Surveys & Reports

BYOD Policy – New Report Says Think Twice!

BYOD Policy (Bring Your Own Device) is one of the critically important points in ensuring fully adequate and compliant corporate data security The statistics bring sobering news. Almost one in two company’s mobile devices gets stolen. For the ITC Infotech this is more than enough to conclude that ignoring solid BYOD Policy means leaving an open…

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SMB Cloud Success Underscored by New Trends Study

A new study from Techaisle shows SMB cloud success is growing for small and medium size businesses, and it’s just the beginning as cloud computing adoption rates continue rising. SMB Cloud Success Underscored SMB cloud success is underscored by 80% of SMBs in North America now indicating that cloud computing adds to continued business growth,…

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New Infographic: Keys to Telecommuting Happiness

Click for infographic Undoubtedly the Cloud has made it easier than ever for people to achieve a work/life balance through telecommuting happiness. Without the morning drive and battles with rush hour traffic, many workers find themselves happier working out of their home.  The feeling is under-scored by a survey last year by Staples finding that Telecommuters…

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K2 Enterprises Names Cloud9 Real Time AGAIN -'Top Cloud Hosting Provider' for Accounting Industry!

K2 Enterprises Announced its 2014 Quality Technology Awards, and the winner is …  Cloud9 has been recognized AGAIN as the 2014 Top Accounting Cloud provider by K2 Enterprises. The K2 Quality Tech Awards acknowledge accounting technology companies that exemplify quality in technology solutions for the accounting profession. K2 has been providing its Quality Awards for…

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Cloud Hosted CRM Systems Infographic: How and Why this is a Game Changer

Simply put, cloud hosted CRM is becoming a game-changer – – it’s easy to see why, as the infographic below demonstrates Many companies rightly identify their customer relationship management (CRM) system as an essential business tool. And in 2014, mobile friendly cloud hosted CRM systems are projected to increase in use over five-fold.  And because certain…

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The New Cloud IT Ecosystem: Hidden Complexity and Risk Assuaged by Due Diligence

The new cloud IT ecosystem has brought us heretofore unimagined capability and capacity for even the smallest of companies – newfound abilities to compete, build brand recognition and reach new market penetration. There are also new risks that must be circumnavigated … The old mantra for businesses, “location, location, location”, has given way to connectivity–…

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Customer Value Pricing: – Providing Greater Value & Getting Paid Equitably For It

Customer value pricing is one of the best and least utilized business financial models today, for professional services. Via this approach, customer value pricing is not only set based on the number of hours delivered plus profit markup, it’s also commensurate on the value of the service delivered to the client. Click for infographic ….See also: Taking Dead…

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Cloud Based Storage: New Intuit Infographic Says It All

Where’s the safest place to store your crucial business files and data? Not on your local hardware, which can fail, or in physical file cabinets. Nowadays, to insure you’ll keep them secure forever, you move them to cloud based storage. Here’s a new infographic from Intuit® Tax Online that demonstrates why cloud based storage is safe,…

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Cloud Risk? | IDC White Paper Assessment: – Not Using Cloud Now Main Risk to Business Productivity

According to a new report (below) from a prominent market intelligence think tank, Not using Cloud is now the greatest cloud risk to business productivity “Cloud risk hype continues to mount,” reports David Bradshaw, a market researcher at International Data Corporation  (IDC), “But underneath the hype, enterprise IT really is evolving. There are essentially two categories…

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Cloud Computing Anxiety: Overcoming Your Fears of a New Paradigm

Pavlov and Cloud Computing Anxiety: How Might We Ever Reconcile Our New Paradigm Fears & Phobias? It is intriguing to ponder why some wrestle with cloud computing anxiety and the new paradigm of cloud-based data management. It often seems more secure to have our most important files and software applications in close physical proximity to our station where we…

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