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Demand for Lean, Green Business Technology
According to a recent market study by Datamonitor, the current global economic recession may also prove to be a significant driver for Green Computing. Their market assessment raises lots of questions -- including, is it better for the world, and ove...
Managed IT Services Buyer's Guide - part 3
Here are the final three questions from our ten-point Q&A that's designed to help guide your procurement process. Part 1 included the first three managed and hosting service buyer's guide questions and Part 2 had the next four questions.8. What a...
Managed Service Buyer Checklist – part 2
The following are questions four through seven of a ten-point Q&A designed to help guide your managed or hosted service procurement process. Here are the first three buyer questions and service provider answers.4. What is the depth and breadth of...
Non-Profit Gains Budget Relief for Telecom Needs
Non-profit organizations share many of the same communication challenges as other businesses. Their budgetary pressures can also create some unique situations, especially when you consider the scale of their ongoing outreach.The Greater Illinois Chap...
Best MSP Procurement Checklist - part 1
The process of researching, reviewing and selecting a managed or hosted service provider can be a daunting task for those business and technology decision makers that have never performed this task before. Like any other process, there are some best ...
How Managed Service Provider Accreditation Helps Buyers
In today's changing volatile economy, companies find the predictable monthly service charges of a managed service provider (MSP) highly attractive. They can deploy technology, confident that they're not pouring money down a black hole. The problem is...
Exploring Managed Services - Key Performance Indicators
All business has become global. Companies of any size can now market products and services worldwide over the Internet. At the same time, competition has intensified because customers can investigate global competitors with ease.To compete effectivel...
Making Sure The Numbers Favor Managed Services
As industry analyst forecasts mount predicting the rapid growth of managed services, an increasing proportion of IT and business decision-makers are taking a closer look at how these alternatives can impact their operations.The challenge is effective...
Is Cash Flow Holding Your Technology Back?
At first glance, some small businesses are caught in a technology paradox: They need modern technologies to drive revenue higher. But they don't have enough cash to acquire that technology.A recent American Express survey found that more than half of...
Managed Services Reality Check for Small Business Owners
Somewhere between the economic panic and the managed services craze their resides a simple truth: Now is the time for all small businesses to carefully consider their IT strategies for 2009.I'm tired of reading wild statements that say managed servic...
IT Financial Management - Now is the Time
I've heard many excuses, during my years as an ITIL consultant, as to why a client did not want to start IT Financial Management -- the business is not ready, we don't have the tools, we don't know where to start, etc.However, in these troubling econ...
