Author: Melissa Anderson

As the workplace proceeds to move from email and audio conferences to company applications and video-enabled conferences in lockdown circumstances, the driving force behind the digital conference experience continues to emerge – in large conference rooms with high demands. Even in many home offices, digital conferences are not just a trend but the need of the hour. 

Benefits Of Digital Conferences

• Ideas – provide a canvas for multiple people to draw, annotate and paste content (such as images, files, etc.).
• Workflow management – define processes and integrate content from external applications.
• Agile process management – provide templates for establishing and managing agile workflows (such as Kanban charts and swim lane charts)
• Meeting supplement – provides a virtual canvas for notes, action item capture, or a place for ideas or topics for further discussion during the meeting.
• Virtual notes – provide a place to capture, organize and store notes generated during meetings or events.
• Presentation development – support exporting whiteboard to PowerPoint and other applications

Many applications are also integrated with content repositories such as Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive to insert content into a virtual conference or store it in a file-sharing or team space (Microsoft’s whiteboard application is integrated with Teams). Most applications also allow the insertion of content from various external sources (such as videos, images, websites, etc.) and integration with project management applications. You can learn more about these new digital platforms by attending a digital festival. There is a wealth of new tech knowledge out there if you know where to look!

Intelligent Conference System

The primary function of the conference system has realized the leap from manual to electronic intelligence. The conference system has also developed from the original analog approach to the current all-digital conference system. 

Through a centralized controller, the microphone, sound, and convenient management of equipment such as projection, etc., to achieve intelligent control of various equipment in the venue. Through a unified software system, to achieve unified management of meeting processes, information release, and meeting information has become the mainstream of customer needs.

The Integration Of Conference System And Remote Video Conference System Will Be Further Improved

In recent years, as communication infrastructure has become more and more complete, the communication bandwidth bottleneck that initially restricted the development of video conferencing systems has been broken, and remote video conferencing systems have achieved rapid growth. However, face-to-face discussions and exchanges are still the most efficient and reliable way of communication. Therefore, it is imperative to upgrade the products and technologies of the conference system. 

The improvement of the degree of integration between the two can create more business opportunities for companies with independent core technologies to increase their market share.

Market Competition Tends To Be Fierce, High-end, And Comprehensive

In recent years, with the rapid development of the overall technological economy, it is well-known and has accelerated the pace of entering the market. Domestic companies are continually improving their research and development capabilities and technical product content by attending startup conventions. Therefore, future domestic market competition will become more intense. 

At the same time, due to the high-end market profits, high-tech, high-end customers, the market will become a significant domestic and foreign manufacturer to expand the main areas of competition and competitive manner embodied in the digital conference system series software on parts and hardware products.

Technology changes lives. Some people predict that the future life of humanity will be full of technology and born of technology. The development of all aspects now has such a sign. The intelligent conference system is rising rapidly, attracting more and more people’s attention, especially favoured by significant enterprises. We can boldly predict the smart conference in the next few years. The development trend of the system:

IT and business executives should actively investigate digital conferencing applications to improve collaboration between virtual teams. These virtual meeting applications’ ability to create shared workspaces without sharing hardware is desirable for meeting home workers’ collaboration needs and a future need.

Starting a business is just a half of the battle; the other half is the maintenance, expansion and diversity. Increasing your customer base and your level of functioning will help to reach your goals.

So after a start-up, the next important thing is to expand your business, make it reach a vast number of customers, and reach out to the potential ones. Then, it’s important to convert your customers into repeat business!

Growth And Expansion

After integrating into the market in the initial stage of the launch, growth is the next step. As more and more customers emerge, continuous improvement of your solutions should become a priority. By customizing products, you can maintain customers and attract more people who want solutions.

The growth of start-ups can sometimes be speedy. If angel investors like your business ideas, some companies want to include their start-ups in their activities, and even the public likes and recommends it, then the growth from one month to the next may be too high.

The structure needs to be activated at this time to keep up with so many changes. Hiring more employees, and ensuring the employees that you have are highly skilled is important. Performance management training and development can help your employees exceed expectations during this busy period of growth.

Can You Make Your Business Go Global?

Expanding your business into the international market opens doors to a larger consumer market. Entering the international market is a huge business decision that can bring many benefits to your company. The importance of globalization will only continue to increase, and companies with international businesses will have a competitive advantage over their rivals. Exporting will help your company grow, achieve market expansion, and increase profits.

Before reading further, you should know that before you start to expand your market, you should get a feel for it to see if your product or service is in demand in the specific target market you plan to enter. To succeed in entering new markets, you must also be willing to invest time and money. Develop a sound strategy and conduct necessary investigations and studies, which will help to set your business’s sales goals and determine the market where your business is most likely to succeed.

SWOT Analysis

When choosing to enter a new market, you are allowing yourself to obtain higher profit margins. It becomes more and more important to do a SWOT analysis of a market you are trying to enter; this also helps you know your potential customers and gives a blueprint of your market base. 

Before choosing to expand your business, take a moment to make a trade-off between potential sales and the costs and risks of entering a new market. This decision should not be made lightly. If your business is performing exceptionally well and if your employees are willing to put in the effort, globalization could be the best thing for the growth of your company. A certified performance consultant can help you analyze if your business is ready. If you have a careful plan, you and your business will be financially successful. A SWOT analysis worksheet is a tool for analyzing the market and its scenarios. It is used as the basis for strategic planning, from simple businesses to large enterprises.

Analyze the four factors: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the company’s internal and external environment.

Diversify Your Company

Don’t just seize one business market. A search for potential customers and expanding your area of business enables your company to respond to the existing opportunities in multiple different markets and will not be completely restricted by changes in the market in one country. The local market fluctuates. When you sell in multiple markets, you will not be completely affected by changes in any one market. This will help your business flourish when your competitors’ markets decline.

Every ten years, a new IT program, or a gadget, or anything that involves technology, is given birth. Sporadically, it gets to branch out to different types per product. And while that happens, innovation after innovation tends to surface making a computer product much better than ever. This time around, it’s about something that helps our hearts from the inside. While it is hard to keep up with all of the latest trends, one that had gone through ground-breaking transformations are the virtual machines turning into containers. This goes the same with containerisation.

What are containers, and how does containerisation happen?

