(e) Businesses have control of their fi nances Payroll management is now far faster, cheaper and more accurate as most wages are paid automatically into employee bank accounts using computer technology. Reduced travel and postage costs through the use of email and video conferencing. Video conferencing is a type of meeting where participants can see and talk to each other over the Internet. Video conferences using software, like Skype, can take place over any distance and reduce the travel time and expense involved in attending conferences and meetings. Example: Cirque du Soleil use e-mail and video conferencing every day to manage their different travelling circuses. e-Learning allows low-cost, online staff training in new knowledge and skills.
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Business Careers IT Managers are responsible for managing an organisation’s computer hardware, software and data security. They are employed in all types of large organisations.
Did you know? Cloud computing refers to storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of on your computer’s hard drive. Cloud computing services are offered from data centres all over the world, which collectively are referred to as ‘the cloud’. Besides providing a safer back-up for fi les, cloud computing allows people in different locations to log in and work together on the same fi les. Services such as Google Docs, Dropbox and Microsoft’s OneDrive are examples of cloud computing.
