Archive for April, 2011
A License to Print Money (Lowering software license costs from waste)
This is a guest post by Sumir Karayi, CEO of 1E In the United States alone, there is more than $12.3 billion worth of preventable and ongoing costs associated with unused software and shelfware. My company, 1E, recently commissioned independent research on software waste in association with the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers [...]
Full StoryBenefits and Risks of BYOPC (Bring Your Own PC)
SoThin Thin client was created in 1999 by a small city-based IT consultancy, in response to a client’s request to use Thin Client systems. They’d just rolled out 50 new PCs for one of their clients and wanted to purchase Thin Client software instead of hardware dumb terminals. They approached all of the major Thin [...]
Full StoryThe New Security Realities of the Laptop Computing Era – Part 2
As I discussed in my last article, data breaches and data theft are more frequent and more expensive than ever. This is primarily driven by businesses transitioning to laptops and away from desktop computers. More mobile endpoints mean more points from which hackers can steal data. When talking about data protection, the natural inclination is [...]
Full StoryFrequently Asked Thin Computing Questions (FAQ)
GoVirtual® is the industry leading provider of VMware training videos and VMware training courseware books and educational materials. Their VMware training products and services are some of the highest quality and most comprehensive available today. Thin client computing within virtualized environments is one of their training specialties and is something they’ve done recent consulting projects [...]
Full StoryConsolidate Your Information Assets With Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Your company’s digital information can be considered amongst its most valuable access. That’s why you can’t just let employees save files wherever and however they want. When workers are saving data to their local hard drives, USB sticks, and even their iPods, it creates a huge mess. Important documents are scattered all over the place, [...]
Full StoryBiggest Misconceptions And Misunderstandings About Software Patents
Woodruff & Black is a law firm based in Florida which focuses its practice primarily on Intellectual Property issues, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Technology Licensing. Today I’ll be interviewing Paden Woodruff, who received his Physics degree from the University of Florida and his law degree from Florida State University. Can you please explain [...]
Full StoryDifferential Incremental VS. Cumulative Incremental Backups
Making a full backup every day can consume a lot of time, and get very expensive pretty quickly. In order to minimize potential backup times while also saving money on storage media, backing up incremental changes is the only smart way to protect your data. Incremental backup starts with the assumption that only a small [...]
Full StoryProgrammer Testifies Under Oath To Rigging Voting Machines
Here is testimony from an American computer programmer that was hired to rig a voting machine. He goes on to describe the mechanisms and tactics that were used to artificially modify voting results and hide the evidence that any tampering had taken place. This video is circulating around the Internet right now, and I think [...]
Full StoryWhat Are The Business Benefits Of Hosted Exchange?
Digital messaging and communications are absolutely essential to the smooth operation of any company. That’s why organizations rely on specialized servers as a means of organizing and coordinating the flow of information through the company. By far, the most popular enterprise system in this market is Microsoft’s Exchange server which – by some estimates – [...]
Full StoryWhich Part Of Your Network Should You Optimize For The Best ROI?
Forsythe serve as a trusted, independent advisor, offering technology and business consulting services, technology leasing and products from leading IT infrastructure manufacturers. Today, I’ll be interviewing Kaulin Melnyk, District Manager of Sales for Forsythe Technology Canada. What advice can you give to companies that are experiencing slow network connectivity at their branch offices and other [...]
Full StorySoftware Developer Turned Patent Law Expert Makes The Case For Software Patents
Quarles & Brady LLP is a national law firm with offices in Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida and Arizona. Quarles & Brady LLP has a long history in intellectual property including patent prosecution and litigation in a large array of industries and disciplines. Their clients include major national and multinational corporations as well as large educational and [...]
Full StoryHow does IT benefit from a move to the cloud?
Working in IT can be a thankless work. Nobody appreciates all of the work that goes into keeping the network and servers running. But when something goes wrong, everyone blames the IT guys. Part of this attitude comes from your end-user’s assumption that computers should be easy to maintain since they are completely automated. They [...]
Full StoryHow do a companies’ networking needs change as they grow from 10 to 100 to 1000 employees?
Puryear IT, LLC is a Baton Rouge, LA firm that specializes in managing the technology assets of their clients. The company began in a spare bedroom in 2002 and has since grown to be one of the leaders in managed technology services in southern Louisiana. Today, I’ll be interviewing Dustin Puryear, CEO of Puryear IT. [...]
Full StoryTips On How To Evaluate Managed Infrastructure Vendors
XIOLINK was founded as a fully-managed, high-end hosting company focused upon companies whose Internet presence was critical to their success. This included e-commerce companies, enterprises, etc. Back in 1999-2000 there were not any other companies focusing on fully-managed solutions on dedicated servers based upon the Microsoft Windows operating platform. So, they provided a very high [...]
Full StoryTell Me Your Worst Nerd Joke: Win A USB Beverage Cooler!
It’s hard to believe, but Enterprise Features has been up and running for a whole year. And I’ve enjoyed every second of it. I thought a great way to celebrate would be to hold a giveaway with fabulous prizes. So here it is. Your chance to be the proud owner of this super-amazing USB beverage [...]
Full StoryTrue Story Of A Company That Embraced Technology To Dramatically Reduce Business Waste
Recently, I’d heard about a “green” web design and programming company called RelevanSi, which designed their entire business from the ground upto be environmentally sustainable and cost-efficient by truly embracing technology across every facet of their business. If you’ve been looking for ways that you can cut costs while also helping the environment, you may [...]
Full StorySmarter Power Outlets That Communicate With Your Computer For Automated Energy Savings
NYC-based ThinkEco develops easy-to-use energy efficiency technologies for businesses and homes. It was founded in 2008 with the mission to change the face of energy efficiency through the smart use of technology. The problem they set out to solve was the increasing pool of energy waste associated with plugged-in electronic devices. With more devices in [...]
Full StoryWhat Are The IT Benefits of Hosted Exchange?
In another article, I’d talked about how hosted Exchange can help business get access to the world’s most popular business-class email and collaboration server without having to take on a lot of unnecessary business risks or making any large capital investments. But those are all benefits that matter to the CEO. Today, I’d like to [...]
Full StoryHow To Optimize Your Datacenter To Reduce Energy Consumption By 60% Or More
Dimension Data is a specialist IT services and solutions provider that helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. They were founded in 1983 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, Dimension Data operates in 49 countries across six continents. Today, I’ll be interviewing Kris Domich, who is the principal data center consultant [...]
Full StoryWill Your Network Evolve To Meet Tomorow’s Bandwidth Requirements?
Evolve IP was founded in 2006 to change the way that organizations buy, manage and secure their vital communications technologies. At that time, there were multiple point solutions providers, but few integrated providers for all unified communications, including Managed Telephony, Managed Networks, Security & Compliance and Hosted Business Applications (such as Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and [...]
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