Let’s say I am doing a webpage for a cooking website in which a series of apps altogether are being used simultaneously. In my webpage, a guest may access freebies such as Recipes under 5 minutes, The ABCs of salt, etc. And so, there are pages that I use for making the actual webpage. And there’s a specific app for setting up the membership, that will surely involve payments. So, if you use containers, the program that you are using is in an invisible container. So that one page doesn’t necessarily have to be affected when a user just wanted to take a look at videos on how it’s being done rather than reading. So, what happens is, sitting in front of the computer watching a video may be done through the app being in a container, dependent on other programs.

This makes containers beneficial to web developers because it breaks the apps into smaller operating systems that are easily manageable. You may also consider them as the lighter version of virtual machines, but with a lean system of requirements.

What else are the other benefits of containerisation?

1. Costs – Since it makes everything in its simplest and that direct, it need not go through a set of connectors and other servers, this makes the costs for transport a whole lot less.
2. Availability – because the containers are still like virtual machines, they weigh lighter and thus, offer major benefits. They virtualise at a higher level than VMs.
3. Enhanced Productivity – Containerisation promotes a fast-developing environment while providing a platform for developers with a new level of efficiency.

Containerisation as a major innovation

Because of its ability to help simplify the process of installation while decreasing dependency errors, giving you much-needed leeway when having your applications installed. On top of that, containerisation avoids major headaches in development for projects that need to be on more than one platform, so instead of developing an app for Windows PC, then having to rewrite it for Macs, we just need to containerise the Windows app, and it will be able to run on Mac structure as is. Containers are often used in cloud computing, which is a new and emerging field of Information Technology. Developers often upload their containers onto Docker hubs to share their projects for download. An example would be toolkit developers Operatr, who have a docker hub for Kafka monitoring.

The big question is if it’s the future of virtual computing.

As we have mentioned earlier, containers are still virtual machines with great upgrades. While virtual machines require hardware,  containers applications are run straight to the server that hosts them. This gives you a hint that containers should be fast enough than virtual machines. And this is because of the limited overhead.

While we’re at it, people are curious as to if containers are better than virtual machines. That would be a YES since it enables a user or a company to load a lot more applications into a single physical server. Also, VM’s had to take up several systems resources. It runs a full operating system copy and the virtual copy of all the hardware that the OS needs to run.

To conclude, whether you’re using Docker containers or not, you can run an app depending on whether it is in a virtual machine or on bare metal. Just like any decision made at the data centre, align the path you want to take with your business. If you’re wondering whether containers work well with virtual machines, they can run without them. 

The economy in 2020 is exciting, but at the same time, crucial for multiple markets. Growth on the global scale is predicted to bottom out. But, the growth in 2020 would be towards global growth consolidation, rather than a complete recovery in all aspects. These are loosely built on 

• The turns in the tech cycle, worldwide
• US-China trade tensions 
• Macro policies
• A declining USD

There is a caution based on the re-escalation of the US-China tensions. Also, the slowdown of the Chinese economy may worsen putting out more danger, along with a credit crunch on a global scale. 

If the ECB and the FED decide to run their economies hotter than earlier, 2020 may be a watershed year. Let’s look at the trends concerning major markets: 

United States

The pace of the US market growth is expected to follow the slow form it has been taking, throughout the first half of the year. The national election is coming up and at the same time, there are real tensions between the US and China. The uncertainty factor as far as the business environment and economic policies remains higher. But at the same time since the consumer fundamentals are strong, inflation might not pick up as high as expected by the Fed.

China 

The GDP growth of China is expected to go at a slow pace below 6%. 2019 was a tough year, but 2020 is expected to remain the same. Growth stability and financial stability are going to be a challenge for one of the biggest markets in the world. The slowdown in the growth has been continuing because of some reasons such as rising bond defaults, fiscal condition, lesser property investment, etc. 

Eurozone

The growth of the Eurozone is expected to be below trend and the inflation might not touch the target in 2020. There are multiple signs of stability, which might slowly crawl the economy towards inflation. The UK has left the EU on January 31 and there will be uncertainty for quite some time regarding the trading relationships with the European Union. 

Japan 

The phase of the economic slowdown has ended thanks to the rebound of the tech industry. But there are some structural drags in the major economies overseas which will probably hinder significant acceleration in growth. The monetary policy is in a deadlock, but there will be good support from a proactive fiscal policy in the form of spending associated with the public sector. 

India 

Since the domestic credit conditions are tighter, the growth of India is set to slow down during the final quarter of the year. The GDP growth is expected to be on the downside again at 5.5%. In the close term though, the prediction of inflation given by the RBI might be overshot, owing to the food price inflation and supply-side shocks. The RBI might ease in the second quarter of the year however more weight is on the fiscal policies to result in growth. 

ASEAN

Thailand is expected to come out with a GDP growth well below the potential, at 2.7%. Indonesia has some uncertainty in the structural reform implementations and it needs to be cautious of the macro policy mix in the shorter term. In the Philippines, there could be a V-shaped growth that is backed by more powerful public investment and an overall strengthening of the domestic demand. 

There are plenty of bad business partners out there and they happen to come in all shapes and sizes. If you are worried about whether your business partner is ruining your organisation – this is the article for you. 

It doesn’t matter what kind of industry you are in, bad business partners are everywhere. For example, when I used to work as a handy-man, I had a partner that was responsible for all our products. He would order things like traditional timber oil and paint. But after a few years I realised that he had worked out his own deal with a supplier. The deal was as follows: he would order large amounts of Interior furniture stain and get a cheaper price – so he could keep the balance for himself! Talk about a sneaky set-up.

Bad business partners can be anything from outright liars to complainers and those who are reluctant to communicate. It is usually really obvious that they are a bad business partner, however, other times you may not even realise that they are slowly draining the company of both energy and profit. If there are no concrete problems (such as fights), it can be hard to notice that you have a bad business relationship. 

Here are a few signs that you have a business partner that will destroy your business.

They are not solution oriented

If your business partner loves to bring problems but never has any solutions, then it can be a sign of a bad partner. It’s normal for people to have the need to vent, but if your partner seems to do it all the time (and you have passed on positive thinking plenty of times to no avail) then you may need to find another partner.

Your partner has financial skeletons

We have all made bad financial decisions at one point or another – that doesn’t necessarily make anyone a bad business partner. It might, however, if there is a long history of poor credit, if the partner has been banned from running a company before or if they have had more than one bankruptcy. They should be willing to be honest with you about their history, but if you find out later that they haven’t been, this can indicate you are working with someone who is not honest. 

