Business Tech

Ageing computers and IT budgets for small businesses mean one thing: it’s important to maximise the performance of the systems in your network, using as few dollars as possible.

The cloud doesn’t have to be all or nothing. That’s why we’ve seen a lot of ‘hybrid’ cloud solutions recently. As the name suggests, hybrid cloud solutions are partly in the cloud, partly kept on premises.

For online stores, one of the most time consuming elements is arranging freight for purchased goods. A new plugin has hit the market, aggregating the best shipping price from a range of logistics companies.

The digital revolution has left many a time-poor small business owner struggling to adapt to new technology.

Are you using counterfeit software in your business? A surprising number of businesses are and may not be aware that their software is illegal.

The tide is firmly turning against the flexible work naysayers. For the director of end user computing at Dell, Jeff Morris, the workplace of tomorrow is really anywhere.

Google has today announced Australia’s most web-savvy towns with its second eTown Awards.

Online marketing is an ongoing process that requires regular time and effort, and fortunately you don’t need to be an SEO guru to improve your website traffic.

Most people associate a positive company culture with employee benefits, internal programs, and supportive leadership styles.

Humphrey and McDonald are 22 and 21 years old respectively, and after starting a digital marketing business together in their (early!) teens – barely out of high school two years ago, the pair were ready for their next business venture.

Nominations for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia 2013 program are now open.

We are in the midst of the next sea change and as this new wave of disruption begins to swell, Autodesk, like many others, is setting its sights on the cloud.

If you don’t start integrating cloud solutions and mobile working conditions, your business won’t last.

Have you fallen into the all too common small business and start-up marketing trap of saturating social media, without tracking your return on investment?

According to Gartner, two out of five businesses disappear within five years if they suffer a major IT outage.

Business technology has paved the way for flexible workplaces and a growing network of teleworkers.

Cloud providers can offer more flexible services at a cheaper price than most enterprises can achieve by amortising their equipment and maintenance costs over a large number of customers.

As the National Broadband Network rolls out across Australia, many small and medium businesses are already taking advantage of the services and applications available over high-speed broadband.

Deploying a document management solution will change a company’s processes, enabling easier document retrieval, improving regulatory compliance, and saving time.

Technological advances have now enabled us to communicate in a variety of ways – Facebook, Twitter, email and text messaging to name a few.