http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah * Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:01 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2010-03-18T10:09:01Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/10-ways-it-can-save-money-for-smbs/?cs=40104 If there is ever an evergreen discussion theme at conferences or other gatherings of IT managers and executives, it's on ways of reducing costs while upping productivity. Where IT is concerned, it comes in many guises, and you have probably heard of budgeting saas business_technology smbs energy_consumption laptops vendor_management Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:01 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/10-ways-it-can-save-money-for-smbs/?cs=40104 2010-03-18T10:09:01Z 3 hours, 48 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/10-ways-it-can-save-money-for-smbs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=40104 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/upgrades-to-stretch-the-life-span-of-your-workstation/?cs=40105 Are you frustrated by how sluggish your workstation have become? The obvious solution would be to perform a reformat to clear away redundant software or drivers clogging up your system. But what if the problem revolves around increased workload on your smbs hard_drives business_technology ram desktops_and_workstations windows_7 solid-state_drives Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:32:49 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/upgrades-to-stretch-the-life-span-of-your-workstation/?cs=40105 2010-03-17T04:32:49Z 1 day, 9 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/upgrades-to-stretch-the-life-span-of-your-workstation http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=40105 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/password-management-what-employees-should-know/?cs=40036 At IT Business Edge, we are always cognizant of how important proper training is for small and medium-sized businesses. This is especially true when it comes to inculcating proper security practices in staffers.   Passwords are typically the first business_technology smbs passwords user_policies data_security Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:35:22 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/password-management-what-employees-should-know/?cs=40036 2010-03-15T14:35:22Z 5 days, 10 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/password-management-what-employees-should-know http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=40036 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/tandberg-data-launches-nas-solution-for-smbs/?cs=39998 Tandberg Data recently launched the DPS2000 NAS series of disk-based storage appliance for small to medium-sized businesses.  Though named an NAS appliance, the DPS2000 is in fact the first unified NAS and SAN device release by the company , thanks to smbs raid tandberg_data business_technology nas Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:11:20 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/tandberg-data-launches-nas-solution-for-smbs/?cs=39998 2010-03-12T08:11:20Z 6 days, 5 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/tandberg-data-launches-nas-solution-for-smbs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39998 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/avaya-positions-uc-suite-at-smallest-smbs/?cs=39932 Business communications provider Avaya earlier this week announced the release of version 6.0 of its Avaya IP Office, which is the company's flagship unified communications suite for SMBs.  Avaya says it is actively targeting businesses with 20 or fewer smbs unified_communications avaya business_technology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:05:20 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/avaya-positions-uc-suite-at-smallest-smbs/?cs=39932 2010-03-11T13:05:20Z 1 week, 52 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/avaya-positions-uc-suite-at-smallest-smbs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39932 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/10-things-to-like-about-windows-7/?cs=39935 Windows 7 has been released for a while now, and has remained highly popular among users who have switched to it. Personally, I've been using Windows 7 as my primary operating environment since Windows 7 RC, or more than half a year.   One thing is business_technology windows_7 microsoft solid-state_drives encryption Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:26:27 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/10-things-to-like-about-windows-7/?cs=39935 2010-03-10T06:26:27Z 1 week, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/10-things-to-like-about-windows-7 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39935 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/microsoft-discontinues-windows-essential-business-server/?cs=39934 Microsoft will discontinue development of the Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) as of June 30. In an e-mail, the Redmond company noted that the decision was made to "streamline their server product portfolio" and that this represents a "natural cloud_computing cost_containment smbs commodity_servers virtualization business_technology microsoft Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:22:21 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/microsoft-discontinues-windows-essential-business-server/?cs=39934 2010-03-10T05:22:21Z 1 week, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/microsoft-discontinues-windows-essential-business-server http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39934 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/keys-to-a-successful-smb-disaster-recovery-implementation/?cs=39864 I recently wrote a blog where I examined how implementations of disaster recovery (DR) might differ between SMBs and the enterprise .  