Different values

You don’t need to have the same values to work well together. But sometimes it can be good to have different perspectives – like the yin and yang style partnership. Communications need to be open, and you need to ensure that you understand your partner’s communications style. You should agree on two things: one is finances and the type of work that you are willing to take on. If you are disagreeing over things like bonuses or expenses, or if your partner is focused on one thing only (such as profit), then it can definitely be a doomed partnership. Having a shared vision is important to achieve your vision. If you are too far apart on certain issues, and neither are happy to budge, then it may be time to go your separate ways.

Your partner won’t sign a partnership agreement

Partnership agreements can give you a roadmap of your partnership and they can be useful when dealing with a bad business partner. It will map out the partners’ roles and an exit strategy, should the partnership go sour. If they are not happy to sign an agreement, then it can indicate they are either hiding something, or they already want to get out of the business. Worst case, this means they are not serious about the partnership. If they won’t sign an agreement, don’t mess around and give you excuses. Instead, move on to a better business partner.

Are you doing all the work?

If you both have equal skills, but the work ethic is not equal, that should be considered a big red flag. Your partner doesn’t need to be a full-on workaholic however, the work needs to be shared equally among the two. If your partner is sitting at their desk browsing Facebook while you are serving customers, then it is time to say goodbye to this work partner.

There are plenty of business partners out there and it doesn’t need to be someone you know. Ensure you learn to spot these red flags, so you can find out sooner rather than later if your partner is a poor collaborator. 

There is no doubt that an apprenticeship can be a life-changing experience. You end up meeting some really talented people while getting the practical training you need. When I was studying I did an apprenticeship at an amazing IT support firm in Melbourne and it definitely helped my career. 

Earn while you learn

You can still enjoy having a social life but still be getting an income.  An apprenticeship starts off on a very basic wage, but the wage will increase once the first year of training has been completed. In my job, I got to do cloud data recovery tasks and I was making good money! Most times, if you are a good worker-employer, will be happy to keep you on even when you have completed the course. 

Receive recognised qualifications

An apprenticeship has different levels and each one last 12 months. Once you have completed you are given a certificate showing your qualifications that you can show to the future employers. The levels are as follows: level 2 level 3 and then right through to level six which is a degree level and then level 7 which is a master’s degree.

Gain independence and respect

When you are working in a company you will learn different things like how to behave within a working environment and how to take responsibility for your own actions. This will gain you respect within the workplace which will then give you the confidence and motivation you need to carry out your responsibilities.

Benefit from the ongoing and personal support

When you start your apprenticeship, you will be given an assessor which is responsible for setting out your work and guiding you through the course. They are there to answer queries you may have and provide you with ongoing support that will suit your needs. They are on hand to help whenever you need it.

Gain real work experience

School life is very different from the working life. An apprenticeship is a way for you to ease into the work-life while you have people around you to help and guide you along shall you need it. You co-workers will show you the ropes of what the everyday working life is so it won’t take you long to fit in.

Improve your employability

An apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to experience your chosen career and to make you more employable to other companies. Completing an apprenticeship shows that you can handle full-time work while also studying in order to complete the element of your course. Dedication is important to employers who will value your work ethic.

Receive discounts

Being an apprentice, you are still technically classed as a student so you are actually entitled to student discounts. This gives you access to cheaper clothing, work shoes any work equipment you may need etc. What you are entitled to will be down to where you are located.

Develop skills

When you start an apprenticeship, you might not end up having all of the skills that you need to go onto the chosen career. Most often you will be provided with an opportunity to sit the extra course or take certain skill tests which will enable you to move on within the business.

Discover your earning potential

Apprentices have increased the future earning potential from the course of their job industry. If you progress to a more advanced apprenticeship and complete it then you can earn plenty more than those who don’t.

There are plenty of ways that you can blog while you could just be sharing images of your pretty designs there is something else about writing some decent, vibrant interior design blogs. Worthy interior design blogs will have people commenting, sharing and just falling in love with. 

What does content-rich mean?

Content-rich simply means that your website is valuable to the target market. The best way to find out if your content is rich is to ask the question – “Will this content help my reader?”. For example; if your blog is solely surrounding all things coastal interior design, that content-rich would mean all the content relevant to this overall subject.

The How-To Post

It is important to teach your reader just how to do stuff that is related to what you are offering. If you are a paint consultant then you are not going to teach the crowd how much material is needed to re-upholster instead being a paint consultant you would be teaching the crowd how to estimate the amount of pint they need for a specific job like painting a room or painting a cupboard. You may also want to create a post on beach homewares and let your reader in on some hidden gems that sell unique coastal homewares for their home.

Behind-The-Scenes

Designers have sketches, mood boards and notes everywhere. There are also photos of certain items that you may be sourcing for the latest project that you are working on. You should be letting your readers in on the process in a visual way. This will help you to direct them over to your design service page.

Your Process

What is the design process you follow? How did you come up with this? I explain the whole process is going to be huge then you can consider breaking it up into several different posts which is a good idea to give them something to come back to get.

Top Tips

You have intelligence, and you know a lot of stuff from your education and experience. Share your tips online like how to measure a room, tips for picking the right colour etc. If you have some great resources that may be helpful to others, then get sharing.

Share Your Opinion

Share your opinions will show that you have something to say. If you are over mason jars, then write about how mason jars are off your want list and why. Do you have a better alternative to the mason jars that you think people would like to know about?

How did you start?

Include on your blog post just how you got started. What led you to this decision? What fuels do you want for interior design?

Answer their questions

If you have created a FAQ page, then you can use those questions in a blog post. You can then elaborate on the process or service but include their problem somewhere within that.

This is great to share with the readers’ because it shows different mistakes you have made and how they were addressed. You may not want to share your mistakes, but we all make them so share your error and how you fixed it. This will help others that are in your situation or those who want to prevent making the same mistakes.

Teach It

Write a post that teaches the audience. You can write a post about what steps are needed for you to accessorise your coffee table. If you have your formula, mention it and create images where you can.

Including most of these on your interior design blog will ensure that you have the best blog out there will many followers, sharers and more to come.

Technology Suggestions to use to Your Benefit

At the recent decades, we have all seen technology increase unbelievable amounts and at a quick pace. Too frequently we see a company startup with a fantastic strategy, considerable quantities support, and the motivation to match, but everything goes down the drain as a result of the company relying on obsolete technology. The term “tech” can mean virtually anything. This informative article will give you a few correct methods along with some strategic business advice for a growing company.

