Author, Philip Piletic, in his article link clearly states the fact that with the advancement in Internet, Internet of Things (IoT) is also reaching endless possibilities. Yes, there are many perks of IoT but in some situation, we need proper security. In some cases, it may act like an open door to a secured network, since IoT devices are also directly connected to the internet. Most of the IoT devices, like Mobile Phones, Smart TVs, etc., always keep collecting private data of a user which is sent back to the manufacturer, that have some threat. Therefore, it is necessary for proper guidelines to be set up for manufacturers about using the user’s data. Read more at: 

https://www.smartdatacollective.com/hidden-dangers-internet-things-infographic/

Now, IoT technology is important for any organization as IoT technology has the probability to help companies in reaching the next stage in their journey of digital transformation, but positioning this new tech without sincerely considering how to ensure data security is risky. Read more at: 

https://www.business2community.com/cybersecurity/iot-security-growing-awareness-about-what-needs-to-be-done-to-prevent-the-next-attack-02058267

In the present business world, document management have proven to be more reliable and easy-to-use, especially for organizations who use SharePoint platform as their document management system.  Some of these document management tools have good integration option to enable a more reliable software experience and even though the system is easy to use, there are many management practices that should be put into consideration. This article link describes some of the critical management practices like using a thorough metadata strategy to replace your folder structure, consistent naming, proper user access and aligning index according to business needs. Read more at: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/hughjackman/top-4-best-practices-in-document-management-050218

Creating an effective business website is important as well as vital, since it requires you to be skilled in both web design and basic principles of marketing intelligence. While it is unquestionable that the main objective of a website is to send a message, but, the nature of this message varies on factors such as the industry, product, audience and even the way in which they reached you in the first place. The author explains the principles you must follow while creating a website. Read more at: 

https://www.business2community.com/web-design/9-rules-for-creating-an-optimal-business-website-02052019

Chatbots really have revolutionized the way small businesses handle customer support. Chatbots help to provide 24-hour support with zero costs. It is a fact that businesses use chatbots to communicate with a company than using an app. A research says that 37% of Americans also prefer to use chatbots in case of an emergency to get a quick answer to their questions. In the last few years, there have been great advancements in chatbots and AI technology.  This article explores the use of chatbots to generate leads, grow your email list, and boost sales. Read more at: 

https://www.business2community.com/strategy/how-to-use-chatbots-for-lead-generation-4-tips-02051972

It is a fact that data has grown to become the most important side of today’s economy. Businesses need constant access to informative data to succeed in today’s market. Thanks to the importance of data, companies and entrepreneurs around the world are pioneering in collecting data and analyzing technologies to boost their business prospects. As predicted by industry experts, you have to rely on Raspberry Pi while collecting manufacturing data and this is the way to go if you really want to get in on the era of big data analytics. This article by Gary Eastwood, IT Analyst , will give you an insight about everything you need to know about Raspberry Pi and how you can adopt it into your own operations to harness the power of your data. Read more at: 

https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/garyeastwood/how-to-use-raspberry-pi-to-collect-manufacturing-data-042418

Mobile app creation is on the rise, but of them few of them manage to strike top positions in the international mobile rankings and fascinate users’ attention as well as deserve their admiration. According to surveys, it was found that there are several important factors defining the popularity of an app and the most prominent one is the design of an app, especially UX and UI design. If we discriminate the chief principles of UX and UI’s design influence on users, it will help us to establish the critical sides of building an outstanding mobile app. This article by author, Tasha Bronitska, takes an insightful look into the major aspects of UX/UI design and its leading role in successful application development. Read more at: 

https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/tashabronitska/the-real-role-of-ux-ui-design-in-app-development-042418

The awesome power of Excel lies not only in its processing ability but also in its uniqueness. It is just like oil and water; our lives are governed by Excel from the beginning of office work. Most people will only cautiously sum up the odd columns, but there are many others who can really take advantage of complex calculations and analysis by using the advanced formulae and other analytical tools. So, take some time to play with the formulas and Excel will reward you big-heartedly with some great magic. It will immediately show you error when you use some wrong formulae e.g. it would hourglass for a while before finally concluding that there were not enough resources for that operation. 

Most importantly, did you ever harness the power of Advanced Excel i.e. macro, goal sheet analysis, what-if analysis, forecast sheets, data validation and pivot tables. These unique operations will not only help you to present data in a systematic, but will also help you in taking managerial decisions without wasting much time. Moreover, the knowledge of Advanced Excel will make you valuable in the eyes of your team members and boss. So, Excel is still indispensable in this age of big data.

