A Beginner’s Guide to the Cloud (for Small Business)
What is “the cloud” anyway? And how can it help you? We know the “cloud” can seem complicated. And we talk to a lot of small business owners who say “they’re not great with
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Overwhelmed? 7 Ways to Be Productive Anyway
Feel overwhelmed at work? It happens to all of us sometimes. Ironically, having too much to do can easily sap you of your motivation to do much of anything. Here are some tips you can . . .
7 Common Mistakes to Avoid with Remote Employees
When your employees work from home, it can be a challenge to keep track of what’s going on. It leads many managers to wonder: should we let employees work from home at . . .
Hide Your Smartphone (And 6 Other Ways to Be More Productive)
Until scientists figure out the whole time-travel thing, you and I are stuck with just 24 hours each day. Learning to be more efficient is one of the only ways to free up some of . . .
Top 12 Apps to Run Your Business From Your Phone
Wish you could just run your business directly off your phone? It’s more possible than ever, thanks to a wide variety of business applications designed to work on phones and tablets. To better manage your . . .
NEW: Attach A Cloud File Directly From Your Gmail
There are over 900 million daily active users currently using Gmail. It’s a simple and intuitive email platform, and it happens to have an impeccably great integration with Google Drive, a collaborative office suite that . . .
Simplify Your Sharing
The Interwebs of Contractor Collaboration: How to Keep It Together A lot of startups and SMBs are hiring external contractors who have large files to deliver, but contractors face 2 major hurdles: Sending or receiving large files (downloading 1G file . . .
Difference Between Google Drive and Dropbox: The Real Story
There are many online comparisons between Google Drive and Dropbox. The problem is that many of those articles are biased, and are light on substance. Most articles discuss either the costs of storage or the . . .
Top Tips for Company-Wide Cloud Email and Storage
Small businesses love the cloud. Actually, 87% of all small businesses already adopted some form of operating in the cloud, using a variety of cloud services and apps for many company tasks including: email, storage, . . .
Why Cloud Collaboration Will Be Integral to Every Type of Business
Cloud collaboration is rapidly becoming an indispensable part of modern business. Once hailed as a service relevant exclusively to the IT industry, Cloud Services have become integral to SME’s, hospitals, major pharmaceutical chains, and even . . .
Top 7 Microsoft SharePoint Tips
Not long after Microsoft SharePoint was launched, it was described as “the next must-have technology” for businesses, with press releases and articles claiming it was “one of the fastest-growing products” in the company’s forty-year history. . . .
Can Microsoft beat Google in the Cloud?
Microsoft has made a concerted effort, especially in the last couple of years, to make some real gains in the cloud. In the consumer and small business market, they are gaining traction against Google, their . . .
9 Top Basecamp and Evernote Hacks to Simplify Your Life
Need to take work home? Evernote it. Giving staff tasks for next week? Basecamp it. Need to secure important documents? Google Drive or Dropbox it. When used the right way, cloud services can save you . . .
6 Top Evernote Tips and Tricks
Evernote is just one of those platforms that people love to hate, but always wind up using anyways because of the sheer amount of flexibility that it has to offer. Aside for Microsoft OneNote, it . . .
8 Tips to Protect Yourself and Get the Most Out of Google Drive
One of today’s most popular cloud services is Google Drive. It’s highly secure, but it’s also only as secure as you make it. Here’s some best practices on how to protect yourself and get more . . .
5 Safety Concerns with Cloud Data Storage, Answered.
Still a relatively new innovation, cloud storage has attracted a lot of scrutiny in recent months. Before entrusting sensitive data to third party storage facilities, consumers want to know that their information is going to . . .
Sync Salesforce And Avoid These Three Hells
If you’re a Salesforce user, you know what a great tool it is for managing all of your customer’s information. You also probably know that it requires a lot of effort and causes a lot of headaches in . . .
cloudHQ Now Integrates with Amazon Cloud Drive
We’re all using different cloud services for different kinds of media: pictures, videos, documents, emails, notes, and more. Whatever you’re storing in the cloud, they all have one thing in common: they’re in the cloud. . . .
Should You Integrate Evernote With Your Cloud?
[insert_php] if (is_front_page()) { echo(‘ You probably already know that Evernote is a great way to take notes, collect digital materials for projects, make to-do lists, set reminders, and generally organize your work in one . . .
The Transformation Of Cloud Computing
It’s easy to see why cloud computing transformed from a convenient service to the focal point of businesses everywhere. What started as an evolution, allowing businesses and individual users to do more with internet connectivity, . . .
Integrate Your Favorite Productivity Cloud Services with Egnyte
There’s no denying the cloud has quickly emerged as a critical business tool that enables productivity, access and collaboration regardless of an employee’s (or a company’s) physical location. And just as a smartphone works better . . .
