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3 Ways Big Data Will Transform Your Company
Greylock Partners' data czar DJ Patil takes a look into the future of data--and what it means for you. Read more
Is Your Business Too High-Tech?
Just because machines can do things faster and cheaper than your employees doesn't mean they should. Read more
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The biggest software and hardware updates that business users (and Applephiles) should know about. Read more
Calculate: Is That Tech Investment Worthwhile?
Everyone wants to use the latest technology in the workplace. Here's how to determine whether a new item will be a tool or a toy. Read more
Cut Your Own Checks? You Don't Have To
As a small business, focus on what you do best. Leave most everything else up to high-speed connections, software-as-a-service vendors, and the "cloud." Read more
Is Technology Killing Your Company?
The common high-tech trap many businesses fall into--and how to steer clear of it. Read more
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Who Makes the Decisions: You or Your Software?
Automating certain tasks can save a ton of time and money. But it can make you less efficient, too, if you're not careful. Read more
Smartphones of the Future: 6 Predictions
Future mobile devices will change the way you do business--in ways you probably can't even imagine. Here are a few predictions. Read more
4 Tech Mistakes That Can Bring Down Your Business
You're no IT person--you have a business to run!--but you can't afford to get these technology decisions wrong. Read more
Big Data Saved My Company (and Gave Me a Second Shot at Google)
Using data, Turn is revolutionizing the way marketers advertise. In the process, it has to head off Google. Read more
Email Doesn't Have to Suck
There's a better way to manage your inbox--let SaneBox do most of the work for you. Read more
Need Customer Service Help? There’s a Bot for That
Online customer service 24/7 can be hard to swing on a small business budget. But there is another solution. Read more
Leverage Big Data in Your Small Business: 5 Tips
Giant corporations use data analysis to fine-tune their marketing. So can you. Read more
Run Your Business From Your Smartphone 
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Google Drive: A Box- and Dropbox-Killer?
Cloud start-ups have thrived because no major Big Tech company beat down their doors. That just changed. Read more
Box: Can It Stop a Goliath Named Google?
If the rumors are true, Google will launch a cloud service that aims squarely at Box. Does the start-up have what it takes to survive? Read more
How to Become Digitally Literate Today
Entrepreneurs are divided into digital natives and digital immigrants. If you don't go native in a hurry, you will be left behind. Read more
Google Glasses: The Future of Work?
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Apple to Launch App Tools for Non-Geeks
If Apple lives up to its promise, you'll be able to build apps yourself--no coding required. Read more
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Can't find a projector? Forgot to send key files to colleagues? Solve these and other common problems with a few handy apps. Read more
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Need a cheaper way to manage your topsy-turvy schedule? These apps and services will do the trick. Read more
My Favorite Tool for Managing Online Forums
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App of the Month: OnLive Desktop
Delivering desktop productivity to the iPad. Read more
A Simple Cure for Project Management Headaches
Want to spend more time working on a project than managing it? Try this tool. Read more
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These trends could make for huge opportunities--or huge disruptions to your business. Either way, they are ones to watch. Read more
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A new tool scans all of your online activity and lets you know if it's in danger of tainting your reputation. Read more
Note to Tech Start-ups: Cool Products Aren’t Enough
A hot mobile app that gets attention does not a company make. A better way: Build what people want and find a way to make it pay. Read more
4 Ways Big Data Can Trick You
Analyzing heaps of data can give you an edge... or make you fall flat on your face. It all depends on how you use the results. Read more
5 New Apps & Tech Tools to Try
Dozens of new gadgets and Web services promise to boost your business. Here are five that just might deliver. Read more
PayPal Here Takes Aim at Square
Who will win? Doesn't matter--small businesses stand to gain as these mobile payment platforms try to out-innovate each other. Read more
7 Classic Tech Blunders to Avoid
Any of these mistakes could cost you time, money, and the security of your business. Read more
Will Clean Tech Be Bigger Than Web 2.0?
Why the start-up community remains bullish on the industry--despite its Solyndra-sized failures. Read more
Windows 8 Preview in Pictures
Microsoft is letting you try its latest operating system before you buy. Here are the business features not to miss. View slideshow
