The impact of technology in the professional contractor industry has changed drastically over the past ten years. The explosion of mobile devices, ubiquitous LTE connectivity, and cloud-based file storage has made a big difference. Running from job-site to job-site with file folders full of timesheets, bill of materials, and progress reports can be a thing of the past with the right use of technology.
Business communication is and will continue to be based on direct human interaction. The massive switch to online video conferencing has confirmed this during the COVID-19 situation. Voice is also a critical communication tool that is often taken for granted or not properly planned for.
Before I was ever introduced to OneDrive, I did not have a go-to place for storing and saving important information on my personal or business computer. Whether I had important files I created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, all my items were saved as a random file name on my desktop or placed into a folder in My Documents.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made businesses painfully aware of their fixed operating costs. The largest of these fixed costs are people often followed by office space. Outsourcing your technology immediately changes many fixed costs into variable utilization-based costs, with a POSITIVE impact on your business efficiency.
Cloud + Fast Network = Less Local Storage
What are the three most important specs people focus on when purchasing a new computer?
Processor -- how fast can it think?
Memory -- how much can it think about at one time?
Storage -- how much can it remember?
Let’s take a more in depth look at these factors.
According to StatCounter, Google Chrome is the most popular and widely used browser in the world. While it’s already great in terms of loading speed, performance, and user interface, you can make it even better by installing extensions to add extra features. There are thousands of extensions in the Chrome Web Store – the question […]
It’s no great industry secret that despite dominating in other areas, Google is seriously lagging behind the competition when it comes to instant messaging applications. And now, rumor has it, the tech giant is preparing to put a stop to that and finally make its mark in this area. But what can Google offer that […]