I wrote a blog earlier this week in which I examined a couple of reasons why NAS appliances still have a place in the SMB , despite the increasing popularity and usage of cloud computing. Today, I e... More >
Earlier this week, I wrote about the imminent release of 34 patches in Microsoft's largest Patch Tuesday to date. I highlighted a number of reasons in that blog why this update is significant. Wel... More >
I came across news of Iomega's next-generation network-attached storage , or NAS a few days ago. I admit that I was on the verge of giving this news a pass, if not for its admittedly impressive cap... More >
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Microsoft will be releasing its largest ever number of security updates on Patch Tuesday this week. To get an idea just how significant it is, consider that the scheduled 13 bulletins will rival prev... More >
In my previous post where I offered some tips to SMBs about faxing, scanning, copying and printing , I briefly highlighted why inkjet printers are generally not a good idea for general-purpose busin... More >
My HP all-in-one multifunctional recently started to develop problems. Since it has already rendered seven years of flawless service, I went scouting around for a replacement. I have not decided on... More >
Hewlett-Packard is renewing its focus on the small and medium business market with a range of new products, services and financing options. Based on reports published on eWEEK and InternetNews.com... More >
NETGEAR has announced that its ReadyNAS family of network storage devices is now certified compatible with VMware's ESX 4.0 virtualisation solution. As far as I am aware, NETGEAR's range of ReadyN... More >
A Sun-sponsored Web survey conducted on SMBs located in Europe indicates that more small and medium-sized businesses are adopting open source software (OSS). Its sizeable sample of 637 companies shou... More >
When I wrote about SMBs not being ready for disasters in my previous post, I referred to a new study by Symantec that found the disaster preparedness state of most SMBs to be far from ideal, despit... More >
SMBs are not prepared for disaster, according to a new study by Symantec Corp . Symantec quizzed personnel responsible for their organization's network and computers as part of its 2009 SMB Disaste... More >
I had the opportunity to speak with Peter Mahoney, senior vice president and general manager for Dragon NaturallySpeaking at Nuance Communications . For the uninitiated, version 10 of the decade-old... More >
With the October 22 general availability of Windows 7 inching inexorably closer every week, there is no doubt that some IT departments will be scrambling to prepare their SMBs for the big move to Win... More >
Earlier this week, I gave some suggestions on how you can leverage the Cloud for your SMB's site . Moving on, the logical progression would be to ensure that there are actually people visiting your ... More >
I wrote earlier this year on how to succeed in creating a Web site for your SMB , where I elaborated on a number of practical steps that a small or medium-sized business can take to ensure the creat... More >

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