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Putting Public Social Networks To Work For Business

April 15, 2009 | Companies are exploiting public social networking sites for valid business purposes. However, a lack of enterprise-class controls makes management of users akin to herding cats. By adopting strong policies for business use of public social networks, small and midsize businesses can maximize value and safeguard against inappropriate connections between personal and business contacts.
By Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

11 Ways To Spend Smart On Tech In 2009

March 5, 2009 | Small and midsize business technology investments are progressively addressing financial and environmental concerns. In a time of economic downturn, IT must focus on getting the best bang for its buck without being distracted by flashy marketing. Keep a clear head and these 11 tech trends in mind while making business investment decisions in 2009.
By Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Follow The Money To Better Vendor Management

February 5, 2009 | Savvy vendor management can significantly reduce expenses by planning and optimizing IT purchases of products and services. By applying several best practices, business owners can improve dealings with vendors during critical moments in the management cycle.
By Aaron Hay, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

11 IT Best Practices: Monkey See, Monkey Do?

January 22, 2009 | The term "best practice" is a widely misused and misunderstood management consulting idea. Business owners and IT managers would be wise to abandon it in favor of a return to basics that seek only the best solutions for the unique business issues they must support.
By Darin Stahl, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

How To Manage IT Supply And Demand

December 9, 2008 | IT managers constantly juggle resources to wring maximum value from IT dollars, staff, and equipment while also maintaining the capacity for responding to unforeseen demands. By implementing best practices for managing IT supply and demand, you can optimize IT resources for your entire organization.
By Jennifer Perrier-Knox, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Create Your IT Budget

December 2, 2008 | Creating budgets is a necessary and time-consuming endeavor for every business owner and department head. Using this FREE IT Budget Template, you'll be able to develop your budget more quickly and easily identify opportunities to improve your IT operations.
By bMighty Staff

How To Balance Capital And Operating Budgets

November 25, 2008 | IT decision makers manage two kinds of budgets: capital and operating. By balancing the combination of IT spending across these two budgets you can improve IT/business alignment and increase IT business value.
By Robert Garmaise, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Calculate TCO For Your Business

November 18, 2008 | Cost cutting may reduce your bottom line, but it can also cripple your IT infrastructure. Calculate your total cost of ownership using this FREE tool to help make smart decisions about where to invest your precious IT dollars and reap the most value for your business.
By bMighty Staff

The Smart Way To Slash IT Costs

November 12, 2008 | In tough economic times, business owners often turn to IT for quick cost savings. In "Opportunities & Challenges In IT Cost Reduction," Info-Tech Research Group outlines a proven, research-based framework for strategic IT cost management that can help cut your technology costs without crippling your business. This exclusive report is offered as a no-cost bonus with your free bMighty.com registration.
By bMighty Staff

How To Boost Operating Efficiency With TCO

November 6, 2008 | Too often, business owners don't grasp the full power of assessing total cost of ownership. If they calculate the TCO, they can measure, understand, and manage IT costs more effectively and boost the overall efficiency of the business.
By George Goodall, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

5 Strategies For Cutting Cellular Costs

October 8, 2008 | IT departments should take an active role in managing cellular phone policies and practices across the business. By implementing a comprehensive management plan, IT managers and business owners can cut monthly costs and see significant savings.
By Jayanth Angl & Candice Low, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

4 Ways IT Can Slash Branch Office Costs

September 9, 2008 | Small branch offices can be costly and challenging to manage from an IT perspective. Users in small branch offices need access to the same company resources and IT support as users in larger offices, but there is typically no physical IT support presence. There are ways to reduce costs and improve IT operations at small branch offices that business IT departments should consider.
By Mark Tauschek, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Threat Trends: Malware To Spam To Phishing

August 25, 2008 | Malware, spam, and phishing pose ongoing threats to small and midsize businesses, requiring constant vigilance to ensure secure computing environments for employees, partners, and customers. By understanding the latest trends in these types of threats, businesses will be better prepared to respond to the problem in the most effective and efficient manner.
By James Quin, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

How-To Select An E-Mail Archiving Solution

August 11, 2008 | Though many businesses have identified the need for an e-mail archiving solution, it's crucial that business and IT decision makers identify relevant business drivers and build an implementation strategy that ensures vendor offerings meet business goals.
By Vince Londini, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research

Five Ways To Wiki For Business

July 23, 2008 | Wikis are a solid alternative for workplace collaboration -- as long as businesses implement them effectively. These five case studies demonstrate how five smaller organizations have successfully integrated wiki solutions into their operations.
By Timothy Hickernell, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research

The 411 on Web 2.0 Marketing

July 7, 2008 | Using Web 2.0 technologies, small and midsize businesses can now reach large audiences directly: The emergence of social networking, blogging, and virtual worlds has enabled a single individual to reach an unprecedented number of people without depending on traditional mass media channels.
By Timothy Hickernell, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Plan Now to Make the Most of 802.11n

June 25, 2008 | With the promise of higher speed and longer range, the 802.11n wireless standard can't be finalized soon enough. But the wait for a final approval gives smaller businesses time to assess their needs and plan strategically to make the most of the new standard.
By Mark Tauschek, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

How to Coordinate Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning

June 9, 2008 | Investing scarce time and resources in disaster recovery planning is a tough sell for smaller business -- it's more appealing to hope disaster won't strike. But rather than ignoring it, IT professionals should view disaster recovery as one aspect of business continuity management and collaborate with the business to plan for the inevitable rainy day.
By Ross Armstrong, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

The Four Flavors Of Virtualization: A Primer

April 24, 2008 | All virtualization technologies are NOT the same. Each of the four flavors of virtualization does different things and solves different problems
By John Sloan, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group