According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, six in every 10 adults in the US have a chronic disease, such as diabetes or arthritis. This makes chronic diseases the leading driver of the nation’s $3.3 trillion annual healthcare spending. That’s why patient portals matter today, more than ever. Patient portals alone can improve [...]
Do an online search for CRM solutions and you’ll find dozens if not hundreds of options. In fact, the customer relationship management (CRM) software market is worth over $40 billion according to Gartner. There are so many competing solutions that most people end up reading reviews upon reviews and booking demos after demos in search [...]
Have you ever tried building an online form from scratch? Teams often require tools where they input data to automate the processing and monitoring of valuable information. While managers and business professionals have a clear vision of what the web form should look like, they often lack the technical skills to code and deploy applications. [...]
Want to learn how to turn an Excel spreadsheet into a web app? Microsoft Excel is one of the greatest and most powerful software applications of all time. Used by millions worldwide, it features handy tools that help businesses keep track of their data. You've probably used Excel at least once to do tasks related [...]
In today’s data-driven world, business dashboards get a lot of buzz from SMBs and Fortune 100 corporations alike. And why not. According to a survey by Harvard Business Review, 42% of company decision-makers expressed lack of confidence in the decisions they make due to insufficient information or difficult access to it. Worse, only 16% expressed [...]
Do you really need a knowledge base? Each year, Fortune 500 companies lose a combined $31.5 billion simply because they are failing to share knowledge, market intelligence firm International Data Corp. found. And it’s not just the big guys that feel the impact of poor knowledge management. According to McKinsey Global Institute, employees that need [...]
Although once among the most popular applications for creating simple databases, it’s fair to say that MS Access has run its course. Access was once a pretty solid tool for internal database projects. However, its limitations in today’s era of cloud computing have become increasingly unacceptable and Microsoft recently shut down all remaining web applications [...]
Time lost has a corresponding cost, and it’s not cheap. According to an IDC survey, Fortune 500 companies lose a combined $31.5 billion annually from employees failing to share knowledge effectively. In short, your team lags in productivity and your organization loses money whenever employees spend an excessive amount of time foraging for information or [...]
The key to surviving disruption is a dedicated customer base, and that’s something you build with constant and personalized communication. A custom CRM will surely help — if you use it the right way. Follow these best practices when using CRM software and start tracking conversations, converting more leads and managing customer relationships effectively. Need [...]
You've probably needed to create at least a few web forms as a crucial function of your website or application. But have you ever wondered how many visitors struggle to complete your forms – or simply give up? According to one study, 80% of users have abandoned an online form even after starting to fill [...]
Have you ever tried driving at night with busted headlights? It’s not only difficult, but also dangerous. In the same way, running a business without clear visibility into crucial company metrics is risky. In fact, an overwhelming 84% of business executives surveyed by the Harvard Business Review agree that making decisions based on real-time data [...]
Google has killed App Maker, its low-code application development tool for business users. The announcement has left many organizations scrambling to find an App Maker alternative to keep their applications and processes alive. The clock is ticking. You have less than a year to migrate to another platform. Here’s what you can do to save [...]
Microsoft Excel has been around since the 1980’s. And to this day, it’s still one of the most recognizable spreadsheet applications in the world. Business professionals and casual users alike depend on its extensive data storing capabilities. However, Excel has some critical limitations. You might have already outgrown the tool. If you’re finding that, more [...]
Using Caspio, business professionals can build online database applications 10-20x faster than traditional development. Our low-code platform provides visual tools that guide you step-by-step through the entire application creation process. At the heart of the platform is the Caspio DataPage — a powerful interface to manage data in real-time. In this post, you’ll learn more [...]
The core of any business is its relationship with its customers. Managing this relationship is crucial to building customer loyalty, which in turn affects revenue. In the past, this meant keeping voluminous files on customers in heavy metal cabinets. These days, however, successful businesses rely on web CRM systems and applications to automate processes and [...]
Microsoft Excel is EVERYWHERE in the business world. From data storage to data analysis, project planning to metrics reporting, Excel is an extremely versatile software for consolidation and analysis of all kinds of numerical data. The love for the spreadsheet tool is indeed understandable. Despite its versatility, there are considerable risks in using Excel—some of [...]
Companies, even the biggest ones, have chronicles wherein a spreadsheet played a major role in catastrophic plot twists. JPMorgan Chase’s copy-and-paste error resulted in trading losses of around $6.5 billion, and it was all because the formulas within the copied cells were not adjusted accordingly. Kodak overstated $11 million in severance payments due to an [...]
In today's digital age, businesses process massive amounts of data in multiple locations every day. With all that data going back and forth, it has become increasingly important that organizations properly store and manage data to be able to access specific information quickly. Fortunately, searchable database apps leverage the power of the cloud to both [...]