The conventional wisdom is that small businesses are more likely to be early adopters of new forms of technology. Small businesses are light on their feet and often quick to seize on anything that can give them a competitive advantage. They also have fewer people to train and fewer systems to adapt when it comes to making technological changes.
Enterprise level businesses are a bit different. Anyone who’s ever been out on the water knows that it’s more difficult to turn a big ship around. Small businesses and particularly start-ups are like zippy little speedboats. Enterprise business is like a big oil tanker. It’s tough to maneuver them through certain obstacles. However, these days even very large businesses are starting to adapt to recently developed technologies.
One example of ways that large businesses can start to adapt to new tech is by adapting existing spaces. Wireless conference rooms are a great example of this. Collaboration tools like the VIA line. These make it easy for everyone to get and stay connected. VIA tools make it possible to stream presentations wirelessly to more than one location at a time. This technology also works across a number of devices, whether it’s a PC, Mac, Android or iPhone. VIA also encrypts data. This means it’s easy to share, but only to a certain extent. This technology is set to revolutionize all-hands meetings in a number of industries.
Wearable technology also has huge implications for big businesses. Wearable fitness trackers make it possible to help employees get healthy. By tracking their steps, heart rate and other indicators, these items make it possible for people to take control over their health. Distributing these wearables to large numbers may seem like an unnecessary or even irresponsible step. However, employee health has a number of positive effects. Healthy employees miss fewer days at work, and health insurance costs for preventable conditions will go down as general health improves.
Another exciting area for big business is augmented reality. This technology allows companies to share 3-D representations of proposed products without actually incurring the costs of fabrication. AR makes it possible to virtually try out different versions of a new physical product before committing to a final prototype.