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The Best Technology Stories from the Week - Week 4, 2015

Written by Corporate | Jan 23, 2015 12:34:27 PM

Cloud Computing has Eased the Life of Users

Till some years ago there were no app stores available. Upgrades were not automatic or with the simple push of a button. For access to the latest advancements in computing, users had to pay hefty fees for software. However, all that has changed now. The modern day applications like Google Docs, Evernote and Dropbox were all born in the web or the cloud. Today, we have to just go to app stores and download software at a fraction of the earlier costs. The low costs and ease of installation has simplified the life of users.

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Big Data is the Start of a New Industrial Age

Big Data is yielding a big impact in the world of heavy industries. Many companies such as General Electric are creating opportunities to generate significant outcomes from Big Data. GE gets all this data from the Internet of Things (IoT) where connected devices enable the automation and optimization of difficult mechanical processes.

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Shaping the Future of Enterprise Mobility

A research among Australian companies reveals that close to two-thirds of the organizations allow their team members to use their personal devices for work purposes. Business worldwide can leverage this BYOD trend and enable their staff to be more productive. BYOD programs add value to enterprises by boosting efficiency and productivity. However, enterprises must approach this with a well-planned enterprise mobility strategy.

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How can Businesses Benefit from SharePoint?

As an HR team, you can use SharePoint as a gateway to information. If HR teams provide the business users a portal which looks like Yahoo or MSN with access to not only organization specific content but also industry specific, he/she would relate to it much better. As a business group or management, you can share your experience of a recent client acquisition or how demand in a particular sector is growing and what will it need the enterprise or business group to do. And it can be a simple blog with related documents available for read or download for other teams on the same page. It doesn’t cost much to develop a couple of pages for the organization to read/comment/share.

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