Many small businesses who have been using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets as databases for their organizations, or who have been using them to manage information in general, have found the need to access those insights ...
Stop us when this starts to sound familiar: A potential new deal is introduced to your company and you're suddenly in charge of making it a success. But as is true in many of ...
One of the most important things to understand is that no two businesses are created in quite the same way. If you carefully examined your closest competitor, you'd probably be ...
To say that the construction industry involves very complex business operations is likely a bit of an understatement. Not only do projects need to be carefully managed to ...
According to one recent study, the total amount of data that users are creating and working with on a daily basis increased to a massive 79 zettabytes in 2021. That number is ...
Originally launched in November 1992, Microsoft Access is a database management system (also referred to as a DBMS for short) that has been used by software developers, data ...
One of the most important things to understand about web development companies is that not all providers are created equally. If your business is interested in pursuing custom web ...
It can be difficult to remember, but in an era prior to the Internet people would actually have to call an establishment to understand what product offerings they had and what was ...
According to one recent study, employees spend an average of about 1.8 hours every day searching for and gathering the information they need to do their jobs. That's almost two ...
A very good friend of mine, who just happens to own a small winery here in New Hampshire, stopped in to see me this week. It was a friendly visit, but as usual we got talking ...
In a business environment, data takes many forms. Before the advent of computers, data was all captured in a world of paper. But in 1979, the world’s first spreadsheet, VisiCalc ...
According to one recent study, the amount of data in the world was estimated to have hit about 44 zettabytes by the beginning of 2020. By as soon as 2025, the volume of data ...
Organizations that have teams of employees operating in the field often have a pressing need to report the result of each interaction. Not only is this invaluable in terms of ...
One of the most important things to understand about custom software development is that you don't just need a solution that will support your business over the short-term. Yes, ...
Oftentimes, organizations have a very real need to expand their ASP.NET development resources beyond their current capacity. Sometimes this involves hiring an individual ...
It's always a difficult time for a business when a valued software developer leaves - taking their knowledge of your critical applications right along with them. Not only can this ...
In terms of software development, one of the most important qualities you'll want to embrace as often as possible ultimately comes down to predictability. Not only does ...
Whenever you're tasked with solving an IT problem, you often have an important choice to make. You can select an individual ASP.NET developer or enlist the services of an ASP.NET ...
The web applications you invest in are supposed to support and empower your employees. They should make it possible for them to work "smarter, not harder" on a daily basis. If you ...
One of the most important things to understand about ASP.NET is that not all developers are created equally. At a bare minimum, any development partner you choose needs to possess ...
Even though ASP.NET has itself been around since 2002, ASP.NET - and the technology stack that supports productive development behind it - is growing more and more popular all the ...
One of the most important things to understand about the modern customer is that, by and large, they expect all applications to be either web-based or fully mobile. This makes ...
One of the most important things to understand about legacy applications is that while your organization may save some money in the short-term over building something new from the ...
If you had to make a list of some of the most common pain points that a lot of businesses have, simply finding the IT resources necessary to both refactor and improve an ASP.NET ...
One of the most important things to understand about your business' technology is that it's supposed to empower your people to do more with less. Investing in IT isn't something ...
One of the major issues that most organizations run into when they still rely on old database systems is that by and large you're talking about single user systems that were only ...
ASP, or Active Server Pages, was Microsoft's first server-side scripting language and engine. It was first released in December of 1996, initially as an add-on to Internet ...
Despite the advancements that have been made over the last decade, there are still a lot of enterprises out there running internal LAN-based applications that are not accessible ...
In the vast majority of all situations, legacy applications aren't just difficult to maintain for businesses - oftentimes they're literally impossible to manage over the ...
There was a time during the 1990s when most businesses still handled their important processes the exact same way: through a single threaded spreadsheet that could essentially ...
For most businesses, one of the biggest challenges when it comes to inventory management comes down to the fact that it often feels like you're trying to shoot an arrow at a ...
By embracing business process automation, you're doing more than just eliminating those costly (not to mention time consuming) paper forms. You're also eliminating the use of ...
Regardless of industry, every business has manual processes that are a part of their daily operations. The issue is that not only are these processes inherently error prone, but ...
As a business owner, one of the most important things for you to realize is that sometimes scaling too quickly is just as bad as not scaling at all. Every organization wants to ...
In a lot of situations, businesses are still using spreadsheets as a database to capture key intelligence and other information - which is a decision that certainly brings with it ...
Generally speaking, manual processes are those that still rely on paper forms and "traditional" administrative processes to help information flow freely from one department in a ...
When a lot of business leaders hear the term "business process automation," they typically assume that they're talking about a way to take the paper-based information they're used ...
.NET development services are in extremely high demand. Over the last few years, more and more companies are looking for developers with not just .NET experience, but .NET ...
