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February 9, 2012

IDC: Consumerization of IT Helps SMBs

The increasing use of advanced technology driven by the consumerization of IT is benefiting SMBs, says market intelligence firm IDC. As reported on eChannelLine , this is driven on multiple fronts... More >

February 7, 2012

Building a Disaster-Proof Private Cloud for Your SMB

I've written previously about how an increasing number of NAS appliances such as Iomega's StorCenter ix2 and the Disk Station NAS from Synology incorporate capabilities that make it easy to liter... More >

January 29, 2012

A Three-step Guide to Help SMBs Migrate to the Cloud

Given the heightened uptime and capital expenditure reductions that SMBs can enjoy by switching to the cloud, it is no wonder that forward-looking SMBs have become early adopters of cloud services. A... More >

Hybrids Aren't Just for Cars Anymore: Leveraging ESB Patterns for an Integrated SOA Platform

In this webcast, learn how a federated or hybrid ESB approach that includes WebSphere DataPower Appliances and leverages the 80/20 rule can accelerate and simplify your ESB deployment, regardless of whether your software ESB is from IBM, Microsoft, or Oracle.

Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage

This paper explains that the small effort involved in installing and configuring such software can be well worth it in the event of an extended power outage that exceeds the runtime of the UPS.

January 27, 2012

Cloud Storage and What SMBs Can Learn from Megaupload's Demise

The speed and abruptness behind the U.S. Justice Department's shutting down of Megaupload on the basis of copyright infringement last week caught many by surprise, considering that many of its server... More >

January 23, 2012

Iomega Announces StorCenter ix2 Network Attached Storage for SMBs

Iomega Corporation recently unveiled the business-centric Iomega StorCenter ix2, a two-bay Network Attached Storage (NAS) that sports an impressive array of capabilities. The expected RAID 1 (mirro... More >

January 20, 2012

Build Your Own Private Cloud with Two NASes

Build your own private cloud, advocates Jonathan Huberman, CEO of Iomega. In an interview with Forbes , Huberman highlighted how the DAS (Direct Attached Storage) market has been "completely commo... More >

January 18, 2012

A Five-step Checklist to Identify a Phishing Message

From the network breach at RSA to theft of intellectual property in Operation Aurora , it is no secret that some of the most visible hacking involves the use of spear phishing. A targeted form of ... More >

January 11, 2012

Three SMB Trends in 2012 and How to Stay Ahead of Them

As we enter into week two of 2012, Andy Monshaw, general manager of IBM Midmarket Business, was kind enough to send along a list of upcoming tech predictions. Though the pointers were more generally ... More >

January 9, 2012

Possible Attack Vectors Using Social Networks

While it would be counterintuitive (and probably an impossible task) to ban social networking within SMBs, it makes sense for SMBs to maintain an awareness of the latest attack vectors that makes use... More >

January 5, 2012

Four Tips for Going Green in the New Year

As we start a new year in 2012, I've put together a number of simple tips on how SMBs may go green by reducing their energy consumption. Do feel free to chip in with tips of your own in the comments ... More >

January 3, 2012

Two Security Threats Facing SMBs in 2012

As part of its annual evaluation of evolving security trends in the year ahead, McAfee Labs have put together a list of 10 threat predictions for enterprise IT in the year ahead. I received a copy of... More >

December 29, 2011

Three System Admin Tasks for SMBs to Kick-start 2012

With the end of the year fast approaching, it may be a good idea to perform some spring cleaning or tweaking to prepare your SMB for 2012. I've listed three tasks below to help small and mid-sized bu... More >

December 27, 2011

Criminals Shifting to Targeted Attacks, Says Symantec

Criminals are shifting away from the mass sending of spam messages towards more targeted attacks. This new development was one of the conclusions drawn by the "2011 State of Security Survey" released... More >

December 22, 2011

Upgrade Your Laptop with a Hybrid Hard Drive

Long-time readers of my blog will know that I use a laptop equipped with a solid-state drive (SSD) and have been doing so for the last couple of years. And because I store my space-guzzling media fil... More >

December 20, 2011

Common Security Mistakes Made by SMBs

I came across a list of top security mistakes committed by small and mid-sized businesses on Dark Reading earlier this month. What caught my attention was a quote from Brian Contos, director of glo... More >

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