Communication

Communication is an integral aspect of your organisation and any of the top business advisors will tell you that. There is a great deal of approaches to communicate with your clients and employees. It is only a matter of what kind of communication will be the most valuable to your organisation. Some companies depend on the usage of conference calling providers because of their principal form of communicating. But whilst conference calling can be incredibly helpful to a business which has customers based in every area around the planet, this kind of communication might not be the go-to alternative for a local company that doesn’t have a vast area of clients; They might benefit from accepting walk-in appointments or communication through email. So have a peek at your organisation and make a decision as to what kind of communication will best benefit you and your clients alike.

Automation

This sort of technology may fluctuate based upon the systems your company is using. By way of instance, a restaurant may benefit tremendously by implementing using CMMS technologies, in which they could handle the vast majority of the backlog procedures together with the click of a button. But, based upon your company even just programming a computer software to monitor or document vital information can spare you and your company a lot of time.

Social media can be overlooked by businesses, though it can considerably increase gains and site traffic apparently overnight. Employing social media services such as Facebook and Twitter is a fantastic way to send your name out to the community you’re serving and may also function as a great way for your clients to communicate with you personally. But before you dive into becoming online and submitting, ensure that you do this. You do not only want to spam info regarding your business, but that will also be dull and you will most likely not receive a response out of this. Be personable, have discussions, and guarantee that the content you’re posting is both top quality articles and applicable to whom you’re working to get detected by.

Economy Online

If your company provides some kind of merchandise or solutions, a simple approach to increase earnings is to give your clients the option to buy these services and products on the internet. With how things are moving technologically, online shops, such as Amazon, are increasing exponentially with no indication of slowing. Why? Well, it is simple. Setting up an online shop for your company can be accomplished quickly and easily, and doing this can help optimise sales and create your product accessible to people who might not have experienced that kind of accessibility before. Ultimately starting an internet shop for the business is a great way to not just enable your own business but also help your clients.

Security

One of the simpler methods for doing this is utilising online cloud storage solutions. Using these kinds of technologies can assist with keeping track of documents and sorting information with little to no use. These solutions increase the safety of your business’s information since you’ll have choices to place passwords to get it and you may restrict who just can see this info.

Clocking in programs are basically electronic devices that enable you to acquire a precise list of your worker’s schedules. You don’t have to waste space with a board comprising everybody’s punch cards or will need to question whether an employee has been clocked in.

Previously, companies would utilise a ledger and also have workers write in their beginning and finish times. This was incorrect and might easily cause mistakes. While this is a step upward, electronic time clocks have been the new norm in employee time tracking.

Available with different input procedures, the digital device is typically put in a handy place where workers can clock in or out. Gradually, the data gets sent to the key clocking in programs.

How can using a digital time clock assist your small business? There are many reasons to begin using these devices to monitor worker’s hours, for example:

• Simplify the procedure to your workers
• Enforce your business time coverage
• Make payroll processing simpler

Workers shouldn’t have to take care of an elaborate time clock or need to fret about whether their time has been correctly monitored.

Based upon the clocking in programs which you employ, it is going to help apply your business time coverage. You’ll have an accurate list of their period, which may be added to their document, in case your time coverage includes penalties.

Employing clocking in systems makes payroll processing simpler. There are no grammatical mistakes or delays in processing. No more hassles with grammatical errors, flaws, or worker fraud.

Based on the sort of business which you’re involved in, a few clocking alternatives may work better than others.

In a workplace environment, in which the vast majority of employees will likely be operating from a pc or a telephone, PC based systems or a land-line clock might be a suitable choice. Though, this might not be as effective in an industrial setting.

For many companies, the smartest alternative is to utilise employee time clock systems which are simple for employees to work with and require very little time or chance for error. Including wall-mounted-clocking terminals. The most compact of these terminals is your biometric clocking systems.

With biometrics, workers have to put their finger on the speaker, and this can be connected to the terminal at a handy place — like the employee break area, cafeteria, or another place that employees have easy access to.

The biometric clocking in programs prevents friend punching and other sorts of time-clock fraud. Using a biometric scanner, the fingerprints are saved as calculations and kept inside the computer system. This increases safety and prevents workers from having the ability to deceive the machine. The data received by the terminal is downloaded into the machine occasionally and then be viewed or printed.

Adding another input approach will also help cut down on mistakes and apply attendance.

Biometric scanners aren’t solely helpful for employee time monitoring. It is also possible to use them for awarding and preventing access to several places, rooms, or doorways inside your offices or building. This offers you the choice to grant certain workers to access various places.

Together with biometric terminals as well as another time clocks shared, some companies might prefer to use cell phone clocking or text alert. These choices might be best suited to get a professional setting or a company which needs workers to operate off-site or out of their property.

Pick the Ideal Method for Your Small Business

How can you know which strategy to use to your industry? Think about the things which were made. The text and mobile alert could be useful for tasks that need off-site work. The PC based clocking or a land-line clock might be used for tasks and other office settings in which workers work out of a computer or telephone.

While those are great possibilities, the biometric terminal is acceptable for all environments. It may be used together with a few of the other choices, based upon what you require and the various positions in your business.

The biometric time clock programs only offer you the most convenient procedure for just tracking employee hours. Employees can utilise a clock in and clock out system within minutes. Therefore, there’s no wasted time spent with the clocking systems without a possibility for error.

There’s absolutely no reason to waste money and time on inefficient clock programs. Using a biometric terminal or some of those other possibilities, you can simplify the judicial process, remove human error or abuse, apply company policy, and save you from underpaying or overpaying your workers.

It is the ideal time for aged care providers to find new ways to make efficiencies and improve practices and standard of care for customers. To get you started, we’ve compiled our four best technology-inspired tips.

Digital inclusion for happy residents

Since Consumer Directed Care (CDC) starts to form both residence and residential aged care, suppliers will need to locate creative ways to vide care that is personal and meaningful. Because of this, many suppliers are working to market digital inclusivity, the goal of equipping disadvantaged groups with skills and equipment to realise the potential of technology.

As a standout attribute, residential health care providers are offering residents free facility Wi-Fi accessibility, while health care providers may provide a bank of shared devices and net access.

While some older adults might be resistant to using computers and other technological devices, the advantages of having net access outweighs any primary concerns. By linking online, care receivers can remain in touch with family via email and video chat, browse the information in large print, and play games and puzzles to keep their mind busy.

