When it comes to trending topics in the tech world, “big data” might win again this year, but I think “cloud computing” has to be a pretty close second. While cloud-based platforms and services are relatively new, the advantages and benefits they provide have long been established as core business values: increased productivity, lower costs, and improved time to market.

Two years ago when Salesforce announced its plans to acquire marketing software company ExactTarget, it made total sense to me. Today, Salesforce Marketing Cloud has evolved from ExactTarget and enables marketers to create personalized, cross-channel customer journeys. But personalizing those assets for global markets still remains a complex translation challenge that, for most, is still slow, with unpredictable costs and outcomes. That’s where Cloudwords comes in.

Does this scenario sound familiar…? You manage your company’s localization process, ensuring content is translated into all the different languages for all the markets your company does business in. One of your responsibilities is to ensure translation projects move along in a timely manner, so you keep tabs on which stage of the process projects are in, and make sure they are completed on time. Projects move along just fine until… the dreaded review phase. Suddenly, everything stalls because…

The speed at which a business operates and its adoption of innovative technology go together hand-in-hand. We all marvel at how business ever managed to function efficiently prior to the invention of modern-day technologies we now take for granted, such as the Internet and its related software, programs and applications, and the laptops, smartphones and tablets that allow us to access it. All of which enable us to be more efficient workers who can drive more success in our business and professional lives.

I love Scott Brinker’s opening line in his recent blog introducing the 2015 version of his ever-growing, ever-popular Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic: “There’s a lot of marketing technology in the world, my friend.”