Hardware & Software
May 2008 Archive

Q&A With Adam Lloyd Eiseman of Lloyd Group: How to Transform Technology from Headache to Asset

May 30, 2008 | Small and midsize businesses don't have the resources to develop a technology strategy. Lloyd Group's Adam Eiseman suggests that a relationship with a trusted technology partner can be just as powerful in ensuring that smaller businesses maximize the business value of their networks
By Ewan Morrison

Storage Smarts

May 29, 2008 | Between employee information, customer payment numbers, internal files or the reams of e-mails you send and receive, your smaller business' data is vital to its existence. But data retention is not just about what you store, but how you store it
By Amanda Kooser

Mid-Market Heroes: A Rocker Girl's Journey to Tech CEO

May 27, 2008 | Cyndee Sugra took a chance developing technology that no one else wanted. That leap of faith paved the way for her evolution from indie rock musician to CEO of a tech development and design firm. Now she's singing all the way to the bank
By Naomi Grossman

Q&A With eCopy's Bill Brikiatis: How Smaller Businesses Can Move Closer to the Paperless Office

May 20, 2008 | The paperless office hasn't yet been achieved, but there are new technologies that can push smaller businesses closer to the goal, saving them time, money, and resources. Bill Brikiatis explains to bMighty how smaller businesses can easily get there
By Naomi Grossman

Protect Your Customer's Data for Peace of Mind

May 16, 2008 | For many smaller businesses, keeping their customer's data safe is their key to survival. Computer-related crime is becoming increasingly prevalent but there are ways to ensure that the information on your network stays secure and away from prying eyes
By Eric J. Adams

Strategy Matters: Eight Great PowerPoint Myths

May 15, 2008 | PowerPoint presentations that flood the audience with glittering graphics, brazen bulleted lists, and endless animations may look great, but they often drown out the message. Just because you can use every PowerPoint feature doesn't mean you should
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Q&A With Daniel Druker of Intacct: Application Suites vs. Best-of-Breed

May 14, 2008 | Smaller businesses confront the question of application suites or best-of-breed offerings every time they consider (or reconsider) a software purchase. The rise of software-as-a-service (SaaS) further clouds the conundrum, but also presents new choices and challenges for adding power and lowering the total cost of ownership
By Benjamin Tomkins

SaaS: Enterprise Power Comes to Smaller Businesses

May 13, 2008 | Before Software-as-a-Service, the latest and greatest business applications -- ERP, CRM, HR, and financial packages -- were restricted to large enterprises able to pay for and manage them. But SaaS delivers this power to smaller businesses
By Mathew Schwartz

To Catch a (Hacking) Intruder

May 9, 2008 | Securing your smaller business' data is critical to its survival. But how do you secure your network if it's been hacked? More important, how can you tell if you've been hacked? Jimmy Ray has all the answers
By Jimmy Ray Purser

A Method to Their Madness: How Smaller Businesses Make it to the Top

May 8, 2008 | It's hard to remember now, but companies like Netflix and Meebo started out as smaller businesses. But by blazing their own trails, they managed to take on their much larger-sized competitors -- and win
By Justin Petruccelli

SLIDESHOW: Interop for Smaller Businesses

May 6, 2008 | Interop Las Vegas was bristling with product announcements, new services, innovative solutions, and lively debate about the next hot technology. Back from the show, bMighty delivers a selection of show snapshots for smaller businesses
By Fredric Paul, Naomi Grossman, and Benjamin Tomkins

Government Regulations Bog Down Smaller Businesses

May 5, 2008 | In developing regulations intended to thwart miscreants, the government's often a step behind. Smaller businesses often strain to comply with new regulations spurred by the misdeeds of the dot-com boom
By Paul Korzeniowski

Smaller Businesses Learn From Enterprises: Integrating Business and Technology Initiatives Matters

May 2, 2008 | A recent study of Canadian small and midsize businesses indicates that they are investing in information and communication technology -- like their larger size peers -- but the study highlights the need among smaller businesses to integrate technology initiatives into business-planning processes
By Michael Astle

A Mobile Future

May 1, 2008 | The new technology of smartphones offers smaller businesses more mobility than ever before. And a peek into the future of smartphones indicates that this trend is only going to grow
By Steve Cooper