If you still do not know Advanced Excel, it is better to up skill yourself rather than to do nothing.

Video marketing strategy is growing in a big way. According to a recent research, it was found that 75% of video viewers account that they will generally click through to a website after watching a high-quality video. So, video marketing is an effective tool for engaging with digital consumers, but the only thing you have to keep in mind is that you have do it in a right way. It is a fact that by producing high quality video content can generate customers for your business but that does not necessarily require a huge budget. You need to have a solid video marketing plan. Read more at: https://www.business2community.com/video-marketing/video-marketing-strategy-the-importance-of-effective-planning-before-execution-02047785

What automatically comes to our mind when you hear the term, Microsoft Excel? Well, there are many possibilities that may come to your mind. You may think of number-crunching careers like accounting, finance or you can think of organizing and interpreting information more easily, making your resume more attractive. But, do not rule out other fields, such as non-profits, administrative work, health care etc. where you could really make the most of your Microsoft Excel training. 

Whether you are working with cells or protecting relevant information or creating charts or formulae or integrating Excel with other software, you may find numerous uses for Excel as a student or an employee or an entrepreneur or a COO.  

But, first let us understand why Microsoft Excel is becoming a valuable as well as universal tool in today’s business world. MS Excel is a spreadsheet that empowers users to organize huge data by performing functions like calculations, graphs, pivot tables, data analysis among numerous other features. So, in short, Microsoft Excel makes it easier to interpret numbers and information in an organized manner and thereby, helping in taking managerial decision quickly. Moreover, MS Excel has several abilities that are suitable for information management. They are: 

• Arranging information in an organized manner

• Filter those information with the help of the tools available and

• Lining up and reviewing that information to take any decision.

the common jobs, besides finance or accounting, where Microsoft Excel skills are necessary are:

• Business analysts and Consultants

• Students

• Marketing managers

• Project Managers

• Administrative assistants etc.

Therefore, if you want to gain some knowledge of Microsoft Excel, here are some convincing reasons to learn it:

1. Improve your skills - Advanced Microsoft Excel training teaches you a huge array of skills including the ability to:

a. Visualize and manipulation of data

b. Build complex equation to get answers about company finances, efficiency, workflow, inventory etc.

c. Clean up data, analyze data and information quickly and accurately

d. Put data intelligently and usefully in front of high level management

e. Solve business problems with the advanced application of data etc.

2. Make your resume look better – It is a fact that recruiters are always on the lookout for hot keywords in the resumes and when they find that Advanced Excel is listed on your resume, they may be more likely to give your resume a closer look. 

3. Organize and interpret information more easily – MS Excel is not just a huge spreadsheet with endless rows and columns.  It is that instrument that sorts and filter lists, track numbers, create formulas, perform calculations, develop graphs and charts and many such things. If these skills give you the impression that they could be a great enhancement to your career, then an online course in Excel is good for you. 

4. Upskilling and Increase Value as an Employee – It is imperative to upskill yourself at work. It is obvious that more skills like Advanced Excel will increase your value as an employee as you will do quality work in a minimum span of time and become indispensable to your employer. So, upgrade yourself by constantly learning, starting with advanced Excel.

Learning Advanced Excel online course from SigmaWay will provide you the whole new dimension in your career as you will be capable to build solutions in different worksheets and workbooks, produce multifaceted charts, organize and arrange information, forecast data accurately, make use of advanced functions, safeguard information and design standard design templates. The case based training fulfills the significance of developing complex Excel results with using improved solutions, dashboard, pivot tables and pivot charts. 

Microsoft Excel is becoming increasingly important for organizations as the tools that help employees to make the most use of data and in turn maximizing the return on investment. Companies now are collecting even greater volumes of data from multiple sources which includes in-store-transactions, online sales and social media. These data are helping organizations to collate and analyze data quickly and effectively.

Excel spreadsheets are regularly being used across all domains of business to display financial information and other data which are meaningful and relevant to the business. For example, this can be data which are relevant to the sales, finance, marketing, HR or the CRM dept. You can build top quality charts using Excel that can be used effectively for adding extra emphasis to business reports and make an efficient marketing material. Besides, the users of Excel can make the full advantage of conditional formatting and analyzing trends and make helpful forecasts by the use of some advanced formulas and forecasting tools. it also help users to bring information from various files and documents together so that it exists in a single location. Read more at: https://blogs.business.microsoft.com/en-gb/2016/07/08/top-5-benefits-microsoft-excel/

Arduino is usually an open source electronics platform accompanied with a hardware and software so that anyone can design, develop and test complex electronics prototypes and products. Besides, the hardware consists of a micro controller with other electronic components which generally can be programmed using the software to do almost any task.

