We are pleased to work with Ramon Ray, CEO and editor of SmallBizTechnology.com, journalist, and technology evangelist, to bring you new Small Biz tips. Each week they’ll be sharing videos and articles featuring hot topics, products and trends in small business.
Smallbiztechnology.com on the Mobile Tech Tools SMBs Can Use
Increasingly, the development community has fashioned mobile programs for small-business owners, recognizing that on-the-go is simply part of running a modern enterprise, according to Ramon Ray, editor of Smallbiztechnology.com.
“They’re all about speed, efficiency and serving customers better,” he said in the Wall Street Journal. “They enable small businesses to do big things.”
Let’s take a look at how mobile technology affects small business marketing and poll results.
iTwin: Secure Remote File Sharing With USB Gadget
I’m a long time user of Dropbox, for file sharing. I know others of you use, SugarSync, YouSendIt and other tools. I also use Carbonite for remote file access. Now, there’s new kid on the block, iTwin.
iTwin is not an online service but it’s a product, in fact a double sided USB drive. You plug one end into computer “A” and the other end into computer “B”. Once both ends of the iTwin USB drive are plugged in you can share files stored on the iTwin drive of one computer with the iTwin drive of the other computer. Pretty neat and simple. Watch a video about iTwin and read more.
Are You Backing Up Your Data? Here’s Why You Should
Sixty percent of small businesses that lose their data go bankrupt because of that data loss. Those are able to recover their data successfully spend anywhere from $2000 to $8000 per megabyte. Why go through the trouble, and take the risks, when the solution is as easy as backing up your valuable data?
“Have the peace of mind that your data is secure,” said Danesh Rao, Business Unit Manager for Small Businesses at Intel Home Storage. “It should be a no brainer.”
Rao said that small and medium-sized businesses are realizing the value of a good storage system.