The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

©iStock/CHOLTICHA KRANJUMNONG What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: The ethical issues of AI ; imitation isn't enough. Fears of trade protectionism are overdone. The fallout of Red Sea disruptions for global trade and inflation. Quote of the week: "The freer the flow of world trade, the stronger the tides for economic progress and peace among nations.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 29, 2024

We’ve all heard of servant leadership. The concept of “being a servant” to your teams and treating employees as critical individuals to be cultivated and empowered, has strong merit. However, many organizations fall short, with those at the top of the hierarchy viewing employees as interchangeable cogs in the corporate machine. Instead of diving deep into the theories, practices, and benefits of servant leadership, I will focus on a specific, related principle or mind-set: being unobtrusive.

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IBM Services

APRIL 29, 2024

VeloxCon 2024 , the premier developer conference that is dedicated to the Velox open-source project, brought together industry leaders, engineers, and enthusiasts to explore the latest advancements and collaborative efforts shaping the future of data management. Hosted by IBM® in partnership with Meta, VeloxCon showcased the latest innovation in Velox including project roadmap, Prestissimo (Presto-on-Velox), Gluten (Spark-on-Velox), hardware acceleration, and much more.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 29, 2024

Imagine a world where we can skip Extract and Load, just do our data Transformations connecting directly to sources no matter what data platform you use? Salesforce has taken significant steps over the last 2 years with Data Cloud to streamline how you get data in and out of their platform and we’re excited to see other vendors follow their lead. They’ve gone to the next level today by announcing their more comprehensive Zero Copy Partner Network.

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Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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APRIL 29, 2024

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in accounting and finance is revolutionizing the industry by automating complex processes and enhancing efficiency. With technologies like machine learning algorithms and natural language processing, AI is adept at handling tasks ranging from financial reporting and audits to fraud detection and comprehensive data analysis.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 29, 2024

In the pursuit of creating inclusive environments, Universal Design principles emphasize the importance of ensuring accessibility for individuals with diverse sensory needs. Audio descriptions and captions play a pivotal role in making audiovisual content accessible to people with visual or hearing impairments, aligning seamlessly with the ethos of Universal Design.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 29, 2024

Katalon Studio is a robust test automation tool that offers a range of features to streamline the testing process. One such feature is StudioAssist, which provides intelligent suggestions and code completion to help testers write tests more efficiently. This blog will explore how StudioAssist can enhance your test automation efforts and provide practical tips for using this feature effectively.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Mexico’s cost-effective labor is one of the main advantages for U.S. manufacturers. Finding skilled workers in the U.S. has proven challenging in recent years due to the slowdown of workers interested in entering the manufacturing industry. Furthermore, industrial labor costs are much higher in the U.S. than in Mexico, which is why many are considering nearshoring to Mexico.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 29, 2024

In the final installment of our series on Cypress, we explore how to integrate this powerful testing tool into your development workflow. By incorporating Cypress into your continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) processes, you can automate testing, improve code quality, and accelerate deployment cycles. This article provides practical steps and best practices for making Cypress a seamless part of your development pipeline.

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Zinnov

APRIL 29, 2024

Let’s face it, while the global economic slowdown has been a hot topic, it’s not all doom and gloom. Despite the challenges posed by high inflation, geopolitical tensions in Israel and Ukraine, and Supply Chain disruptions, there are signs of resilience and progress. Central banks worldwide have been proactively implementing tighter monetary policies to curb inflation.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 29, 2024

Sitecore Personalize uses a combination of experiences, decision models and offers to personalize content. An experience defines a variant. The variant is used to create the UI for the experience. The decision model uses programmables and decision tables to select an offer. The variant reads data from the offer to populate the UI. By default, Sitecore Personalize expects the variant to have one user experience and for the decision model to return offers that all use the same offer template.

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Go4Customer

APRIL 29, 2024

Is Your Customer Service the One-Stop Solution Your Clients Crave? How Can First Call Resolution (FCR) Transform Your Support Game? Dive into the Why behind FCR?It's More Than Just Numbers, It's the Game-Changer Your Business Needs to Stay Ahead in the Competitive Customer Service Arena! Definition of First Call Resolution First Call Resolution (FCR) is a crucial metric in customer service, measuring the ability to r.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 29, 2024

Last week, we introduced the concept of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) – a goal-setting framework for aligning your teams, fostering innovation, and driving measurable outcomes – and demonstrated the differences between OKRs and KPIs. If you haven’t explored that post yet, you can find it here. Now, let’s dive into how OKRs can transform your product development process and explore the art of creating powerful & measurable objectives.

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IBM Services

APRIL 29, 2024

To meet the demands of today’s consumers, enterprises must be continuously innovating. But innovation doesn’t happen in silos. Fintechs, for example, have been transformational for the financial services industry, from democratizing finance to establishing digital currencies that revolutionized the way that we think of money. As fintechs race to keep up with the needs of their customers and co-create with larger financial institutions, they can leverage AI and hybrid cloud solutions

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In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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