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Technology to the Rescue
In-Front IT Strategies For Business Growth & Acceleration
Facilitated by Derrick B. Webster President & CEO
Vanguarde Consulting Group NYC
www.vanguardenyc.com
Operational Design: How Small Firms Get Big
Operations Design considers the acquisition, integration and
management of key business tools and systems which can
improve a firm’s competitive advantages.
The benefits of savvy operational design can allow smaller firms
with less capacity to improve their efficiency in the following
areas: customer management and product/service fulfillment.
Leveraging The Machine That Keeps Learning & Growing
Web 2.0 denotes the changing trends and expanded use of
World Wide Web technology and design that aims to
enhance creativity, information sharing, collaboration and
functionality of the web.
Web 2.0 also refers to a social element where users generate
and distribute content, often with freedom to share and reuse. This can result in a rise in the economic value of the web
to businesses, as users can perform more activities online.
Leveraging The Machine That Keeps Learning & Growing
Top 6 Reasons To Use Google For More Than Search:
1. I need a productivity solution that’s easy to deploy and
doesn’t require ongoing maintenance and or complexity
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Google Apps runs in the cloud using nothing but the web, so there’s
no hardware upgrades, software patches or maintenance required.
This also means NO ADDED EXPENSE!
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Because Google manages all of the hardware and software required
in their datacenters, all a small firm then needs is a web browser take
advantage of the cloud, either working across teams or improving
communications.
Top 6 Reasons To Use Google For More Than Search:
2. I want a solution that meets my needs today and can
grow with my company over time.
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Because all information is accessed in a browser, users always run
the most up to date version of Google Apps and can count on Google
to continuously improve our products by adding new capabilities.
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In addition to the constant improvements, the Google Apps
Marketplace offers hundreds of apps built by third-party developers
that integrate with Google Apps in just a few clicks.
Top 6 Reasons To Use Google For More Than Search:
3. I need a productivity solution that I can rely on.
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Google has been providing web services to hundreds of millions of
users around the world for years. Google replicates your data and
activity across multiple datacenters, which means that if one is unable
to respond to your requests they can instantly fall back to another one
with no interruption in service. As follows, Google can guarantee
99.9% uptime with no downtime for scheduled maintenance.
Top 6 Reasons To Use Google For More Than Search:
4. My employees need to collaborate seamlessly across
organizational, geographical and linguistic barriers.
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When you use Google Docs, employees and or contractors around the
world can work together on the same online copy of each document,
spreadsheet or presentation. Because each file is stored online, users
always have access to the latest version of that file.
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Sharing securely with users inside and outside of the organization is
easy, and users can even use Google’s powerful machine translation
to view content in their preferred language.
Top 6 Reasons To Use Google For More Than Search:
5. I need to do more from mobile devices than just send emails.
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When your business uses Google Apps, both you and your employees
can access their email, manage their calendar and work with
documents from any web-enabled mobile device.
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Google Apps also offers device management capabilities that allow
you to remotely wipe data, set password requirements and more for
devices such as Android™, RIM ® Blackberry, Apple iPhone and
Windows Mobile. Whether your company has a fleet of mobile devices
or you choose to let employees use their personal devices for work,
Google Apps lets you manage the devices more easily and securely.
Top 6 Reasons To Use Google For More Than Search:
6. I want to spend half as much on IT as I do today.
• Google Apps offers proven savings by eliminating many traditional IT
costs, including server hardware, maintenance, patching and
upgrades.
• A Forrester Consulting study found that businesses that switched from
on-premise messaging and collaboration to Google Apps saved
between 38% and 56% and enjoyed a return on investment of over
300%. (Source: Forrester Consulting, 2010)
Top Mobile Apps For Small Business:
Dropbox: Access documents anytime, anywhere.
Leverage cloud computing to store and share files and
folders with others across the Internet using file
synchronization.
ScanR: Turn your mobile phone into a digital scanner,
printer and fax. Scan documents and turn them into
digital pdf files you can store, share, and fax.
Fring: Need a quick team regroup? Use free, mobile
Group Video Calls. Fring lets 4 people video call each
other simultaneously, making it a mobile video business
meeting of sorts.
Top Mobile Apps For Small Business (Cont.):
Vlingo: Tell your phone what to do while you’re on
the go! The Vlingo Virtual Assistant turns your
words into action. Voice to text technology makes
it easier to email a business associate, get
directions to a restaurant, do a quick mobile search
for information, update your social status, etc.
Swipe: Swipe allows you to accept credit cards
when you’re on the road, at the trade show, or
selling at the market. It’s the easiest and most
affordable way to jumpstart your business and
increase sales.
Google Voice: Send and receive text messages
through Google Voice app for free.
Top Mobile Apps For Small Business (Cont.):
Expensify: Keep track of business expenses when
you’re on the go. Keep a digital copy of your
receipts by using your mobile phone camera to
capture the image of the receipt. Your receipts,
expenses and reports are stored on the
Expensify.com site and the mobile app.
iTeleport: Access your computer from anywhere in
the world. Control any app on your Mac or PC
desktop, access your computer’s files and use your
iPhone as a wireless touchpad, keyboard or media
remote.
WiFinder: A great app for business travelers to
access a directory of paid and free Wi-Fi hotspots
in over 280,000 locations in 140 countries. You can
filter results by provider or by location (restaurant,
café, etc.).
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