If you had a choice between ordering your meals off of the McDonald’s Dollar Menu or having your meals prepared from scratch by a personal chef, which would you choose? A gut ...
The future of .NET is .NET Core, which will be soon replacing ASP.NET that we have come to know and love since 2002. But what are the primary advantages of .NET Core over the ...
One of the major challenges that comes along when any business acquires or merges with another company is, ironically, change. After all - mergers and acquisitions are designed to ...
Whenever company leaders look for new opportunities to increase employee productivity, they typically turn to software as a way to accomplish precisely that. "Our old systems ...
You may think that the ultimate success of your company will live and die based on the quality of the products and services you offer... but from a certain perspective, you'd ...
Over 43% of the world's population is connected to the Internet. Let’s face it, business is driven by the Internet, and the competition is stiff. Maintaining a competitive edge in ...
Your grandfather may have been the king of improvisation when working on a car or tasks around the house. Unable to find a screwdriver, he may have grabbed a knife you’re your ...
Many businesses are tempted to take shortcuts in order to save money. They believe that if they can pay less for certain products or services, they can boost their profits by ...
One of the goals of every business should be to run efficiently. That cannot happen if the right employees, systems and processes are not in place. Ultimately, your entire ...
Every day you make many decisions for your business – those decisions range from budget and return on investment to growth and competitive advantage. Yes, as a business owner, you ...
Technology and innovation seem to be synonymous and, in many ways, they are. In the 90s we were all focused on the innovation known as the computer. We wanted the latest computer ...
No software development project is fully without complications. Sometimes it can be as simple as evolving specifications, while other times it may be as momentous as losing your ...
If you had to make a list of all the elements that are most critical to your business, your operations - that is, the processes and procedures at the heart of it all - would be ...
Even the best software development projects can get delayed - anyone who has been in the business for any appreciable length of time can tell you just how true that is. Sometimes, ...
Customization When you purchase software for your company you have two choices: custom software and packaged software. Purchasing software is much like purchasing a suit. ...
As a small business, having in-house IT personnel can be costly. With consistent changes in technology, it may beneficial to consider outsourcing this function. Although when most ...
Technology companies have dominated the industry for the last ten years, offering solutions that cater to specific customers. This was previously seen as a benefit, as companies ...
As a business owner, having the right processes in place is an essential core part of your infrastructure. When implementing your systems and processes, customized software is ...
When you first start a business, so much of your time is devoted to figuring out the processes, workflows and procedures that you need to keep moving forward in the most efficient ...
One of the most common myths about custom software that has existed for far too long is the idea that it is an unrealistic option for a lot of businesses due to the high costs ...
According to one recent study, roughly 75% of employers rate both teamwork and collaboration is "very important" qualities that directly contribute to the ongoing success of an ...
Custom software should be aligned with your business goals and objectives. When considering these objectives, there are three functions that work best in this scenario: reporting, ...
To achieve the best results from systems and processes, organizations should seriously consider custom software solutions. This alternative will ensure the company gets the most ...
As a business, increasing the efficiency of your systems is key in ensuring you get the maximum return on your efforts. Every system you employ should focus on having the best ...
As we grow and mature we outgrow things. You may notice that your favorite clothing no longer fits you the way it once did. You might even notice that you’ve outgrown some ...
What do you do when your company needs to manage large amounts of data and has outgrown the previous way of handling the needs of their clients? Find a way to address the ...
As companies grow, having programmers or software developers is almost a given. Customized software development and platforms that cater to your specific business model becomes a ...
These days, data is everywhere - and this is one trend that shows absolutely no signs of reversing itself anytime soon. According to one recent study, more data was created in the ...
Spreadsheets offer a low-cost option for organizing data. If you have a Microsoft Office package, you have access to Excel. Or, you may choose to use a free spreadsheet program ...
As a business leader, nearly every decision you're making on a daily basis has both a short-term and a long-term effect. The short-term effect involves how a particular move or ...
According to one recent study, only about 80% of the businesses that open their doors today will survive to celebrate their one year anniversary. Of those that reach that ...
Regardless of the type of business you're currently running or even the industry that you're operating in, one thing is for sure: you've likely taken a great deal of care to make ...
There's a myth that is unfortunately all too common that tells us custom software is something that can only benefit certain types of organizations. Sure, a Fortune 500 company ...
Most industries must meet local, state and federal compliance standards (especially regarding privacy and documentation) to continue operating without interruption. Modifying your ...
If you examine the day-to-day processes of many early-stage companies, you'll often find that they have one thing in common: a lot of them use spreadsheets to manage a wide range ...
Every company has to collect and report on data, whether it's for their own internal management or client services. Also, every company is different, with unique needs regarding ...
