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  • Cybercrooks target SMBs with new types of attacks

    As money and corporate information have morphed from hard currency and blueprints to digital files, small and midsized businesses have become the new banks to rob. In fact, bank robberies across the U.S. have plummeted from 9,400 in 1991 to just 3,870 last year. As Doug Johnson of the American Bankers Association puts it: "As more and more transactions become electronic, more bank crimes become electronic."

    Written by Dirk A. D. Smith24 June 13 14:14
  • 25 must-have technologies for SMBs

    Running a small business isn't easy. I know. I run one. As a freelance writer, I’ve learned that you need to run your writing career as if you were running a business.

    Written by Jeff Vance29 April 13 11:19
  • Is Yahoo's telework ban shortsighted or savvy? Data says both

    Employee morale will plummet, key people will quit, and efforts to enhance collaboration will backfire, critics said of CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to end telecommuting at Yahoo. But not all data comes to the same conclusions.

    Written by Ann Bednarz28 Feb. 13 17:19
  • WORK: Gift ideas for the office (or home office)

    With today's flexible workstyles, your office can be in a corporate workspace or the dining room table of your home. No matter the place, sometimes you need more than just a notebook and a mouse to get things done - so we're here to help.

    Written by Keith Shaw19 Nov. 12 14:55
  • Storage optimization considerations for SMBs

    IT budgets are always tight in small to midsize business, and when it comes to storage, many simply bolt on additional boxes to accommodate growth and data retention regulations without considering the added complexity and long-term costs.

    Written by Rusty Rosenberger, scalable storage product management director, Imation Corp.29 Oct. 12 17:55
  • Hollywood studios pushing for secure, next-generation "digital home library"

    Home entertainment today is often provided through a clutter of TVs, tablets, and computers, along with TV specialty boxes for yet more streaming video or music services. But some Hollywood studios are hoping to find better ways to deliver paid content to consumers directly to hard drives and flash storage, according to Cryptography Research, which is working on a futuristic project to do that.

    Written by Ellen Messmer24 Oct. 12 19:55
  • As cyberattacks grow, take security seriously

    No company wants to be the subject of the next headline about a cybersecurity attack or critical data loss. Losing business data or customer information takes a toll on your business' reputation and its pocketbook. While it is impossible to entirely avoid an attack, there are steps you can take to mitigate the effects.

    Written by Jeff Falcon, CDW Solution Architect – Security30 Nov. 11 04:30
  • Keys to successful data center consolidation

    <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/data-center.html">Data center</a> consolidation continues to be a hot topic, and with good reason. It has proven to be an effective way to reduce costs and complexity, setting organizations on a course for more efficient IT management. But while the benefits are proven, the path to success takes careful navigation.

    Written by Moosa Matariyeh, CDW solution architect, enterprise storage14 Oct. 11 07:42
  • Easing the juggling act with client virtualization

    In IT's never-ending search for efficiency improvements, client virtualization and its subsets -- presentation, application and desktop virtualization -- must be considered.

    Written by Kathi Grumke, solutions manager, CDW05 Aug. 11 01:40
  • To boost data center efficiency, consider UPS consolidation

    In data center upgrade planning, backup power is often among the last considerations and the first budget item redlined. Many companies purchase an uninterruptible power system (UPS) only as they add equipment -- what we call a segmented approach. Before long, data center managers can find themselves with an inefficient power system that is difficult to maintain and daunting to improve, yet doing so can offer big returns.

    Written by Dave Story, enterprise power specialist, CDW19 April 11 02:40
  • Just for Valentine's Day: Geekiest marriage proposals of all time

    They say there's a lid for every pot. And when a geek has found his lid, there comes a time when he wants to take a soldering iron to it and make sure it's not going anywhere. But a true geek can't just hide a ring in the dessert and get down on one knee. Oh, no. He must pop the question with creativity and flair, to make it as memorable as possible for his geek princess in the only ways a geek knows how. And these days, that means he might just have to do a bit of coding. Read on for some of the geekiest marriage proposals ever.

    Written by Jeff Caruso10 Feb. 11 10:00
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