Posted by Steven Bond on June 14, 2012
Managed services let you offload specific IT operations to a service provider, known in tech parlance
as a Managed Services Provider. The managed service provider assumes ongoing responsibility for monitoring, managing and/or problem resolution for selected IT systems and functions on your behalf.
Managed services providers can offer services such as alerts, security, patch management, data backup [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on April 4, 2012
We’ve made it to the final post of our 5-part series on helping small businesses avoid common and costly tech mistakes. Thanks to those who have stuck with it to the end. If you’ve missed any, check out the previous parts:
Part 1: Weak Tech Support and Old, Cheap or Inconsistent Hardware
Part 2: Inadequate Power Protection [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on March 22, 2012
We’ve got Insufficient Data Backup and Virus Vulnerability on deck in Part 4 of our series on Small Business Tech Mistakes, and how you can avoid them. Let’s get to it!
Mistake #7: Insufficient Data Backup
Every small business wrestles with the issue of data backups. Most every organization recognizes the need—sometimes mandated by law—to archive and [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on March 9, 2012
Continuing our series on how small businesses can avoid common tech mistakes, Part 3 follows up on our discussion of Inadequate Power Protection and Illegal Software
in Part 2 and digs into Mistakes #5 & 6: Inadequate Training and Weak Security.
Mistake #5: Inadequate Training
Training is a significant issue for small businesses. This is particularly true for [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on February 23, 2012
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how small business can avoid the issues and expenses caused by having Weak Tech Support and Old, Cheap, or Inconsistent Hardware.  This time we’re tackling Mistakes #3 and 4: Inadequate Power Protection and Illegal Software.
Mistake #3: Inadequate Power Protection
Power protection is an issue that receives little attention but can [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on February 21, 2012
Small businesses typically focus on researching, understanding and managing elements related to their businesses. That’s good business sense, after all.  But too few have time to monitor the constant changes in the information technology industry that impact their business.
These changes can include updates to Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, proprietary business software, critical business applications, printing [...]
Posted by Steven Bond on July 14, 2010
Mergers and acquisitions are big business, but they’re also a dangerous business. Obstacles can arise at every juncture, A recent wave of deals, such as Cisco’s decision to buy Tandberg, Dell’s purchase of Perot Systems and Adobe Systems Inc.’s acquisition of Omniture have given analysts and investment bankers optimism with tech leading [...]
