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- Paul Korzeniowski on Networking
- Keith Ferrell on Security
- Tech On The Go by Scott Koegler
- Strategy Matters by Nilofer Merchant
- Jimmy Ray Purser of Cisco Systems
Time Management: 5 Rules for Managing the Monkeys on Your Back
June 17, 2008 | Leaders and managers in smaller businesses struggle to make do with scarce resources. It's a condition of being smaller, but the one resource that smaller businesses have in exactly the same amount as large enterprises is time. Having the same quantity doesn't make it any easier to manage.
By
Mike
Bohlmann
Why Smaller Businesses Should Hire Independent IT Consultants
March 20, 2008 | Smaller businesses that lack in-house IT resources often look to external solution providers and consultants for help. How do you hire quality IT expertise that won't squander your budget and will deliver what you need?
By
Mike
Bohlmann
Best Practices: Are Your Company's Processes Mature?
November 30, 2007 | The Capability Immaturity Model can help smaller businesses understand what is preventing their organization from establishing effective processes
By
Mike
Bohlmann
3 Ways to Treat IT as a Commodity
October 29, 2007 | Once you accept the argument that IT is a commodity, author Nicholas Carr has three simple rules to govern IT investment at your small or midsize business. But there's a weakness in Carr's conclusions, says Mike Bohlmann
By
Mike
Bohlmann
Managing Relationships With End Users
October 2, 2007 | The IT guy doesn't have to be the joke of the company. Developing and maintaining a good relationship with your end users can go a long way toward breaking those stereotypes -- and making your job much easier
By
Mike
Bohlmann
Putting IT Management in Its Place
September 11, 2007 | If IT plays a role in enabling the competitive advantages of your small or midsize business, then IT management needs to be at the same level as the CFO, COO, and other CxO titles
By
Mike
Bohlmann
Alignment Assignment: Get Smarter About Business
August 27, 2007 | Put technology in the backseat. Good business-IT alignment centers on IT managers developing 1) a keen understanding of business needs and 2) strong relationships with executives and lower-level managers
By
Mike
Bohlmann
Making IT Decisions That Matter
August 23, 2007 | An effective IT leader will work with a company's business managers to ensure that all IT decisions make an impact where they should
By
Mike
Bohlmann
ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business |
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 |
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? |
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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