Social networking for promoting your business

Savvy elderly care providers are turning into social websites to help market their organisation and participate with current care receivers and their families.

Providers can get this free advertising tool to market specific facets of their maintenance, like sharing pictures from a current action or submitting info about an upcoming trip. This allows prospective care receivers and their families to acquire insight into whether an organisation is going to be the ideal fit. For families of present care receivers, social networking updates can offer relaxation that their loved one is in great hands.

Possessing an active social networking presence also highlights your organisation gets the staff tools to spend on electronic communications, differentiating your company from that of the competition.

Assistive and safety technology for more effective care

Assistive technology is a broad term used to describe any item or system that permits an individual to execute a job they would otherwise be not able to perform or improve the simplicity and security by which particular tasks could be carried out. Aged care providers may use these tools to better their care supply through the utilisation of tracking, reminders and prompts.

In cases where an individual is prone to drifting and disorientation a bed sensor can help caregivers point out risks where the individual has fallen out of bed, while GPS monitoring devices can safely monitor the individual’s exact location.

Other forms of assistive technologies may be utilised to assist positively affect a care receiver’s assurance, wellbeing and health. These may come in the shape of orientation clocks which help remove confusion around the date and time, and locator devices which help locate lost objects, like remote controllers.

User experience designed applications for greater employee participation

Technology itself isn’t a guaranteed generator of expansion or improved aged care. Any tech employed needs to engage employees and be simple to utilise. Without those factors, technology may get unused or underutilised, meaning any possible efficiencies or improved practices are missing.

Partnering with a software provider that uses User Experience (UX) helps to be sure the software includes a straightforward design and navigation, with all the most crucial information brought to the surface. By enabling users to browse the system with minimal clicks, employees have more time to concentrate on providing top excellent care. Selecting applications which was UX designed especially benefits employees who have lower degrees of pc literacy, as more intuitive applications require less training for non-technical staff members.

Chances are you already have a site for your little resort, or you might still be thinking about creating a website. In any event, you will stumble upon the expression ‘content management system’ (CMS).

Prior to the creation of CMS, resorts previously would have had to bring in third-parties to build and manage their sites and their Search Engine Optimization, and even successful, without CMS, actually just upgrades to a site might be both time-consuming and expensive but with the debut of both CMS and cloud technologies hoteliers and their employees is now able to make even intricate site updates cheaply and instantly all with hardly any training or technical skill. Boutique hotels in Hobart have long chimed in with this and have had a smooth flow of guests booking in at their establishments.

While all sites require a CMS, what decides which would be the ideal one for the little house comes down to its particular needs. Here is everything little accommodation providers will need to learn about picking out the finest CMS for their own property.

What’s a content management strategy?

To put it differently, a content management system (CMS) is a software system which lets you handle all your site content easily, with no technical skills. ‘Content’ comprises all of the components of the website – pages, pictures, text, and videos. 

In Wikipedia’s words, it is ‘designed to permit users with very little understanding of web programming languages to produce and manage content together with comparative ease’.

Why do you will need a content management system?

For the modern hospitality business site is an essential component of marketing and electronic marketing procedure. It helps hoteliers to promote their new and manage their own earnings and earnings channels efficiently and cost-effectively. Most of us know that content is the center of any site as it includes all info. Content Management System (CMS) allows hotels to produce and update the information on the resort’s website. Handling the information of any resort comprises incessantly handling and upgrading promotional material, bargains, discounts, booking information, reviews, maps, events, banners, local area attractions, text, pictures, site curls, resort suites, and metadata.

To be able to keep up with the rising competition, it’s unavoidable for the hoteliers to have a lively, incessantly upgraded with content that is useful yet simple to navigate a site. Social networking is a significant and extremely common instrument to promote valuable content among potential clients. With the increased competition among the hoteliers, it is now unavoidable to really have a successful and cost-efficient advertising strategy. A custom content management system is a very important tool of digital advertising and it ought to be given preference by the advertising managers. Content management system aids in securing rankings in search engines consequently increasing the company’s popularity and prospective guests.

The correct CMS lets you easily update your site on the fly, without needing to employ a site developer to assemble all of the components you want. In the long term, this saves you a great deal of money and time.

What characteristics should you look for in a content management system?

Your CMS is going to be the center of your little resort’s site, therefore it is crucial that you list out all the qualities that you desire, making certain it’s equipped to assist you to sell your rooms out online.

Have these in your checklist:

Easy to use

Using a user-friendly CMS, you will not have to employ anybody else to update your own site for you, saving you heaps of money and time.

Mobile friendly

A growing number of individuals are using cellular phones to reserve the hotel rooms. At the current day, service for mobile devices is essential for the CMS.

SEO friendly

Each the technical pieces (assessing your website design is nicely optimized and effective, letting you rewrite URLs, and ensuring that your page’s loading speed is up to level) ought to be cared for by your CMS supplier.

Web safety

Your site is the center of your hotel’s internet existence, and you need to protect it from cyber-attacks. Ensure that you ask your seller how they are going to guard your site.

Booking engine optimization

Having the ability to market your rooms on the internet is a must. Your CMS should permit you to incorporate with an internet search engine in order that prospective guests may certainly check your availability and make their bookings locally. In other words, your CMS help with the probability that the hotel in Hobart that you own is always jam-packed with customers.

User functions

Different user functions should exist so you can apply unique levels of access based on job function. By way of instance, you might employ a web programmer on a project basis to assist customize your site’s look and feel.

Fantastic service

Assess whether training is given, and how receptive their service team is. Consult their previous clients about their experience together.

If you are unsure where to begin, the best three CMSes that are entirely free are WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.

But, WebDesignerDepot warns that WordPress may be vulnerable to assault, whereas Joomla and Drupal could be overly complicated for simple sites.

As with any choice, it is important to consider some time, do your homework, and weigh your choices.

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Essentially, the main reason small to medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) outsources their IT department needs is because they encounter fewer problems. This is just the surface and a refined scenario of a complicated issue. Also, to settle on an adequate business choice in regards to outsourcing your company’s IT department or not, you have to support it with information.

An IT division is composed of a complicated area of hardware, programs, and networks of computers that enables you to execute critical actions for your business and operations like bookkeeping and monetary processes, customer relationship management (CRM), email, and making documents.

