Tag Archive for Business Technology

Why choosing the right domain name matters

  However, your business name isn’t the only name that’s important when it comes to achieving higher levels of success. Selecting the right domain name is equally important when creating and building a company that not only achieves, but actually exceeds expectations. Why? It impacts your SEO If you’re online at all, then you likely
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Getting to grips with the costs behind IT downtime

IT is vital to how we supply and support business services. If delivered effectively, it can streamline processes, bring about significant cost savings and improve productivity across an organisation. But there is another side to this dependency; one that is often less considered – the financial cost to the business when we lose those IT
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Confused consumers go backwards to the future with technology

Confused consumers are struggling to get to grips with modern technological advancements new research reveals. More than seven out of ten people say they feel devices such as smartphones and tablets have become far too complicated over the past five years, with users admitting they neglect basic IT security as a result. Three quarters of
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Artificial intelligence in 2018: Three things SMEs need to know

Over the past few years, we’ve all witnessed the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Devices like Amazon Echo, Google Home and now, Apple HomePod, have made it into millions of homes around the world. Applications like self-driving cars, smart-home security systems and intelligent refrigerators are also changing our understanding of what’s possible. Though emerging technology
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Questions to ask before investing in business management software

No matter what size business you run, you are likely to reach the point where you need business management software to help you keep on top of the demands you face. Although such software can help with a wide range of operations, from accounting to customer relationship management, it is only beneficial if you make
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E-commerce businesses: Advantages for customers and retailers in 2018

A person can reap enough benefits by choosing ecommerce as it is popular for delivering an extensive range of advantages both for the merchants and the retailers. E-commerce is actually the process of buying and selling services and products through electronic systems like smartphones or laptops via the internet. Before you get intrigued enough to
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Does your business need IT refresher training?

Setting aside time for IT refresher training can easily become one of those tasks that gets neglected but it’s a worthwhile exercise if you want to keep your business relevant. Employing staff who are confident using IT can give you a real competitive advantage nowadays. IT is also one of those areas where new developments
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SMEs can’t afford to hide away when it comes to GDPR

Football is full of funny anecdotes – only last week a player surnamed Watt was sent off because the referee thought he was being sarcastic saying ‘what’ each time the official asked for his surname. But recently, the incident that I’ve kept coming back to was former Leicester manager Nigel Pearson’s infamous ‘ostrich outburst’. Asked
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Five common traits that successful cryptocurrency traders have

Come 2018 and welcome to the CryptoCurrency age. Ever since the Bitcoin burst onto the scene in 2009, it has certainly revolutionised the way we see currency forever. People are flocking to purchase with what is the future of money as we see today. The market cap of Crypto Currency has skyrocketed from a few
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When is off-the-shelf software a better fit?

There are many benefits to having a custom made software application, but it is not always the best investment. There are lots of business scenarios where existing, mass-market products do the job so well and so consistently that there is no real need to create the same functionality in a custom solution. Generic applications can
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