Understanding the nuts and bolts of your IT investment and knowing how your staff uses it should be a priority. In order to keep your pulse on your IT investment and make good technology choices you must communicate with your employees. Ask the staff members using the systems how well...
TechRec: MobiFlex™ Offers Cheap & Fast “Roll Your Own” Mobile Apps to Small Businesses
There is no denying that mobile applications are changing the way businesses operate and the way consumers make purchasing decisions. Traditionally costing anywhere between $10,000 to $50,000 to create and taking months to implement – custom apps seemed to be a marketing tool exclusive to large organizations. Now, thanks to...
The Launch Pad’s ZenTechnology Reality Checklist | Part 9: Do you have a data storage plan in place to satisfy search, retrieval and compliance requirements?
Emails, IM, documents, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations are the very lifeblood of your business, yet managing the vast quantities of this information has become a daunting task. Keep too much information for too long and your IT systems become overburdened and response times slow. Purge too much information from your...
Easy-to-be Green; The Launch Pad’s Green Printing Quiz
If you think your businesses printing practices can't "Go Green” think again! By implementing a few simple and easy printing tips & tricks your organization can drastically reduce its carbon footprint and save a ton of money in the process! Take a few minutes to take our Green Printing Quiz. Simply...
The Launch Pad’s ZenTechnology Reality Checklist | Part 8: How can you be sure your IT equipment and services are adding value?
When it comes to evaluating IT investments, you could look at invoices but that only tells you how much money you've spent. It doesn't reveal if the investment is delivering value to your business. You can examine IT expenditures from one year to the next, but that only reveals if...