When you buy your PC at a big-box or office supplies store, you generally get one with a single hard disk. In many cases, that’s fine, especially given the huge capacities that are now available. But there are advantages to having multiple drives. One is obviously more storage. But an even more important reason is […]
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Avoid Information Overload Among Your Staff
Do not imagine information overload is new. Eight hundred years ago, Vincent of Beauvais, a Dominican friar, related to the challenge in his own era. Noting “the multitude of books, shortness of time[] and [] slipperiness of memory,” he set about compiling a three-volume, 4.5 million-word encyclopedia of all human knowledge to date. Today’s workers […]
How Small Businesses Are Using Generative AI
FreshBooks, a cloud-based accounting software company that targets small- and medium-size businesses, polled more than 1,000 small-business owners across North America to see what they thought the usefulness of generative AI could be and how it could impact their operations. If you’re still getting your head around what generative AI is, it’s a type of […]
Prudent Technology Upgrades Call For Some Soul Searching
By now, most business owners view technology upgrades as inevitable. Whether hardware or software, the tech your company relies on to operate will need to change slightly or even drastically for you to stay competitive. Strange as it may sound, technology upgrades demand a bit of soul searching. That is, before spending the money, you […]
3 Specialized IT Leadership Positions For Growing Businesses
For many businesses, technology has changed from something they use to something they do. When a company reaches a point where IT plays a central role in operations and productivity, ownership might want to create one or more leadership positions to specifically oversee tech-related matters and strategy. Often, this means a Chief Information Officer will […]