Chromebook Series – Part 2: Overview of Chromebook Apps
In Part 1 of this blog series, I took a look at Chromebooks from a macro level and highlighted eight key features that businesses should take note of. In Part 2 of this blog series, it’s time to switch gears and look at the meat and potatoes – the Chromebook apps. Chrome OS is essentially a glorified web browser (albeit a nice one) and requires you to run cloud-based apps. Given the growth in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), there are apps for most typical business requirements but are they good enough to replace their traditional desktop competition? Let’s take a closer look at the apps that are available for Chromebook users:
4 Reasons to Consider BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) For Your Business
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is the practice of allowing employees to use their personal mobile devices for work. With the growth in business cloud apps that run on leading mobile platforms like iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android (Samsung, Motorola, HTC etc.), BYOD has become an attractive option to business owners. Here’s our list of the top 4 reasons why BYOD is an attractive option:
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Social Media and the Cloud: Favorite Blogs and Twitter Accounts To Follow
These days, companies are using social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, blogs etc.) to share news, updates, eBooks, and other information with the world. As a company, we depend on information posted via social media to help us keep up-to-date on the cloud computing industry. If you are fairly new to social media, where do you start? Here is our list of favorite cloud computing blogs and Twitter accounts to follow:
Reliable Internet Service & Your Small Business: 5 Tips For Cloud Computing Success
For today’s small businesses that run from a SOHO (Small Office and/or Home Office), a reliable internet connection is key to having a successful business. With many small businesses using SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) cloud applications, reliable internet service is crucial. However, small business owners are often too busy running their business to deal with optimizing their internet service. This post is written with that in mind and to encourage small business owners to review some simple tips to save themselves some grief. Here are 5 tips for cloud computing success:
Top 5 RingCentral Features For Small and Medium Sized Businesses
We think that RingCentral is the best cloud-based business phone system on the market designed for small and medium sized businesses. We use RingCentral in our business and know that their product can help other small and medium sized businesses looking for a better way to do business. Out of their laundry list of features, here are our top 5 favorite RingCentral features: