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How One SMB Processes Thousands of Claims in Minutes with Serverless Computing

For small and medium businesses (SMBs), making the decision to modernize older technologies can unlock vast opportunities. Wisconsin, US-based technology firm VBA is a leading provider of comprehensive software solutions to the health insurance industry. They are a healthcare SMB and their flagship offering, VBASoftware, provides customers with secure and flexible claims processing in the […]

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How Business Intelligence Can Help Small and Medium Businesses Stay Competitive

Business intelligence (BI) is an increasingly essential tool for organizations looking to gain a competitive edge, especially for small and medium size businesses (SMBs). The trend is clear: SMBs that use data analytics tools are twice as likely to report revenue growth compared to those that do not. It’s no wonder that the BI market […]

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Is the Cloud Safe for Small and Medium Businesses? Debunking Security Myths

The global workforce is rapidly digitizing. Thanks in part to a pandemic that accelerated the shift to remote work and consumers who demand an optimized supply chain, companies of various sizes are adopting cloud computing to modernize their business and compete in our digital world. However, there is one big question on the minds of […]

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How Small and Medium Businesses Can Save Money with the Cloud

In the current economic landscape, the cost of doing business around the world is increasing. Companies of all sizes are facing myriad obstacles, including budget constraints, limited resources, supply chain issues, and ever-changing customer expectations. The pressure to cut costs across all areas makes remaining competitive a challenge—especially for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Can […]

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Boosting Productivity and Saving Costs: How AWS Support Helps Small and Medium Businesses

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) drive today’s innovation and economic growth. More than a third of SMBs are engaged in research and development for a new product or service and nearly half of SMBs are in the process of launching a new product or service. Additionally, SMBs are adapting to new opportunities, such as digital […]

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Why Small and Medium Businesses Should Use Cloud Services to Outpace Competitors

If you found yourself amidst a software buying spree the last few years, you’re not alone. Over three-quarters of small and medium businesses (SMBs) increased their reliance on technology due to the pandemic, especially for cloud-based services to improve remote work and modernize business applications. But now the current macroeconomic climate has SMBs rethinking their […]

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How Small and Medium Businesses Can Access On-Demand IT Project Support

Did you know that the biggest risk for companies to achieve their business objectives is lack of access to human talent? According to a Gartner survey, executives put a talent shortage as a leading issue ahead of implementation costs and security risks. It revealed that lack of talent is the biggest barrier to adopting 64 […]

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How One Small Business Launched Products Twice as Fast Because of the Cloud

Ambitious small and medium businesses (SMBs) know the importance of modernizing their systems—it can help them better serve customers, understand trends, and enhance security to name just a few benefits. Brazil-based software firm 4Asset is a provider of software solutions and tools for customers working with the territorial and socio-environmental regulatory processes of land management. […]

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Gain Insights: How This Free Analytics Program Can Accelerate Small and Medium Businesses

With customer expectations constantly evolving, average can no longer keep up in today’s competitive landscape. Better, faster insights can help businesses uncover new opportunities to move from average to advanced. Data-driven decision-making can help businesses plan improvements to existing products or services, highlight customer service successes and opportunities for engagement, and be more responsive to […]

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Top Cloud IT Investment Trends for Small and Medium Businesses in 2023

How do the waves of interconnected economic, social, and political disruptions affect small and medium businesses (SMBs)? What key strategies should they be adapting to thrive in such market while still transforming into resilient digital businesses? Global financial challenges have caused systemic changes in the market such as inflation, an IT skills gap, supply chain, […]