Just A Cloud Away

How the cloud is helping small businesses compete with the big guys

Helping Local Restaurants Compete With National Chains

Everybody loves their local restaurant. The food tends to be much more creative than in a national chain like Applebee’s or Red Lobster and they offer a unique experience. If you frequent a neighborhood establishment, you’ll probably get to know the owner, order special dishes you like off the menu and be made to feel right at home.

Empowering Independent Medical Practices

It used to be that a doctor could simply hang out a shingle, hire an assistant or two to handle appointments and billing, establish an affiliation with a local hospital and thrive. But over the past few decades the burdens on medical practices have drastically increased. Managed care, regulation, and the increased complexity of medicine have all contributed to the problem.

Watson For Small Business

For over a century, IBM has been focused on selling solutions to large enterprises. The company began, in part, when Herman Hollerith sold his first tabulating machine to the U.S. Census and ever since, its success has been based on its ability to develop some of the world’s most sophisticated technology to solve big problems.

Technology Not Only Disrupts, It Also Empowers

We often think of technology as a disruptive force. And it often is. A simple smartphone today replaces technology that would have costs thousands of dollars to buy 20 years ago. In the future, robots in factories, self-driving delivery trucks, and other forms of automation will compete with humans for jobs.

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Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, @HBR Contributor, - Learn more at www.GregSatell.com — note: I use Amazon Affiliate links for books.

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Greg Satell

Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, @HBR Contributor, - Learn more at www.GregSatell.com — note: I use Amazon Affiliate links for books.