybercrime, data security, and privacy is making that impossible now…
Leaks of customer data, corrupt practices by foreign agents, IT breaches. These are just some of the biggest risks that companies face with their third-party relationships. Despite the known dangers, few get it right when it comes to budgeting for their defense strategies.
That’s particularly true of mid-sized firms whose...