The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

©iStock/FotografieLink What’s the difference between doing business globally, and being a global-first business? What are the positives, pitfalls, and most crucially, how do you ensure your business isn't left behind in the race towards global-first dominance in 2024? Doing business globally might involve expanding your operations across borders, tapping into international markets, and perhaps establishing a presence in multiple countries.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

You’re headed to your favorite drive-thru to grab fries and a cheeseburger. It’s a simple order and as you pull in you notice there isn’t much of a line. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty. The restaurant is near a busy freeway with roaring traffic noise and airplanes fly low overhead as they approach the nearby airport. It’s windy.

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The Hackett Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Miami, FL – February 15, 2024 – A new Digital World Class Matrix analysis and ranking of 18 leading customer-to-cash (C2C) receivables creation software providers by The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) finds that the market contains both mature, well-established software providers and new entrants. The research found that leaders deliver far greater value and breadth of capabilities than other software providers, which translated to exceptionally high customer satisfaction.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Customers and partners that interact with your business, as well as the employees who engage them, all expect a modern, digital experience. According to the Salesforce Report, nearly 90% Of buyers say the experience a company provides matters as much as products or services. Whether using Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud, or Service Cloud, your Salesforce user experience should be seamless, personalized and hyper-relevant, reflecting all the right context behind every interaction.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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NoonDalton

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving market, the sales landscape is more competitive than ever. Businesses across industries are vying not just for market share, but for attention, engagement, and loyalty from an increasingly discerning customer base. This heightened competition necessitates not just innovative products and services but also a strategic, streamlined approach to sales operations.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Kubernetes (K8s) containers and environments are the leading approach to packaging, deploying and managing containerized applications at scale. The dynamic, open-source , microservices-based configuration of Kubernetes can be a great fit for businesses that are looking to maximize infrastructure agility. However, the distributed flexibility that makes Kubernetes appealing can also make implementing Kubernetes monitoring and observability practices challenging.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The retail industry employs millions of people, and next-generation retail employees will be significantly impacted by the rise of generative AI. I’m a firm believer that exceptional brick-and-mortar retail, no matter the product category, stands on three essential pillars for success: Proud, well-trained, engaged team members with clear career paths A brand deeply rooted in strong cultural values A backbone of superior technology Missing any of these elements?

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I have found myself talking about taxonomy a lot recently. Taxonomy is a big job in a website project, but it’s something stakeholders may not consider early enough in an implementation project. I refer to taxonomy as a big job not only because it can be a lot of work, but also because it is the foundation of your site search functionality. It’s not the “sexy” part of search.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What do global climate change and global warming look like? Surface temperature statistics paint a compelling picture of the changing climate: 2023, according to the European Union climate monitor Copernicus, was the warmest year on record—nearly 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels. To gain a holistic understanding of the current climate crisis and future climate implications, however, it’s important to look beyond global average temperature records.

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Magellan Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In recent years, the US healthcare industry has significantly increased its reliance on healthcare call center outsourcing companies to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. With rising costs and complex regulations overwhelming healthcare providers, partnering with overseas business process outsourcing (BPO) companies has become a strategic necessity.

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Advertiser: G-P

Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Kubota, a Japanese-based services and technology provider within the agriculture, water and environmental industries, has a keen focus on innovation and sustainability. A few years ago, Kubota aimed to tackle operational efficiency challenges, water and sewage systems maintenance issues, and staff shortages that many local companies faced. Simultaneously, it attempted to commit to its zero carbon city declaration, which aims to virtually eliminate carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

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Everest Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Live Webinar Key Issues in EMEA: Addressing 2024’s Challenges and Emerging Sourcing Trends February 15, 2024 | 10 AM GMT | 11 AM CET | 12 PM EET | 3:30 PM IST In an era characterized by continual change, evolving market dynamics, and an unwavering demand for progress, enterprises must embrace innovation while effectively managing change. In this webinar, our analysts will present invaluable insights gathered from Everest Group’s 2024 Key Issues survey, specifically focusing on how issues will im

