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January 2008 Archive

Strategy Matters: Killing Bad Ideas -- The Need for "Murder Boarding"

January 29, 2008 | Too many ideas can slow your organization's progress. This 5-step process can help your smaller business recognize what matters -- and what doesn't
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Merging Two Businesses: The IT Approach

January 25, 2008 | When two businesses come together, integrating IT teams and systems is the trickiest part. What you need is a plan
By Jimmy Ray Purser

Keeping Security On When the Power Goes Out

January 22, 2008 | Power outages are almost always unexpected, but smaller businesses can develop a plan so they don't lose their data when the lights suddenly go dark
By Keith Ferrell

Strategy Matters: 7 Steps to the Right Kind of Market Research

January 16, 2008 | Tapping into your customer base to learn what they need is critical to competitiveness. These 7 steps will help you get there.
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Strategy Matters: An Online Guide To Market Research

January 16, 2008 | From survey sites to research Web sites to list management companies, here are all the links you'll need to do the right kind of market research
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

IT Security: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

January 15, 2008 | IT personnel are responsible for a third of all data leaks, says a recent report by researchers. Small and midsize businesses are as vulnerable as bigger enterprises -- and maybe more so
By Paul Korzeniowski

What to Expect from the Networking Industry in 2008

January 10, 2008 | Four trends are gathering speed and are headed toward small and midsize businesses in 2008: WiMax, VOIP, virtualization, and greener networking companies
By Paul Korzeniowski

Think Big: Focus on the Data

January 3, 2008 | To get ahead of the game, small and mid-sized companies should start thinking like a big business early, and build a solid foundation around what may be their single most valuable asset -- data
By Thomas Lesica


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Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business

Keith Ferrell, 11.25.2009

Why Cyber Monday for the online shopping surge? Because for many, Monday's the first working day after Thanksgiving. Which means they can do their online shopping on business time, on the business dime, using business machines over business connections. You may not be able -- or want -- to do anything about the productivity drop, but at least you can tell your people to shop safely. Read Post

Fusion-io: This Ain't Your Father's SSD Hardware

Matthew McKenzie, 11.25.2009

Think your new SATA solid-state hard drive is hot stuff? There's a new kid on the block that will make it look like a relic from the storage Stone Age. Read Post

Black Friday FOR SMBs, Not Just BY SMBs?

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

Typically, Black Friday is a sales event where companies offer big discounts to consumers to spur sales the day after Thanksgiving. But in today's economy (ITE) companies are also pushing Black Friday to their SMB customers.  Read Post

Holiday Internet Marketing Grows, A QuickBooks Marketing App Gets Upgraded, And A New Entry-Level Shopping Cart

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

A new Constant Contact survey says SMBs are boosting their Internet marketing for the Holidays, ClickFuel has upgraded its FuelStation online marketing dashboard to work with QuickBooks 2010 and QuickBooks Pro, and ProPay's CartLite is an entry-level shopping cart.  Read Post

Unified Communications Looks to the Sky

Paul Korzeniowski, 11.23.2009

To date, cloud computing has had little impact on the Unified Communications (UC) market. The underlying technology has been slow to fall into place, the cost of these services has been high, the benefits have been hard to pinpoint, and the distribution channel has been weak. Infrastructure providers, such Broadsoft, Cisco, and Microsoft, have been pushing to overcome those barriers and may be close to providing small and medium businesses with more UC cloud options. Read Post

Storage, Storage, Storage: New Storage Devices In 3 Sizes

Fredric Paul, 11.23.2009

Data storage choices for SMBs just keep on coming as Data Robotics and Synology debut new storage solutions for prosumers, small businesses, and the midmarket.  Read Post

Yes, Virginia -- There IS A Google Phone

Matthew McKenzie, 11.18.2009

So -- you stay in touch with Google Mail, edit Google Docs, and surf the Web with Google Chrome. You're curious about Google Voice and intrigued over Google Music. Is it just a matter of time before you're carrying a Google Phone? Read Post

Handy Tool Makes Updating Mac Apps Easy

Jake Widman, 11.16.2009

MacUpdate Desktop simplifies the process of keeping your applications, preference panes, and widgets up to date by automatically downloading and installing what you need.  Read Post

Firefox Gets A Bad Rap From Shoddy Security Research

Matthew McKenzie, 11.11.2009

Is Firefox currently the Web browser most likely to stick your PC with a dangerous security vulnerability? Only if you believe headlines written by people who really should know better. Read Post

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