2015: Make customer relationships your top priority; 10 enterprise startups to watch

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Tech Decision Maker January 08, 2015 Editor of this Newsletter Steve Ranger | UK Editor | @steveranger Steve Ranger is the UK editor of TechRepublic, and has been writing about the impact of technology on people, business, and culture for more than a decade. CEOs: Make developing customer relationships your top priority in 2015 In order to give customers an outstanding experience and to gain their loyalty, CEOs need to emphasize this goal to all staff and board members. Here are three tips for CEOs to keep in mind this year. Resource of the day eBook: Unleash Analytics that Drive Business Growth Looking for a way to turn your customer data into actionable insight without burdening IT? This eBook discusses preconfigured BI solutions that provide powerful analytics to drive better decisions and spark business growth. Additional TechRepublic Resources 2015: 4 IT job skills for the new year 10 enterprise startups to watch in 2015 Relentless economies of scale punish would-be enterprise clouds Microsoft's new Social News app is doomed to fail How Kite and Lightning creates brand experiences with virtual reality 5 emerging Android vendors you need to know Underground hacker markets are thriving reports Dell's SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit Wikipedia reveals how Facebook's hip hop can pep up PHP sites Factor in the people side of cloud risk management Microsoft licensing: Ed Bott explains how to stay out of hot water Failing to navigate the tricky maze of Microsoft license restrictions has gotten plenty of IT pros in trouble. Four Microsoft licensing missteps that could cost you big bucks spells out exactly what you need to know to avoid embarrassing and costly mistakes. Become a Tech Pro Research member to get all our articles, tools, policies, and templates. Featured multimedia 10 brands to follow on Instagram Today's recommended downloads eBook: Connected Employees. Unstoppable Productivity (Hewlett-Packard & Intel®) Live Webcast: A Fast, Secure Path to the Cloud (NetApp) Live Webcast: Social Media Customer Service: How to Deal with It. How to Take Advantage of It. (Citrix Online) Creating Operational Efficiencies and Overcoming Legacy IT (Nutanix) Webcast: Moving the Data Center to Hyper-Converged and Web-Scale: A Customer and Analyst View (Nutanix) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Enterprise Startups: Risk vs. Reward Enterprise-focused startups have emerged as some of tech's hotbeds of innovation. We highlight how partnering with startups can help companies leapfrog competitors and we provide perspective on how to approach buying IT solutions from enterprise startups. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Startups Information Security Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2015 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.