The progress of your business relies upon it having the capacity to utilise these things dependably and productively. For instance, it’s essential for companies to send and receive emails to speak with customers, workers, merchants and partners – to deliver the item and ordered services. To what extent can your business work without this critical service? Furthermore, you should have the capacity to get to the client’s data and financial information to maintain your company. Also to ensure these procedures, numerous back-end works should be performed like security, protection against computer viruses, backup and recovery of essential data, and server checking.

With this vast and vital operation, is it possible for an SMB to perform the duties of an IT department by themselves? Not without a huge commitment and investment hiring professional IT’s, the framework, time and money. Preparing IT staff, the maintenance for IT equipment and staying up with the latest are overwhelming for a lot of SMBs.

Here are the top seven advantages of outsourcing your IT department to an experienced and credible Australian outsourcing company.

1. Reduce and Control Costs

If you outsource your company’s IT department, you can reduce the costs by paying a for a monthly plan so that the prices won’t vary every month. You are additionally using their scale, lower cost of infrastructures, and professionals and experts. It could be costly if you have your own IT office to maintain. Qualified IT experts must keep up their competence in such level and also sufficiently paid.

Also, cloud-based services where you can lease pieces of equipment like servers, and even have them stored offsite and checked on a regular basis which significantly brings down the cost of investment for your IT department. All equipment has a lifespan or expiration when degenerates and stops working. Cloud-based services enable you to manage and foresee prices for these kinds of scenarios.

2. Concentrate on Your Business

Your company could be a law, bookkeeping, or construction firm, and you are most competent in these areas and not IT. Each business has limited resources; outsourcing will give you a chance to divert them from non-basic operations into functions that provide a more extended benefit. By permitting a qualified bpo company to manage your IT department, this allows you and your assets to focus on the regions that makes you grow and successful.

3. Most Current Technology Access

Certified outsourced IT centres deliver world-class learning and experience to your company on a regular basis. You will get access to new technologies and information that you might not have thought about before, and also systems and equipment that you don’t have yet. These devices consists of tested operations and procedures; documentation; and more organised strategies.

4. Monitoring of Your IT Environment

Regardless of whether you do have proficient and expert IT professionals employed, with an insufficient number of staff, it’s not be sensible to have them check your data and software around the clock. Qualified IT experts have the instruments and experts to do this, and can anticipate major issues with your IT condition and can settle them before downtime happens. Also, they would have the capacity to prompt you on critical future improvements to prevent downtimes in the future.

5. Limit Risk

IT services will maintain your everyday IT operations effectively and efficiently via automation using specialised instruments. They are in charge of confirming if the backups are correctly running, rolling out fixes, and reviewing stocks to limit the danger of disastrous events.

They additionally responsible of being notified of unforeseeable scenarios like failures of hardwares and backups, database corruption, programming crashes, and virus and spyware attacks, responding immediately to avoid downtime. A restricted in-house IT staff will be unable to react and deal with the issue as immediately, which leads to longer downtime, putting the production in danger.

6. Consultation and Future IT Roadmap Planning

Immeasurable experience working with various customers, businesses and enterprises, and in addition keeping current with the most recent innovations, qualified IT companies will notify businesses on their requirements in their IT departments in the future. This is through assessing the business’ development and IT needs, regardless of whether the organization intends to move or grow, or diverge into other markets. Technology is always changing, and it is hard to find out what a business will require later on and how those necessities will convert into profits.

7. Increase in Efficiency

As a result of the advantages listed above, your business will have the capacity to bring down its expenses and concentrate the things they do best. A qualified IT services provider can anticipate, avoid and rapidly react to major problems that could result in a disaster and more extended downtime. Also, you will utilise the most current innovations that makes you more aggressive by increasing your efficiency. With top of the line innovations, you can simplify operations and make them more effective and profitable, and your business will have the capacity to take on more opportunities.

It is a familiar problem: What hosting provider should I trust with my website? For programmers, bloggers, small business owners, along with many others, choosing a host is similar to looking for Mr. Right.

If done correctly, you can shell out a lifetime of enjoyment with a trusted and high-performing host who’s constantly available through telephone, talk, or email to respond to your burning late-night queries. But, rushing to a hosting connection without doing an information check could lead to feeling trapped, scammed, or extorted. Deciding on the incorrect host frequently ends with a cluttered, expensive divorce where you are alone, holding on to each of the documents that you used to discuss.

I am now in a great hosting connection, but I have been burnt before. I have assembled a step-by-step manual to discuss how I search for hosts – all in the name of assisting you to find a host you’ll love for a life.

Know Which Kind of Hosting You Want

Before you begin to look for a hosting partner, have a little time to consider what you are seeking to gain from your next connection. Just like light sleepers should not date people who snore, your requirements will have an effect on your compatibility with specific hosting providers and solutions.

An individual portfolio site does not require a dedicated host like a high-traffic, high-volume online shop dealing with timber products for example, which should not cut corners with the most affordable shared hosting program.

Shared Hosting Is Excellent for Small to Medium Sites

In shared hosting, several clients and sites share the identical server. On the other hand, shared hosting is a classic first-boyfriend material – easy and uncomplicated. Most first-time hosting clients must turn to your shared bundle when entering the hosting world, then determine when it is time to upgrade to a VPS or dedicated program to satisfy your growing needs.

From another perspective, though, a shared server is cheating on you with thousands or hundreds of other people. Since server resources are divided among numerous websites, functionality occasionally suffers as your site grows. If you are willing to get serious and actually boost your visitors, you likely won’t need to settle down using a shared hosting plan.

Cost, service, storage, and performance are important qualities to consider when searching for a shared hosting service.

VPS Hosting Offers More flexibility for Fast-Growing Websites

VPS, stands for virtual private server, is a happy middle ground between the casual relationship of hosting and the dedication of a committed host. The machine is broken into virtual machines, which behave as separate dedicated servers. VPS clients nevertheless discuss a server, however they all have much bigger parts and increased control than those using a shared hosting plan.

As you’re able to remove or add extra computing resources as required, VPS hosting plans are like dating around, in that you may have quite a significant connection with your principal server squeeze, but it does not mean that you cannot have somebody else on standby for when you’ve got an itch you need to scratch.

Our favourite VPS hosts generally include things like storage using high speed SSDs, or solid-state drives, as well as managed solutions for software upgrades and patches. Based upon your comfort level with all the technical aspect of things, you’re going to want to search for a free cPanel permit or complete root access. You’ll also see high VPS hosts comprise tracking, safety, and CDN solutions to help keep you around.

