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Here’s Why Office Space Matters to Company Culture

Leadership teams must use every tool in the book, including office space, to cultivate the culture that they feel will strengthen their organizations from the ground up.

August 31, 2016 Petra Geiger Leave a Comment

Can a leadership team’s space help to influence corporate culture? The answer is simple, yes. Absolutely and positively. Because what does leadership ultimately do? They inspire employees; modelling behavior and driving a collective corporate culture that benefits the organization’s mission and strategic goals. Arguably, these skills are more essential than ever. With global locations, distributed […]

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How Technology in Education Can Improve Faculty Research

Higher Education institutions have done well to incorporate technology into the classroom, but might be overlooking the flip side of the coin – providing staff with technology that makes them work better.

August 30, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Universities and colleges are places of higher learning. That doesn’t just mean for students. Some of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century have been made in staff and student research laboratories. In fact, U.S. universities received almost 70 billion dollars in funding for research in science and humanities last year. Learning doesn’t come just […]

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New Survey Highlights Social Media Use Amongst Teachers

Survey finds that social media is underutilized as a communication technology between teachers and students/parents.

August 30, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Social media is everywhere… but the classroom? EdTech company Front Row Education, Inc. recently asked 1,000 K-8 teachers how they are using social media personally, professionally and as a communication tool with parents and students. Here are some of their key findings: Social media is not widely used to communicate with students or parents One […]

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How Can You Use Technology To Keep Your Training Sessions More Engaging?

Properly training employees starts with making sure that the employee is paying attention. Use technology to ensure your employees are taking in everything they need to know.

August 29, 2016 Hugh McCullen Leave a Comment

Training employees in a hybrid learning environment — one that combines live classroom instruction with virtual components — can significantly expand their range of knowledge and skills, thereby benefiting employers in many ways. Among the key benefits: Reduction in turnover. Employees understand they’re valued when businesses offer training and opportunities to grow from within. Improved […]

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Saint Xavier University Benefits From a New Design Trend

The construction of an innovative new campus for Saint Xavier University highlights alternative AV design and implementation methods that are creating win-win scenarios for everyone involved.

August 29, 2016 Don Kreski Leave a Comment

These days it’s worth examination of methods such as Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). In a nutshell, these design processes bring consultants and contractors into the project lifecycle early, then ask them to work together to meet the customer’s criteria in the most cost-effective manner. The different participants feed off […]

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10 Questions CIOs Should Ask Before Moving Operations to the Cloud

Companies are moving to the cloud, but you need to make sure that you're ready first. Here are some questions to ask before moving your operations.

August 26, 2016 Ryan Hunt Leave a Comment

Ask enterprise CIOs whether or not they will be transitioning legacy IT operations to cloud environments within the next few years and the vast majority will give you a simple answer: Absolutely yes! But ask them why they’re making the move, what their cloud architecture will look like once implemented or how those environments will […]

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Slideshow: PCI Compliance Myths and FAQs

There are a lot of questions and myths surrounding Payment Card Industry compliance. Luckily, BluePay has answers.

August 25, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Payment Card Industry compliance, also know as PCI, is a set of procedures that govern data security across an extensive series of debit and credit card payments. Businesses are obligated to comply with the requirements outlined by the PCI Security Standards Council in order for your merchant account to stay in good standing. PCI compliance […]

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Big Data Can Lead to Valuable Marketing to Customers

It’s not all about finding and bombarding customers with offers. Big data and analytics can help your company provide valuable content that leads to a sale.

August 24, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Big data and analytics are leading to some great opportunities for marketers. Being able to figure out who buys a product and how much they pay are valuable tools to a marketer. Big data can answer those questions, potentially, for an entire market segment. What’s as important is leveraging what customers consume – what they’re […]

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