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Business Productivity and Technological Solutions

In today’s fast-paced business world, productivity is key to staying ahead of the competition. Fortunately, there are many software solutions available that can help businesses resolve their challenges, streamline their processes, and boost their productivity. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore how to address business problems, discover what technological solutions your business needs, compare available... Read More

JP Lessard
May 12, 2023
23 min read

Tech Projects for a Winning Edge—Surpass Your Competition!

Miles IT currently serves thousands of active customers. We are busier than ever helping our clients leverage technology to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of economic change and uncertainty. Over the past few years, we have found there is a subset of businesses that succeed despite the market conditions or industry challenges. While many other... Read More

John Horner
May 10, 2023
6 min read

Systemplicity: How to Identify & Reduce Complex Business Systems

Are you able to leverage business technology in order to advance your business? Most businesses use 40-60 apps and programs to accomplish their goals. However, some businesses are able to work efficiently using 3 or fewer core programs. How many programs does your organization use? How do you currently deal with this software overload problem?... Read More

John Horner
February 8, 2023
13 min read

The Ultimate Microsoft SharePoint Guide For Businesses

Get the most value from your business's Microsoft SharePoint solution. Our SharePoint guide discusses how you can keep teams connected and secure. Read More

Dan Carpenter
January 25, 2023
17 min read

Migrating .Net Applications to Azure Services: A Practical Guide

Learn the benefits, compatibility constraints, and steps for migrating your .Net software applications to Microsoft Azure app services. Read More

John Horner
January 12, 2023
8 min read

Software Engineers: The Unknown Business Software Innovators

Software engineers have been changing businesses worldwide for decades. Learn how an experienced software engineer can improve your business operations. Read More

JP Lessard
November 30, 2022
7 min read

Capabilities your business software should have

Keeping up-to-date with the modern technological landscape isn’t something you should put off until later. It’s a necessity in order to stay competitive. Whether you’re improving communications between team members or making it easier for customers to meet with you, your software should support all areas of your business. Discover the latest innovations in business... Read More

John Horner
April 11, 2022
9 min read

Software development RFP toolkit

Ready to start your next software development project? A proper Request for Proposal (RFP) will provide you and potential suitors with a framework for matching your needs to their capabilities. If you’re unfamiliar with the RFP process, review the information in this article. Then, use the sample RFP template provided to get started on writing your own. Read More

John Horner
January 22, 2022
9 min read

What’s the deal with reporting? How BI software can improve your processes

Reporting is essential for any business; you can gain valuable insights, improve forecasting, and make data-driven decisions to foster growth and success. Yet, according to a 2021 IDC survey, only 13% of senior leadership members use their BI solution each day. Almost 50% of respondents only use their solution once per month. In many cases,... Read More

John Horner
January 21, 2022
9 min read

The Battle for Businesses to Embrace or Resist New Technologies

As adaptable as humanity is, we are shockingly resistant to change. Technology designed to improve our lives is met with equal amounts of resistance and enthusiasm. Why are we wary of them and how does it affect our businesses? Read More

JP Lessard
December 3, 2021
8 min read

How to go from gut-based guesses to data-driven decision-making

"Trust your gut." This is the advice you'll repeatedly hear in both the business and personal worlds. The people most likely to share this advice are the ones that got lucky “trusting their gut” or have no real stake in the matter. You hear less often from the people who went with a gut feeling and ended up losing everything. Of course, the opposite position is that you should always rely on the data. So, do you trust your gut, or do you rely on the data? Read More

Axelle Dervaux
March 1, 2021
11 min read

Microsoft Teams Could Be the Most Valuable Collaboration Platform You’re Already Paying for

Microsoft Teams is an excellent collaboration platform with cool features that make collaborating remotely easy. Let's examine if you should use it and how to gain the most value from Microsoft Teams. Read More

Dan Carpenter
September 29, 2020
10 min read