Tough economic times are leading more companies into the cloud , says John Engates, chief technology officer for Rackspace, in a guest column for IT Business Edge. But is the cloud ready? Re... More >
It was a busy week for security and project management tools in the Knowledge Network. Here is a list of the documents uploaded to the Knowledge Network for the week of July 27 - 31, 2009. Gov... More >
When you enter into any agreement, you want to make sure that you are going to get what you paid for. An agreement represents a commitment to a certain level of service and cooperation between two pa... More >
Failed projects and investments can be avoided, says Business Case Pro of its " Business Case Checklist ." An excerpt of this checklist is found in the Knowledge Network. The checklist argues ... More >
Anytime you begin managing a new IT organization, you want to get off to a quick start. It might be that you are a totally new manager and about to manage IT for the first time, or you may be an expe... More >
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently uploaded Guidelines for Firewalls and Firewall Policy in the Knowledge Network. Network firewalls have long been considered a nece... More >
If you're not quite sure about what the Knowledge Network is or what you can do with it, go to the Knowledge Network FAQ . This page will tell you: how to participate what you can uplo... More >
The move to enact federal legislation on electronic waste might have some momentum, according to Matt Decareau, director of business development for recycler M&K Recovery Group. With the n... More >
Are you consistently trying to figure out salaries for the next year? This salary planning template helps you plan your department's salary adjustments for the year. Typically, a company wil... More >
A Project Management Guidebook was uploaded recently to the Knowledge Network by partner Method123, a provider of project management templates and tools. The guidebook is designed to simplify the... More >
These are the Knowledge Network documents uploaded for the week of July 20 - 24, 2009. Look at them again as if for the first time. Data Warehousing ETL Checklist The process of data wa... More >
The Department of Homeland Security has released a handful of posters and a brochure that provide guidance on physical and cyber security and how to report suspicious behavior, activity and cyber inc... More >
Two guides that focus on Capability Maturity Model Integration ISO 9000 surfaced on the Knowledge Network today. Both of these research guides were uploaded by the Software Engineering Institute at C... More >
IT Business Edge contributor Michael Stevens has crafted an Extract, Transform and Load Checklist, which was uploaded to the Knowledge Network recently. ETL is the process by which data from multiple... More >
IT Business Edge contributor Paul Mah addresses backup strategies for small businesses in this post. The three strategies are as follows: 1) You don't need to back up all your softwa... More >
Some people are abandoning Microsoft Sharepoint for the very reason Sharepoint can help them, blogger Loraine Lawson points out. Peter Campbell, a Director of IT at Earthjustice, decided to ... More >
These are the Knowledge Network documents uploaded for the week of July 14 - 17, 2009. Don't miss out. “Dot Cloud - The 21st Century Business Platform Built on Cloud Computing” Excerpt In this... More >
Ann All recently wrote about companies that use Twitter , Facebook , and other social networks as a recruitment tool. Ann profiled four companies that had varying degrees of success with online re... More >
Microsoft has big plans for its latest version of Microsoft Office. At its Worldwide Partner Conference earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled its Office 2010 software suite. And the kicker; in addi... More >
At this point, many businesses that suffered from the economic fall of last year were hoping that we would be on the way out of this economic recession. Alas, we aren't quite there. On the bri... More >
The flu pandemic earlier this year caused businesses to break out their business continuity plans -- if they had them -- and either use them or update them. IT Business Edge contributor Paul Mah is r... More >
IT Business Edge editor Ann All writes today that electronics retailer Best Buy is hoping users will visit its IdeaX Web site and help create the job description for the company's senior manager of... More >
IT Business Edge has launched a new weekly newsletter called "Business Tools & Templates," which showcases the current Knowledge Network tools, templates and discussion topics. To sign up ... More >
ROI is the key to business success for many companies this year, particularly in a recession. Info-Tech Research Group has recently uploaded a couple of ROI tools , a worksheet and calculator, all i... More >
The recycling of computer hardware and peripherals is an ongoing issue, as governments in the Western world have yet to put strict regulations in place regarding the disposal of technology waste. In ... More >
The Knowledge Network now has 300 documents, a wide variety of checklists, calculators, tools and templates to help with your IT business needs. It's growing quickly, and it can be easy to overlook s... More >
In a world battered by economic crisis, author Sramana Mitra believes entrepreneurship is the only sustainable path forward. And core to the success of these ventures is the art of bootstrapping, a s... More >
IT Business Edge contributor Arthur Cole recently wrote about the EPA's new Energy Star 5.0 ratings and whether companies will embrace these new specs. These standards are not mandatory, although a... More >
IT Business Edge contributor Michael Stevens posted a Telecom Expense Management Calculator in the Knowledge Network today. This calculator helps users estimate their potential savings in the area ... More >
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