Dedicated Hosting Offers Maximum Server Resources and Security

Ultimately, you’ve found The One. High-performing websites require dedicated hosting, which involves using a whole host to power your site or software. As its name suggests, dedicated servers are prepared to wait on you hand and foot and also fulfill your every configuration demand. Clients have complete control over the doting structure, meaning that they are able to customize safety methods, operating systems, load balancers, and much more.

This sort of dedication does not come cheap, however. Dedicated hosting plans are very expensive, provided the elite hardware, managed solutions, and around-the-clock support. If you are providing a 24 hour service with a large business such as cranes for hire – whether it be for emergencies or a project having a dedicated hosting service may be needed. High-end hosting, nevertheless, includes numerous luxury features, such as automatic migrations and copies, dedicated IP addresses, and also choice of operating system.

Determine Which Sort of Website You Are Building

Just as the way the sum of anticipated traffic or host load influences the kind of hosting plan you’re going to want to locate, your kind of site will determine which attributes are important to possess. Some hosting providers, for instance, promote eCommerce performance while some focus on blogging and search engine optimisation.

Blog: Take a WordPress Internet Host

With WordPress lately crossing the 28% mark and powering over a quarter of websites online, the content management process is an easy choice for authors seeking to share their ideas online. Apparently every host provides compact one-click installments of WordPress, however, the top suppliers include updated hardware, unlimited bandwidth and storage, pre-installed applications, and committed WordPress experience and expertise.

Online Store: Look at a eCommerce Hosting Service

For much more than simply promoting your brand, an internet shop is a must-have for company owners. In 2016, analytics company comScore found that consumers purchase more things online than in shops. This is not limited to apparel but can also include hardware products such as glue laminated timber. Over half of the US population stores on the internet, so companies should locate a hosting company with powerful eCommerce choices.

The best hosts look after the extra security requirements connected with protecting payment and customer information whilst at the same time supplying beautifully made templates, accessibility to shopping-cart applications, and integrations with solutions like PayPal and email advertising tools.

Personal Site: Take a Low-Cost, High-Value Host

Whether you are sharing snapshots from a recent excursion to the beach or giving family and friends information about your forthcoming event, private websites still should communicate information in a visually attractive manner. Hosting clients do not have to crack open the piggy bank to make a gorgeous website – hosts entice beginners and amateurs by making internet hosting extremely reasonably priced and user friendly.

Just because you use these bargain hosts don’t presume that the providers will be subpar. Many offer unlimited storage, bandwidth, and email accounts to proceed with 24/7 service and internet advertising credits. To find the best bargain, keep a look out for hosting providers which have high-speed solid-state drives or even a content delivery system.

Business Website: Take a Host With Which You May Grow

Even in the event that you don’t intend on using your website to promote goods, your company is relying on the internet presence to improve brand recognition. It may be to gain traction as having the largest cranes or the best in interior design, either way having a reliable host that you can grow with is important. Advertisers can anticipate their enterprise site to increase 10 to 20% every month if all goes well, and that means you will want to get a hosting provider that may manage a booming company.

Ideally, a successful hosting connection is a lifelong devotion. On the lookout for a new hosting provider will be a nuisance, and of course all of the frustrations and hassles associated with moving domains and files. Rather than always seeking the next best thing, find a hosting company that’s in it for the long haul.

Small companies hoping to create waves in the online market are sending out leaky canoes in a hurry from powerboats, according to a recent report.

The Score Association, a Herndon, Va.-based non-profit company of small business advisers and advisers encouraged by the U.S. Small Business Administration, published figures last week showing just 51 per cent of small companies have websites, even though 97 per cent of customers search for products and services online.

Of the tiny companies that did have sites, 82 per cent weren’t using social media, 70 per cent provided no call-for-action to promote spending, 93.3% weren’t compatible with cellular devices, and 27 per cent did not even include a telephone number to make it to the business enterprise.

It changes by business, but the amount of men and women in the USA who store online is about 75 million. If a corporation or a small company does not have an internet presence, they’re missing a massive proportion of the populace that may be shopping in their shop.

Generally speaking, at Score, what we find most are small business owners seeking help with their internet presence only because they feel as though they do not have time. They are working 24 hours per day. There are not 27 hours, plus they do not contact as though they have enough opportunity to dedicate to constructing their sites.

Business duties apart, some entrepreneurs shy away from Internet commerce and engineering generally since they lack Internet savvy and are pleased to adhere to the service or craft website design which enabled them to set up shop in the first location, said Sarah Mayer, co-founder of East Liberty-based small business consulting company Up to Know Good.

We will get people who created their own company 30 to 40 decades back, and not only do they never have sites, a number is not accepting credit cards. 

Launched annually for a spinoff of East Liberty creative marketing and advertising agency Change Collaborative, up to have obtained its solutions to small companies in McKee’s Rocks, Millvale, Wilkinsburg, Mount Washington, Mount Oliver and Charleroi via a collection of temporary pop-up places.
While customers visit Up to looking for help with everything from business logos to overall craft web design, those looking for digital solutions consultations usually have sites which are not interactive and responsive, that absence email or telephone numbers, and therefore are thin on content.

The company’s recommendations include suggestions that the company use WordPress and other Internet development solutions to make easy-to-manage websites, to establishing Facebook webpages or benefiting from Google Analytics to find out what sorts of content bring clients. For anyone who has little to no internet experience, Ms Mayer urges hiring outside assistance to handle daily operations online.
Noting that Up to and its franchisees have generated over a hundred products, such as websites, for customers, Ms Mayer said a great deal of information given on the electronic services side was a lesson in advertising compared to one in tech.

I will sit down together and, apparently, have an image of this shop before it opens, choose one in the centre of the day along with clients to demonstrate progression, and place it on your social websites page.
The analysis poll also found that 91 per cent of customers that have a positive experience on a little firm’s site wind up seeing the small business.

The art world has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the technological evolution. Technology has become essential to curators and designers alike as they try to exploit the latest developments in the field for the advantage of their visitors and collections.

From the smallest organisation making use of a Twitter account to gain followers by sharing essential information to their community to larger firms, such as Kendal Museum in Cumbria, who digitised its entire collection exhibition showcases and introduced a new website to engage a bigger audience. The whole world can now connect with its strong collection of minerals and pressed flowers.

