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April 13, 2012

Stephney McMohan and 1 other person answered this question

What are the business benefits of cloud computing? How is cloud computing "Green IT"?

A cloud data center usually deploys many blade servers, densely packed to maximize the space utilization. Running services in consolidated servers in data centers provides customers an alternative to running their software or operating their computer services in house. The major benefits of cloud data ... more

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Cloud Computing Costs

March 29, 2012

Bill Blake and 11 other people answered this question

How do you motivate a team that is non-performing?

Look in the mirror! What are you doing or not doing that you should be doing.
Inculcate Trust, recognition, and motivation! more

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March 16, 2012

Mitesh Hood answered this question

Would you say that we are simply moving the E burden from corporations to individuals?

Hi,
E-waste has gradually climbed to the the top of the priority list for the waste management think-tanks around the world. With our affinity to the gadgets increasing by the day, the volume of electronic waste occupying our offices and residence have also been spiraling. ... more

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June 29, 2011

Lowell Mims and 2 other people answered this question

Should blogging about new products and/or services be done at the same time as press releases?

Also, PRWeb.com has the ability to help small business owners with free tips on their press release! more

June 28, 2011

Glenn Friesen and 1 other person answered this question

Any comments on using Blogger vs. Wordpress for a blog?

I have built websites on Blogger and WordPress -- self-hosted and otherwise. WordPress is by far the better CMS.
I did notice that Blogger content was indexed slightly faster -- until the caffeine update, when both were indexed in about the same time.
For customization? Wordpress.
For security? ... more

June 8, 2011

Aaron Eden answered this question

Which free plug-in blog software do you recommend?

Hi Lauren,
We have written two articles detailing the business rewards of 6 WordPress plugins. I hope you find them helpful.
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June 2, 2011

Courtney Hunt and 10 other people answered this question

What are the top steps to take to ensure you're getting the best ROI for your social media efforts?

To build on the other great comments, especially Mark's and Neal's, it's important to distinguish between long-term and short-term objectives. Brand-building and reputation, for example, are long-term objectives that may be tough to measure success in over the short term. It's much easier to specify ... more

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Return on Investment

May 12, 2011

Peter Johnston and 8 other people answered this question

Any advice for marketers who are working without a marketing automation system in place?

Yes. Don't do it. Here are 14 good reasons...
1. Marketing Automation is built on the old-fashioned push model of marketing.
2. MA is based on the discredited “Marketing makes leads for Sales” ideology.
3. MA is designed for enterprise corporations, not mid-market B2B companies.
4. Email is no ... more

Demand Generation

May 10, 2011

James McGovern and 1 other person answered this question

Other than in-row cooling, what other suggestions do you have for energy efficiency in data centers?

If you truly want to be green, you should consider not running your own data center and instead leveraging a shared cloud model. We all know that many server environments waste compute cycles and optimizing power locally can only get you so far... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

April 18, 2011

Wayne Spivak and 5 other people answered this question

What recommendations do you have for HR asking the C-level to invest in the latest and greatest?

Thank you Michael.

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April 12, 2011

Bob Gately answered this question

What metrics do you recommend that CEOs use to determine their return on HCM investments?

1. New hire job suitability
2. Turnover rate of new hires, less than 1 year tenure
3. Turnover rate of employees with 1 to 3 years tenure
4. Turnover rate of employees with 4 to 7 years or more tenure
5. Turnover rate by; job, manager, department, location, and ... more

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April 11, 2011

Rob Jannone answered this question

What's an effective way a virtual Co. can evaluate individual performance?

Measuring output is certainly the most obvious way to evaluate a virtual employee's performance. You can also measure engagement, proactivity, innovation, and almost any other KPI metric. The key is providing your virtual workforce with implicit, clear expectations and then having a transparent, objective scorecard ... more

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April 6, 2011

Ben Kepes and 9 other people answered this question

What are your top tips for IT workers who feel threatened by the move to Cloud Computing?

The world is changing - IT pros need to realize that and start throwing themselves headfirst into this brave new world. Don't feel threatened, feel excited about this new challenge.
Remember what got you into IT in the first place? The excitement, the ability to build ... more

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April 6, 2011

Richard Teed answered this question

What are some "must have" technologies for HR right now?

For large enterprises: Self Service, Recruiting, Total Rewards and an Automated HR Help Desk. Many of these applications can leverage the cloud for less expensive hosting options. more

Human Resources

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April 5, 2011

Rebecca Mazin answered this question

How can you make your company website more applicant friendly?

Don't make candidates have to hunt for the careers or jobs page. I do some work coaching job seekers and it's amazing how hard it can be to find a list of job openings, description of applicant process, employment culture information. It should be clear ... more

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Company Websites

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April 5, 2011

Chintan Tyagi and 4 other people answered this question

At what point should a company consider getting technology for HR?

By technology I presume you are referring to IT. Thanks to SaaS HR applications have become affordable - in my view these can be taken as soon as there is a business case - or in other words there is a positive ROI.
But it has ... more

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April 4, 2011

Karen Bucks and 2 other people answered this question

How can we convert many HR forms into electronic forms? Is there software you can recommend?

iCIMS' Talent Platform (http://bit.ly/hWRPXS) is great for this because you can convert any form into a compliant and electronic document (http://bit.ly/dyjSF5), send the form through email to the candidate or employee, and store the results in an electronic database for future reference.
iCIMS' electronic forms ... more

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April 4, 2011

Guy Farmer and 6 other people answered this question

Besides surveys, what ideas do you have for getting employees opinions (wants, needs, etc)?

Great question Lauren. I might look at simply letting people tell me their story and actively listening to them. Having an open line of communication with employees and actually giving them a voice allows us to learn a lot about them because we build trust ... more

Human Resources

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