Kim Mays

In small closets, hallways and desktops in almost every office, you will find them: machines that replicate data. Copy machines, printers, scanners, fax machines and the like are used every day without a second thought. They’ve been a necessary part of business for decades, and though many offices have moved toward working paperless, it seems […]

Top 15 Health Care IT Vendors Though the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides exemptions for small businesses that employ fewer than 50 members, all other businesses are required to provide health care. Companies that currently have more than 50 employees, but fewer than 100, have until 2016 to provide insurance options. Those small to midsize […]

Top Features SMBs Should Look for in Collaboration Tools In all the big news about the impact of mobile technology on small to midsize businesses (SMBs), one item that stands out is that SMBs that adopt mobile strategies outperform those that do not. This data comes from a recent study on the mobile revolution by […]

Microsoft Office 365 has become a favorite office suite option for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). It provides companies with web-based access to Microsoft apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and Publisher. Microsoft made the service available via several levels of subscription and, based on the level, users may be allowed to access the […]

Five Predictions for Hybrid Cloud Environments in 2015 Small to midsize businesses (SMBs) have turned to Microsoft Exchange Online and Office 365 in large numbers—many because it helps save money on IT staffing and on-site server infrastructure. In fact, IDC has predicted that 30 percent of small businesses will be using Office 365 in 2015 […]

Agile methods allow developers to create dependable applications with repeatable results. The same type of practice can also be applied to database development to promote proper data management, which in turn reflects in successful application creation. Efficient data governance is one key toward achieving well developed software more quickly. However, it seems that for many […]

Top Features SMBs Should Look for in Collaboration Tools To provide an accurate picture of small business activities in each state, the Office of Advocacy for the U.S. Small Business Association has released its “Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories, 2014.” The entire PDF is also available online for a quick way to […]

As more businesses turn to mobile apps for various business processes, the need for app security also increases.  Mobile applications are often more vulnerable to attacks than other software used in the enterprise. This is why they need to be thoroughly vetted prior to release to the workforce. According to the National Institute of Standards […]

Five Reasons Your Best Applicants Move On Recent surveys indicate business and job growth in the small to midsize business (SMB) sector, which is good news for Kronos, a leader in workforce management tools. This week, the company released a new version of its Kronos Workforce Ready suite to help SMBs more easily manage their […]

Six Security Predictions and Tips for SMBs in 2015 While reading through my Twitter feed, I noticed a post from small business evangelist Ramon Ray to join him and @NortonOnline by pledging to improve your small business’ cybersecurity efforts for 2015. Since it’s still January, and we just kicked off a fresh, New Year, I […]

Project managers (PMs) often feel like the stepparent of an ongoing project. They help keep the process on track, ensure the budget is followed and get the project finished (hopefully) on time. Their jobs aren’t to create anything, though, so they feel like an outsider—not the owner of the product or a creator. What do […]

Top 10 Technology Trends for 2015 In 2014, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman introduced what the company calls a “new style of IT.” It revolves around Big Data, social media, mobile computing devices and the cloud working as an integrated infrastructure for businesses. In fact, it seems that was most of the impetus behind the company’s […]