Lotus Notes and the GDPR conundrum

Many organizations have yet to start the process of migrating their data and applications away from the Lotus Notes platform, and while there are many reasons as to why this is so, probably the two key ones are a truly compelling event that forces the issue and a lack of expertise. This is according to Jon Pyke, CEO, CIMtrek Ltd.

“That compelling event is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which becomes UK law on 25th May 2018. It is compelling because organizations are expected to create a single view of a customer – leaving data in old Notes databases is likely to render users non-compliant,” stated Jon.

3 Smart Tactics to Make Your SEO Less Expensive

Most businesses understand that SEO can be long-drawn and ROI realization can be slow. However, because you need to invest quite heavily in the initial periods, you could very well see the ROI becoming negative. For many small businesses with limited resources, this can be immensely stressful. Unfortunately, spending less in the early stages can either leave you stuck with low-quality SEO professionals or simply prolong the agony of a negative ROI. Some suggestions on how you can slash the cost of your SEO campaign without spoiling your strategy.

How UI/UX Design Affect Your Website Impression

UI/UX Design stands for User Interface and User Experience which plays an important role in the success or failure of a particular website. The major reason for building a website may depend on the kind of business you do which might simply be to register your name on the World Wide Web. It could be an ecommerce website that puts you on a regular search for sales, you might just feel like generating leads that will improve your traffic and make signups the basic objectives, you can as well build a website that cares for readers and you monetize it through ads and affiliate links. Irrespective of your primary and secondary aims, your website is meant to have an amazing UI/UX Design.

10 Questions to Ask an Internet Marketing Agency Before Engaging

Strategizing and executing Internet marketing campaigns require specialized expertise and hours of effort. Unless your company has the knowledge, skills, tools and time to handle all of your digital marketing efforts, you’ll need the assistance of a digital marketing firm.

But how can you know whether you’re entering into a relationship with a partner who is not only capable of helping you reach your goals, but also a good fit with your company culture?

Both components are essential because:

  1. You want to work with a firm that's adept at increasing traffic to your website and converting that traffic into leads and sales.

WP Engine Study Reveals Generation Z Lives Through Digital Experiences

LONDON - Dec. 5, 2017 - A new, national study commissioned by WP Engine and conducted by the Center for Generational Kinetics explores the mindset, preferences, and expectations of Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers for their current and future digital experiences. “The Future of Digital Experiences” study, which surveyed 1,005 people in the EU ages 14 - 59, found that for Generation Z - those born from 1996 to the present - the digital experience is their human experience. These digital natives expect to have constant access to the online world and want their digital experiences to be free, secure, authentic, transparent and personalized.

Major new study reveals the true ROI of database DevOps

DevOps is moving into the mainstream, and the database is now being included, but what holds many C-level executives back is the thorny issue of calculating the Return on Investment. They need to know that a change to the software development process as well as the tooling used will deliver tangible results.

To directly address this concern, Redgate Software today launched a new research study that reveals the benefits different stakeholders can expect from DevOps, and provides a powerful methodology for calculating the ROI of introducing DevOps for the database.

HD Streaming Surges to 38% of Mobile Video Traffic

REDWOOD CITY, Calif - November 21 2017 - Analysis of live operator data conducted by Openwave Mobility, the market leader in mobile data traffic management solutions, has found that 38 percent of all mobile video traffic globally is now High Definition (HD) - far beyond what mobile operators had predicted. While HD video was only 5.7 percent four years ago, it is now expected to reach at least 50 percent of video traffic by the end of 2018, reflecting the popularity of Over The Top (OTT) streaming video services such as YouTube and Netflix on mobile devices. Today over 820 million people across the world watch YouTube and Netflix on mobile devices.