Archive for November, 2011
Mobile Video Advertising – What works and what doesn’t
It is important for any business keen on expanding their client base to advertise in the most appropriate, cost effective way possible. The days of billboard advertising are long gone, with many successful companies taking the plunge into mobile marketing. With the growth in mobile technology and the wide availability of smart phones, it’s not [...]
Full StoryBPM and IT: Can You Bridge the Gap?
Many firms have implemented business process management to analyze and optimize their processes and fine-tune overall performance – vital steps when competing in today’s aggressive environment. Turning a company’s focus to BPM often results in increased productivity, reduced costs and enhanced customer relationships. To make the most of the BPM model, it must be connected [...]
Full StoryWhy The “Trojan Defence” Could Legitimize Internet Censorship
If you’ve been reading the tech news lately, you’ve certainly heard a lot about how law enforcement in Europe and the United States want to create a filtered web, similar to that in China. Clearly, any kind of government censorship goes against basic freedom-of-speech rights… and can eventually be used as a tool of oppression [...]
Full StoryLatest Trends Show How Mobile Marketing Is Affecting Retail
With the growth of mobile sites and the high volume of smartphones available, it’s not hard to see why more retailers are taking the plunge into mobile marketing. 2011 has seen m-Commerce develop rapidly and it shows no signs of stopping. Users now expect to be able to use mobile as a channel to engage [...]
Full Story“We Moved Back From The Cloud”
Although the cloud is often promoted as the perfect tool for every business scenario, there have been a few cases where companies have moved to the cloud and found that it wasn’t quite suited to their purposes. I’d recently had a chance to speak with Shell Black, who is a SalesForce consultant in Dallas, Texas. [...]
Full StoryNew CoreVault Video: Edge Perimeter Security For Cloud Servers
Moving to the cloud can be a scary experience. That’s why you need to surround yourself with experienced experts who’ve done it many times before, and that you have all of the right tools at your disposal to ensure a smooth and safe transition. If you’ve been following this blog over the last few months, [...]
Full StoryThe Difference Between Hardware Emulation Virtualization and Paravirtualization
If you’ve been working in a technical field for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the term paravirtualization thrown around. But have you ever wondered exactly what it is? In order to properly explain this how paravirtualization works and why it’s important, you must first become familiar with the more common “hardware emulation” virtualization. [...]
Full Story4 Principles For Deigning Effective Access Controls
Year after year, we’re seeing a rapid growth in the amount of data that companies are producing and the value of that data to the organization. And as we move away from a manufacturing economy and into an information economy, the value of internal data will also continue to make up a larger part of [...]
Full StoryReal Life Disaster Recovery Stories
None of us ever wants to suffer a catastrophic event. That’s why we invest heavily in backups, emergency recovery plans, an worst-case scenario testing. But no amount of practice or preparation can prepare you for the real thing. So what is a REAL catastrophic disaster like? We decided to ask some companies that had actually [...]
Full StoryLive Email Archiving Webinar on November 15 at 12:00 – MindShift and 123Together
Not only are new regulatory requirements changing the way we track, retain and manage historical emails and business documents, but we’re also experiencing exponential growth in the rate at which users are producing email data. Now is the time to start planning your email archiving strategy. On November 15, at 12:00 EST, 123Together and MindShift [...]
Full StoryProtecting Cloud Servers From Internal Threats Using vShield App – New Video From CoreVault
As we’d reported previously, CroeVault has been producing a new mini-webinar series that outlines the 5 tools that everyone needs in their Virtualization Toolbox if they want to move their IT to the cloud. In their previous video, they’d gone over the basics of their vCloud director. In this latest segment, they’re going to discuss [...]
Full Story5 Things Everyone Should Know About the E-Parasite Act
One of the most controversial bills in consideration by the U.S. legislature is the E-PARASITE Act. An amalgamation of two separate bills designed to curtail the streaming of copyrighted media content online, it stands for: Enforcing (and) Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent (on) Theft (and) Exploitation Act In everyday English, this means that this [...]
Full StoryHow Do TCP Flags Work?
When you send any kind of data over a network, this data is broken down into a serries of smaller – more digestible – blocks for simplified transfer. And each of these blocks must contain headers with information that indicates where the block is coming from, where it’s going, and how it should be processed [...]
Full StoryOccupy Wall Street: How the Internet is Changing Politics
On September 17, 2011 in New York City, a small band of protesters gathered to demonstrate against the corruption of government by big business. The movement called itself Occupy Wall Street. In a few weeks, it had grown to thousands strong. It had a semi-official elected government, the NYC Central Committee, and highly organized departments [...]
Full StorySecurity Threats Presented By Application and Server Homogeneity
Thanks to the rapid, steady, exponential drop in the cost of hardware, maintenance costs are now the best area for cost-cutting opportunities within the IT department. This means that there is a strong incentive to automate or simplify the structure of corporate IT systems. And when it comes to simplification, there is a strong incentive [...]
Full StoryShould Cyber Crimes Be Handled In Civil or Criminal Court?
One of the toughest parts of fighting cyber crime is the fact that they are usually committed across many different countries. And each of these countries may have different standards when it comes to addressing the problem of online crime. For example: Some crimes – such as child pornography – are considered extremely serious by [...]
Full StoryAdvantages Of Coworking
As we’ve discussed in other posts, outsourcing and telecommuting are amongst the most important new work trends to have come along in recent years. The corporate office – as you know it today – is crumbling to the ground or becoming fragmented. 15 years from now, working remotely will be the norm. And working at [...]
Full StoryWhat Should You Protect As Part Of Your Business Continuity Plan?
A business disaster can come in many forms, including natural disasters, vandalism, theft, internal sabotage or hacking. And when the moment of crisis hits, the worst thing you can do is allow everyone within the organization to improvise or panic. You need to have every possible scenario planned out in advance, and this plan should [...]
Full StoryTop 10 SaaS Software Providers In Every Category For November 2011
Top 10 SaaS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Aplicor CLP Suite Commence CRM SalesForce Appshore eGain Salesboom Microsoft Dynamics NetSuite Infusion Software Top 10 Hosted Exchange Providers 123Together.com Hostirian Exchange My Mail Kerio Mail Hosting Apps4Rent NetNation FuseMail 9th Sphere SherWeb Utopia Systems Top 10 SaaS Invoicing Software Services BillingBoss Office Link BillingTracker LessAccounting BlinkSale FreshBooks [...]
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