How-To/Advice

Strategy Matters: How To Gather Facts For Tough Decisions

November 13, 2008 | In bad times, it's tempting to slash costs and cut head count. But acting blindly on those impulses can damage your company more than any economic downturn. Business owners should use their company strategy as the foundation for tough decisions, and making good choices means gathering hard data.
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

What IT Folks REALLY Think

November 10, 2008 | A peek at what technology professionals think about their jobs, their companies, and their fellow employees -- when they think the boss isn't listening.
By Fredric Paul

How To Boost Operating Efficiency With TCO

November 6, 2008 | Too often, business owners don't grasp the full power of assessing total cost of ownership. If they calculate the TCO, they can measure, understand, and manage IT costs more effectively and boost the overall efficiency of the business.
By George Goodall, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Election Resource Center For Growing Businesses

November 4, 2008 | Joe the Plumber shoved business owners and entrepreneurs into the spotlight during the homestretch of the 2008 election. But there's more to the candidates' visions for small and midsize business than tax policy. And don't forget the importance of their differing views on key technology issues. Joe Wurzelbacher may have already cast his vote, but if you're still on the fence these resources may help you decide.
By bMighty Staff

How To Calculate Online Advertising ROI

November 4, 2008 | With marketing budgets tighter than ever, business owners must make every dollar count and wring more return out of their online advertising investment. By using this FREE tool to calculate your ROI before launching an ad campaign, you can fine-tune your strategy and more accurately forecast your budget.
By bMighty Staff

On-Demand Staffing: Online Labor Exchanges Come Of Age

November 3, 2008 | From Elance to eBay, Lime Exchange to Craigslist, today's online labor exchanges offer resource-strapped businesses easy, on-demand access to workers with specialized skill sets -- and you pay only for what you use.
By Rusty Weston

5 Strategies For Cutting Cellular Costs

October 8, 2008 | IT departments should take an active role in managing cellular phone policies and practices across the business. By implementing a comprehensive management plan, IT managers and business owners can cut monthly costs and see significant savings.
By Jayanth Angl & Candice Low, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Strategy Matters: 8 Strategy Secrets For Midlevel Managers

October 7, 2008 | Midlevel managers often get a bum rap. Yet, they're often the secret sauce that keeps on organization's strategy on track. For the C-suite, they're a valuable sanity check on strategy, and for front-line employees they're the keepers of the company culture and capabilities. When great, they're also quick thinkers who solve problems and make things happen.
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

How To Take Your Business Blog Global

October 3, 2008 | For companies expanding internationally, a blog can be a valuable tool to establish a beachhead in a new market, but only if you do it right.
By Gail Dutton

7 Steps To Get Started With Document Imaging

September 24, 2008 | To unleash the power of document imaging to save space, time, and money for your business, you need to understand exactly what's involved. This walk-through of a standard document imaging work flow demonstrates all the key steps, from preparing your documents to storage and retrieval. For more on the topic, check out the bMighty Imaging How-To Center, where you can get the entire walk-through as a handy downloadable PDF Guide -- along with everything else you need to know to make the most of document imaging.
By Benjamin Tomkins

Q&A With David Allen: How Growing Businesses Can Get Things Done

September 22, 2008 | Renowned productivity guru David Allen shares his insights about working smarter and tips to help managers promote a culture of productivity and accountability within a department or across an entire company.
By Naomi Grossman

How-To Guides For Business Servers

September 17, 2008 | From tips on server security to strategies for cutting server power consumption to answers to most important server questions, the bMighty Server How-To Center offers the nuts and bolts info you need to choose and install a server for your business in a series of exclusive, downloadable guides.
By Benjamin Tomkins

4 Ways IT Can Slash Branch Office Costs

September 9, 2008 | Small branch offices can be costly and challenging to manage from an IT perspective. Users in small branch offices need access to the same company resources and IT support as users in larger offices, but there is typically no physical IT support presence. There are ways to reduce costs and improve IT operations at small branch offices that business IT departments should consider.
By Mark Tauschek, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

How-To Allay IP Telephony Concerns

August 19, 2008 | Skepticism abounds among IT and business decision makers about IP telephony. Yankee Group's Steve Hilton examines the root cause of the concern and offers suggestions for how channel partners can respond in this month's Ask Steve.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group

How To Avoid Virtualization Vendor Lock-In

August 12, 2008 | Within the IT industry, virtualization is all the rage, but this hardware-sharing option comes with its own poison: becoming locked in to proprietary vendor solutions. In response, one supplier has cooked up an antidote.
By Paul Korzeniowski

How-To Select An E-Mail Archiving Solution

August 11, 2008 | Though many businesses have identified the need for an e-mail archiving solution, it's crucial that business and IT decision makers identify relevant business drivers and build an implementation strategy that ensures vendor offerings meet business goals.
By Vince Londini, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research

Tech On The Go: How To Print On The Fly

July 29, 2008 | After a GPS adventure along Old Route 66, bMighty's "Tech On The Go" correspondent finds a way to print his tax documents and create a photo book of his cross-country escapades.
By Scott Koegler

Five Ways To Wiki For Business

July 23, 2008 | Wikis are a solid alternative for workplace collaboration -- as long as businesses implement them effectively. These five case studies demonstrate how five smaller organizations have successfully integrated wiki solutions into their operations.
By Timothy Hickernell, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research

How to Virtualize a Server: Step-by-Step (Part 3)

July 3, 2008 | Virtualizing the server running your business will allow you to back up the existing state of your server entirely, upgrade to new server hardware, and move your existing system exactly as it is -- this will keep your business running as smoothly as before you virtualized your server
By Victor R. Garza

How to Virtualize a Server: Step-by-Step (Part 2)

July 2, 2008 | Virtualizing the server running your business will allow you to back up the existing state of your server entirely, upgrade to new server hardware, and move your existing system exactly as it is -- this will keep your business running as smoothly as before you virtualized your server.
By Victor R. Garza

How to Virtualize a Server: Step-by-Step (Part 1)

July 1, 2008 | Virtualizing the server running your business will allow you to back up the existing state of your server entirely, upgrade to new server hardware, and move your existing system exactly as it is -- this will keep your business running as smoothly as before you virtualized your server.
By Victor R. Garza

Tech on the Go: How to Carry an Arsenal of Gadgets

July 1, 2008 | After setting up camp near Mount Rushmore, bMighty's "Tech on the Go" correspondent ponders the challenge of lugging a full suite of pocket-size personal technology and broadband data limitations
By Scott Koegler

Plan Now to Make the Most of 802.11n

June 25, 2008 | With the promise of higher speed and longer range, the 802.11n wireless standard can't be finalized soon enough. But the wait for a final approval gives smaller businesses time to assess their needs and plan strategically to make the most of the new standard.
By Mark Tauschek, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

How to Build Your Very Own Hack Lab -- on the Cheap!

June 20, 2008 | Truly understanding network security only comes with hands-on experience. Building your own hack lab can give you the skills you need to become a network security expert. Jimmy Ray Purser takes you step-by-step through that process
By Jimmy Ray Purser

How to Coordinate Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning

June 9, 2008 | Investing scarce time and resources in disaster recovery planning is a tough sell for smaller business -- it's more appealing to hope disaster won't strike. But rather than ignoring it, IT professionals should view disaster recovery as one aspect of business continuity management and collaborate with the business to plan for the inevitable rainy day.
By Ross Armstrong, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group