Business Tech

While large businesses still garner a lot of attention from cybercriminals, the reality is that SMBs are also increasingly becoming targets for cyber-attacks.

Amid all the discussion around big data over the past few years, there’s a more fundamental question businesses need to be asking themselves: Do I know where my company’s data is residing?

While big business is all over its back-up and redundancy strategies, SMEs are all too often, not giving full consideration to what could happen should disaster strike.

Teleworking. It’s a word you hear more and more often in business circles. Not quite on the bandwagon yet? Now’s the time to get on board.

The introduction of a multi-channel strategy may initially appear dauntingly complex as it potentially incorporates seven categories of channel.

V8 Supercars is now using Microsoft Office 365 to support its highly mobile and often far-flung workforce. Here’s what your business can take from their story.

Here are some strategies and tools for keeping costs down while staying connected.

It’s exhausting and, quite frankly, impossible to be across every technological development but it’s important to keep your finger on the pulse. If nothing else it could save your business a lot of money.

Over time, your web hosting needs may change. But if you’re not an experienced user, it can be difficult to figure out whether you really have outgrown your hosting service.

It wasn’t that long ago when the idea of bringing your own smartphone or tablet to the workplace or using them to shop online from the comfort of your lounge was unthinkable.

It’s hard to keep track of all the incredible apps that are being released every day. Here’s a quick roundup of the latest Android apps that might be handy for your business.

The importance of using technology to improve your business can not be overstated and doesn’t necessarily require any major upheaval or stress.

Industries as diverse as software, real estate services and even manufacturing are moving towards the subscription economy. Here’s why you should take advantage of this.

We are merely scratching the surface when it comes to how SMBs will be able to leverage technology to boost profitability and agility.

2013 is going to be a big year for communications technologies, with the further rollout of the NBN and mobile taking over search. With that in mind, MyNetFone identifies top telco trends for SMBs to watch in 2013.

Stretched for time, money and resources – getting new ideas off the ground is often the last thing on an SMB’s priority list. How then should smaller companies approach innovation in the digital age?

This is the decade of The Cloud. Cloud is the most transformational force shaping business today. It breaks down geographic barriers and allows every small business to address a much larger market and become a multinational.

Mobile is slowly overtaking desktop computers as the primary technology used to access the internet. This can be a cause of concern for the majority of Australian businesses, including franchises, which do not have a mobile ready website.

Social business refers to this new paradox that we are all facing as small business owners. The way we do business has changed. Our customers want to connect with us in their preferred channels – not ours.

In October, I was fortunate enough to attend the International Search Summit conference in New York. For those who have not yet attended an ISS, make sure you put it as your New Year’s resolution for 2013.