I have read a few times already that 2012 will be the year of the Cloud and it seems quite right. Cloud Computing is an effective and affordable option for Businesses of all sizes, with special advantage for Small Medium Business. With focus on security, integration and collaboration Google Apps for Business offers a cost-effective
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Here with AJ from SOLSNET at the BNI Showcase 2012 Last week business showcase with BNI at Glen Abbey Golf Club was a great success, not just because the new relations that were born there and the business exposure, but also because I managed to finish our 1-page portfolio (actually for a business presentation the
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The 70/30 rule applied to marketing suggests that 70% is about marketing and the rest is for actual work. Considering that approach I have decided to improve my marketing skills going back to school to study English. I am taking “Professionally Speaking” course focused on business scenarios with goals on increasing confidence and communications skills,
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IT infrastructure have evolved from standalone desktop, peer-to-peer network sharing, client-server application, on the server data and application, virtualization, SaaS, etc, and recently, to the Cloud. Most Small Business are still working in a mix desktop-network-sharing environment but it’s time for a change, for the better. I see two alternatives (other than doing no-thing, of course)
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Integration is vital for Small Business: having a remote managed server appliance on premises, running most important network services in a secure way could represent a huge improvement in productivity and collaboration. How to know if you can benefit from this solution? Well, this is a simple test – if you find yourself represented in
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After finishing a presentation with some of my clients about Cloud Computing, their main objections were security and privacy and this is usually the major concern among business owners. But I have two recent references that show how these objections are becoming advantages: As you can see on this publication (eWeek) the US military (NSA)
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At the time of recovery is when we know if we had a good backup plan, but we should not wait that long to figure it out, because it might be too late then if it weren’t that good. Let’s try a simple questionnaire: IF you answer NO to any of these four questions, you
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Well, party is over and we are slowly coming into this January blue mood, so it’s the right time to write my new year’s resolutions… briefly, without sorting priority: 1. write something of value every week, here and there (blog, linkedin, twitter, newsletter…) 2. finish a working demo for our three main product lines (infrastructure,
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The most common answers are among these below #1. Oops, I don’t even remember (well, very common but almost suicidal) #2. A few days or weeks ago, I do that from time to time (risky but better) #3. Just yesterday, I do a backup everyday (unusual, but not even the right answer, because the “I
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This article is still under construction, but it would hold my views and hints about IT –oO|Oo– edgeBox, features at a glance Last modified on 2012-03-02 16:56:09 GMT. 0 comments. Top. In plain user language, what would I get when using edgeBox in my Office? All-In-OneBox network solution remotely managed – the ICT guy comes
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