Storage is at the heart of Dropbox’s service, leaving it with scale issues like few other companies, even in an age of massive data storage.

A look at historical performance data tells a story about the impact that taking control of storage costs had on Dropbox.

There is good financial data from Dropbox going back to the first quarter of 2016 thanks to its IPO filing, but not before.

So, the view into the impact of bringing storage in-house begins after the project was initially mostly completed.

By examining the company’s 2016 and 2017 financial results, it’s clear that Dropbox’s revenue quality increased dramatically. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577989811.2156446/Moving-storage-in-house-helped-Dropbox-thrive-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

In fact, apparel ERP, meaning enterprise resource planning software designed specifically for the apparel industry, is an ideal solution.

But innovative technologies, such as ERP software designed specifically for the apparel industry, can help companies in the apparel industry gain insights into their business processes.

Let’s take a look at some of the most important benefits of using apparel ERP software.

Report GenerationAn apparel ERP solution will enable you to compile reports quickly and efficiently.

Moreover, an apparel ERP solution monitors and controls the company’s operations. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577988006.1107254/10-Benefits-of-Using-an-Apparel-ERP-Solution-–-Running-Your-Business?ref=audio_experience

Showing some customer appreciation not only helps people feel valued, but also engages your employees, as it strengthens the relationships between customers and your staff.

How does customer appreciation ultimately build better relationships for the future?

Follow up with your customersYou don’t have to go to great lengths to show your customers gratitude.

Implement a tiered loyalty programReward and loyalty programs are always an effective way to show customer appreciation.

Periodically, we also host customer appreciation events that may include a happy hour, sporting event, or other team activity. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577986209.2993293/Customer-Appreciation:-10-Ways-Businesses-Can-Show-Their-Gratitude?ref=audio_experience

Palo Alto, California-based VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), an enterprise software company, completed the acquisition of Pivotal Software, Inc. a cloud-native platform provider.

The transaction represented an enterprise value for Pivotal of approximately $2.7 billion.

The company will now operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of VMware.

Pivotal’s offerings will be core to the VMware Tanzu portfolio of products and services designed to help customers build, run and manage their applications, with Kubernetes as the common infrastructure substrate.

Pivotal combines cloud-native platform, developer tools, and a proven methodology to enable Global 2000 companies to build and run their most important software applications. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577984510.5976505/VMware-Closes-Acquisition-of-Pivotal,-for-Approx.-$2.7-Billion?ref=audio_experience

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.

Today we’re adding four new names to the growing $100 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) club.

Sisense: more than $100 million ARRSisense is a business intelligence company that merged with Periscope Data earlier this year.

The combined firm has raised just over $200 million, according to Crunchbase, with the lion’s share of that landing in Sisense’s column (about $175 million).

Today, Sisense has crested the $100 million mark by itself, according to an interview with TechCrunch. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577982608.246588/Kicking-off-2020-with-4-new-members-of-the-$100M-ARR-club-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Today we are excited to announce a new panel discussion which will handle a rather hot topic at the moment: “The Future of short-term apartments rental and Airbnb management”.

Joining us for this chat will be 3 experts who co-founded Europe’s leading Airbnb and housing management startups: Those are GuestReady’s CEO Alexander Limpert, Homelike’s CEO Dustin Figge, and AirSorted’s CEO James Jenkins-Yates.

GuestReady is a tech-enabled short-term rental management company operating in fifteen cities across Europe and Asia.

Airsorted is one the world’s largest Airbnb management companies.

If you don’t want to miss out this panel discussion, our 70+ speakers, valuable workshops and great networking opportunities, make sure to secure your ticket to the EU Startups Summit now. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577980809.0723646/EU-Startups-Summit:-The-Future-of-Airbnb-Management-&-Short-Term-Rentals-–-a-panel-discussion-with-GuestReady,-AirSorted-and-Homelike?ref=audio_experience

Forex expert advisors, or forex bots, are a groundbreaking development in the world of forex trading.

Besides saving traders time and effort while trading, forex bots have enabled novice traders to participate in the foreign exchange market.

RELATED ARTICLE: THE PROS AND CONS OF INVESTING IN FOREIGN MARKETSIn compiling a list of the best forex bots as we head into 2020, we considered a number of properties.

Below are arguably the best forex bots heading into 2020.

RoFX: Forex FinestThe forex market is full of swindlers and finding a genuine service is not easy. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577979005.9472845/The-Best-Forex-Bots-For-2020-Trading-–-Technology?ref=audio_experience

London-based fintech startup Omnio has announced closing a private placement, raising €15 million via the issue of 23,077 shares at a rate of €650 per offer share.

Omnio, founded in 2018, specialises in the delivery of banking and payment solutions for business.

The fintech startup offers banking-grade financial services through its cloud-based digital platform and back-office services.

We have already gone a long way towards bringing down the cost of delivering banking and payments solutions for our clients.

Our low-cost, modular, and fully cloud-based digital banking platform is proving to be the key ingredient for banks and non-banks catering to their customers for improved and more engaged financial services offering.” | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577977208.6347942/London-based-Omnio-raises-€15-million-to-boost-its-cloud-based-digital-banking-platform?ref=audio_experience

What Public Relations Is NotNo piece defining “what is public relations” would be complete without addressing what PR is not.

Public Relations vs. MarketingLet’s first look at the relationship between marketing and public relations.

Public relations has traditionally fit under the P for “promotion.”Looking at the five Ps, can you see how much broader marketing is than public relations?

Public Relations vs. Advertising“The primary difference between public relations and advertising is that advertising is a paid form of media.

A public relations definition is good only insofar as it helps you learn how to do public relations to meet business goals. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577975413.5883508/What-is-Public-Relations??ref=audio_experience

Also known as organizational culture or business culture, company culture is a determining factor for the success of any business.

Prepare Compensation StructureThe HR department of an organization crafts a pay structure, which is one of the primary drivers of company culture.

As an HR manager, you need to create a work culture in which all company staff be professional.

For better company culture, reward an employee for his/her electrifying performance and criticise the one on wrongdoings.

In all these responsibilities, the HR professionals reflect company culture from the joining of a new employee to his/her complete tenure. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577973609.0392528/5-Ways-HR-Managers-Impact-Company-Culture?ref=audio_experience