How to Protect Your Sensitive Business Data
Guest post from our friends at Omnistar Interactive. Businesses are increasingly allowing content sharing in their organizations. But with constant security issues posing a threat to the safety of their data, companies need to implement . . .
Realtors: How to Use Gmail, Dropbox and cloudHQ to Help Your Business
There’s no denying that technology is disrupting nearly every industry—and real estate is no exception. As realtors, you’re constantly on the go—so it only makes sense that you tap into the power of mobile and . . .
Enterprise Solutions: Integrate Evernote And SharePoint
Cloud-based tools have undoubtedly changed the way we do business. That’s especially true for enterprise-level companies, many of which have cloudHQ’s free trial so that you can integrate your cloud apps into your workflow today, . . .
Evernote Vs. Dropbox: An In-depth Comparison
When it comes to cloud computing, there are two services that everyone knows, and nearly everyone uses. Dropbox hit the scene in 2007 and in recent years has become wildly popular among individuals and companies . . .
Top 5 Cloud Computing Advantages For Small Business
Cloud computing technology continues to make advances and has proven to be beneficial to small businesses in various industries. From vast amounts of cheap storage space to software specifically designed for time and project management, . . .
Performance Problems in Software products (Part 4 of 4)
Lack of right performance tools and bad product performance observability Often times, when a performance problem is encountered, it is caused by a lack of tools needed to detect the problem in the first place- . . .
Performance Problems in Software products (Part 3 of 4)
Focusing on what they see and not on what the problem actually is Performance problems are mainly seen only in production, but they can be understood only in development. However, in many cases, when a problem . . .
Performance Problems in Software products (Part 2 of 4)
This is the second article in our four-part series talking about performance problems in software products. In this blog we will discuss how performance problem are sometimes caused by insufficient and inadequate performance tests. Insufficient and inadequate . . .
Performance Problems in Software products (part 1 of 4)
This is the first article in our four-part series talking about performance problems in software products. Product design or high-level code? The majority of performance problems are introduced at the highest layers of abstraction and in the design . . .
Top 5 IT predictions for 2013
The common perspective of most analysts that have made IT predictions for 2013 is that Cloud, Social, Mobile and Information will be the foundation for the growth of businesses in 2013. We agree and we . . .
The Emergence of ‘Bring Your Own Services’
We’ve seen the powerful emergence of the ‘Bring Your Own Devices‘ (BYOD) movement and how it is affecting companies and how they deal with their employees and security policies. There is currently another movement that . . .
Top 10 Ways To Make Evernote Work For You
Evernote is one of the most popular cloud services available. It allows users to instantly grab notes, photos and files anywhere, anytime,on a variety of devices such as computers, laptops, smartphones and tablets. These files can . . .
The Emergence Of ‘Bring Your Own Devices’
With the rising popularity of “bring your own devices” (BYOD), the corporate world is in the middle of a rollercoaster ride. Many companies are headed up- embracing the idea of employees using their own devices to . . .
How To Synchronize Dropbox With Your Chromebook
Chromebooks are great laptops but how can you access your Dropbox files in your Chromebook? What makes Chromebooks so great? Chromebooks are lightweight notebooks based on Google Chrome OS that make life easier on those . . .
The Future of IT In Cloud Computing
Information Technology (IT) has been around for decades and has been a major component in many company’s rise to the top of the tech world. The IT department is the preeminent group of techs that use computers . . .
The Future Of Cloud Storage
The cloud has become a necessity to many of us for individual and company use. Many more individuals and companies are moving their files to the cloud every day. But what’s in store for the . . .
The Role Of API In Cloud Computing Wars
The Application Programming Interface (API) is one of the main elements of cloud services. These elements are highly efficient for project management, storage and other similar cloud needs. The future successes of the cloud will be . . .
Important Factors to Consider When Choosing Backup Solution for Your Cloud Data
In the last blog we talked about how it is important to backup and replicate your cloud data. There are many cloud backup and cloud replication solutions in the market. Some people manually copy data . . .
Why You Should Backup And Replicate Your Cloud Data
Data can be everything to a company or individual. Financial records, company records, photographs, important documents and files can all be lost in the blink of an eye. But the cloud is so simple and efficient . . .
Google Docs vs. Microsoft Office Web Apps
When it comes to document creation and editing in the cloud, there are several services you can choose from. The top two contenders are Microsoft Office Web Apps and Google Docs. They both have favorable . . .
How will cloud computing look in next five years?
As any technologist can tell you, cloud is comprised of many features and the world cloud is used to describe many different services. He/she will undoubtedly regale you with information about features such as automated . . .
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