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Paul Mah

April 2009

April 30, 2009

Adobe Reader Plagued by Yet Another Security Flaw

Yet another security flaw has been uncovered in Adobe Reader, probably the most popular reader software on the planet for PDF files. Adobe is currently working on a new release to address this pr... More >

April 29, 2009

Flu Season: Teleworking Tips for the SMB

While the recent outbreak of swine flu is not considered a pandemic at this point, the increasing number of infections discovered worldwide is certainly fuelling concerns that such an outcome might ... More >

April 27, 2009

My Great Experience with MozyEnterprise So Far

I've written about doing data backups to the clouds ,  and earlier this month, I suggested that small and medium-sized businesses might want to consider tapping into cloud-based services such as Mo... More >

April 23, 2009

SMB Guide to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

I wrote a number of blogs over the last couple of months on the topic of business continuity and disaster recovery. In case you missed some of them, I have compiled the various articles relating to t... More >

Lost Laptop Costs $50,000 on Average

A new study released earlier this week has pegged the average cost of a lost laptop at $50,000. Based on a voluntary survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute of 28 companies in the United States, ... More >

April 22, 2009

Forming a United Strategy for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Last week, I wrote on the topic of business continuity for SMBs , which is an area I feel is often overlooked by small and medium-sized businesses typically focused on backups, and backups only. &nb... More >

April 20, 2009

More SMB Tips to Ensure Business Continuity

I shared some tips on ensuring business continuity for the SMB last week. Today, I shall wrap up on the other two areas I mentioned in The Importance of Business Continuity , such as the ability of ... More >

April 17, 2009

SMB Tips to Ensure Business Continuity

I wrote about the The Importance of Business Continuity a few days ago. In that post, I promised to share practical and simple ways to adequately address some of the areas important to the business... More >

April 15, 2009

Dell Eyes SMB with Managed Services

Dell has just unveiled a range of managed services specifically positioned at small and medium-sized businesses. Indeed, ProManage-Managed Services has already been pilot-tested in Dallas and New Yor... More >

April 14, 2009

SMB Application Software Market to Grow, Says Report

A new report says that the North American SMB market for application software is set to grow to $35 billion in the next five years. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is predicted to expand at ... More >

April 10, 2009

The Importance of Business Continuity

Small and medium-sized businesses are generally aware of the importance of performing proper backups, be it archiving e-mails or making copies of their databases.  In an earlier blog titled Backups:... More >

April 8, 2009

Backups: More Than Just the Data

When it comes to the topic of data backups, I have found that large enterprises and small and medium businesses alike are clear on the importance on this relatively mundane procedure.   Indeed, ... More >

April 7, 2009

Microsoft Limits Windows 7 Upgrade Options for Customers without Software Assurance

News pertaining to the availability and the licensing terms of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system continues to trickle in. This time, Web site TechARP says Microsoft has confirmed that it wil... More >

April 3, 2009

Consider Mozy Online Backup Service for Your the SMB

I recently wrote about the use of remote backup services as a way to maintain business continuity. A blog post written by Rick Vanover over at TechRepublic came out shortly after, in which he tal... More >

April 1, 2009

Microsoft Targets Small Businesses with Windows Server 2008 Foundation

Microsoft today announced that it is expanding its Windows Server 2008 operating system family with the addition of the Windows Server 2008 Foundation (known as Foundation). In an unusual move, Micr... More >

Data Deduplication

Data manipulation strategies that make data stores more manageable and reduce the need for storage capacity and its associated costs.

Security SaaS Solutions

Hosted security solutions that not only protect your data, but reduce your security management TCO, as well.

Information Management

Tools, tips and solutions to help you manage your data more efficiently to tackle today's challenging economic environment.

Data Loss Protection

Data-loss prevention tactics, technologies and best practices to protect your sensitive and valuable company data.