It is pretty exciting to witness large museums utilise groundbreaking advancements and innovations that are altering the way the art world uses technology to showcase its collections and reach out to visitors. Such as the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum in New York which has designed an electronic pen, which let the patrons gather data as they explore the museum. It also allows them to access an exclusive website after their physical visit to see what they have collected, and thus continue the museum journey.

With the launching of mobile devices, museums and cultural organisations found opportunities to promote awareness, make their collections more available to the public, and improve the visitor experience.

Finding new innovations on how to utilise technology has become a trend in the art sector. It defines how nimble an organisation is and how engaging the exhibitions are. Experts discuss that technology is something that needs to be carefully considered since it has the ability to modify the perception of a museum’s overall outlook. Technology can be applied to add in-depth storytelling to the museum and it is vital you look at your audience and think about what the public wants to see.

This implies that the new generation who is adept at the latest technology and gadgetry will expect that interactive technology will be integrated museum interpretation. Innovative effects will be applied to presentations and exhibits. As a society, we are using technology on a daily basis it’s part of our behaviour now. If museums so not step up and use technology to attract visitors and streamline their experience, people are going to look elsewhere and regard museums as old and outdated. Simply having wifi at the museum is a great step which allows visitors to stay connected and share their photographs and experiences. Bigger establishments like the British Museum utilise more advanced technology such as using audio guides to escalate visitor experience. As wearable technology and other smart devices are coming into the market this further adds to the need for convenience and reliance on technology. Museums and artists can definitely begin to take advantage of the growing field of AI and VR to really get ahead in the market.

Nevertheless, the latest conference held in Minnesota last month concluded: People first, technology second. The conference also tackled topics such as how to use technology to improve the society, social justice and how museums can use technology to help develop the lives of the people they aim to serve. Technology has altered the way people communicate and connect with each other and it is important that the art sector keeps up, museums are no longer just about sedentary museum display cases but there is an element of interactivity and greater involvement needed.

It has been a challenge for museums to integrate technology and relate to their communities. The advent of mobile technology forced the organisations to adopt allowing them to become more available by enhancing their website, developing interpretive apps, digitising their collections and making them obtainable to the public, allowing visitors to take photographs and sharing them online.

Having a flourishing start-up civilisation and many creative, talented minds, Australia is a great country with an abundance of innovative and successful small businesses. Regrettably, two-thirds of start-ups fold over the first 3 years of operation. To prevent becoming another statistic, you want a development mindset from the beginning and long-term company strategy to coincide. You want to make an operating foundation that’s readily scalable as your company develops. Investing in the ideal technology with the advice of the right business coach is the key to accomplishing this.

From the first days of conducting a company, you can eliminate tedious paperwork and unnecessary processes. However, there’s a stage where such manual procedures will begin to slow the company down, affect the customer experience and ultimately slow expansion. Unfortunately, several smallish companies underestimate precisely how vital technology is in conducting a thriving company when it is, in fact, the backbone for development. Technology should be integrated into every aspect of the business, from essential admin work to the business branding and publicity.

When a company begins to experience growing pains, it generally fixes one issue at one time, frequently throwing brand new systems and technologies haphazardly into the mix. However, this approach will create additional problems from the long term than it solves in the short term.

By way of instance, you may require applications to manage sales prospects, so that you get that. Then you may need a method to automate your advertising, which means that you invest in that. However, if both of these parts of technology are not able to speak with one another you are creating deposits of information, and a great deal of manual work and coordination. In contrast, you could invest in a compressive technological system with delivers both these requirements and more to create a cohesive system.

And, if you are wasting time on unnecessary manual procedures to keep the company running, that is the time you are not investing in developing the organisation. It means you are never likely to strike on the KPIs that you will need to achieve for the company to flourish.

How technology empowers small company development

The trick is never to get in a place where you are chasing your tail. Successful start-ups are automating procedures from the get-go and investing in technology which scales with the company as it develops. Consequently, they can attain such KPIs that propel the company towards a prosperous future. They are able to attract more revenue through the doorway, in a lower cost of doing business, while providing a superior customer experience.

Every step in the client experience — from advertising to sales to customer support — is a hyperlink or a rest from the procedure; a good or bad customer experience. Having the perfect technology in place, which may connect the consumer journey from beginning to finish, isn’t just about providing the customer with the very best experience possible, but it is also about conducting a slender, well-executed, workable performance.

Another plus side of getting linked technologies is that you also possess an entire information resource. You are in a position to observe a holistic, real-time view of the organisation, and make informed business decisions. Investing in technology means that you are creating a brand for your business that is forward and modern.

Technology has already revolutionised several industries such as the real estate industry, where the internet has become a vital resource for those looking to sell property. No longer do real estate businesses rely on traditional methods to operate, technology has facilitated no agent property sale which optimises efficiency and costs to both the buyer, seller, and agent. It is incredible how technology simply opens avenues for a business that were not thought possible, the internet especially links businesses with their customers more directly than ever before.

How can you know you are investing in the ideal technology?

Primarily, any tech you are buying ought to easily integrate with your organisation both today and in the long run. Decisions made today can’t have an adverse effect on your organisation tomorrow. This implies not jumping from problem to problem and fixing one problem at one time.

Second, if the tech is forcing you to modify your business processes (perhaps not for the better) take this as a warning and go through an audit to assess the suitability of the technology. Fantastic technology is readily customisable to match your business requirements and procedures, not the other way around.

In the end, be confident that you’re planning for expansion and potential future situations. Just because your business or surroundings is a specific way now, does not necessarily mean it’s going to be similar the next quarter. Never presume an Uber or Facebook is not likely to come together and entirely alter how you conduct business. Fantastic tech ought to be able to address your business issues today and continue in whatever way you want to go to evolve tomorrow.

Cloud technologies have created a level playing field and new opportunities

Back at the beginning of this century that the tech world was entirely different, and businesses were resistant to change and skeptical about the safety and usefulness of technology. Firms would run programs or applications from other applications downloaded on a concrete server or computer. It was rather costly and rigid, and for several smaller and medium companies, beyond reach. It was intimidating to see huge multi-national companies employing technology that was not readily accessible or easy to implement.

Times have now changed. The debut of cloud technologies has levelled the playing area, providing small company access to the same technology that was just an alternative to big business. Cloud technologies have democratised business applications and improved time management for small businesses, without the initial outlay or expensive ongoing maintenance, working on a yearly subscription fee instead. Small company is currently in a situation where you are able to compete with the big players in the market. Cloud technology has allowed businesses to be productive regardless of time or location.