Growing your business is an uphill climb — especially without a clear understanding of where you want to go. So how do you map out your path? With Salesforce’s out-of-the-box solutions, small businesses can easily implement cutting-edge technology and connect everything they use to run their businesses. On average, customers using Salesforce have seen a ...

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world are major drivers of today’s economic growth, representing over 90% of the business population, 60%–70% of employment, and 55% of GDP in developed economies. Their leaders are hard-working, passionate entrepreneurs who face unique challenges, which change and evolve as their businesses grow. This report examines the obstacles ...

Small business decision-makers are cautiously optimistic in the current business climate and are focused on business growth. Key to that growth is their relationship with customers, namely customer retention. However, many lack a knowledge or understanding of customer-centric technology that would allow them to meet these goals. This leaves significant room for business applications like ...

Dell Technologies partnered with the independent futures research group Institute for the Future (IFTF) to explore how emerging technologies could reshape the work environment over the next decade. The research builds on the organizations’ collaboration in 2017, when IFTF distilled informed opinions from 20 experts from around the world to forecast the “next era of ...

Automation gets a lot of attention these days; usually, it conjures up images of robots taking over physical duties, but not all automation is physical. Robot process automation (RPA) is a form of business process automation that automates software actions. Why does robotic process automation matter to your business? Learn more in this free PDF ...

The brains behind Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language talks about how programming languages need to develop. This download provides the magazine version of the long-form article by Nick Heath as a free PDF for registered TechRepublic and ZDNet members. From the story: When it came to figuring out which computer scientist should help linguists ...

Workstation suppliers such as Dell understand the power and memory needs of visual creativity. Workstations from market leaders like Dell, with certified Intel® processors and pro-level graphics cards, can accelerate the process. Unlike consumer cards for gaming, pro-grade cards have larger ECC RAM buffers that enable rendering of massive 3D models in high-res. They are ...

Wi-Fi 6 is the next evolution of wireless local area network (WLAN) technology. WI-Fi 6 is supposed to make Wi-Fi networks faster, more reliable, and more energy efficient than ever, but what exactly does that mean? Wi-Fi 6 is the Wi-Fi Alliance’s name for 802.11ax under its new naming scheme that is designed to make ...

Digital transformation is no longer isolated to IT companies or enterprises. As digital products, tools and services proliferate, along with emerging and new technologies, organisations of all shapes and sizes can benefit from the efficiency, agility and innovation promised by digital technology. Insight Enterprises has released the annual Insight Intelligent Technology Index to help IT ...

Digital change is accelerating. It is creating a smarter world in which everyone, and everything, is connected: mobile and social technology, with cloud and Internet of Things connectivity, will soon connect billions of devices, sensors, processes, and people. Financial Services Cloud delivers agility for the insurance industry by enhancing existing legacy systems and complementing business ...

Blockchain has the potential to rewrite the economy and change the balance of power across industries. It also has specific uses for the enterprise. This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet and TechRepublic special feature, looks at how blockchain is shaking up the economy, redefining industry, and changing the way individuals and enterprises conduct business. ...

Google Lens helps make your smartphone camera smarter. Point your phone at text, and Lens translates. Point your phone at a restaurant, and Lens shows you reviews and images of menu items. Focus on a flower, and Lens tries to identify it. In part, Google Lens relies on machine learning to identify objects. For example, ...

A new 3D printer has the software and material to create a synthetic heart that is as squishy as the real thing. Stratasys announced the new printer, along with three new materials and new software to power the whole platform. From the download: The J750 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer turns out hearts as close to ...

Consider where we were on December 31, 1999: Nobody was quite sure what would happen to computer systems when the clock struck midnight; security mattered but not in the post-September 11 way of constant cyberwar; legacy companies like Digital Equipment Corp. were still relevant although under the Compaq banner; broadband internet access was just beginning ...