ITBE Staff

In need of a new router, Paul Mah used the opportunity to explore the various wireless solutions on the market, even as he hunted for a replacement.  He notes that while wireless technology offers a world of convenience, choosing the right hardware can make the difference between heightened productivity or frustration due to intermittent or […]

‘Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for Dummies’ Excerpt This excerpt from “Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for Dummies” is the entirety of chapter 25, “Ten Governance Items.” This chapter examines 10 things that influence how you think about your SharePoint governance. Microsoft SharePoint, the powerful collaboration tool, sometimes blurs the line between technical and non-technical users. Whether you’re an […]

You know it’s coming. It’s the most feared question during any job interview: Do you think I would look good in a cowboy hat? Just kidding. The real question is: Can you tell me about yourself? Blecch. What a boring, vague, open-ended question. Who likes answering that? Unfortunately, hiring managers and executive recruiters ask the […]

‘How to Get Fired!’ Excerpt Jeff Havens’ satirical book “How to Get Fired!: The New Employee’s Guide to Perpetual Unemployment.” tells employees exactly what to do to get fired from their jobs — in order to avoid doing just that. This excerpt comes from the first section, “Fake Your Resume.” Former high-school English teacher and […]

The ERP or CRM selection process can be a long and sometimes frustrating process. Vendors have been reviewed and site visits completed. The contract has been signed…now what? The next 30 days are crucial to launching the project successfully, but it’s quite rare for a vendor to have consultants and project managers waiting for you […]

It’s no surprise that the iPad is finding support in the enterprise. It’s Apple and it’s cool. Clearly, however, the market is expanding at a brisk pace with many new competitive tablets being introduced to the public. This slideshow highlights 12 of the newest tablet devices, in no special order. Click through for 12 hot […]

Project Procurement Management Process Diagram Monitor the flow of events and tasks among project stakeholders, PMs, the procurement management team and subcontractors. Michael Taylor, a project manager with more than 30 years of experience, provided this diagram that tracks the project procurement process from beginning to end. The diagram shows the flow of events and […]

EWEEK recently featured an interview with Adam Selipsky, the vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS), in which he revealed the most persistent myths about cloud computing that he has to deal with in his job. He cited five recurring myths about cloud adoption: The Cloud Is Not Reliable Security and Privacy Are Not Adequate […]

When it comes to software, most business users have no idea what an application costs and don’t understand why it takes so long to buy, procure and install an application. In a survey of 1,000 business users in the U.S and the United Kingdom, the market research firm Vanson Bourne conducted a survey of 1,000 […]

When it comes to virtualization security in the enterprise, the times are definitely changing. According to a survey of over 200 IT professionals conducted during the recent VMworld 2010 conference by Altor Networks, a provider of firewall software that runs on top of a hypervisor, the number of application workloads running on top of virtual machines that […]

University of Michigan Guidelines for the Use of Social Media These guidelines from University of Michigan VOICES of the Staff Technology and Best Practices Teamhelp employees and staff members reap the benefits social media, while avoiding risks and unintended consequences. The University of Michigan VOICES of the Staff Technology and Best Practices Team created these […]

Developers have been busy creating Android Market applications to allow smartphone users to work with documents like PDFs, spreadsheets and presentations while away from the office, without losing too much functionality. While creating and editing business documents with a small screen and keyboard is not ideal, these tools make it bearable in a pinch. We’ve […]