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Making it rain with SunCulture and Microsoft Azure

Water access is the biggest challenge faced by African farmers like Monica Riitho in the Kenyan village of Matanya. But thanks to SunCulture’s solar-powered irrigation system running on the MicrosoftAzure IoT platform, they now have a chance to thrive.

Learn how by watching this short video, then contact us to discover how innovative Microsoft technologies like Azure can help your business thrive.


Whether they’re located in Europe, the United States, South America, or Africa, any farmer will tell you that the most vital ingredient to a successful crop yield is water. But for a smallholder farmer like Monica Riitho in the Kenyan village of Matanya, there’s an even bigger challenge: gaining access to water in the first place, and then efficiently managing water consumption to maximize crop output.

In the past, Monica would have to manually pump water from her well, then physically carry it to whatever plants needed watering—a hugely inefficient process that resulted in consistently low yields. But thanks to the RainMaker solar-powered pump and irrigation system, created by SunCulture and running on a Microsoft Azure-based IoT platform with Azure machine learning tools, Monica is spending up to 17 fewer hours per week manually pumping and carrying water, water consumption and distribution is much more efficient, and crop yields have risen significantly.

Watch this fascinating video to learn how Microsoft’s technical and financial support of SunCulture is not only helping Monica and other smallholder farmers like her to thrive, but is also enabling the Kenya-based business to scale up its solutions and expand across Africa and neighboring regions.

The Digital Workplace Reimagined For Small And Medium Businesses

As an SMB it can be hard to keep up with firms with larger budgets for collaborative software. R.B.Hall Associates, LLC is helping businesses just like yours incorporate the right collaboration tools, so your business can work together just like larger organizations.

Office 365 is a suite of tools that allows your team to collaborate and maximize efficiency. You can share documents with anyone, even co-author, in real time, no matter where you are. With Office 365, your business will be set up to take on any challenge.

Contact us for more and check out the article for tips on how to improve your collaboration.

It can be tough identifying ways to improve collaboration and efficiency in the workplace, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. Office 365 can help your business grow and collaborate with online file storage from OneDrive, so your team is always in sync and files are up to date.

We know this can be a challenge and that’s why we want to help. Contact us and check out the article for more information.

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Treating childhood blindness, halfway around the world

At R.B.Hall Associates, LLC, we know collaboration is the key to success for every business. That’s why we work to ensure your business communication needs are met so that you’re free to collaborate, ideate, and create.

Office 365 is empowering the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and SADA Systems to collaborate with doctors all over the world so they can hone their skills and provide better care for kids. But Office 365 isn’t limited to use in the OR. You can use Skype to enhance your collaborative efforts within your own organization.

We want to help you drive productivity and collaboration. Contact us to find out how Office 365 can help your organization.

We know how important productivity and collaboration are to your business. That’s why we strive to bring you the best opportunities to integrate cost-saving, collaborative solutions to your organization.

Doctors in LA are helping kids all over the world through their collaborative efforts with Skype. Kids are seeing for the first time thanks to this amazing solution; imagine what it could do for your organization. Contact us to find out more.

View: Treating childhood blindness, halfway around the world

Today’s Innovative Businesses: Focusing on What Matters Most – Infographic

At R.B.Hall Associates, LLC, we know that it’s important to research any solution or program you’re considering integrating into your business. But how should you go about it?

This infographic provides testimonials from six businesses about the amazing benefits of Office 365 and how they used it in their organizations. Use the infographic as a starting point to research case studies that you can use to decide if Office 365 is the right solution for your business.

If you feel this might be the solution you need to advance your business or organization, we want to help. Contact us to find out what we can do for you.

This infographic provides testimonials from six businesses about the amazing benefits of Office 365 and how they used it in their organizations.

Use the infographic as a starting point to research case studies that you can use to decide if Office 365 is the right solution for your business.

View: Today’s Innovative Businesses: Focusing on What Matters Most – Infographic

Japan Sees Data Overtaking Voice

Japan has become the first country to see mobile broadband data revenue exceed voice revenue. That assessment comes from the GSMA, an association which represents mobile operators throughout the world. GSMA says that it expects data revenues to surpass voice revenues on a global basis by 2018.

It projects that Argentina will be the next country to see the switch, with that occurring sometime this year. The same is expected in the United States and United Kingdom in 2014.

What a Technical Consultant Does for the Small Business Owner

Author:

Tom Gruich

The technical consultant can help the small business owner in many ways.  The first thing he or she will do is help you identify your goals, assuming you are the owner.

Your goal might be to expand your current computer database by integrating new management, marketing or sales applications.  Your current database might be non-existent or outdated.  

Your goal could be to become more competitive by investing in the latest technology.  You might need to reduce your costs or have other problem areas that are preventing you from growing your small business into something larger.  You might need help with loss prevention or supply chain management.

By talking with you about how things are currently handled at your company, consultants identify areas for improvement.  In that way, they help you identify your goals.  When you have a specific goal in mind, it is much easier to make it a reality.  

A non-specific goal is to increase sales or grow the business.  Owners often come to consultants with a broad non-specific goal like that.  The questions are ‘how’ you can make increased sales a reality or ‘where’ to find additional funding.

In the US, the federal government is a big spender.  Landing a federal contract could guarantee your company\’s success.

A technical consultant could help you find the appropriate subcontractors or determine if they would be needed.  They can help you find the contacts and the technical knowledge necessary to successfully bid on government contracts.  By winning the contract, you achieve your goal of increased sales and profits for your small business.

The federal government is also a source for funding in the form of grants.  The Small Business Administration\’s Office of Technology awards a number of grants every year for research and development through programs like the SBIR (small business innovation research) and STTR (small business technology transfer).  

The grants are designed to help smaller, primarily high-tech companies come up with new innovations.  A technical consultant could help you determine if your company has the necessary technology to qualify for the grants.  

If your company currently lacks the necessary computer technology, he or she could help you improve in that area.  Everything starts with having a conversation.  That\’s what consulting is really all about.  You have a certain amount of expertise, but you cannot possibly do everything on your own.  

You might think of the technical consultant as your technology assistant.  Investing in the latest technology could give your company the competitive edge you need.

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