Shadow IT, the use of unsanctioned cloud and mobile devices by staff, is a growing sector - but while the Bring Your Own Device philosophy has caught on fast, not everyone appreciates the risks to data and workflow it can bring.
When staff members begin to bring their own devices into work, it can spell positive changes for the IT world and a leap in efficiency for the company.
Basecamp is 37Signals’ flagship project management software. Originally created as a tool to let freelancers manage projects, it’s gradually added functionality and customers until it’s now the most popular content management software solution out there.
2014 was a killer year for innovative tech products - some of which represented improvements on existing technology, while others pointed ahead to whole new worlds. Here are the top X innovative tech products of 2014 - plus X to watch out for in the year ahead!
1: Virtual reality
If Oculus Crescent sounds like a transformer, that’s appropriate.
The ubiquity of mobile phone technology makes the idea that you could be holding your last ever phone seem slightly ridiculous. Barring catastrophes, why would we suddenly stop using a technology we so evidently love? Because we basically already have.
Could anything be more Zeitgeisty than a 3D printer that can produce things to fit into the Internet of Things?
The first generation of 3D printers are mostly used for producing small items. But Jennifer Lewis of Harvard University has helped create a new kind of 3D printer, one that can print electronics.
2014 saw an explosion of concern about cybersecurity, as more and more of life moves online - especially financial life. When big companies and even government agencies were hacked and millions of people’s details were leaked, we all sat up and took notice.
Sometimes it’s useful to store public-facing data in the cloud. When that’s necessary, it’s typically done inside the web application by the end user. They’ll upload their pictures, video or other content quite happily using the app.
In an interview with O'Reilly Radar writer Mac Slocum, Joshua Bixby, president of Strangeloop, said that the days in which consumers were happy to just be able to connect to the Web with their mobile devices are long gone. Today, the owners of smart phones and tablets demand that Web pages load quickly on their mobile devices and that these pages include all the bells and whistles of a full Web experience.
Your business already boasts its own interactive Web site. You run a busy blog promoting your company and its services. You Tweet your followers whenever your business is holding special sales or launches a new service or product. Your business's Facebook page is steadily adding followers.
We've all had this experience: We log onto our computers at work and something's not working. Maybe we aren't receiving our e-mail messages. Maybe our Web browser has slowed to a crawl. Maybe the computer crashes every 10 minutes.
Whatever the problem, it makes it impossible for you to complete your work.