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This blog was co-authored by Perficient Risk and Regulatory CoE Member: Alicia Lawrence Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory Center of Excellence (CoE) remains at the forefront of evolving financial rules and regulations, ensuring readiness to tackle emerging challenges and safeguard financial institutions and its customers. The announcement of significant amendments to the DFS500 regulations on December 1, 2023, represents a pivotal moment for entities operating within New York’s financial se

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Metasource

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A veterinary health organization that provides advanced medical care for pets through 24-hour emergency and specialty hospitals as well as urgent care clinics was struggling with an outdated accounts payable (AP) process. The growing organization was manually processing, approving, and posting supplier invoices. This approach was overwhelming its back-office staff and frustrating its valued suppliers.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of retail and e-commerce, businesses are increasingly adopting an omnichannel approach to ensure a cohesive and seamless customer experience across all touchpoints. This strategy requires a highly coordinated operations team, capable of managing complex interactions and data flows between various channels, from online storefronts to physical retail locations and beyond.

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Zinnov

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Generative AI implementation for engineering workloads has resulted in a noteworthy 38% reduction in task completion time, with a 48% improvement among Senior Engineers. According to the one-of-a-kind study jointly done by Zinnov and Ness Digital Engineering , Generative AI implementation can increase the potential for globalizing a higher number of products, as well as transforming entire organizational structures.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

DataFrame is a key abstraction in Spark which represents structured data and allows for easy manipulation and analysis. In this blog post, we’ll explore the various basic DataFrame methods available in Spark and how they can be used for data processing tasks using examples. Dataset: There are many DataFrame methods which are subclassified into Transformation and Action based upon the operation performed, you can learn more about these in this blog – Spark RDD Operations (perficient.c

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Infosys Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The integration of next-gen technologies into industrial products and personal devices has transformed semiconductors into a critical commodity across industries. It has increased demand for semiconductors in terms of both quantity and functionality. Semiconductor enterprises need to design chips that are highly reliable and efficient. The cloud provides a secure and scalable environment for fabless firms to automate processes, apply advanced tools, and adopt a collaborative approach to reduce c

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Advertiser: G-P

The benefits of expanding internationally are endless, especially if you approach it the right way. However, there are pitfalls along the way that can slow down progress. Global expansion brings many opportunities for companies —business growth, brand-building in new markets, and access to diverse talent pools worldwide. However, international growth can come with challenges.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Managing the structure and styling of components in web development may frequently become difficult, particularly when working on large-scale projects with several developers or integrating third-party components. Because CSS is global, there is a chance for CSS conflicts and accidental styling changes, which is a common issue for developers. Here’s where the Shadow DOM comes in as a problem-solving tool: What is Shadow DOM?

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) isn’t for everyone. If your business operates at a local or regional level, regular load balancing will probably meet your needs. Yet, for some larger enterprises or businesses with a worldwide user footprint, GSLB is an essential service. Having a “load balancer for load balancers” keeps your traffic distributed in an efficient way and ensures the performance that your customers expect from an internet-enabled application.

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Everest Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Discover the key elements for achieving success in FinOps when engaging with third-party providers.

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Global Expansion

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Explore the lucrative career paths with the guide to highest paying tech jobs in the industry. Get expert insights and discover opportunities for success.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors may not be the first thing that pops up when you search “what’s trending?” And yet, it has become a household (or rather, boardroom) acronym for today’s companies. It refers to a set of metrics used to measure an organization’s environmental and social impact and has become increasingly important as it relates to a company’s business model, risk management strategy , reporting requirements and more.

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Capgemini

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Eight key insights from Houston Sustainability Connect Tyler Williams Feb 15, 2024 Facebook Twitter Linkedin On Feb. 7, 2024, Capgemini hosted “Houston Sustainability Connect” the heart of the Bayou City’s Ion District, a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship. The evening consisted of ClimateTech start-up pitches and thought-provoking discussions from leaders across sectors on the future of sustainable business.

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