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Imagine this scenario: you finally realized your childhood dream of inventing and manufacturing your own line of bendy straws (we are labeling you as a “visionary”).   Within months, competition arises, but you believe you have the advantage of product design and costs.   Soon enough, you find out your competition is selling their product at 70% of your price.   No amount of cost cutting you can think of will allow competition with such a discount and your short reign as king or queen of the flexible-drinking-experience-augmentation market is over. Now you may not identify with straws but how about computers, furniture, or aerospace?   The truth is that competition in any industry will revolve around one central issue: costs.   These costs come in many forms but the one most often overlooked is efficiency costs.   My priority as a CIO or controller would be: how can I detect inefficiencies and more importantly, how do I fix them?   Both question...

The other day, I was having a telephone conversation with my father about cloud computing and how it can revolutionize the way business processes are implemented. My father, being a successful businessman for most of his life, was only vaguely familiar with what virtualization and cloud technology are and the benefits they have. I believe it goes without being said that cloud computing is the way of the future and if you aren’t comfortable with it upon entering a business setting, you will be left behind. Virtualization and cloud technology were recently listed as the #1 and #2 strategic technology trends way back in 2009 by technology research firm Gartner Inc. Based on that list; it appears that they were dead on looking at today’s current business environment and into the future. According to Wendy Perilli, a writer at Virtualization Journal, cloud computing, in its most simple definition,   is “the ability to acquire or deliver a resource on demand, configured however the ...

Straight Forward Analysis of Account Software in the Cloud After watching Apple's presentation of the iCloud services, I found myself marveling at the progression of a system I learned about in a computer science class. Cloud computing has moved from a distant IT concept to the newest addition to Apple’s ubiquitous ‘i’ brand.   Cloud technology refers to storing data, software and resources on remote servers which are then accessed as needed and it has been making waves in the business world for longer than you might think. Businesses are starting to realize en masse that ignoring the potentials of this phenomenon can prove costly. Though new to the consumer market, IT professionals have been throwing around the buzzword of cloud computing for years. The idea is nearly 50 years old, though only recently picking up speed for commercial enterprises. Following the example set by 80% of Fortune 500 companies, some companies have been flocking toward the technology w...

An Enterprise System is a system that focuses on the entire organization, not just a certain part or group. Enterprise Systems are an important element when it comes to the processes of the organization. They support the organizations by helping them coordinate and communicate “among different functions” (19) as well as make data easily accessible to everyone involved in the process. There are three roles in which Enterprise Systems are involved. Execute the Process Companies have become so dependant on Enterprise Systems because throughout the process they are able to stay organized and up to date with what they need to accomplish and how to do it. “Enterprise Systems help execute the business process by informing people when it is time to complete a task, providing the data necessary to complete the task, and in some cases providing the means to complete the task” (20). Enterprise Systems play a critical role in executing the process. Since the system and the process are connected...

It is common knowledge in today’s business environment that the market has gone global. Even small, seemingly local businesses have ties overseas and across borders. As businesses expand all around the world, the business processes grow increasingly complicated and complex. As a result, many businesses are using information technology to tie together and coordinate the many business processes taking place all around the world. Employees in these companies then tend to fall into one of two primary camps: those that cannot keep up with the rapid technological advances, and those that can. Those that can are able to filter through the onslaught of overwhelming quantities of information provided by these systems and mold that information into relevant and applicable content that will aid in decision making. Need for these capable individuals is mounting. These individuals are what is called Knowledge Workers. A Knowledge Worker: 1. Uses information and Communication Technology to ...

How To Impress Customers with Professional Business Communication Skills. Communicating with customers in writing: Now that we have discussed how important it is to be honest with your customers through your website, let’s take it to the next step – communications with those customers. Let’s assume a few things here for the purpose of illustrations and examples. First, let’s assume your main way of communicating with customers is in writing in either letters or emails. No one likes to get a stiff, complicated and wordy business letter to read; especially if it is filled with acronyms, technical terms and jargon unfamiliar to the reader. When we get those, it usually tells us the author is stiff, serious and not a good communicator. Ever talk to an insurance salesman? Now be honest, how much did you REALLY understand of what he/she was saying? 10%? Maybe 20%? Don’t be like that to your customers! We should never allow our customers to think that of us if we are trying ...

Running a successful online business is not as easy as you might think and requires a unique blend of expertise, insight and skill. Running a successful ebusiness is a unique blend of marketing, sales, technology and customer service. The goal of this blog is to explore online business topics, provide tips, tricks and useful advice that when employed, edify online business managers and help streamline online business practices. Take your online business to the next level and make it a real part of your business, a true source of revenue, an improved customer service tool, and an effective marketing avenue. Make your web site more than just an electronic brochure, make it an online business tool and leverage technology into new horizons for your traditional business.