Monthly Archives - March 2022

Lynn Browne: Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of RFPs

To yield better RFP responses, start with your RFP ask. BrandVerge co-founder Lynn Browne shares the key components that brand-side marketers need to identify in order to shape the most relevant proposals. “You know your brand better than anyone, so lay down the tips and tricks that sellers should keep in mind. Don’t hold things back; give everyone the opportunity to show up for you where you need them most.” Putting out a request for proposals (RFP) may be one...
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Wasabi Technologies Brings Best-in-Class Hot Cloud Storage to Toronto

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, has announced the opening of its new storage region in Toronto to provide key proximity to customers and partners further in North America. The Toronto location is Wasabi's 11th overall, following recent expansions into Frankfurt, Paris, and London as the demand for Wasabi hot cloud storage surges globally. Wasabi has revolutionized the cloud storage industry with a simple solution that is 1/5th the cost of Amazon S3, with no fees for egress or...
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FutureFuel.io’s Laurel Taylor on the Student Debt Scourge and How Advisors Help

Student loan debt is a big problem that’s getting bigger, affecting multiple aspects of an employee’s financial life, retirement saving being just one. Laurel Taylor is doing something about it. The MIT grad and CEO of innovative fintech firm FutureFuel.io is out to CRUSH student debt in the workplace and beyond. Taylor joins us to discuss the scope of the problem, if it’s getting better or worse and how advisors can help. We also somehow drag the American Retirement Association’s...
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Wasabi Technologies Named Outperformer in 2022 GigaOm Radar Report for Alternatives to Amazon AWS S3

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, has been named an ""Outperformer"" in the 2022 ""GigaOm Radar Report for Alternatives to Amazon AWS S3."" GigaOm evaluated 11 cloud storage vendors based on key criteria and evaluation factors including security, partner ecosystem, cost predictability, performance, multi-cloud environment, and lock-in avoidance. Vendors were then categorized by strategy and execution, roadmap, and ability to innovate. Read more >>"
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OmniLife Partners With Redox to Add Patient Referral Management Tool to Its End-to-End Communication Platform for Transplant Hospitals

OmniLife, a health technology communication and collaboration platform, has partnered with Redox, the industry-leading electronic health record (EHR) integration and healthcare interoperability platform, to create a new integrated patient management tool as part of its overarching platform that provides end-to-end communication solutions for transplant hospitals. Read more >>
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New Report Shows EdTech Is Helping Students Connect to Peers

The College Innovation Network (CIN), an initiative spearheaded by WGU Labs, today published the results of a study that highlights the importance of student connections in higher ed, and reveals that identifying shared interests through EdTech can be a powerful tool toward that end. The new CIN report, Making Peer Connections with Nearpeer at California University of Pennsylvania & Loyola University, New Orleans, shares how two diverse universities addressed this challenge. Both California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U) and Loyola...
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The Best Canned Wine for Every Palate (Whether You’re into Red, White or Rosé)

"We’re not wine snobs here, which is why we’re fully on board with the canned wine trend. They’re portable, easy to recycle and safe to sip poolside (without risk of broken glass). Not to mention some of the latest brands to hit the market are offering seriously great vino in those 250- to 375-mL containers. After sampling more than a dozen brands on the market—yeah, they call this work, and yeah, we’re hiring—here’s what we’re deeming the best canned wine...
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