Before jumping into the DR fray, though, what is the first step that companies should consider before embarking on business_continuity disaster_recovery business_technology smbs strategic_planning Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:25:20 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/keys-to-a-successful-smb-disaster-recovery-implementation/?cs=39864 2010-03-09T12:25:20Z 1 week, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/keys-to-a-successful-smb-disaster-recovery-implementation http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39864 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/smbs-should-approach-disaster-recovery-differently/?cs=39863 One question that has probably crossed the minds of SMB CEOs and IT managers would be the differences when planning for disasters compared with their enterprise counterparts.  Is it necessary to adopt the same kind of expensive hardware and procedures business_technology smbs disaster_recovery virtualization Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:44:33 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/smbs-should-approach-disaster-recovery-differently/?cs=39863 2010-03-08T02:44:33Z 1 week, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/smbs-should-approach-disaster-recovery-differently http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39863 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/training-is-important-for-smbs-too/?cs=39778 Some of you might recall that I wrote on McAfee's Security Quickstart Service for SMBs a couple of weeks ago. In covering McAfee's new service offerings for SMBs, an anecdote from Darrell Rodenbaugh, senior vice president of global midmarket for staff_training smbs business_technology Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:26:18 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/training-is-important-for-smbs-too/?cs=39778 2010-03-03T16:26:18Z 2 weeks, 21 hours ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/training-is-important-for-smbs-too http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39778 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/symantec-implement-these-security-practices/?cs=39728 I came across an interesting security piece on Symantec's Web site titled "antivirus software and the illusion of protection." Ever had users who get infected with malware despite having good antivirus software installed? Well, the article draws smbs vulnerabilities_and_patches business_technology anti-virus_solutions user_policies symantec security_breaches Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:58:27 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/symantec-implement-these-security-practices/?cs=39728 2010-03-02T12:58:27Z 2 weeks, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/symantec-implement-these-security-practices http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39728 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/nuance-launches-free-pdf-reader/?cs=39623 I previously made my case for moving away from Adobe PDF Reader, which despite frequent patches, continues to hold an appalling security track record. In a nutshell, hackers and malware writers increasingly are using vulnerabilities found in this web_applications business_technology microsoft adobe pdf_reader nuance_communications data_security Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:54:12 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/nuance-launches-free-pdf-reader/?cs=39623 2010-02-24T04:54:12Z 3 weeks, 1 day ago 4 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/nuance-launches-free-pdf-reader http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39623 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/why-my-iphone-is-not-my-work-phone/?cs=39609 Fellow blogger Don Tennant's recent piece titled "Full Disclosure: Regrets or Not, I'm Still Using My iPhone" caught my attention, and caused me to pause and consider how I use my iPhone. You see, while I never did regret buying my iPhone, you won't iphone apple research_in_motion smartphones business_technology Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:37:07 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/why-my-iphone-is-not-my-work-phone/?cs=39609 2010-02-23T18:37:07Z 3 weeks, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/why-my-iphone-is-not-my-work-phone http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39609 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/online-backup-services-launching-smb-specific-versions/?cs=39545 Earlier this month, online backup service Carbonite launched Carbonite Pro , which is an SMB-specific version of its online data backup service. The new offering allows businesses to perform cloud-based back-up of data, but without any per-PC fees. For backup business_technology smbs cloud_computing Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:41:57 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/online-backup-services-launching-smb-specific-versions/?cs=39545 2010-02-19T16:41:57Z 3 weeks, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/online-backup-services-launching-smb-specific-versions http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39545 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/invest-in-monitor-stands-for-greater-productivity/?cs=39473 If you've been following my SMB blog for a while, you will know that one aspect of productivity I believe in is getting the right tools for the job. In the interest of cost savings, unfortunately, getting the right tools is an aspect that is sometimes business_technology productivity peripheral_hardware smbs Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:35:20 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/invest-in-monitor-stands-for-greater-productivity/?cs=39473 2010-02-19T13:35:20Z 3 weeks, 6 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/comment/invest-in-monitor-stands-for-greater-productivity http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/mah/feeds/comments?blogPost=39473