When confronted with the advantages of cloud computing, it is easy to join those predicting that this method will soon become the default way to develop and use business applications. Web apps that are run on a Software-as-a-Service model are accessible regardless of the end-user's location and...
When a guy drags his overcoat across your sandwich, a crowded train is usually a bit overwhelming. However, I was recently riding a packed Acela from a customer’s site in Boston and had a good chat with my seatmate, who worked in a non-profit organization. Her job was to guide first-generation college-students through an unfamiliar landscape of […]
According to an Accenture forecast, the cloud computing market in the retail industry is expected to grow by more than three times between 2011 and 2015, from $4.2 billion to $15.1 billion. Retailers can improve almost every aspect of their businesses ... According to MintJutras, SaaS -based...
Today's work environments are not always as clear and simple as the classic office model, wherein all employees report to the same space at the same time. There are several ways to tie together workers who are scattered geographically, including through the use of enterprise applications that all...
When office interactions are fractured or siloed, it can be hard to think of the solution. It may be easy to conclude that the different departments of a firm are simply too dissimilar, and that it will always take a long time for employees to communicate and collaborate. Before giving up, though,...