ITBE Staff

Out-of-control document management plagues businesses of every dimension. Duplicate documents, multiple file formats, poor filing practices, buried files, and files spread far and wide in multiple repositories are some of the common problems facing users looking for documents both living and archived. The answer is to index those documents into a central database. But how […]

In the continuing series of year-end “tune-up” tips for your collaboration and unified communications systems from Azaleos, we focus on keeping SharePoint 2010 operating at maximum efficiency and availability. Here are its 2011 top 10 management tips for SharePoint. Click through for 10 tips to keep SharePoint running smoothing, as identified by Azaleos. Planning for […]

Everyone in IT circles understands the appeal of virtualized servers. Having a virtualized data center transforms IT assets into more agile, efficient and scalable solutions. A single physical server can support multiple virtual machines, each running its own operating system and applications, so consolidating physical servers into fewer virtual servers lets businesses reduce spending on […]

Thanksgiving always brings thoughts of spending time with family and friends. It also gives us time to reflect on the events of the past year.  In this slideshow, V.i. Labs takes a look at the five biggest mistakes or “turkeys” that have happened in the software piracy area in 2011. Click through for the five […]

A tremendous new customer service opportunity has emerged with the adoption of social media by consumers and the ability for companies to effectively listen to and track conversations about their brands. TELUS International calls this activity “social care,” and it’s defined as the efforts employees make through social media to care for customers. Interestingly, these […]

In the past year, we have witnessed cyber attacks of unprecedented sophistication and reach. These attacks demonstrate that malicious actors have the ability to com­promise and control millions of computers that belong to governments, private enterprises and ordinary citizens. If we are going to prevent motivated adversaries from attack­ing our systems, stealing our data and […]

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) recently announced the availability of the Adobe® Touch Apps in the Android Market. Adobe Touch Apps are a family of six intuitive touch screen applications, inspired by Adobe Creative Suite® software, to bring professional-level creativity to millions of tablet users. Designed to work with both finger and stylus input, the apps […]

During challenging economic times, it becomes easy to overlook the things that bring us some measure of joy and comfort. That’s especially true when IT budgets are tight and companies are asking their IT staffs to do a lot more with less. At the same time, the last year has seen broader adoption of a […]

It's the time of the year when businesses need to say "thank you" to their customers during the holiday season. Campaigner®, an email marketing service that empowers companies to better attract and retain business through creative email marketing campaigns, and brand of j2 Global™ Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), is sharing five ways for businesses to […]

When it comes to cloud computing, it’s clear that most people inside the average organization are not on the same page about the level of security being provided or the level of priority that cloud security should be given. In a survey of 18,750 individuals in the IT and IT security fields and another 11,569 […]

One of the challenges associated with driving increased usage of analytics inside any organization is the maturity of the overall organization. In fact, a recent study conducted by IBM and the MIT Sloan Management Review finds that cultural issues rather than the technology itself are the biggest impediment to the adoption of analytics. The survey […]

Cyber Monday, the busiest day of the year for online sales, is fast approaching and with time running out, ForLinux, one of the UK’s leading providers of open source hosting and IT support, is reminding Internet retailers to perform essential server maintenance or potentially miss out on bumper sales. Monday, Nov. 28th, is the date […]