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From the printing press to the electric lightbulb, innovations have driven the world into today’s increasingly tech-based arena. Business and the marketplace constantly push for better, faster, more secure technology. Recent research from CompTIA found 30% of businesses are focused on managed IT services, making it the number one business solution on the market. From e-commerce and customer services to backend operations like supply chain management, it’s clear that technology is the key to unlocking success.

I live near Nashville, Tennessee, which is quickly becoming one of the most desired destinations in the southeast to visit, live, and work in. Nashville is always gaining headway as a top location choice for corporate headquarters and large regional office locations for many companies. In the last several years, Nissan North America, Mitsubishi, Dell, Amazon, Pilot Corp and many others made the move to Nashville. Much of the influx came after Nashville became home to the Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Predators. Nashville is even getting a Major League Soccer team in 2020!

The healthcare industry is facing more challenges lately with rising costs, new legislation, and competition as patients are gaining more options and expecting more from their doctors. Like schools, hospitals have been perpetually struggling to keep up with technology as it continues to bring in products that enable superior patient care. HP creates solutions to fit the changing needs of healthcare facilities to dramatically improve patient care.

Every department of a business is rapidly evolving as technology grows more sophisticated. One area experiencing the most dramatic improvement is the way employees collaborate and communicate. Along with emails and chats, conferencing and video calls have transformed the way teams, both in-house and remote, communicate for the better.

While there have been some exciting advancements in printing, perhaps none is more impactful or more interesting than the advent of 3D printing. 3D printing technology has already made a major impact on manufacturing and production methods. Not only is it exciting, but it’s also potentially profitable, even for home users. Below are the basics you should know about 3D printing and how the technology is being used today by businesses small and large.

Business gets more competitive every single day. The never-ending onslaught of competition makes it imperative to find ways to cut costs and improve efficiency.

Security should be a primary concern for every business, especially businesses that rely heavily on technology. However, many managers don’t think about how secure their print environment is until it’s too late. Here’s what businesses need to know about why managed print services combined with HP hardware and software is the right choice for securing print environments.

Are You Providing the Right Information to Your Customer Service Representatives?

What was your number one supply chain initiative for 2019? Have you accomplished it already this year? Do you now have a narrow time frame with insufficient budget dollars set aside to make it happen in 2019? Or, are you already thinking about what you must budget for to make sure you can pull it off for 2020? According to many of today’s supply chain executives, that must-have is visibility.