I've noticed a trend lately. I'm meeting more and more with business owners who are looking to improve their IT infrastructure but aren't getting the level of expertise or service from their existing (outsourced) IT company, so they're looking to 

Microsoft Corp. recently released its global SMB IT and Hosted IT Index 2010, which investigates how small and midsize businesses (SMBs) across multiple segments fared during the recession and how they use technology. The research finds that businesses that value IT... 

February second is the exact halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox.  What does this mean in layman's terms?  Well, today is... 

"The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to outsource its e-mail system to Google Inc., making it the largest city in the nation to make the move and handing the Web search giant a major victory in its quest to become a software provider to the world's cities and businesses." stated the article in the LA Times. 

How close do you need to come to losing all that you have to finally act on this and begin your Disaster Recovery planning?  

Before you ask yourself - Do I have an "IT guy" or a "Trusted Advisor"? - first you have to ask yourself, "do I care?" If you don't, then there's no doubt that you have an "IT guy". Regardless of what he's capable of, if that's all 

How often have you ripped out a weed only to find it growing back a week later? Annoying, isn't it? As I'm sure some of you know, it's not because of any magical thing that's going on, but rather because 

Imagine a car where the only thing on the dashboard is an on off switch. No speedometer, no tach, not even a gas gauge. Oh sure, it has a radio and a c. It has navigation. It can do all 

I don't know if you noticed, but two events unfolded this week without all that much fanfare. Only time will tell if these things will turn out to be significant or not. 

Quick question - How do you view technology? What I mean by this is, how do you view your spending on it? Is it a cost center or an opportunity? I've asked this question a number of times to a number of different groups...