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Selecting the right CRM system for a small or medium size business is essentially an exercise in reduction. You need to decide which features are important to you and limit yourself accordingly. The modern CRM landscape is crowded with CRM systems with various prices and capabilities. Winnowing down the field is an important part of choosing the right system. MORE
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For example, Dan Tentler, CEO of the Phobos Group , suggested that Monday would not be a good day for many people, as his newest scan showed about 25 percent of all vulnerable and publicly exposed SMB machines are infected. The number of Windows computers infected with NSA backdoor malware continues to rise since Shadow Brokers leaked the hacking tools on April 14. DoublePulsar infection rate climbing. MORE
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Small businesses that use Kronos workforce-management software will soon be able to tap familiar Google tools in their HR efforts thanks to a new integration project now under way. Kronos and Google have teamed up to integrate Google Apps for Work with the Kronos Workforce Ready cloud suite for small and midsize businesses, Kronos announced Tuesday, giving SMBs new ability to engage office employees and remote workers via familiar Google Apps and mobile devices. MORE
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In a recent post, titled “ 10 Surprising Facts About Cloud Computing and What It Really Is ”, Zac Johnson highlighted some interesting facts about cloud computing in the SMB marketplace: Cloud Computing is up to 40 times more cost-effective for an SMB, compared to running its own IT system.
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Additionally, those large organizations are well ahead of their small and medium business (SMB) counterparts. There are a number of reasons for the lag between large organizations and SMB. In the world of the SMB, the ability to bring in new people just isn’t there.
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AUGUST 15, 2017
Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers
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A Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform can serve as the backbone for a small to medium-sized business (SMB). As such, it’s important for your SMB to have a cloud UC migration strategy that taxes neither your IT department (if one exists) or just plain inconveniences your business. UCaaS in the world of your SMB is your single point of contact with the rest of
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You can use SMB file.( SMB Azure How-to. Azure files enables you to have shared folders available to your Azure virtual machines and on-premise systems. In October 2015 Azure Files went from Preview to General Availability, so you can now safely leverage this feature.
Eric D. Brown
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
IBM recently reported on two examples of SMB’s using big data to better manage their business in a piece titled “ Here’s What Salame and Sequined Dresses Have in Common ”. Big Data SMB
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Blog post: Small Medium Business (SMB) IT continues to gain respect, what about SOHO? Note that in Information Technology (IT) conversations there are multiple meanings for SMB including Server Message Block aka Microsoft Windows CIFS (Common Internet File System) along with its SAMBA implementation, however for this piece the context is Small Medium Business.
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MAY 20, 2014
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How quickly the market for SMB platforms has […]. Commerce platforms provide the tools to power eCommerce, enabling online catalogs, shopping carts, and promotions. We recently published our updated Forrester Data: Commerce Platform Technology Forecast, 2016 To 2021 (Global). The market has changed considerably since we last published this forecast in December 2014. The biggest surprise? B2B ecommerce B2C ecommerce commerce solutions B2B Marketing B2C commerce ecommerce
Network World
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Microsoft will likely wait until February 14 to fix a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the SMB network file sharing protocol that can be exploited to crash Windows computers. The vulnerability was disclosed Thursday when the security researcher who found it posted a proof-of-concept exploit for it on GitHub. There was concern initially that the flaw might also allow for arbitrary code execution and not just denial-of-service, which would have made it critical.
IT Toolbox
JULY 24, 2017
I just had lunch with a long-time business colleague who specializes in IT consulting and network systems integration for small and medium-sized businesses. From servers to PBXs and everything in between, his company sells, installs, and manages entire network environments for its customers. Companies like my colleague’s are the backbone of the enormously large group of businesses
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Selecting the right CRM system for a small or medium size business is essentially an exercise in reduction. You need to decide which features are important to you and limit yourself accordingly. The modern CRM landscape is crowded with CRM systems with various prices and capabilities. Winnowing down the field is an important part of choosing the right system.
Storage IO Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
backup big data Cloud converged Data and Information Management Data archiving and preservation Data footprint and proliferation reduction EFSS I/O Networking IT Industry Activity IT Infrastructure Topics Lab report little data metrics object storage Performance and Capacity post server ssd Storage and Storage Management Tools Storage Architecture and Access tools virtualization Benchmarking CIFS file NAS NFS Simulation smb Workload
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AUGUST 28, 2017
Cloud-based customer relationship management just got simpler – and yet at the same time more sophisticated – with the introduction of a palette of new features from Really Simple Systems. Based in Great Britain, Really Simple Systems has launched a fifth version of its CRM software with drag-and-drop customization options, a global search bar, new merging and data transfer
Eric D. Brown
MAY 27, 2014
The challenge of finding the right people and technologies isn’t just an SMB challenge. That’s the difficulty for many SMB’s – it is often hard to keep people interested for a long career due to limited opportunities. Management People HR Small Business SMB
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JANUARY 12, 2016
Small businesses that use Kronos workforce-management software will soon be able to tap familiar Google tools in their HR efforts thanks to a new integration project now under way. Kronos and Google have teamed up to integrate Google Apps for Work with the Kronos Workforce Ready cloud suite for small and midsize businesses, Kronos announced Tuesday, giving SMBs new ability to engage office employees and remote workers via familiar Google Apps and mobile devices.
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 21, 2015
Seagate says it wants to focus on consumer and SMB cloud partnerships Read More. Shared
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APRIL 13, 2016
HPE is looking to capture a larger share of the SMB market with the launch of the ProLiant Easy Connect Managed Hybrid solution, the first in a new series of plug and play devices for small and mid-sized businesses sold exclusively through the channel.
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A few weeks ago, I posted an article on configuring SMB file shares in Azure to leverage shared drives from within Azure or from on-premise. But what if you are unable to access these SMB file shares due to port restrictions?
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
A new security product from Symantec hopes to better secure small businesses against ransomware and other targeted cyberattacks
IT Toolbox
MAY 25, 2016
Up to this point, my posts have focused on specific job functions and roles that are found to varying degrees within an SMB. To close out this series , I’m going to focus on the largest and perhaps most important group of end users when it comes to UC. Each has a distinct set of communications
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Your company is moving up from an SMB to a global corporation, but you may be feeling the growing pains of success. According to a survey of over 1,100 SMB owners in the United States, the top five challenges to growth for 2016 are:
Storage IO Blog
AUGUST 24, 2013
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According to estimates, some 75% of U.S. SMBs have yet to migrate to VoIP communications – an opportunity driving strategy for Digerati Technologies, the Texas-based cloud communications specialist identified by Deloitte as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company, which includes VoIP transport and SIP trunking among its services, says it is focusing on
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AUGUST 18, 2016
Cybersecurity expert Ron Schlecht explains how even small breaches can cost enterprise and SMB companies millions A new chart details how cybercrime ballooned in the past decade.
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The post 8 Reasons Managed IT Services Grow Stronger SMB appeared first on Information Technology Group.
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In the SMB market the choices are split about equally and both offer mixes of features suitable for running a small or medium business. One important decision to make in choosing a CRM system is whether you want it to be hosted locally or in the cloud. Both approaches have their good and bad points and today both offer a lot of choices. It comes down to whichever you feel
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For example, Dan Tentler, CEO of the Phobos Group , suggested that Monday would not be a good day for many people, as his newest scan showed about 25 percent of all vulnerable and publicly exposed SMB machines are infected. The number of Windows computers infected with NSA backdoor malware continues to rise since Shadow Brokers leaked the hacking tools on April 14. DoublePulsar infection rate climbing.
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