Tech Talk

Part 1: How to Proactively Address Business Problems Welcome to our four-part series, Business Productivity and Technological Solutions. In this series we’ll walk you through how to address business problems, discovering what technological solutions your business needs, comparing available technologies, and whether to build or buy solutions. With our first entry, we’ll discuss how you... Read More

What should your business be concentrating on right now? It’s already Q2, and the marketing trends for the year are underway. Many of these trends are developments that may have a lasting impact on the marketing industry, so understanding them from the get-go will be instrumental to making them work for your business. Google RankBrain... Read More

Summer is often a time when employees are in and out of the office taking some well-earned vacation time. However, if not handled correctly, vacation time can cause disruption for a business and the employees back at the office. By taking proactive measures and utilizing technology to their advantage, employees going on vacation can minimize... Read More

Part 2: How to Run a Software Needs Discovery Part 1 of our series took us through how to be proactive in preventing and managing problematic business processes. In Part 2 of our series, we’ll be discussing how to evaluate your business’s needs and create a list of software requirements that you need for your... Read More

So much of our daily business lives run through wireless networks that any issues with them can have a frustrating impact on employee and business productivity. While the end result of these issues usually manifests itself in similar ways, the underlying cause of the network issue can vary. Knowing exactly what is causing the problem... Read More

For many years, the normal standard was for business to pay for services based on the arrangement of time and materials, or T&M. Under this arrangement, company B only pays for the time and material costs that are incurred by their provider, company A. Under a normal T&M arrangement, Company B is under no obligation... Read More

How many times have you heard someone use the phrase “don’t quit your day job” or “leave this one to the professionals”? These phrases are often used as a lighthearted reaction when people attempt to make a drastic career change into something like athletics or entertainment. While that advice certainly can have its merits, what... Read More

When it comes to selecting business software systems, companies are typically faced with three options: Purchase a completely custom system Purchase a packaged “out of the box” system Utilize an open source software system that can be partially customized with plug-ins and add-ons Open source software is a complex topic that can pose a wide... Read More

With so many of us spending a large portion of our time on the web, a website often represents a person’s first impression of a company. Setting yourself apart with a visually appealing, engaging website featuring an enjoyable user experience can mean the difference between getting a customer’s business or not. You want a distinctive... Read More

While businesses hope they will never be faced with disasters, it is important to formulate a plan to prepare for the worst. Every company should have a documented disaster recovery plan (DRP), which is a process or procedure to recover its IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster. When creating DRPs, it is important... Read More

As quickly as you can, name five to ten famous software engineers who have made a profound impact on society and technology. Not as easy as you thought, was it? While countless individuals, companies and other organizations have benefited in many different ways from the use of software and computer programs, we use these technological... Read More

In this post, Sanjog Sharma, Software Developer at Miles IT, discusses the strengths and weakness of two major caching solutions for ASP.NET Web Applications. Caching is one of the solutions a developer thinks of when it comes to improving the performance of slower sites. Caching can help reduce the number of database calls by allowing... Read More