Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Sam Yoshida is VP and GM of the Business Information Communications Group for Canon USA and Vice Chairman of Canon Solutions America (CSA). May was Small Business Month, a time to recognize the resiliency and contributions of America’s entrepreneurs. While most businesses have faced immense change during the pandemic, a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau indicated that roughly half of all small businesses reported a significant decline in business over the past two years, especially as a result of dispersed employment. In many ways, ongoing change has forced small businesses to become more agile and connected to their employees and partners as they help them thrive through difficult times. Thankfully, new technology can make this task easier. Here are a few tech considerations for your small business checklist. Get in the cloud. Cloud adoption accelerated during the pandemic as businesses shifted … [Read more...] about Three Tech Considerations To Refresh Your Small Business
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What An Online Payment Gateway Is And How To Choose One
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Co-founder and CEO of Choco Up , one of Asia’s leading revenue-based financing and growth platforms. The past decade has seen an e-commerce boom. With seismic shifts toward online shopping and the widespread adoption of digital payments, equipping oneself with online payment processing capabilities is no longer an option. It has become a necessity. This article is a starter guide for readers who want to learn about online payment gateways. For those who need some help with choosing a payment gateway for your online business, I have some tips for you, too. What An Online Payment Gateway Is A payment gateway refers to the front-end technology that reads and transmits payment information from customers for processing. When used online, it’s a cloud-based software, and you can think of it as the virtual equivalent of a card reader. An online payment gateway is essential for any business with a digital … [Read more...] about What An Online Payment Gateway Is And How To Choose One
Your Business Decisions Are Only As Strong As Your Data
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Conal Gallagher is the CIO & CISO at both Flexera and its division Revenera, where he manages IT and information security programs. Clear visibility into the IT estate is a top priority for IT and business leaders. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to achieve. While many IT asset management (ITAM) practitioners rely on a configuration management database (CMDB), those CMDBs often don’t provide meaningful value or insights. The result? Organizations struggle to gain the clarity about their IT estate that’s required to make effective, strategic business decisions. Sprawl—of software and hardware, within categories (e.g., many applications for the same functionality) and of products (multiple applications of the same category or type)—gets in the way of efficiency. Complications of lifecycle management (end of life and support) and vulnerability tracking can expose the organization to security risks. … [Read more...] about Your Business Decisions Are Only As Strong As Your Data