Operations

Strategy Matters: Smaller Businesses Move Quickly to Strategic Alignment

June 5, 2008 | Even seasoned business leaders struggle to put strategy into action, focusing on the "what" at the expense of the "how." Because smaller businesses have more visibility into the interdependencies, conflicts, resources, and deliverables that often hobble larger organizations, they can move more nimbly to put strategy into action.
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Emergency Preparedness for Smaller Businesses: How Good is Your Plan?

May 29, 2008 | With tornadoes tearing across America's Midwest, the deadly Myanmar cyclone, and China still reeling from the recent earthquake and continuing aftershocks, now is a time to consider emergency preparedness. And though most companies have formal, written emergency plans, few know for sure those plans will work when disaster strikes
By Paul Korzeniowski

SLIDESHOW: bMighty Q&A Gallery: Leaders Talk IT for Smaller Business

May 21, 2008 | Leading executives, managers, and experts share their insights and perspectives with bMighty on a host of issues, challenges, and opportunities important to smaller businesses
By Benjamin Tomkins

Calculating ROI for Green IT

April 21, 2008 | Eventually, CO₂ emissions may be become a tangible company asset, like desks and computers. As IT companies look beyond Web conferencing and energy efficient products for ways to burn less fossil fuel, many are beginning to factor traditional ROI metrics into their green strategy
By Paul Korzeniowski

Midmarket Heroes: Seeds of Peace -- A Disaster, a Recovery Plan, and a Peaceful Ending

April 15, 2008 | When Seeds of Peace's building was destroyed, it looked like the end for the nonprofit organization. Fortunately, its managed service provider had a disaster recovery plan in place and the organization was not only back in business after a few hours, but also didn't lose any of its precious data.
By Naomi Grossman

Coupa Software: Elevator Pitch

December 12, 2007  | Coupa Software's CEO and founder Dave Stephens explains how his web-based software solution enables small and midsize businesses to cut purchasing costs by up to 10 percent
Courtesy of StartUp City TV

Coupa Software Puts Procurement Online

December 12, 2007  | Coupa Software's online solution automates the purchasing process for small and midsize businesses, from issuing POs, to paying invoices
Courtesy of StartUp City TV

9+ Steps to Disaster Recovery Planning for Small and Midsize Companies

November 13, 2007 | Smaller companies face significant risk in many kinds of disasters. Plan for disaster recovery now, or risk finding that you're out of business
By Fredric Paul

VIDEO: How to Prep a Smaller Business for Disaster Recovery

November 13, 2007  | Howard Marks, a networking specialist with expertise in disaster recovery, outlines nine steps smaller businesses should take now -- before disaster strikes.
Courtesy of Interop TV

Spiceworks Brings Sizzle to Network Management

October 29, 2007  | IT pros at small and midsize businesses are hot for free, ad-supported network management software from Spiceworks. Find out why
Courtesy of TechWeb

Attack of the IT-Crushing Zombies, Part 1

October 26, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses face an array of hideous threats to their IT operations, from bloodthirsty headhunters to demonic employees, cyberthugs, and dirtbags. Here's how to protect your systems from trouble. Part 1 of 2
By Keith Ferrell

5 Easy, Cheap Ways to Green Your Data Center

October 24, 2007 | Whether your 'data center' is a single server or a roomful of racks, these expert tips can make it more energy efficient. And it doesn't have to cost a lot -- in fact, it can save a bundle
By Jimmy Ray Purser, Courtesy of Cisco

School of NAC: CIO Finds Answers in Managed Network Access

October 10, 2007 | The Upper Canada School District had a network nightmare on its hands. But CIO Jeremy Hobbs implemented a NAC solution. Now the kids are allright, and so is the network
By Naomi Grossman

The IT Manager Who Saved the Day

October 3, 2007 | When his servers went up in smoke and nearly half the company's data went with them, Hal Baumgardner set out to rebuild the IT shop so this could never, ever happen again
By Naomi Grossman

Top 5 Small and Midsize Business Myths -- Busted!

September 26, 2007 | Smaller companies are largely misunderstood. A recent survey challenges the conventional wisdom about how they use technology
By Naomi Grossman

Q&A With Gordon Linoff: Get Smarter About Business Intelligence

September 17, 2007 | A data mining expert explains how to generate all the business intelligence you need to understand what your customers want
By Naomi Grossman

Putting IT Management in Its Place

September 11, 2007 | If IT plays a role in enabling the competitive advantages of your small or midsize business, then IT management needs to be at the same level as the CFO, COO, and other CxO titles
By Mike Bohlmann

How To Push Your Company Toward VoIP

September 10, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses are facing choices as they contemplate how to upgrade their voice and data networks. They also are discovering the power of integrating business applications with voice to achieve truly unified communications
By Kate Gerwig

Check the Specs: Flat-Screen Monitors

September 5, 2007 | Flat-screen monitors are incredibly inexpensive, boost productivity, and are generally better for the environment than older displays. Here's a rundown of what to look for
By Alan Zeichick

While You Were Sleeping

September 5, 2007 | Eighty percent of system failures are caused by failed changes that disrupt systems, or by unauthorized or unplanned changes. Having an enforceable change control policy in place can curb such failures -- so you can sleep at night
By Thomas Lesica

Q&A With Ajit Sancheti On Network Security Analysis

September 4, 2007 | Your business depends on your network. A network security analyst tells you how to keep it secure
By Naomi Grossman

Your Business Is Ready For Viruses. Now, How About The Flu?

September 4, 2007 | The Big Flu is coming. Many of your employees will be working from home, or not at all. How prepared is your company for this?
By Keith Ferrell

Microsoft by the Numbers

August 23, 2007 | You need to keep your systems current and compatible, but the volume of Microsoft upgrades makes it tough. What's an IT manager to do?
By Dick Archer

Are You Ready to Switch to Linux and Open Source Software?

August 22, 2007 | Don't ask if Linux and open source are ready for your business -- ask yourself if your business is ready for them.
By Paula Hunter

ASP Business Experts Build Online Community For Caregivers

August 21, 2007 | Two IT professionals used their ASP skills to build Lotsa Helping Hands, a free Web community designed to help manage logistics for caregivers
By Keith Ferrell