Businesses still use standard spreadsheet applications for a wide range of different reasons. Sometimes they're used for menial and administrative tasks like data entry, other ...
Most people think that the IT issue that is preventing them from working is the result of failed technology. They jump to all kinds of conclusions: “It must be a bug in the ...
Every business is a bit different from the next - they all have their own unique outcomes that they're trying to achieve and challenges that they're trying to solve. This, in ...
The major problem with off-the-shelf software and other types of pre-existing solutions is that they just aren't set up with your specific business in mind. Not only does your ...
You've been looking a long while for an application that suits your company's needs, but you haven't found the right app out there. At this point, you may be considering having a ...
Part 1: Defining Actors and Use Cases When deciding to have a custom software application developed, there are several things needed that do not fall under the responsibility of ...
Anyone that has worked on projects long enough understands that it is not unheard of to have a project get off track. There are many modalities of defining “off track” and several ...
You probably get a hundred spam email scams per week. They are usually easy to spot but the scammers are getting more creative.
So you are responsible for hiring a team to work on a software application for your company. It’s an application that a majority of your fellow employees will be using on a daily ...
Whether it's allowing your sales support staff to manage financial transactions in the field or consolidating your customer information, web applications can improve your ...
These days it’s very tempting to use the latest and greatest framework or library to do web development, but this is a dangerous inclination if profits or success are the goal ...
Anybody who doubts the popularity of web applications should consider the example of some of the most popular traditional desktop applications on the market. The latest versions ...
“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” Of course, I’m referring to James Lovell’s call to the NASA control room at Johnson Space Center and the historic Apollo 13 mission in 1970. And, ...
People learn from a very early age to organize large amounts of information into manageable groups based on relationship. Most information can be organized into lists. For the ...
The Google Doodle of Grace Hopper brought back fond memories of when I had an opportunity to meet her back in 1981 as a fresh graduate of the Army Computer Science School. She ...
Just recently, we were approached by a regional marketing firm in New England with a rather unique, but solvable problem for one of their clients, a global manufacturer of ...
ASP.NET is Microsoft’s premium web development tool. Keene Systems belief in Microsoft’s overall value to business operations has led us to become the leading ASP.NET development ...
As a manager or business owner, you want the best infrastructure you can possibly have that will give you a tangible return on investment (ROI) and align with your business goals ...
Former US Senator from Massachusetts, Scott Brown, visited Keene Systems. Scott wanted to see what we were doing to create jobs in the area.
Today Walt Havenstein stopped in to visit with Keene Systems. He and Lance Keene had a good discussion about the challenges of doing business in India. As director and chief ...
Today we welcomed United States US Senator Kelley Ayotte at the new Keene Systems office. We had discussions about what Keene Systems is doing to create new jobs in the area and ...
Today we welcomed United States Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster to the Keene Systems office. She stopped in to see how the 5 member businesses in the Enterprise Center are doing ...
If you're still using antiquated desktop systems, you may want to consider a move to a web application. Web applications have become incredibly popular for corporate use. With a ...
Acquiring timely and actionable business intelligence is an incredibly important component to a company's success. Business intelligence allows a company to react to new ...
Lance Keene's article on Ending Spreadsheet Data Chaos: Spreadsheets vs. Off-The-Shelf Solutions vs. Custom Web Based Applications appears in Yahoo Small Business: Click here to ...
With web technology dominating many areas of business today, companies are finding it difficult to continue supporting their office with their internal IT staff. As the ...
Today Keene Systems was mentioned in the Manchester Union Leader in a story by Dan Seufert. Click Here for Story.
Today we welcomed United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen to the Keene Systems office. Jeanne Shaheen was the former governor of New Hampshire from 1997 to 2003 but is now serving ...
If you are frustrated because you can’t get reports and information about your business fast enough to make decisions or respond to customers, you’re not alone. Many companies ...
While attending a The Boston Business Expo this week I was asked to give an interview with MSNBC and give some advice to other entrepreneurs just starting off their businesses. I ...
Yesterday I attended the grand opening of the Plymouth Enterprise Center in downtown Plymouth, NH. We will be moving Keene Systems to new office space in the Enterprise Center ...
A tremendous amount of companies today are outsourcing their IT tasks. Technology has advanced to the point where outsourcing is an extremely viable and cost-effective option, and ...
Company productivity can skyrocket with the implementation of comprehensive software solutions. Nevertheless, some companies are still using outdated technology such as ...
Project management is one of the most important components to a successful enterprise. Supervisors need to be able to check on their employees, the hours spent on each project, ...
It goes without saying that easier access to business applications improves the productivity and responsiveness of a company’s road warriors, but extending access to business ...
Here are 5 ways you can go through a business process re-engineering, develop custom software solutions and make your business not only more successful but have the decision ...
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