Technology Advice for Small Businesses

How “not virtualizing” is costing you money

You’ve probably had someone tell you before that “virtualization saves money.” But have you ever thought about what this actually means? And do you know just how virtualization does this? The truth is that, in this day and age, choosing not to virtualize can actually hurt your profits. To demonstrate this, we’ve compiled four questions… Continue reading How “not virtualizing” is costing you money

4 things to ask if you haven’t virtualized yet

For decades, business owners have considered servers, data centers and IT staff a necessity for operations. 20 years ago, no one would have ever dreamed of a workplace without these integral tools. So it’s no wonder that virtualization has taken so long to catch on. When your business has relied on certain technologies for ages,… Continue reading 4 things to ask if you haven’t virtualized yet

4 things to ask if you aren’t yet virtualizing

There’s no question about it, powering your IT equipment costs money. But the real question is just how much money? If you’ve never taken the time to run the numbers, you may be in for a big surprise. That’s why we’ve compiled four questions you need to ask yourself when you’re considering virtualization. Studies have… Continue reading 4 things to ask if you aren’t yet virtualizing

Ditch these 5 habits to boost productivity

Do you ever feel as if your “to do” list is never ending? Do you spend your days trying to keep pace? If you’re constantly feeling worn out at work and ever ineffective, there may be deeper problems at play than a long, bulky to do list. We’re talking about habits. And here are a… Continue reading Ditch these 5 habits to boost productivity

Productivity killing habits you need to lose

Do you ever feel like you’re just sludging through the day, moving at a snail’s pace and feeling completely ineffective? Next thing you know, it’s five o’clock and it turns out it wasn’t just a feeling, you barely accomplished anything. So what’s the problem? It might be that you just have some bad habits. Here… Continue reading Productivity killing habits you need to lose

5 habits that are productivity killers

In today’s world of ever-changing technology, information overload and endless to do lists, it can seem hard to keep up. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to just get more done? While there’ll likely always be tasks to accomplish and something to do, there are certainly things you can change to boost… Continue reading 5 habits that are productivity killers

Microsoft purchases Datazen BI tool

Every on-the-ball business owner knows that without business intelligence tools, it’s impossible to know where your company is doing well, where the flaws lie and which is the best path to growth and development. So it’s an exciting move for Microsoft to have recently acquired Datazen, a business intelligence and data visualization service that was… Continue reading Microsoft purchases Datazen BI tool

BI tool Datazen bought by Microsoft

Business intelligence tools should be on the radar of every entrepreneur. Without them, how can you know where your organization is doing well, where it needs to improve or how it is going to grow? Microsoft recognizes the growing significance of the business intelligence market and has just acquired Datazen, a three-year-old business intelligence and… Continue reading BI tool Datazen bought by Microsoft

Datazen BI tool acquired by Microsoft

Microsoft just upped the ante on the business intelligence front once again by acquiring the three-year-old business intelligence and data visualization platform Datazen. The purchase increases Microsoft’s hold on the business intelligence market, an area on which it is clearly already focused its free Power BI product for mobiles was released earlier this year. Every… Continue reading Datazen BI tool acquired by Microsoft

How to retain customers with email marketing

As a small business owner you’ve gone through the painstaking effort of making your products or services known to potential clients. Once you’ve managed to close the deal, the next step is to plan how to get repeat business from those clients. You can do just that by using email marketing to retain clients for… Continue reading How to retain customers with email marketing