Tag: Technology

Although cloud technology has existed for decades, a recent Sage survey found less than 30 percent of small business owners understand what the cloud is. Here’s a lesson in the basics.

For businesses looking to make or save money, there’s no shortage of technologies ready to help. Just as important as the technologies themselves however, is how they’re delivered.

VoIP may not be as current a topic as social media or mobile communications but it should be taken seriously by small business owners as a reliable tool to help with growth. Here’s how it could work for your business.

The bring-your-own-device trend has taken off, based largely on the popularity of iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. But the freedom associated with allowing employees to choose their devices comes at a price. Companies have opened up a Pandora’s box of potential technical issues, only some of which have come to light.

Local SMBs are failing to adequately protect themselves from rising cybercriminal activity, a new survey has found, increasing their chances of becoming victims to online data theft. Here are some expert tips for securing your valuable business information.

Mobility is one today’s most prominent business trends, and for good reason. SMBs that fail to embrace it will become increasingly difficult to deal with and will battle to keep their place on the map. Here are five reasons your business should go mobile.

Your business is growing. As you expand your product range, with this growth comes more employees, more data transactions and more historical information to store. There is more weight on the decisions you make, and you need to be more responsive than ever before. This is when you need to make some important decisions about some new systems for your business.

Digital technology has fundamentally changed the global economy, what’s less obvious is how Australian SMBs have embraced this shift and integrated it into their own business practices. Here’s a look at the five technologies SMBs will be adopting in the 2012/13 year.

Cloud-based solutions are being used by a growing number of retailers to support important business functions. While some concerns remain about data security and application uptime, there’s significant movement within the industry toward cloud-based, on-demand solutions – and it’s not hard to see why.

Whether you’re buying new business premises, investing in a new communications system or purchasing new business software, there is often a trigger that inspires the change.