What makes Arduino different from others is the simplicity of the Arduino language that helps to write complex codes easily. Arduino is said to be an excellent designed open source platform where specially designed boards which can be programmed using the Ardunio Programming Language or APL.

Nowadays, the presence of Arduino is not only spreading among hobbyists, but it is also expanding its roots in different sectors and used by experts for making prototypes of commercial products. To know more, read: https://www.engineersgarage.com/articles/arduino

To experience it live, you can join the workshop by registering yourself at: http://www.gosigmaway.com/events/robotics-iot/robotics-embedded-system/44-robosigma-arduino-4-beginners-workshop.html

It is a fact that most of the data being created by the IoT is now sent over the Internet to the Cloud or remote data centers for further processing. But the security vulnerabilities within the Internet’s open architecture make it inappropriate for many IoT use cases, specifically those linking time-sensitive and highly critical information. So, nowadays, there is a better way to overcome all the above vulnerabilities is by doing edge computing, which does not depend on the Cloud or a remote data center for IoT data processing.  Therefore, edge computing processes and analyzes data near the source of data generation and data processing takes place at or close to where decisions are made. Read more about edge computing at: 

https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/maryannrichardson/when-milliseconds-count-iot-analytics-should-be-localnot-in-the-cloud-033118

These days, artificial intelligence becoming very common in everyday life. Some people can feel scary with the rise of AI technology especially machine learning. But, at the same time, it is also very exciting and has the capability to make the world a better and safer place. The author, Mark Blitz, an analyst, takes us through the five most important and practical applications of machine learning that are currently making an impact. They are driver less technology, facial recognition & security, law enforcement, healthcare and language translation. Read more at: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/markblitz/the-5-hottest-practical-applications-of-machine-learning-022218

It is a fact that sometimes do not take the full advantage of CRM software. To get a better value of the CRM data, organizations must update the CRM software up-to-date. CRM solutions are standalone products; however, it might be helpful to assimilate the software with other data-collection and analysis tools such as CRM and ERP software can be integrated with e-commerce functions, marketing tools, and sales platforms. A company must enforce the use of CRM system across the organization to get the full benefit of CRM software. The organizations must train the entire workforce to use your CRM solution. Read more at: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/anthonyortega/5-ways-you-can-get-more-out-of-your-crm-software-030218

Nowadays, B2B digital transformation is on the rise as technology is rapidly evolving and has forced many organizations to adapt quickly without knowing the outcomes. So, for B2B marketers and new entrepreneurs, it is important to understand not only the basic of IoT and blockchain, but also understand how they may impact businesses. Read all about B2B digital transformation at: https://www.business2community.com/b2b-marketing/b2b-digital-transformation-primer-2018-02017353

These days, cyber security attacks and data breaches are on the rising side. Data breach laws are there but, it requires organizations to inform users that their personal information has been negotiated. So, it is important to understand these cyber laws and their importance as they are dangerous for effective data protection. According to a report, it was found that almost 2 trillion data records were hacked during the first half of 2017 where several MNC’s like big banks, hospitals and even credit agencies have fallen prey to these hackers. Read more at: https://finance.toolbox.com/articles/key-data-breach-laws-what-they-are-and-why-they-matter

The internet is a place where we get knowledge and entertainment and most of us are more digitally inclined with each passing year. But, there is a dark side too as hackers are plundering on the susceptible and unwary. These kinds of hacks and disturbances happen on a much smaller scale with hackers aiming at individual people with the purpose of identity theft and fraud. But, you can do several things to make yourself less vulnerable to hackers. They are: Update Software Regularly, Avoid Open Wi-Fi, Use Security Software, Maintain Password Integrity and Guard Personal Info on Obsolete Devices. Read more at: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/jaredjaureguy/five-ways-to-keep-your-info-safe-from-hackers-020918

The present age is the age of the internet and when we have many computer applications all over the place, you have millions of data. This needs proper security and further usability. We also need a lot of space for storing data and operating software programs. Therefore, cloud computing is becoming important because of the infinite levels of storage and security. Fundamentally, there are three types of cloud hosting services. They are: Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service. Read more at: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/dominicacito/will-cloud-hosting-improve-your-website-seo-how-does-the-tech-work-020518

Organizations should plan to handle data more efficient ways and therefore have better insights to gather from it. This article, looks at the trends that are sure to shape 2018 when it comes to big data. They are: Machine Learning, pay as you go applications, integration, automation, shared knowledge and innovation with better speed. Read more at: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lewisrobinson/big-data-innovations-that-are-sure-to-come-in-2018-020118